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...
F.No. 450/72/2021-Cus IV Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom) ***** Room No. 227B, North Block, New Delhi Dated: 16th April 2021 To, The Principal Additional Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), New Delhi Sub:- Hon’ble Supreme Court’s larger bench judgment dated 09.03.2021 in the […]
In Re Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I. Act 1881 (Supreme Court) 1) The High Courts are requested to issue practice directions to the Magistrates to record reasons before converting trial of complaints under Section 138 of the Act from summary trial to summons 2) Inquiry shall be conducted on receipt of […]
Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited Vs Bishal Jaiswal & Anr. (Supreme Court) An exhaustive judgment of the Calcutta High Court in Bengal Silk Mills Co. v. Ismail Golam Hossain Ariff, 1961 SCC OnLine Cal 128 : AIR 1962 Cal 115 [“Bengal Silk Mills”] held that an acknowledgement of liability that is made in a balance […]
Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Vs State of Maharashtra (Supreme Court) The principal issue which arises is when and where the High Court would be justified in passing an interim order either staying the further investigation in the FIR/complaint or interim order in the nature of ‘no coercive steps’ and/or not to arrest the accused either […]
Supreme Court rules approved IBC resolution plan extinguishes all claims, including government dues, not part of the plan before approval date.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Government of Kerala & Anr. v. Mother Superior Adoration Convent [Civil Appeal No. 202 of 2012 and others, decided on March 1, 2021] upheld the judgments passed by the Hon’ble Kerala High Court allowing the exemption of tax on buildings used as residential quarters for nuns, priests or […]
DIRECT TAXES UPDATES Recent circulars/ notifications/ rules/ clarifications/News ♦ The Lok Sabha on 23rd March 2021 passed the Finance Bill, 2021 to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2021-2022. (The Finance ACT, 2021 NO. 13 OF 2021 dated 28th March, 2021) ♦ CBDT revises Form No. 12BA […]
Sudesh Kedia Vs Union of India (Supreme Court of India) 1. According to the prosecution, the Appellant was providing financial support to TPC and the material gathered during investigation discloses that the Appellant has committed offences under Section 17 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. 2. The Appellant stated that the terror suspects contacted him […]
Union of India & Anr. Vs. The Quarry Owners Association & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) SC held on the issue of ‘ Validity of Refund of Inverted Duty on Input Services’ held that Since a large number of petitions are pending in the various High Courts on the same issue, it is appropriate that […]
DCIT Vs Pepsi Foods Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) FULL TEXT OF THE SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT/ORDER The Hon’ble Supreme Court in DCIT v. Pepsi Foods Ltd. [Civil Appeal Nos. 1106 to 1139 of 2021 decided on April 6, 2021] has upheld the Hon’ble Delhi High Court’s verdict of partially striking down third proviso to Section […]
