Category: Supreme Court

SC restores order extending limitation period till further orders for all judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings

SC restores order extending limitation period till further orders for all judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings. Earlier, in 2020, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the situation arising out of COVID-19 Virus and passed order to direct that the period of limitation in filing petitions/ applications/ suits/ appeals/ …

Consideration received on Family Settlement chargeable to capital gain tax in absence of preexisting right in property

Consideration received on Family Settlement chargeable to capital gain tax in absence of ‘preexisting right’ in property. SLP dismissed by SC ABCAUS Case Law CitationABCAUS 3487 (2021) (04) SC Important case law relied referred:Commissioner of Income-tax, Mumbai vs. Schin P. AmbulkarKale and others vs. Deputy Director of Consolidation …

Supreme Court issues directions for speedy trial of offences for dishonour of cheques u/s 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act 1881

Supreme Court issues directions for speedy trial of offences for dishonour of cheques u/s 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 ABCAUS Case Law CitationABCAUS 3486 (2021) (04) SC Important case law relied referred:Vijay Dhanuka & Ors. v. Najima Mamtaj & OrsMeters and Instruments Private Limited and Another v. …

Central/State Government/local authority bound by approved resolution plan retrospectively

The Central/State Government/local authority bound by the resolution plan once approved by Adjudicating Authority (i.e. NCLT) retrospectively. ABCAUS Case Law CitationABCAUS 3484 (2021) (04) SC Important case law relied referred:K. P. Varghese vs. Income Tax Officer, Ernakulam and Another (1981) 4 SCC 173B. K. Educational Services Private Limited …

No automatic vacation of ITAT stay beyond 365 days when delay not attributable to assessee. SC upheld struck down of third proviso of Section 254(2A)

No automatic vacation of stay granted by ITAT beyond 365 days when delay in disposing appeal not attributable to assessee. Supreme Court upheld struck down of third proviso of Section 254(2A) as constitutionally invalid ABCAUS Case Law CitationABCAUS 3480 (2021) (04) SC Important case law relied referred:Income Tax …