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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order in Income Tax Trust Registration Cancellation Case. Single Bogus Donation Can Trigger Cancellation Proceedings Under Section 12AA(3) of Income Tax Act, 1961....

The case involves an appeal by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Kolkata against an order of the Calcutta High Court which quashed the cancellation of registration of the respondent trust, ...

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Supreme Court Allows Compounding of Offences in Cheating and Forgery Case, Quashes Criminal Proceedings on Settlement Between Parties. The Court held that where the dispute is predominantly civil in nature and parties have settled amicably, criminal proceedings can be quashed under Article 142 of the Constitution....

The case arose from a private complaint filed by Bimla Devi Agarwal (original complainant) against 12 persons, including the appellants Srinivasan Iyenger and another, for offences under Sections 406 ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Setting Aside of Ex Parte Preliminary Decree in Redemption Suit — Order 9 Rule 13 CPC Maintainable. The court held that a decree passed after defendants were proceeded ex parte under Order 9 Rule 6(1)(a) and the court proceeded under Order 17 Rule 2 (Explanation) is an ex parte decree amenable to Order 9 Rule 13 CPC....

The original appellant, G. Ratna Raj (since deceased, represented by legal representatives), filed a civil suit (C.S. No. 131/1999) in the High Court of Madras on its original side against Sri Muthuku...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Extension of Time for Filing Written Statement Beyond 120 Days Under Amended CPC. Mandatory Forfeiture of Right to File Written Statement After Expiry of Statutory Period Under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC as Amended by Commercial Courts Act, 2015....

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against two orders of the High Court that permitted the defendant to file a written statement beyond the statutory period of 120 days from service of summons. The s...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Mandamus Directing Finalization of RPF as Organized Service. In-Principle Approval by DoPT Was Conditional and Subject to Cadre Review Committee Approval, Which Was Not Granted....

The Supreme Court disposed of a batch of appeals filed by the Union of India against judgments of the Delhi High Court that had directed the government to finalize the cadre structure and service rule...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Review Order in Urban Land Ceiling Case — No Error Apparent on Record. Review Jurisdiction Under Order 47 Rule 1 CPC Cannot Be Used to Re-Examine Factual Findings Like an Appellate Court....

The appeal arose from a review order passed by the Allahabad High Court dismissing a review application filed by the original appellant, Asharfi Devi (since deceased, represented by legal representati...

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Supreme Court Directs Appointment of Regular CBI Director as Per Section 4A of DSPE Act, Quashes Interim Appointment. The Court held that the interim appointment of Mr. Nageshwar Rao without recommendation of the High Powered Selection Committee was illegal and the Government must follow the statutory procedure for appointing a regular Director....

The writ petition was filed under Article 32 of the Constitution by Common Cause, a registered society, and an RTI activist seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the Union of India to appoint a regular...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Company Secretary for Lack of Requisite Experience. Experience as Management Trainee or Assistant Company Secretary Cannot Be Counted as Experience 'as' Company Secretary for Eligibility....

The appellant, Ritu Bhatia, applied for the post of Company Secretary with Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited, which required five years' post-qualification experience as a Company Secretary. ...

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Supreme Court Allows Suspended Director Access to Resolution Plans in Insolvency Case — Right to Effective Participation Under IBC. Suspended Board Members Entitled to Receive Resolution Plans and Relevant Documents for Effective Participation in CoC Meetings Under Section 24(3) of IBC and Regulation 21 of CIRP Regulations....

The appeal arose from an Appellate Tribunal's order denying the appellant, a suspended director of Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd. (corporate debtor), access to resolution plans and other documents for eff...