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...
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 […]
Supreme Court Kridhan Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Venkatesan Sankaranarayan & Ors. [CA No. 3299/2020] As resolution plan was not implemented, the Adjudicating Authority (AA) ordered liquidation of the CD. On appeal, the NCLAT allowed the RA to make certain deposits within certain time. On failure to deposit the amounts, the NCLAT upheld the order of […]
Kiran Devi Vs The Bihar State Sunni Wakf Board & Ors. (Supreme Court) 1. Supreme Court on Hindu Undivided Family, there cannot be any Presumption That Business Run By Karta In Tenented Premise Is Joint Family Asset. 2. The contract of tenancy is an independent contract than the joint Hindu family business. 3. Just because […]
Laxmi Pat Surana Vs Union Bank of India (Supreme Court) The fact that the principal borrower had availed of credit/loan and committed default and that the (corporate) guarantor/corporate debtor had offered guarantee in respect of the loan account is not disputed. What is urged by the appellant is that the acknowledgment of liability to pay […]
Tata Consultancy Services Limited Vs Cyrus Investments Pvt. Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court framed the following questions of law : (i) Whether the formation of opinion by the Appellate Tribunal that the company’s affairs have been or are being conducted in a manner prejudicial and oppressive to some members and that the facts otherwise justify the winding up of […]
Radhika Roy Vs SEBI (Supreme Court) FULL TEXT OF THE SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT/ORDER 1 We have heard Mr Mukul Rohatgi, senior counsel for the appellants and Mr Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India for the respondent. 2 By its order dated 15 February 2021, the Securities’ Appellate Tribunal (SAT) disposed of an application for stay […]
