The Calcutta HC in the matter of Bharat Vanijya Eastern Pvt ltd v/s State of West Bengal held that when a civil suit is disposed of by referring the parties to arbitration u/sec 89 of CPC and an arbitrator is appointed with the consent of the parties then the suit Read more
Under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, the Supreme Court ruled that the Commissioner of Income Tax can exercise revision powers over Assessing Officer orders that harm revenue interests. The Bombay High Court’s ruling that the assessee’s payment to its shareholders in lieu of settlement of litigation in accordance Read more
The Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has determined that the applicant is subject to 18% GST on a one-time premium received on the allotment of completed commercial units or buildings. According to the two-member bench composed of Milind Kavatkar and Amit Kumar Mishra, the applicant’s one-time premium on the Read more
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala on Monday dismissed petitions, asking the court to issue orders to complete the recruitment process to the Indian Army and Air Force, which was halted when the AGNIPATH scheme was announced in JUNE 2022. The Read more
A judgment by the Punjab and Haryana High Court that had lowered the sentence of a person found guilty of reckless and negligent driving was recently overturned by the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court’s decision emphasizes the significance of holding negligent drivers accountable for their conduct and strongly Read more
Making International Law Relevant: Promises and Challenges for India is the conference’s theme. The conference notes that public discourse and legal practise in India generally do not place a high priority on international law. With critical, introspective, and well-researched papers that highlight the importance of international law to the Indian Read more
The Department of Justice receives complaints about sitting as well as retired judges but is only concerned with the appointment and transfer of sitting ones – a written reply that came from Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in the Budget Session. He furnished this written reply to a question asked to Read more
It has been stated by the Union Government of India that amendments in IPC and CrPC are under consideration. This statement was given while hearing a plea in a case which puts forward the discriminatory Section 64 which sets out that female family members are incapable to accept summons on Read more
On 5th April 2023, the Apex Court of India put forward crucial statements on the significance of freedom and the importance of the press in a democratic country like India. The case was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli. The title Read more
The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the second wife of the husband Uttam Singh Maravi (government employee) is not entitled for the family pension if the person has not divorced to his first wife Rain Kumari or second marriage was done without obtaining the divorce from his first wife. Read more