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...
NEWS DIRECT TAX 1. CBDT clarified that an assessee is entitled to claim set-off of loss against income determined under section 115BBE of the Act till the assessment year 2016-17. [Ref: Circular no 11/2019 [F.NO.225/45/2019-ITA.II], Dated 19-6-2019] 2. CBDT issues revised guidelines for compounding of offences under Direct Tax Laws [Ref:-Circular F. No. 285/08/2014-IT (INV.V)/ 147, DATED […]
Loss occurred to assessee as a result of its activity of trading in shares (a loss arising from the business of speculation) was not capable of being set off against the profits which it had earned against the business of futures and options since the latter did not constitute profits and gains of a speculative business.
Ravi Agrawal Vs Union of India (Supreme Court) The petitioner may be justified in pointing out that there could be harsh cases where handicapped persons may need the payment on annuity or lumpsum basis even during the lifetime of their parents/guardians. For example, where guardian has become very old but is still alive, though he […]
Section 293 of the Income Tax Act,1961-provides that no suits in any civil court shall be filed to set aside any order made, proceedings or action taken by the department or any officer of the government or anything done in good faith.
Pr. CIT Vs M/s. Aarham Softronics (Supreme Court) Whether an assessee who sets up a new industry of a kind mentioned in sub-section (2) of Section 80-IC of the Act and starts availing exemption of 100 per cent tax under sub-section (3) of Section 80-IC (which is admissible for five years) can start claiming the […]
Pr. CIT Vs M/s. E Smart Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Supreme Court ) Supreme Court in this Case upheld the Judgment of Hon’ble Delhi High Court and dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by Income Tax Department. High Court held that AO did not dispute the veracity of the documents produced. Furthermore, the two individuals who […]
NEWS DIRECT TAX 1. CBDT notifies TIEA between India-Marshall Islands. [Notification no 40/2019/F.No. 503/1/2018-FT & TR– IV] 2. Form 15H can be furnished if no tax payable on income after sec. 87A rebate. [Notification No. 41/2019/F. No. 370142/5/2019-TPL] 3. CBDT releases draft notification proposing new audit report Form for Trust/Institution. [NOTIFICATION F.NO. 370142/6/2019-TPL, DATED 21-5-2019] 4. […]
Union of India Vs Filco Trade Centre Pvt Ltd (Supreme Court) The instant petition was filed challenging the Constitutional vires of Section 140(3)(iv) of CGST Act, 2017 – The Gujarat High Court held that no just, reasonable or plausible reason is shown for making such retrospective provision taking away the vested rights – clause (iv) […]
M/s. Steel Authority of India Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (Supreme Court) Larger Bench of Supreme Court has held that interest for delayed payment of Central Excise duty is liable to be paid on the differential excise duty payable due to retrospective price escala Earlier, doubting the correctness of the Supreme Court decision in […]
Hari Sankaran Vs Union of India & amp (Supreme Court of India) Civil Appeal No. 3747 of 2019 titled Hari Sankaran vs. Union of India & Others filed by Ex-Director of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited before the Apex Court has been dismissed by the Hon’ble Court. The Civil Appeal No.3747/2019 was filed by […]
