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...
SC held that when 90% or more of the creditors decide that it will be in the interest of all the stake¬holders to permit Settlement Plan filed by promoter of the Corporate Debtor and withdraw Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process as per Section 12A of IBC, 2016, NCLT or NCLAT cannot sit in appeal over such commercial wisdom of Committee of Creditors.
Safire Technologies Pvt. Ltd Vs Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (Supreme Court) An appeal against the order of NCLT shall be preferred within a period of 30 days from the date on which the order was passed by the NCLT. The Appellate Tribunal has the power to extend the period of limitation by another 15 days. […]
Delve into the analysis of the recent Supreme Court judgment dated June 3, 2022, in Vallal RCK Vs. M/s Siva Industries and Holdings Limited. Explore insights on the objective of section 12A and whether the Adjudicating Authority can question the commercial wisdom of the Committee of Creditors. Stay informed about key observations and conclusions from this significant case in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code context.
Explore the recent Supreme Court decision on secondment of employees, addressing the characterization of the relationship, revenue neutrality, and limitation. Understand the controversial case of CCE Northern Operating Systems and the court’s application of the doctrine of substance over form. Delve into critical aspects and critique the court’s approach, shedding light on revenue neutrality and the limitation period for tax demands.
Supreme Court ruled that individuals buying goods or services for self-employment to earn a livelihood qualify as consumers under Consumer Protection Act.
Female heirs of a Hindu governed by the Dayabhaga School of Hindu Law dying intestate could not impress upon their inherited property the character of joint family property. The properties inherited from her husband was assessable in the hands of the assessee in the status of individual. It means that female members of a HUF cannot form HUF on the basis of contract among themselves.
M. Ravindran Vs Intelligence Officer (Supreme Court of India) Can Default Bail be denied on filing of additional complaint subsequent to filing of Bail Application? In common legal parlance, the right to bail under the Proviso to Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (‘CrPC’) is commonly referred to as ‘default bail’ or […]
Explore the nuanced interpretation of exemption notifications in tax statutes by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, emphasizing the distinction between general exemptions and those with a beneficial purpose. The case analysis involves the eligibility of buildings used for religious or educational purposes, shedding light on the pivotal role of user, dominant object, and the broader scope of ‘used principally for.
Understanding the impact of SC decision & CBDT instruction on reassessment notices u/s 148A. Learn how to reply to these notices for AYs 2013-14 & 2014-15.
CIT LTU Vs Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (Supreme Court ) We have some reservations on the observation made in the impugned judgment that the Commissioner, while exercising the power of revision under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, cannot examine an issue on merits. However, we are not inclined to issue […]
