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 dismissed a petition, condemning defendant for repeatedly seeking adjournments to delay a 2013 eviction suit. SC affirmed closure of cross-examination.
The Supreme Court of India ruled in K. Kishan vs. Vijay Nirman Company that a pending challenge to an arbitral award constitutes a pre-existing dispute, which can block insolvency proceedings under the IBC.
The Court agreed, observing that vicarious liability in criminal law requires explicit statutory provision or specific allegations linking the individual to the offence. Granting an interim stay on all proceedings against the directors, it reaffirmed that corporate officers cannot be criminally implicated merely by virtue of their office.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that an insurance surveyor’s report is not the final word on a claim. It can be challenged with other evidence, as seen in the New India Assurance case.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that a Section 95 IBC plea was not time-barred, as the limitation period was extended by debt acknowledgment under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963.
Supreme Court holds balance sheet debt entry valid under Section 18 Limitation Act; excludes COVID period; remands IBC case to NCLT for hearing.
The Supreme Court of India has restored Godway Funicrafts’ review application, directing the Andhra Pradesh High Court to reconsider the 100% penalty imposed under the CGST Act.
The Supreme Court of India upheld that benefits under the Budgetary Support Scheme are unit-specific, not owner-specific, reinforcing location-based industrial incentives.
Supreme Court orders Maharashtra to refund ₹62 lakh with interest to a man who won a sand block auction but was never given possession.
Supreme Court sets aside a High Court order, favoring Granules India in a customs duty dispute and criticizing state authorities for failing to assist the court.
