(1)
SANSERA ENGINEERING LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LARGE TAX PAYER UNIT BENGALURU .....Respondent D.D
29/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Taxation – Rebate of Duty – Limitation Period – Appellant filed claims for rebate of duty paid on exported goods beyond the period prescribed under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act – Supreme Court held that the limitation period of one year under Section 11B is applicable to rebate claims under Rule 18 of the Central Excise Rules – The parent statute’s prov...
(2)
SUNEETHA NARREDDY AND ANOTHER .....Appellants Vs.
THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND OTHERS .....Respondents D.D
29/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Constitutional Law – Transfer of Criminal Trial – Petitioners, being the daughter and wife of the deceased, sought transfer of trial and further investigation from Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad or New Delhi – Supreme Court held that the petitioners’ apprehensions of a biased trial and investigation due to the influence of state authorities and threats to key witnesses were re...
(3)
IN RE: FELLING OF TREES IN AAREY FOREST (MAHARASHTRA) .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
29/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Environmental Law – Felling of Trees – Aarey Forest – Permission sought for the felling of trees in Aarey Forest for the construction of a metro car depot – The Supreme Court permitted Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) to apply to the Tree Authority for felling 84 trees needed for the shunting segment of the car depot project – Court emphasized the need fo...
(4)
B.R.K. AATHITHAN .....Appellant Vs.
SUN GROUP AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
29/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Defamation – Second Complaint – Appellant filed a second complaint identical to the first, alleging defamation by the respondents through media reports. The first complaint was dismissed by the Judicial Magistrate, and the dismissal was upheld by the High Court. The Supreme Court reiterated that a second complaint on the same facts is not maintainable unless there ...
(5)
STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS .....Appellants Vs.
VIRENDRA KUMAR AND OTHERS .....Respondents D.D
25/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Pension Scheme – Applicability and Retrospective Implementation – Appeals by the State of Uttar Pradesh against High Court's decision to grant revised pay structure and pensionary benefits to employees of the Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (Board) as per a new pension scheme brought into force from January 1, 1996 – Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, ...
(6)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILA PARISHAD THANE AND OTHERS .....Appellants Vs.
SANTOSH TUKARAM TIWARE AND OTHERS .....Respondents D.D
24/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Service Law – Regularization – Contractual Basis – The High Court ordered regularization of the respondent who had served as a driver on a contractual basis for over ten years – Supreme Court held that mere continuation in service does not entitle an employee to regularization, especially when the initial appointment was contractual and without a selection process – T...
(7)
GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANOTHER .....Appellants Vs.
SHIV DUTT SHARMA AND ANOTHER .....Respondents D.D
24/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition – Lapse of Proceedings – Compensation – The appellants challenged the High Court's decision declaring the acquisition proceedings lapsed under Section 24(2) of the 2013 Act due to non-payment of compensation – Supreme Court noted that the High Court relied on the Pune Municipal Corporation case, which was later overruled by the Constitution Bench in Ind...
(8)
STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER .....Appellants Vs.
RADHESHYAM AND OTHERS .....Respondents D.D
24/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Land Acquisition – Market Value and Development Charges – The appeals pertain to the acquisition of land for the rehabilitation of displaced persons from villages submerged due to the Sardar Sarovar Dam – The Reference Court and High Court assessed the market value based on exemplars of smaller plots and applied deductions for development charges – Supreme Court held that m...
(9)
THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - 23 .....Appellant Vs.
M/S. MANSUKH DYEING AND PRINTING MILLS .....Respondent D.D
24/11/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Income Tax – Capital Gains – Revaluation of Assets – The respondent, a partnership firm, revalued its assets and credited the revalued amount to the partners' capital accounts – The Assessing Officer (AO) considered this a transfer of capital assets and made additions towards short-term capital gains under Section 45(4) of the Income Tax Act – Supreme Court held t...