Supreme Court Upholds Restriction on GST Refund for Input Services: Union of India vs. VKC Footsteps India Pvt Ltd (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the refund of unutilized Input Tax Credit (ITC) under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime includes credit on input services, or is restricted to input goods. CASE TYPE: Tax Law (Goods […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Moratorium Under IBC: Anjali Rathi & Ors. vs. Today Homes & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the moratorium under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) extends to the personal properties of the promoters of a corporate debtor. CASE TYPE: Insolvency Law, Consumer Law Case Name: Anjali
Supreme Court Allows Disciplinary Proceedings Against SP for Gunda Squad: State of Madhya Pradesh vs. Akhilesh Jha (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a disciplinary inquiry against a government official can be quashed due to delay and alleged vagueness of charges. CASE TYPE: Service Law, Disciplinary Proceedings Case Name: State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr vs. Akhilesh
Supreme Court clarifies the scope of alternate remedy under GST Act: Assistant Commissioner of State Tax vs. M/s Commercial Steel Limited (2021) INSC 615 Date of the Judgment: September 3, 2021 Citation: (2021) INSC 615 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Vikram Nath, Hima Kohli Can a High Court entertain a writ petition when there is
Supreme Court Upholds OBC, EWS Reservations in NEET for 2021-22: Nunes vs. Union of India (2022) Date of the Judgment: January 7, 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 12 Judges: Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J and AS Bopanna, J Can reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) be implemented in the All India
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Withdrawal of Prosecution Against Kerala MLAs for Vandalism (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution of Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) for acts of vandalism within the Assembly can be withdrawn by the Public Prosecutor, citing parliamentary privileges and public interest. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Legislative Privileges Case Name: The State
Supreme Court Sets Aside Anticipatory Bail in Infrastructure Fraud Case Date of the Judgment: 26 July 2021 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 680 of 2021, @ SLP (Crl) No 3155 of 2018; Criminal Appeal No. 681 of 2021, @ SLP (Crl) No 3156 of 2018; Criminal Appeal No. 682 of 2021, @ SLP (Crl) No 2617
Supreme Court Clarifies Compounding of SEBI Act Offences: Prakash Gupta vs. SEBI (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) or a court can compound an offense under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (“SEBI Act”) without the consent of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). CASE TYPE: Securities
Supreme Court clarifies land acquisition for employment: Eastern Coalfields vs. Anadinath Banerjee (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a person is entitled to employment based on land acquired, when the land holding is computed by including land of relatives. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Case Name: Eastern Coalfields Limited vs. Anadinath Banerjee [Judgment Date]: 23 July
Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Convicted Murderer Implicated in Another Murder While on Bail: Somesh Chaurasia vs. State of M.P. (2021) INSC 408 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail granted to a convicted person can be cancelled if they are implicated in another serious offense while on bail. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Somesh Chaurasia vs.
Supreme Court Clarifies Rejection of Plaint Under Order 7 Rule 11(d) CPC: Sayyed Ayaz Ali vs. Prakash G Goyal (20 July 2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Clarification on the procedure for rejecting a plaint under Order 7 Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, specifically regarding the permissibility of granting time to amend the plaint
Supreme Court Orders Fresh Auction for Trust Property Sale: Ganesh Ramchandra Jadhav vs. Govardhan Sanstha (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in directing the sale of a public charitable trust’s property to a party who had progressively increased its offer, instead of ordering a fresh auction to realize the full market value.
