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...
Income Tax : Supreme Court modified compensation by reassessing a self-employed deceased’s annual income after considering ITRs and business ...
Corporate Law : SC allowed the appeal and granted NDPS bail after holding that a case for bail was made out, subject to Trial Court conditions....
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 : 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...
An agriculturist could not part his agricultural land to a non-agriculturist through a Will and the prohibition against transfers of holding without the previous sanction of the concerned authorities was to be seen in that light as furthering the cause of legislation.
Discover the reality of filing Income Tax Returns. Are the forms really simple for common man? Read to find out more.
SC grants controlled discretion to Adjudicating Officer under Section 15J of The SEBI Act The Supreme Court of India ruled in Adjudicating Officer, SEBI v. Bhavesh Pabari (Bhavesh Pabari) granting back the discretionary power to Adjudicating Officer (AO) under supervision and scrutiny of the court. It overruled its previous decision in Roofit Industries v. SEBI ( Roofit Industries). The highlight of the case is that […]
Covid pandemic has ushered in a new era and have brought in new concepts and ways of working in different spheres of life. Our legal system has also undergone a complete change and Video Conferencing Hearings have become the order of the day. The Apex Court and various High Courts are virtually hearing important matters […]
Supreme Court has stayed Delhi HC decision in case of Brand Equity Treaties Limited Vs Union Of India which permitted the assessee to file Form Tran-1 on or before June 30, 2020.
S. Kasi Vs State (Supreme Court ) Learned Single Judge in the impugned judgment erred in holding that the lockdown announced by the Government of India is akin to the proclamation of Emergency. The view of the learned Single Judge that the restrictions, which have been imposed during period of lockdown by the Government of […]
Surendra Kumar Bhilawe vs. New India Assurance Company Limited (Supreme Court) The Supreme Court in the case of Surendra Kumar Bhilawe vs. The New India Assurance Company Limited in Civil Appeal no 2632 of 2020 decided recently on 18 June 2020 has held that the person in whose name the motor vehicle stands registered would […]
Passengers travelling in vehicle cannot be held responsible for contributory negligence of the driver of the vehicle and claim cannot be reduced on the same ground. Rajendra Singh and Ors (Appelant) Vs. National Insurance Company Limited and Ors (Supreme Court)
Service charges received by assessees from the foreign enterprises did not qualify for deduction in view of clause (iii) of the Explanation to Section 80O as the services rendered by respective assessees were the ‘services rendered in India’ and not the ‘services rendered from India’ and merely having a contract with a foreign enterprise and mere earning foreign exchange did not ipso facto lead to the application of s. 80O of the Act.
The Reserve Bank of India, in view of the Covid pandemic, realised the financial emergency and liquidity crunch in our economy due to lockdown, announced moratorium for all loans for a certain period. However, there is dispute about the chargeability of interest by the Banks/ Financial Corporations on this extended period. The business entities, particularly […]
