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 halts ocean freight service tax refunds, linking compliance to the outcome of a pending appeal on the levy’s constitutional validity.
Supreme Court endorses Allahabad HC guidelines, mandating a 2-month cooling-off peri-od and Family Welfare Committee referral before arrest in certain 498A IPC cases to curb misuse.
Supreme Court finds landowners guilty of contempt for destroying mangroves and violating court orders under the guise of bund repair in a Mumbai coastal zone.
The Supreme Court dismissed an SLP, affirming an interim High Court order that limits Input Tax Credit blocking to 10% of the demand under Rule 86A of CGST Rules.
Supreme Court cancels bail for a former Patna care home superintendent accused of exploiting inmates. The decision overturns a High Court order.
SC held that even orders considered voidable or non est (non-existent) must be formally set aside through appropriate legal proceedings and cannot be unilaterally ignored
Analysis of the Rajeev Bansal Supreme Court ruling on reassessment approvals, clarifying complexities in Section 151 and its impact on assessing authorities.
Supreme Court emphasized that clauses using permissive language, such as may be sought, do not establish a binding arbitration agreement.
The Supreme Court ruled that a clause stating disputes may be sought through Arbitration does not constitute a binding arbitration agreement, emphasizing precise contract drafting.
Supreme Court held that entry tax u/s. 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Sthaniya Kshetra Me Mal Ke Pravesh Par Kar Adhiniyam, 1976 [Madhya Pradesh Entry Tax Act] is leviable on sale of goods to State Warehouse. Accordingly, civil appeals are dismissed.
