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...
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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...
Supreme Court rules that foreign taxpayers without current projects or PE in India can still set off expenses and depreciation against refund interest.
Supreme Court found that a GST notice alleging fraud lacked material particulars and stayed further proceedings. Key takeaway: SCNs under Section 74 must clearly state the factual basis for alleging fraud or suppression.
The Court held that the assessee failed to prove ₹20.06 crore in purchases and restored the AO’s 100% addition. It ruled that partial estimation was unjustified and Section 69C required full disallowance.
Court held that reopening was invalid because officer ignored that depreciation on goodwill had already been accepted in earlier scrutiny assessments. It ruled that reassessment cannot be based solely on audit objections without independent evaluation.
Court held that undisclosed income under Chapter XIV-B may be computed using both seized search material and other information connected to it. The ruling confirms the Assessing Officer’s power to rely on post-search enquiries if they relate to search evidence.
The Court held that pending SLP does not bar enforcement of binding High Court precedent. The petitioner’s refund of ₹65 lakh for unutilized IGST was reinstated.
The Court clarified that rental payments for aircraft engines fall under equipment per the India-Netherlands DTAA, and beneficial DTAA rates apply for TDS. Section 206AA cannot override these provisions.
SC ordered Department to comply with High Court directions and issue C-Forms and F-Forms after verification of indemnity bonds, leaving legal questions open for future cases.
The Court held that once evidence under Section 145 NI Act has commenced, returning the complaint solely due to the 2015 jurisdictional amendment is improper. It restored the case to the Kolkata court, emphasizing continuity of proceedings and preventing prejudice to either party.
The Supreme Court held that a writ petition cannot bypass statutory appeal remedies under the Customs Act. Delay in filing the statutory appeal barred the petitioner from seeking relief under Article 226.
