The Supreme Court ruled that states have the right to levy taxes on mining activities retrospectively from 2005. This decision came after a challenge to the retrospective…
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The Supreme Court ruled that states have the right to levy taxes on mining activities retrospectively from 2005. This decision came after a challenge to the retrospective…
The Collegium of the Supreme Court of India recommended two additional judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court for permanent appointments. This move is part of an ongoing effort…
The Rajasthan High Court ruled that in cases where there is a total lack of evidence, the accused must be acquitted outright rather than being given the benefit of the doubt. The…
The Uttarakhand High Court announced that it has achieved zero pendency in death reference cases, marking a significant milestone in the judiciary's efforts to expedite justice.…
The Supreme Court issued a notice in response to Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's plea to club multiple FIRs filed against him for controversial remarks on Sanatana…
The Bombay High Court expressed strong disapproval of a BMC-run hospital where a C-section was performed using a mobile torch, resulting in the death of both the mother and the…
The Calcutta High Court ruled that child care leave should be granted to both male and female government employees, reinforcing the need for shared family responsibilities. The…
The Telangana High Court ruled that no GST is applicable on construction services provided to the Maldives government, as both the supplier and recipient are located outside…
The Kerala High Court referred the parties involved in the Pantheerankavu domestic violence case to counseling, stressing the importance of resolving marital disputes amicably.…
The Delhi High Court highlighted concerns over the misuse of the POCSO Act, noting that false allegations can devastate the lives of the accused. The court emphasized the need for…
The Madras High Court allowed a BJP bike rally carrying the national flag, overturning the denial by the police, who had cited law and order concerns. The court emphasized that…
The Karnataka High Court quashed a complaint against Additional DGP Alok Kumar, which was filed by a police inspector who accused him of ordering an illegal search of his house in…
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court ordered the district commissioner of Srinagar to take over 159 kanals approximately 8 hectares of temple land amidst allegations of encroachment.…
The Madras High Court ruled that a remark made against the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was not obscene or likely to incite enmity, dismissing the charges against the accused. The…
The Kerala High Court directed authorities to investigate allegations of illegal beach sand mining in coastal areas, as raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP . The court…
The Allahabad High Court ordered an inquiry against a judicial officer who had summoned a gangster under the Gangsters Act while on leave. The court found the officer’s actions to…
The Rajasthan High Court granted relief to students involved in a dispute over their pharmacy college's affiliation status. The court directed the relevant authorities to ensure…
The Supreme Court of India stayed legal actions against YouTuber Savukku Shankar, who is facing 16 FIRs filed by the Tamil Nadu Police. Shankar, known for his critical views,…
The Supreme Court of India is considering mandating states and union territories to create online dashboards to provide information on internal committees under the Prevention of…
The Supreme Court of India reserved its decision on a plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his potential arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI in…
The Supreme Court stayed an order by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal NCLAT that closed the insolvency process against Byju’s. The court also directed the Board of…
The Supreme Court criticized the Maharashtra government for its inability to compensate a person whose land was illegally acquired while spending large sums on populist schemes.…
The Supreme Court of India ruled that claimants in railway accidents are entitled to benefit from higher compensation amounts prescribed after the date of the incident. The court…
A GST officer and several lawyers have been arrested in connection with a Rs 718 crore scam involving 500 fake firms. The scam was orchestrated to fraudulently claim input tax…
An Authority for Advance Rulings AAR has clarified that Input Tax Credit ITC cannot be claimed for goods and services used in electricity generation due to the GST exemption on…
The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation PIL seeking a definition of the terms "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble to the Constitution. The court ruled that…
The GST Council is set to consider a request for insurance relief, following representations from the insurance industry. The plea seeks a reduction in the GST rate on insurance…
Bajaj Finance has received a GST show-cause notice amounting to Rs 342 crore from the Directorate General of GST Intelligence DGGI . The notice pertains to alleged discrepancies…
The Supreme Court of India ruled that states can recover past tax dues on mineral rights but not for periods before April 1, 2005. The court clarified that recovery of tax dues is…
The Calcutta High Court dismissed a petition challenging an Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT order, which had ruled against the petitioner regarding a bogus loss claimed on the…
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT directed the Assessing Officer AO to delete additions of Rs 22,02,620 made to a taxpayer’s income, questioning the genuineness of small-time…
The Calcutta High Court dismissed an appeal against an ITAT ruling after the National Company Law Tribunal NCLT approved a resolution plan. The appeal challenged the ITAT’s…
The Madras High Court ruled that a GST order had traveled beyond the scope of the Show Cause Notice SCN initially issued. The court directed that the order be treated as a fresh…
An IAS officer in Jammu and Kashmir tendered an apology before the Chief Judicial Magistrate CJM court in a criminal contempt matter, pledging not to interfere in judicial…
The Indian government has notified an income tax exemption for the Unique Identification Authority of India UIDAI . This exemption covers income generated by UIDAI, ensuring that…
The National Company Law Tribunal NCLT Mumbai ruled that claims made by operational creditors cannot proceed under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process CIRP if there is a…
The National Company Law Tribunal NCLT Mumbai rejected a resolution plan due to a one-day delay in its submission, despite the substantial efforts made by the applicant. The…
The National Company Law Tribunal NCLT Kolkata ruled that the Committee of Creditors CoC and the resolution professional have the authority to cancel existing leases as part of a…
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal CESTAT held that penalties under the Central Excise Rules can be imposed on both natural persons and artificial entities.…
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal CESTAT ruled that arranging package tours falls under the category of "Tour Operator Service" and is subject to service…
The Patna High Court criticized the Assessing Officer AO for summarily dismissing a taxpayer’s application without proper consideration. The court noted that the AO failed to…
The Madras High Court quashed an unjust penalty imposed on a taxpayer due to a minor discrepancy in the pin code provided during GST registration. The court ruled that such minor…
The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority RERA has directed Vatika Ltd. to refund the amount paid by a homebuyer due to an eight-year delay in handing over possession of a…
The Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal CESTAT ruled that service tax is not payable on services related to the laying down of water supply pipelines for the…
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT allowed a taxpayer to claim income tax exemptions under Section 54G of the Income Tax Act for transferring assets of a firm to a rural area.…
The Madras High Court ruled that GST recovery proceedings under Section 78 must be initiated by the Principal Commissioner and not by a State Tax Officer. The court emphasized the…
The Calcutta High Court dismissed a petition challenging the non-compliance of formalities related to the approval of a specified authority under Section 151 ii of the Income Tax…
The Calcutta High Court upheld a CESTAT ruling that service tax is not applicable to mining services provided before June 1, 2007. The court ruled that the tax liability for such…
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT ruled that a taxpayer was entitled to a deduction under Section 80IA 4 i of the Income Tax Act for developing and operating infrastructure…
Nandan Nilekani emphasized the potential of frugal engineering to make artificial intelligence AI more cost-effective for India. He highlighted the need for affordable and…
The Supreme Court ruled that states have the right to levy taxes on mining activities retrospectively from 2005. This decision came after a challenge to the retrospective…
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