Supreme Court permits evidence in Section 34 Arbitration Act: Alpine Housing vs. Ashok Dhariwal (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a party can adduce evidence to support a challenge to an arbitral award based on public policy grounds under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Case Name: M/s Alpine Housing Development […]
Supreme Court Disallows Tax Benefits on Freebies Given to Doctors: Apex Laboratories vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (22 Feb 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether pharmaceutical companies can claim tax deductions on expenses incurred for providing freebies to medical practitioners. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law Case Name: M/s Apex Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. vs. Deputy Commissioner of
Supreme Court on Specific Performance of Sale Agreements and Public Policy Date of the Judgment: 18 January 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 380 Judges: K.M. Joseph, J., Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, J. Can a contract that appears to violate public policy be enforced? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in a case concerning the specific performance
