Supreme Court Clarifies Capital Gains Tax on Property Transfer: Seshasayee Steels vs. ACIT (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the point of transfer for capital gains tax on immovable property under the Income Tax Act, 1961, specifically concerning agreements to sell and subsequent compromise deeds. CASE TYPE: Income Tax Law Case Name: M/s Seshasayee Steels P. Ltd. […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitration Scope under Electricity Act: Hindustan Zinc vs. Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam (2019) Date of the Judgment: December 04, 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1148 Judges: Rohinton Fali Nariman, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a dispute between a power distribution company and a consumer be resolved through arbitration under the
Supreme Court Clarifies CENVAT Credit on Fuel Inputs for Exempted Goods Date of the Judgment: 03 December 2019 Citation: (2019) INSC 1187 Judges: R.F. Nariman, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a manufacturer claim CENVAT credit on duty paid for fuel inputs used to generate steam and electricity when manufacturing goods that are
Supreme Court clarifies High Court’s jurisdiction over NCLT orders in insolvency cases: Embassy Property Developments Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Karnataka (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a High Court can interfere with an order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), when there is a statutory remedy
Supreme Court Clarifies Criteria for Permanent Secondment in DGQA: Union of India vs. Lt. Col. Sameer Singh (2019) Introduction Date of the Judgment: 2 December 2019 Citation: Civil Appeal No(s). 9143 / 2019 (@ Special Leave Petition (Civil) No(s). 25611 of 2018) Judges: Deepak Gupta, J., Aniruddha Bose, J. Can an employer use criteria for
Supreme Court Limits High Court Intervention in Arbitration Matters: Deep Industries vs. ONGC (2019) Date of the Judgment: 28 November 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: R.F. Nariman, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a High Court interfere with an order passed in an arbitration proceeding, especially when the Arbitration and Conciliation
Supreme Court clarifies assignment of contract rights in property sale: Kapilaben vs. Ashok Kumar (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a contract for sale of property can be assigned to a third party without the consent of the original seller? CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Specific Performance Case Name: Kapilaben & Ors. vs. Ashok Kumar Jayantilal Sheth
Supreme Court Clarifies Regulatory Authority in Architectural Education: AICTE vs. Council of Architecture (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the prevailing regulatory body for architectural education in India. CASE TYPE: Education Law, Regulatory Law Case Name: All India Council for Technical Education vs. Shri Prince Shivaji Maratha Boarding House’s College of Architecture & Ors. Judgment Date: 08
Date of the Judgment: 08 November 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC 1122 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, Deepak Gupta J., Aniruddha Bose J. Can prior service as a Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) be combined with regular postal service to meet pension eligibility? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a batch of appeals, ultimately
Supreme Court interprets Section 9 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: Hardev Singh vs. Harpreet Kaur (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of Section 9 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 regarding the punishment of a male adult contracting a child marriage. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Hardev Singh vs. Harpreet Kaur &
Supreme Court on High Court’s Power to Alter Sentences: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Man Singh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a High Court use its inherent powers under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) to alter a sentence it previously passed? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Citing Untrustworthy Witness Testimony (24 October 2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Reliability of eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence in a criminal trial. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Imrat Singh & Ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [Judgment Date]: 24 October 2019 Date of the Judgment: 24 October 2019 The
