The Supreme Court stated that government pleaders and prosecutors must be appointed based on merit, not political considerations or nepotism. The judgment highlighted the…
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The Supreme Court stated that government pleaders and prosecutors must be appointed based on merit, not political considerations or nepotism. The judgment highlighted the…
The Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment should be considered an exception, even in cases of multiple murders. The judgment emphasized that the death penalty should be…
The Supreme Court questioned the practice of having two-judge benches hear bail applications, asking the Calcutta High Court to provide an explanation of its practice. The court…
The Supreme Court overturned a judgment that had acquitted an individual, questioning the scope of revisional jurisdiction in the High Court. The case involved an acquittal by a…
The Rajasthan High Court ruled that the registration of live-in relationships falls under the purview of the competent government authority. The case involved the registration of…
The Supreme Court considered the petition of a BJP MLA challenging the Karnataka government's withdrawal of consent for a CBI probe into allegations involving DK Shivakumar. The…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ICAI has notified guidelines for the aggregation of CA firms and LLPs. These new guidelines aim to streamline the processes for…
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to journalist Mahesh Langa, who was arrested in connection with a GST fraud case. Langa, who is accused of assisting in a major tax evasion…
The ITAT directed the CIT A to conduct a fresh adjudication in a case involving a Bt cotton farmer contesting a significant disallowance in income tax. The farmer had claimed…
The ITAT imposed costs on the assessee for failure to justify non-compliance during the appellate stage, while remitting an ex-parte order in the National Faceless Assessment…
The ITAT ruled that statements recorded under Section 132A of the Income Tax Act lack evidentiary value in the absence of summons under Section 131. The case involved the use of…
The ITAT remanded a case back to the CIT A after a taxpayer’s communication was sent to the email of their former accountant, causing a failure to appear. The taxpayer had not…
The ITAT invalidated the questions raised by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax PCIT regarding the limited scrutiny jurisdiction. The taxpayer had been subjected to limited…
The ITAT has remanded a case back to the AO for verification and reassessment regarding a significant TDS disallowance under Section AIA. The taxpayer had claimed a deduction for…
The Income Tax Department has sent messages to taxpayers who claimed donations to political parties under Section 80GGC. The department has flagged the claims and is requesting…
The Supreme Court directed the Reserve Bank of India RBI to standardize the modus operandi and costs for property title search reports and clarify the liability of loan…
The ITAT restored the matter to the Commissioner of Income Tax Appeals regarding the penalty for concealment of income related to quantum additions. The case involved an addition…
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT directed the assessing officer AO to grant TDS and advance tax credits to an amalgamated company. The case revolved around the denial of…
The Supreme Court has ruled that Debt Recovery Tribunals DRTs are only authorized to adjudicate recovery under Section 134 of the SARFAESI Act and cannot decide on issues related…
The ITAT has ruled that construction on land owned by a taxpayer’s mother qualifies for a full deduction under Section 54F. The case involved a taxpayer who claimed a deduction…
The CBIC has clarified that the Delhi Development Authority DDA is not considered a local authority under the CGST Act. The clarification was issued in response to concerns…
The Kerala GST Department has issued a circular aimed at streamlining the process of issuing notices under Sections 73 and 74 of the GST Act. These provisions pertain to the…
The Income Tax Department has made changes to the regulations for finance companies operating in the International Financial Services Centre IFSC under the Income Tax Rules 2025.…
The Central Board of Direct Taxes CBDT has notified Shri Chaitanya Health and Care Trust under Section 35 1 ii for scientific research. This notification recognizes the trust’s…
The Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh GST departments have made biometric Aadhaar authentication mandatory for GST registration. This move is aimed at enhancing security and curbing…
The Telangana High Court issued a ruling on the Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa Scheme, stating that the government must ensure benefits reach landless agriculturists. The case involved…
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT ruled that the deduction under Section 80IA 4 cannot be denied for the delayed filing of Form 10CCB, an audit report. The case involved a…
Lalit Tehlan has moved the Delhi High Court seeking his rights under the will of the late fashion designer Rohit Bal. Tehlan, a former associate of Bal, claims that he was…
A Haryana court has summoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over allegations of poisoning the Yamuna river. The court acted upon a complaint filed by a Haryana resident who…
The National Company Law Tribunal NCLT has ordered the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against Byju’s Resolution Professional RP for the latter’s failure to provide…
The Allahabad High Court denied anticipatory bail to Congress MP Rakesh Rathore, who was accused of sexually exploiting a woman. The case involves serious allegations of…
The Supreme Court reserved its judgment on a plea by an MLC of the RJD challenging his expulsion from the Bihar Legislative Council over comments on Nitish Kumar. The case centers…
The Supreme Court has questioned the police in Tamil Nadu over custodial torture claims related to a suspect's death, rejecting the claim that custodial torture led to the death.…
The Supreme Court directed that doctors who joined duty after August 22, 2024, during the RG Kar case protest, should not treat the period of protest as leave. The ruling…
The Supreme Court ruled that a child's right to know their biological father must be balanced with the privacy rights of others. The case involved a dispute where allegations of…
The Supreme Court ruled that family courts cannot entertain paternity claims arising from extra-marital affairs. The case involved a man seeking to establish paternity over a…
The Supreme Court has urged the Union government to consider enacting laws to protect the rights of domestic workers. The court noted that domestic workers often face exploitation…
The Supreme Court questioned the practice of granting an interim stay on acquittals, asking how an interim stay could be issued on discharge orders. The court highlighted the…
The Madras High Court has condoned a one-day delay in the filing of a return by a taxpayer who was unaware of notices from the GST portal. The taxpayer had submitted the return…
The ITAT dismissed an appeal after the assessee opted for settlement under the Vivad Se Vishwas scheme. The scheme, introduced to resolve pending tax disputes, allows taxpayers to…
The ITAT restored a case involving unexplained investment back to the AO for fresh verification. The taxpayer had made investments, but the AO had raised questions regarding their…
The CESTAT ruled that the provisions under Section 11BB of the Excise Act are not applicable for claiming interest on pre-deposit. The taxpayer had sought interest on a…
The Centre has declared the Income Tax Directorates’ computer resources as protected systems under the IT Act, 2000. The declaration ensures that the IT resources used by the…
The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed a GST DRC-07 order for non-payment of tax due to technical issues. The case involved the issuance of a GST recovery notice under Section…
The Finance Ministry has announced the 2025 recruitment rules for the position of Deputy Director of Enforcement, Group A. These rules outline the qualifications,…
The ITAT has ruled that a notice issued via email, despite specifying in Form 35 not to accept electronic communication, is invalid. The case highlighted a procedural issue where…
The ITAT has remanded a case to consider the rejection of a Section 80G claim due to an application pending before the CIT. The case involved a taxpayer whose claim for tax…
The CBIC has clarified the applicability of GST on facility management services provided to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi MCD headquarters. The clarification aims to address…
The CBIC has regularized GST payments for certain support services provided by electricity transmission and distribution utilities. The clarification ensures that these utilities…
The CBIC has clarified the GST payment process for renting commercial property under the composition levy. This clarification is aimed at businesses in the real estate sector that…
The Supreme Court stated that government pleaders and prosecutors must be appointed based on merit, not political considerations or nepotism. The judgment highlighted the…
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