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...
Supreme Court held that simultaneous proceedings for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process [CIRP] under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code against the principal debtor as well as corporate guarantor is maintainable.
The Supreme Court held that a delayed and inoperative scheme under the Companies Act cannot stall CIRP, restoring insolvency proceedings under Section 7 of the IBC.
The Court reiterated that judicial review in contractual matters is limited to cases of arbitrariness, mala fides, or bias. Finding no such infirmity, it upheld the rejection of the technical bid.
Observing a 16-year litigation cycle, the Court deprecated the practice of remanding matters without clear findings. It mandated categorical directions and final adjudication rather than further reconsideration.
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s ruling that no tax demand can be raised on an employee where TDS was deducted but not deposited. The SLP was dismissed on delay and merits.
SC held that voluntary confessional statements recorded under Section 108 of Customs Act are admissible and substantive evidence. While affirming conviction, SC reduced sentence considering the four-decade delay and custody already undergone.
The Court held that financial assistance equivalent to pay and allowances under the 2006 Rules must be deducted from Motor Vehicles Act compensation. Only overlapping benefits can be adjusted to avoid double payment.
While declining to interfere with the embankment project, the SC permitted petitioners to submit a comprehensive representation to authorities. Construction of the project was not restrained.
The Supreme Court dismissed the Revenue’s plea after noting that earlier Tribunal and Supreme Court decisions covered the issue under Section 36(1)(viia). The High Court had rightly found no substantial question of law.
The Supreme Court held that Leave Travel Concession involving foreign travel falls outside Section 10(5) exemption. Employers must deduct TDS where LTC journeys include foreign legs or deviate from the shortest domestic route.
