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 lists appeals for joint hearing to determine if a tin layer classifies tinted float glass as ‘absorbent’ (Entry 7005 10 10) or under other colored glass.
The Supreme Court restored just compensation for the family of a deceased engineer, ruling that for MACT claims, income must include all emoluments and allowances, not just basic pay and DA, correcting the High Courts exclusion. The ruling mandates calculating income tax based on actual statutory slabs, rejecting arbitrary flat deductions, and applying the mandatory 50% future prospects for permanent employees under 40.
Supreme Court held that since all three conditions required to sustain levy of tax u/s. 3F(1)(b) of the Uttar Pradesh Trade Tax Act, 1948 are fulfilled, tax is leviable on ink and processing material used in printing lottery tickets.
SC confirmed disposal test in Hyatt PE case, ruling that deep operational control and access to hotel premises constituted a PE for UAE firm under India-UAE DTAA, making income taxable in India.
The Supreme Court ruled that bona fide purchasing dealers who paid tax to registered sellers cannot be denied Input Tax Credit under the DVAT Act, even if sellers defaulted on tax deposit.
upreme Court held that a trust is not a separate legal entity under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, and only its trustees can be held accountable. A criminal complaint under the NI Act can proceed against the chairman without naming the trust.
The Supreme Court ruled that a cheque dishonour complaint is maintainable against a Trustee who signed the cheque, even if the Trust is not arrayed as an accused, as a Trust is not a juristic person under the NI Act.
The Supreme Court ruled that a deed mortgaging property to secure one’s own performance is a Mortgage Deed, even if the title suggests a security bond, affirming deficit stamp duty demands. This provides critical legal clarity that when the principal debtor is the party providing the security, Article 40 of the Indian Stamp Act is the governing provision.
Supreme Court dismisses Revenue’s SLP, ruling that stock discrepancies found during a registered dealer’s survey must be addressed via GST Sections 73/74, not Section 130.
Supreme Court held that the Successful Resolution Applicant [SRA] cannot be forced to deal with claims that are not a part of the Request for Resolution Plan [RfRP] issued in terms of Section 25 of the IBC or a part of its Resolution Plan.
