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Supreme Court (SC) Judgment dated 8.3.2021 on Limitation period─Analysis & Impact on Transitional Credit – In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic Looking to the onset of COVID-19 pandemic and various measures taken by the Govt. to curb COVID-19, from time to time, the Hon’ble Supreme Court took suo motu Cognizance for Extension of Limitation, in […]
[Suo motu Writ Petition (Civil) No. 3 of 2020, In Re: Cognizance for Extension of Limitation] The Supreme Court on 08th March, 2021 decided to end the extended limitation period granted to litigants for filing appeals. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.A. Bobde, on March 23 last year, invoked its extraordinary […]
Notice invoking arbitration was issued 5 1/2 years after rejection of the claims on 04.08.2014. Consequently, the notice invoking arbitration was ex facie time barred, and the disputes between the parties could not be referred to arbitration.
SC lifted the extension of the limitation period for filing of cases, granted by the Court vide Order dated March 23, 2020 on account of COVID-19 pandemic and the national lockdown which was extended from time to time
M/S Canon India Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Customs (Supreme Court of India) The main issue is whether after clearance of the cameras on the basis that they were exempted from levy of basic Customs duty under Notification No. 15/2012, the proceedings initiated by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence for recovery of duty not paid […]
Due to the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, The Hon’ble Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the situation arising from difficulties that might be faced by the litigants across the country in filing petitions/ applications/suits/appeals/all other proceedings within the period of limitation prescribed under the general law of limitation or under any special laws (both Central or State).
Since there was no response by the appellant at any stage either when the cheques were issued, or after the presentation to its banker, or after the legal notices were served informing the appellant that both the cheques on being presented to its banker were returned with a note that it could not be honoured because of “insufficient funds” and there was no evidence to rebut the presumption that the cheques were issued for consideration, therefore, the High Court had not committed any error in recording the finding of guilt of the appellant and convicting her for an offence being committed under Section 138 under its impugned judgment.
Westinghouse Saxby Farmer Ltd. Vs Commr. of Central Excise Calcutta (Supreme Court of India) In the case on hand, the claim of the assessee was that the relays manufactured by them were part of the railway signaling equipment. But all the Authorities were of the unanimous view that this product is referable to goods of […]
A person might have been jointly liable to pay the debt, but if such a person who might have been liable to pay the debt jointly, cannot be prosecuted unless the bank account is jointly maintained and that he was a signatory to the cheque.
NBCC (India) Limited Vs Ram Trivedi (Supreme Court of India) Where the agreement uses clever drafting language, such as the developer would ‘endeavour’ to hand over possession within a period of time from date of allotment, the Supreme Court in the case of NBCC (India) Limited v. Shri Ram Trivedi [Civil Appeal No. of 20 […]
