The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on 18th September 2020, in the matter of Sagufa Ahmed & Ors. v. Upper Assam Plywood Products Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. pronounced that any period beyond the prescribed period, during which the Court or Tribunal has the discretion to allow a person to institute the proceedings, cannot be taken to be […]
The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on 18th September 2020, in the matter of B. Santoshamma & Anr. v. D. Sarala & Anr. pronounced that there could be no question of a document being adjudged null and void without impleading the executant of the document, as defendant. The Hon’ble Supreme Court observed that: The onus of proof […]
The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on 17th September 2020, in the matter of Trustees of H.C. Dhanda Trust v. State Of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. pronounced that imposition of extreme penalty u/s 40(1)(b) of Indian Stamp Act cannot be based on the mere factum of evasion of duty. The reason such as fraud or deceit in […]
The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on 16th September 2020, in the matter of Jugat Ram v. The State of Chhattisgarh pronounced that the fact that a lathi is also capable of being used as a weapon of assault, does not make it a weapon of assault simpliciter. It is always a question fact in each case […]
The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on 15th September 2020, in the matter of Abhilasha v. Parkash & Ors. held that an unmarried Hindu daughter can claim maintenance from her father till she is married relying on Section 20(3) of the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. However, maintenance u/s 125 Cr.P.C cannot be granted to unmarried daughter after she has become […]
The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on 11th September 2020, in the matter of Motilal (died) as per LRs v. The District Collector & Ors. held that no petition can be transferred from one court to another on the sole ground of delay in disposal. The Hon’ble Supreme Court observed that: Every court has its own limitations. Therefore, no petition […]
The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on 11th September 2020, in the matter of National Co-operative Development Corporation v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-Vpronounced that the expenditure incurred in the course of business and for the ‘purpose of business’, would naturally be an allowable deduction under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act. The source of funds […]
