Goods and Services Tax : Supreme Court upheld Section 69 GST arrest powers, requiring recorded reasons, CrPC safeguards, CBIC instructions and limiting arr...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court held excise duty paid by buyers formed part of turnover, discussed colourable devices, and distinguished legitim...
Corporate Law : A non-speaking dismissal of an SLP does not affirm the High Court's reasoning or constitute law under Article 141. The doctrine of...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that summoning hotel booking records and call detail records to prove adultery does not violate privacy, a...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court agreed to examine allegations that bank dues were settled at steep discounts through ARCs, while clarifying that...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court upheld joint insolvency proceedings against two interconnected real estate companies due to common management an...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court ruled that CoC and RP can surrender financially burdensome assets voluntarily, clarifying moratorium under section 1...
Corporate Law : SC clarifies limits of High Court's writ powers in IBC cases and recognises Indian CIRP as foreign main proceeding in cross-border...
Corporate Law : Justice BR Gavai sworn in as India's 52nd Chief Justice. Focus areas include addressing case pendency and improving court infrastr...
Corporate Law : Key IBC case law updates from Oct-Dec 2024, covering Supreme Court and High Court decisions on CoC powers, resolution plans, relat...
Corporate Law : SC held a Ministers statement binds the Government only if it reflects the Governments view and declined to issue speech guideline...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court granted bail under the PMLA, noting prolonged custody, documentary evidence, delayed trial, parity with co-accused, ...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court set aside the High Court's PMLA bail order for failure to apply Section 45 twin conditions and remanded the matter f...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court declined to refer the Article 370 challenge to a larger Bench, holding there was no conflict between earlier Constit...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court upheld termination of a slum redevelopment developer for prolonged delay and reaffirmed the statutory duty and accou...
Corporate Law : The Bill seeks to amend Articles 15 and 16 to allow reservation for backward classes proportionate to their population identified ...
Fema / RBI : RBI directs banks, NBFCs, and other entities to implement Supreme Court’s accessibility guidelines for digital KYC, ensuring inc...
Income Tax : CBDT raises monetary limits for tax appeals: Rs. 60 lakh for ITAT, Rs. 2 crore for High Court, and Rs. 5 crore for Supreme Court, ...
Corporate Law : No restrictions on joint bank accounts or nominations for the queer community, as clarified by the Supreme Court and RBI in August...
Corporate Law : Supreme Court of India introduces new procedures for case adjournments effective 14th February 2024, detailing strict guidelines a...
upreme Court in Coal India Limited v. CCI (SC), CIVIL APPEAL NO. 2845 of 2017, June 15, 2023 categorically held that the Competition Act does apply to Coal India Limited, providing the rationale for its decision.
Read the analysis of the Supreme Court of India’s verdict in the case of Hasmukhlal Madhavlal Patel And Anr. vs Ambika Food Products Pvt. Ltd. And Ors. regarding disproportionate allotment of shares in a right issue by a private limited company. The court’s ruling examines the applicability of Section 81 of the Companies Act, 1956 and its implications for directors’ responsibilities.
Supreme Court held that the credit note issued by a manufacturer to the dealer, relating to the replacement of defective parts, is a valuable consideration and hence, leviable to sales tax.
SC in the Ghanshyam Vs Yogendra Rathi, concerning entitlement to eviction and mesne profits based on various documents such as power of attorney, will, agreement to sell, possession memo, and sale consideration receipts
Article explains latest judgement of Indian Apex Court that the RBI’s Master Directions on Fraud must adhere to the principles of natural justice when classifying a borrower’s account as fraud. This analysis breaks down the judgement, its impacts, and what it means for borrowers. The article also dissects the principles of natural justice and their application to the Master Directions, particularly the right to be heard and the right to reputation. A must-read for those interested in Indian banking regulation and natural justice.
A landmark judgment by Supreme Court of India emphasizing importance of prompt adjudication in show cause notices, as seen in ATA Freight Line Vs Union of India case.
Supreme Court held that Order giving substantial amendment cannot be said to be clarificatory in nature and accordingly, such amendment cannot be given retrospective effect.
Case study examines Trade Refuse Charges (TRC) collected by BMC in Mumbai from businesses within its municipal area based on a circular.
Supreme Court held that for calculating limitation period for filing an appeal to NCLAT, the date on which order was pronounced and the time taken to provide certified copy is to be excluded.
Supreme Court held that User Development Fee (UDF) is in the form of ‘tax or cess’ collected for financing the cost of future projects and is not a consideration for services provided by the assessee to the customer, visitors, passengers, vendors etc.