Amit Sharma
Amit Sharma is the Content Editor at JurisHour. He has been writing about the Indian legal market. He has covered tax & company litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and Various Tribunals. Amit graduated from MLSU Law College with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. from MLSU, Udaipur, Rajasthan. An Advocate in Taxation, and practised in Tribunals as well as Rajasthan High Court and pursued Masters in Constitutional Law. He started out small with little resources but a big plan to take tax legal education to the remotest locations across India and eventually to the world. His vision is to make tax related legal developments accessible to the masses.
Direct Tax
Taxpayer’s Missed Cross-Examination Can’t Be Held Against Him After Fresh Opportunity Is Granted; Rs. 1 Crore Addition Sent Back For Reassessment: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has set aside an income tax assessment order involving a ₹1 crore addition, holding that once the Assessing Officer granted a fresh opportunity to cross-examine witnesses, the taxpayer’s failure to attend the earlier scheduled hearing could not subsequently be used...
Direct Tax
Income Tax Penalty Proceedings Must Remain in Abeyance While Assessment Appeal Is Pending Before ITAT: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that penalty proceedings must be kept in abeyance while an appeal against the relevant assessment order is pending before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). Applying this interpretation of Section 275(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the...
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Supreme Court
Documents Can’t Be Rejected at Threshold in Testamentary Proceedings Unless Prima Facie Irrelevant or Inadmissible: Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
Part Payment of Sale Consideration Doesn’t Invalidate Registered Sale Deed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a registered sale deed does not become void...
Other Laws
Delhi Court Acquits Former WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Women Wrestlers’ Sexual Harassment Case
Delhi court has acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and former BJP...
Supreme Court
Ad Valorem Court Fee Mandatory Even When Appeal Challenges Only Solatium and Statutory Benefits in Land Acquisition Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an acquiring authority cannot avoid payment of ad...
Supreme Court
Civil Disputes Can’t Be Given Criminal Colour: Supreme Court Quashes Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust Case in Failed Real Estate Joint Development Deal
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two landowners accused of cheating and...
Supreme Court
Adultery Plea Must Be Decided Before Final Maintenance Order: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a husband's plea alleging that his wife is...
Supreme Court
Ooty Property Dispute | Specific Performance Denied as Buyer Failed to Prove Continuous Financial Readiness: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a purchaser seeking enforcement of an agreement to...
Supreme Court
Prior Witness Testimony Can’t Be Used Without Mandatory S. 299 CrPC Order: Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused
The Supreme Court has held that evidence recorded during the trial of a co-accused...
Supreme Court
HC Can’t Quash Corruption FIRs by Conducting a ‘Mini-Trial’ at Investigation Stage: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that High Courts cannot quash First Information Reports (FIRs)...
Supreme Court
Property Purchased in Names of 2 Wives Can’t Be Treated as Husband’s Estate for Succession: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified the manner in which succession to property purchased in...
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of ‘Imprisonment for Remainder of Natural Life’
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of sentences directing imprisonment for the...
Supreme Court
Reach Stackers Used Only Inside Inland Container Depots Are Not ‘Motor Vehicles’ Under Motor Vehicles Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a heavy container-handling machine used exclusively inside Inland...
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Direct Tax
Taxpayer’s Missed Cross-Examination Can’t Be Held Against Him After Fresh Opportunity Is Granted; Rs. 1 Crore Addition Sent Back For Reassessment: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has set aside an income tax assessment order involving a...
Direct Tax
Income Tax Penalty Proceedings Must Remain in Abeyance While Assessment Appeal Is Pending Before ITAT: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has held that penalty proceedings must be kept in abeyance...
Direct Tax
Secured Bank Dues Override Sales Tax Claim; Auction Buyer Entitled To Encumbrance-Free Property: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that a bank’s registered security interest takes priority...
Direct Tax
Provisional Tax Attachment: FDR Lien To Be Lifted Against Cheque And Undertaking Not To Transfer Assets: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has directed the Income Tax Department to lift the lien...