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 issue involved inability to access documents leading to ex parte assessment. The Court granted interim relief by reducing the pre-deposit amount. The takeaway is that procedural fairness can influence deposit requirements.
The Court held that post-facto shareholder ratification cannot legalize misuse of funds raised through disclosures. The key takeaway is that securities law violations remain enforceable despite later approvals.
The Court examined whether claims not filed during CIRP can be pursued later. It held that such claims stand extinguished upon approval of the resolution plan. The key takeaway is that only claims included in the plan survive.
For nearly three decades, the India-Mauritius DTAA of 1983 was the golden corridor for foreign capital flowing into India. At its peak, Mauritius accounted for over 30 per cent of cumulative foreign direct investment into India, a number that tells lesser about Mauritius’s economic might and screams more about the architecture of global capital structuring. […]
The issue was whether leasing to a company disqualifies exemption for residential renting. The Court held that exemption depends on end-use as residence, not the recipient. The key takeaway is that residential usage prevails over contractual structure.
The issue was whether authorities could refuse symbol allotment without legal grounds. The Court ruled that absence of prohibition required fair consideration and granted relief.
The case addressed denial of permanent commission caused by systemic bias in evaluation and opportunities. The Court held that such discrimination violated constitutional principles and granted relief to affected officers.
Deprivation of property must be based on law which is just, fair and reasonable, the Supreme Court struck down the Bihar law that allowed the State to take over a historic library for a token compensation of just one rupee, holding that such a provision was “confiscatory” and failed constitutional scrutiny.
The issue was whether reassessment beyond four years was valid without failure to disclose material facts. The courts held that all relevant details were already disclosed during original assessment, making reopening without jurisdiction.
An acquittal based on the benefit of doubt did not confer upon a candidate an automatic right to appointment in public service. Mere involvement of a person in an alleged offence or in the act of moral turpitude may become sufficient enough to apply it as debilitating factor for such candidate to be offered employment.
