Category: Supreme Court

Amount of compensation claimed is not a bar for Tribunal and High Court to award more than what is claimed, provided it is found to be just and reasonable In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has enhanced the compensation in a motor vehicle accident claim holding …

ITR can’t be revised by AO beyond limitation on direction of ITAT which did not exercising its power u/s 254 to allow the claim In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held as the ITAT had not exercised its power under Section 254 to consider the …

Building can also be treated as a plant u/s 17(5)(d) of CGST Act 2017 for giving benefit of ITC – SC remands case to High Court to decide whether the shopping mall is a “plant” In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that a building …

Income Tax Re-assessment notices under old regime period can be issued after 01.04.2021 under TOLA – Supreme Court In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that time extension under TOLA will continue to apply for issue of re-assesment notice after 1st April 2021 if any …

Blank large spaces in agreement clearly indicates it was prepared on a blank stamp paper on which the thumb impressions of the illiterate appellant taken prior to its transcription – SC In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble Supreme Court set aside the decree of specific performance under the …

Stamp duty held payable on agreement to sell executed prior to sale deed – Supreme Court In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that stamp duty was payable on agreement to sell executed prior to sale deed as agreement to sell as it was principal document …

SC holds car driver not guilty of accident as truck was parked on middle of highway at night In a recent judgment the Hon’ble Supreme Court reversed the finding of the High Court that car driver could have averted crash accident with the truck parked on the Highway …

Order u/s 148A(d) mentioning sale proceeds as income chargeable to tax quashed. Sale proceeds is not income chargeable to tax. SC declines to interfere with HC order. In a recent order, Hon’ble Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the order of Hon’ble Madhya Pradesh High Court quashing …

SC declines to interfere with HC order seeking intervention of PM office for action against Income Tax officials In a recent order, Hon’ble Supreme Court has declined to interfere with Hon’ble Bombay High Court judgment seeking intervention of PM office to take action against Income Tax officials for …

PCIT approval for re-opening only by putting signing was without application of mind -SC dismissed SLP  PCIT approval for re-opening only by signing was without application of mind –Supreme Court dismisses SLP of the Income Tax Department   In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has dismissed the …