Goods and Services Tax : The Finance Act, 2025 retrospectively amended Section 17(5)(d) of the CGST Act after the Supreme Court allowed ITC on certain comm...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that liabilities arising from corporate guarantees qualify as financial debt under Section 5(8) of the Inso...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court ruled that a shortfall payment clause in a Deed of Hypothecation can qualify as a contract of guarantee under th...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court expressed serious reservations about earlier rulings denying bail in UAPA cases, holding that smaller benches ca...
Income Tax : The article explains the Supreme Court’s landmark 2024 ruling that broken period interest on debt securities is capital in natur...
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...
Goods and Services Tax : The Supreme Court stayed further proceedings arising from a Section 74 GST order while examining whether writ petitions can be ent...
Finance : The Supreme Court refused relief to borrowers who defaulted from the very first instalment after availing an ₹8.09 crore loan. T...
Finance : The Supreme Court upheld a Will executed in favour of the testator’s sister despite objections from his wife and children. The C...
Income Tax : SC examined nature of amounts received from an AOP and upheld findings that receipts constituted profit share rather than revenue ...
Income Tax : The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge to a Delhi High Court ruling that quashed reassessment proceedings under Sections 148A(d...
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...
Arbitrator has discretion to grant post-award interest. Section 37(1)(b) does not fetter discretion of arbitrator to grant post-award interest
In present facts of the case, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India invoked Article 142 of the Constitution of India and have directed to form new arbitral Tribunal due to disputes in the fee structure provided in IV Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
Held that Section 48 of the GVAT Act is not contrary to or inconsistent with Section 53 of the IBC. U/s. 53(1)(b)(ii), the debts owed to a secured creditor, which would include the State under the GVAT Act. Accordingly, the Government can claim first charge over the property of the Corporate Debtor
AO has passed order u/s 148A(d) and issued notice u/s 148 of the Act. The AO was issued notice u/s 148A(b) of the Act along with details of information and the inquiry forming basis of reopening.
Supreme Court dismisses Anshul Jain’s SLP challenging the re-opening notice under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act. High Court’s decision upheld
When an order has been passed by SC, it has to be given effect in letter and spirit & it cannot be permitted to be treated as a paper order.
A drawer who signs a cheque and hands it over to the payee, is presumed to be liable unless the drawer adduces evidence to rebut the presumption that the cheque has been issued towards payment of a debt or in discharge of a liability. The presumption arises under Section 139.
Union of India Vs Citi Bank, N.A. (Supreme Court) It is a settled proposition of law that when the proceedings are required to be initiated within a particular period provided under the Statute, the same are required to be initiated within the said period. However, where no such period has been provided in the Statute, […]
Supreme Court allows 4 weeks extension to open common portal for Tran 1 & Tran 2 Hon’ble Supreme Court while hearing an application from GSTN, has allowed extension of 4 weeks time to comply with their order dated 22/07/2022 issued in the matter of UOI & Anr. V/s Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. […]
Article analysed impact of SC judgment on DRT power to condone delay in filing an securitization application – Section 17(1) of SARFAESI Act
