Weekly Digest Of IBC Cases: 18th To 24th March 2024

NCLAT NCLAT Delhi: CIRP U/s 7 Of IBC Can Be Initiated Against An Auction Purchaser In Proceedings Under SARFAESI Act, 2002 Case Title: Anjani Kumar Prashar (Suspended Director of Grandstar Realty Pvt. Limited) vs. Manab Datta & Ors. Case No.: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No.1366 of 2023 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ('NCLAT') New Delhi, comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) held that Corporate Insolvency...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023 -Income Tax Act, 1961

2015 amendment to Section 153C of Income Tax Act will apply to searches conducted prior to the date of amendment. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 274Amendment brought to Section 153C of the Act, 1961 vide Finance Act, 2015 shall be applicable to searches conducted under Section 132 of the Act, 1961 before 01.06.2015, i.e., the date of the amendment. (Para 11) 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 274Carrier of Goods not an 'Owner'; Bitumen not a 'valuable article' under S. 69A. 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 451Chapter X - Any determination...

2023 Annual Digest Of Indirect Tax Cases: CESTAT, AAAR & AAR

CESTAT Konkan Railway Not Liable To Pay Service Tax On Use Of Mangalore-Roha Line: CESTAT Case Title: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Versus Commissioner of Service Tax, Mumbai The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that Konkan Railway is not liable to pay service tax on the use of the Mangalore-Roha Line. Excavation And Raising Of Ore Classifiable Under “Business Auxiliary Service” And Not Under “Mining Service”: CESTAT ...

2023 Annual Digest Of GST Cases

Supreme CourtState Amendments Made To VAT Acts After GST Came Into Effect Are Invalid : Supreme Court Case Title: The State of Telangana & Ors. V. M/S Tirumala Constructions., Civil Appeal No(S). 1628 Of 2023 Citation : 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 927 A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while deciding the appeals arising from judgments of Telangana, Gujarat and Bombay High Court with respect to the validity of VAT Amendment Act in their respective states, made several significant...

2023 Annual Digest Of Direct Tax Cases: ITAT

Bogus Long-Term Capital Gains From Transaction In Penny Stocks: ITAT Upholds AdditionCase Title: Hemil Subhashbhai Shah Versus DCIT The Ahmedabad Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has upheld the addition of bogus long-term capital gains from transactions in penny stocks. Gift From Family Members Do Not Require Any Special Occasion: ITAT Deletes Addition Case Title: Shri Hemant Pandya Versus ITO The Indore Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has...

Annual Digest of Arbitration Cases : 2023 (Part -II)

Supreme Court Will The Mandate Of The Tribunal Terminate Under Section 29A Unless Extended During Its Subsistence? Supreme Court To Examine The Supreme Court is set to examine an important issue related to the arbitration law that whether the mandate of the tribunal terminates upon the expiry of the time provided under Section 29A unless extended during its subsistence. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and S.V.N. Bhatti has issued notice in an SLP filed against the order of the...

Annual Digest of Arbitration Cases 2023- Supreme Court And High Courts (Part-1)

Supreme Court Arbitration Clauses In Unstamped Agreements Enforceable : Supreme Court 7-Judge Bench Overrules 'NN Global' Decision Case Title: In Re Interplay Between Arbitration Agreements Under The Arbitration And Conciliation Act 1996 And The Indian Stamp Act 1899 Curative Pet(C) No. 44/2023 In R.P.(C) No. 704/2021 In C.A. No. 1599/2020 Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 1049 A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 13) ruled that arbitration clauses in...

2023 Annual Digest Of Indirect Tax Cases: Supreme Court And High Courts

Supreme CourtState Amendments Made To VAT Acts After GST Came Into Effect Are Invalid : Supreme Court Case Title: The State of Telangana & Ors. V. M/S Tirumala Constructions., Civil Appeal No(S). 1628 Of 2023 Citation : 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 927 A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while deciding the appeals arising from judgments of Telangana, Gujarat and Bombay High Court with respect to the validity of VAT Amendment Act in their respective states, made several significant...

2023 Annual Digest Of Direct Tax Cases: Supreme Court And High Courts

Supreme Court U.P. Trade Tax Act | 'Tinted Glass' To Be Taxed As “Goods Or Wares Made Of Glass”, As it is Different from 'Plain Glass': Supreme Court Case Title: M/S Triveni Glass Limited v COMMISSIONER OF TRADE TAX, U.P. Case No.: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 896 The Supreme Court has held that 'Tinted Glass Sheet' is different from 'Plain Glass sheet' and is thus liable to be taxed as “goods or wares made of glass” under Entry 4 of Notification No.5784 dated 07.09.1981, issued by...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023 On Arbitration

12 months' time limit under Section 29A Arbitration Act not applicable to international commercial arbitration. TATA Sons Pvt. Ltd. v. Siva Industries and Holdings Ltd., 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 39 : 2023 INSC 13 : (2023) 5 SCC 4212015 Arbitration Amendment not applicable though S.11 application was filed after it, if arbitration notice was issued pre-amendment. Shree Vishnu Constructions v. Engineer in Chief Military Engineering Service, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 417 : 2023 INSC 508: AIR 2023 SC 3554 : (2023)...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002

Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 - Money laundering is an independent offence. (Para 7) Dr. Manik Bhattacharya v. Ramesh Malik, 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 867 Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 - Protective order passed against one investigating agency cannot operate against another investigating agency even if there are factual similarities in allegations- Interim protection granted against coercive action by the CBI cannot operate against ED. Dr. Manik Bhattacharya v. Ramesh ...

Prevention Of Money Laundering Act (PMLA): Digest Of High Court Cases-2022

LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here is a Digest on decisions relating to Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002:1. Prevention Of Money Laundering Act | "For Money-Launderers Jail Is The Rule And Bail Is An Exception": Allahabad High CourtCase title - Anirudh Kamal Shukla v. Union Of India Thru. Assistant Dir. Directorate Of Enforcement LkoCase Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 136While rejecting the anticipatory bail...