Defence Evidence Must Receive Equal Judicial Consideration: Supreme Court Acquits Husband in 26-Year-Old Dowry Death Case

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man who had spent nearly 26 years facing prosecution in a dowry death case, holding that criminal courts...

ICAI Launches Fully Integrated PRB Web Portal

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the launch of a fully integrated Peer Review Board (PRB) Web Portal, making the peer review process completely digital. The announcement, dated July 1, 2026, marks a major step in ICAI's digital transformation initiative...

Parliament Alone Can Amend Law: Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay Committee Report on Raising Pecuniary Jurisdiction

The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief to the Delhi High...

CSIR Promotion Dispute: Supreme Court Rejects Judicial Formula for Averaging Performance Scores

The Supreme Court has held that courts cannot substitute the assessment methodology adopted by...

Defence Evidence Must Receive Equal Judicial Consideration: Supreme Court Acquits Husband in 26-Year-Old Dowry Death Case

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man who had spent nearly 26 years facing...

Mere Recovery of Illegal Arms from House Not Enough; Prosecution Must Prove Conscious Possession Under Arms Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that mere recovery of firearms or other incriminating articles...

HC Can’t Reappreciate Evidence in Writ Jurisdiction; Parties Must Be Heard Before Adverse Findings Are Altered: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that High Courts cannot act as appellate courts to...

Missing Train Ticket Alone Can’t Defeat Railway Accident Compensation Claims: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the mere non-recovery of a train ticket cannot...

GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline

The Jaipur Tax Bar Association (JTBA), in collaboration with the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT), Jaipur Bench, successfully organized a GSTAT Outreach...

Rupee Likely to Stay Weak Against U.S. Dollar Despite RBI Measures Expected to Attract $50 Billion in Inflows

Despite a series of measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to...

Gold & Silver Prices Fluctuate; Check Latest Rates Before Buying

Individuals planning to purchase gold or silver may want to take note of the...

S. 22 of Hindu Succession Act Applies to Agricultural Land: Supreme Court Upholds Co-Heirs’ Preferential Right

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956,...

CCI | GST | Direct Tax

CCI’s Power To Examine Substance Of Amazon–Future Deal, But Quashes Directions And Penalties: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in the long-running dispute arising out of Amazon’s investment in Future...

ICAI Removes CA from Register for 1 Year Following Delhi HC Order

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has formally removed a Chartered Accountant...

Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Union Budget 2026-27

Equity benchmark indices traded in a narrow range on Sunday morning as investors remained...

Bomb Threat In Tis Hazari and Saket Court In Delhi

Multiple district court complexes in Delhi were placed on high alert Tuesday morning following...

CCI Approves Acquisition Of Jaiprakash Associates By Vedanta 

The Proposed Combination envisages acquisition of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) by Vedanta Limited (Acquirer)...

CGST Aurangabad Launches Weekly Walk-In Meetings with Commissioner to Strengthen Taxpayer Grievance Redressal

In a significant taxpayer-friendly initiative aimed at improving grievance redressal and enhancing taxpayer services,...

Supplier’s Subsequent Cancellation Alone Can’t Justify Credit Reversal: Madras High Court Quashes GST ITC Demand

The Madras High Court has held that the mere cancellation of a supplier's GST...

Calcutta High Court Stays GST Demand After Finding Jurisdictional Conflict, S. 73/74 Mismatch in SCN

The Calcutta High Court has granted interim protection to a registered taxpayer by staying...

Whether ‘Royalty’ Is A ‘Tax’; Supreme Court Directs The Matter To Be Before Appropriate Bench

The Supreme Court has presided over the controversy of whether ‘Royalty’ Is A ‘Tax’...

Bandwidth Services Provided Outside India Not Taxable As ‘Royalty’: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court ruled that the bandwidth services provided outside India are not...

No Income Tax Payable On Tamil Nadu Advocates welfare Fund: ITAT

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Chennai, ruled that no income tax payable on Tamil...

Imparting Education Through Virtual Mode Or By Adoption Of New Technologies Qualifies Income Tax Exemption: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court ruled that imparting education through virtual mode or by adoption...

Relief To Axis Bank: Discount On ESOPs Is Allowable As Deduction: ITAT

In a major relief to Axis Bank, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Ahmedabad...

ALP On Account Of Corporate Guarantee At 0.50% On Guaranteed Amount Is Proper Commission: ITAT

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Hyderabad Bench direct the Assessing Officer/learned TPO to...

News Updates

Supreme Court Upholds Retrospective Tax Curbs on Imported Sugar, Bars Penalty and Past Interest on Dealers

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Karnataka's retrospective amendment restricting sales tax exemption on imported sugar. The bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale ruled that while the State may recover the principal tax liability, it cannot impose penalties...

Yacht Not Liable to Duty on Return After Foreign Cruising: U.S. Customs Authority

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) clarified that a duty-paid yacht taken abroad...

GSTAT Outreach Programme Draws Strong Response in Jaipur; Tax Professionals Seek Extension of Appeal Filing Deadline

The Jaipur Tax Bar Association (JTBA), in collaboration with the Goods and Services Tax...

JurisHour Exclusive Live Coverage Of Budget for FY 2026–27

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived at Kartavya Bhawan at the Finance Ministry on Saturday,...

Latest Articles

Defence Evidence Must Receive Equal Judicial Consideration: Supreme Court Acquits Husband in 26-Year-Old Dowry Death Case

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man who had spent nearly 26 years facing...

Mere Recovery of Illegal Arms from House Not Enough; Prosecution Must Prove Conscious Possession Under Arms Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that mere recovery of firearms or other incriminating articles...

S. 22 of Hindu Succession Act Applies to Agricultural Land: Supreme Court Upholds Co-Heirs’ Preferential Right

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956,...

Apportionment of Enhanced Motor Accident Compensation: Supreme Court Orders Full Release of Award to Major Children

The Supreme Court has clarified the distribution of an enhanced compensation award in a...

HC Can’t Reappreciate Evidence in Writ Jurisdiction; Parties Must Be Heard Before Adverse Findings Are Altered: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that High Courts cannot act as appellate courts to...

Missing Train Ticket Alone Can’t Defeat Railway Accident Compensation Claims: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the mere non-recovery of a train ticket cannot...

Rectification Deed Can’t Change Identity of Property Without Original Vendor’s Consent: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a rectification deed cannot be used to substitute...

Supreme Court Upholds Inclusion of Royalty, DMF and NMET in Average Sale Price for Mining Royalty Computation

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the provisions requiring royalty, District...

Recruitment Rules and Due Process Can’t Be Compromised: Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Madrasah Staff Appointments

The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of 49 writ petitions filed by more...

Pending Civil Suits and Arbitrations Stand Extinguished After Approval of Resolution Plan Under IBC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that pending civil suits and arbitration proceedings relating to...

Registered Sale Deeds Not Governed by Evidence Act’s Attestation Rule: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a High Court cannot decide a second appeal...

Earnest Money Refund Clause Doesn’t Bar Specific Performance of Property Sale Agreement: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that a clause in an agreement to sell requiring...