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In Tiger Global Case, Supreme Court Explains Distinction Between 'Tax Planning' & 'Tax Evasion'
The Supreme Court has held that while an assessee is permitted in law to plan transactions to avoid tax, such planning must strictly conform to the framework of the Income Tax Act, the applicable rules, and notifications. The Court said that once a transaction structure is found to be illegal, sham, or lacking commercial substance, it ceases to be permissible tax avoidance and...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 16, 2026
Links to today's reports :Supreme Court Rejects Justice Yashwant Varma's Challenge To Lok Sabha Speaker's Formation Of Inquiry Committee In Impeachment MotionSupreme Court Flags Prolonged Service Litigations Blocking Appointments, Calls For Judicial IntrospectionJustice SC Sharma Reveals He Was Targeted By Fake Traffic Challan SMS, Flags Cyber Fraud MenaceSupreme Court Stays Calcutta HC...
Delhi Court Slams NGO For Retaining Man's Pet Dogs Over Alleged Cruelty Despite Judicial Order For Release
A Delhi Court on Friday slammed an NGO for its negligent attitude and defying a judicial order directing it to release 10 dogs to its owner. Additional Sessions Judge Surabhi Sharma Vats of Karkardooma Courts said that the NGO, Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre, miserably failed to comply with the judicial orders despite repeated opportunities and a categorical clarification that there was...
'Tax Sovereignty Must Not Be Compromised' : Supreme Court Suggests Safeguards While Entering Into International Tax Treaties
In his concurring opinion in the Tiger Global–Flipkart tax dispute, Justice JB Pardiwala stressed that tax sovereignty is an essential facet of India's economic independence and warned against ceding taxing rights through international treaties or external pressures.Justice Pardiwala fully agreed with the reasoning and conclusions reached by Justice R Mahadevan, who authored the main...
Supreme Court Criticises Rajya Sabha Secretary General For Commenting On Merits Of Impeachment Motion Against Justice Varma
The Supreme Court today(January 16) criticised the procedure adopted by the Secretary General of Rajya Sabha, which became the basis on which the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha rejected the impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court. Statedly, the Secretary General made a substantive assessment of the notice of motion, whereas the law only contemplates...
Supreme Court Applies 30% Women Reservation Rule To Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Elections
The Supreme Court today directed to extend the 30% women reservations for the upcoming bar council elections in the state of Punjab & Haryana, which was earlier exempted for this year. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Baghchi was hearing application seeking directions for ensuring that adequate women representation is there before the onset of State Bar Elections across...
'Article 32 Is For Citizens, Those Around Delhi Misusing Article 32 Petitions' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday strongly deprecated the growing tendency of litigants to directly invoke Article 32 of the Constitution even when proceedings on the same issue are already pending before High Courts, terming such practice a “gross misuse” of the Court's jurisdiction.A Bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed a writ petition filed under Article...
Supreme Court To Consider Priya Kapur's Plea Seeking Certified Copies Of Divorce Settlement Between Sunjay Kapur & Karishma Kapoor
The Supreme Court today(January 16) dealt with the application of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's wife, Priya Kapur, seeking access to certified copies of the 2016 divorce proceedings between Sunjay Kapur and Karisma Kapoor. She has sought certified copies of the divorce settlement and custody arrangements between both parties.The application was considered by Justice AS Chandurkar in...
Kerala Court Reserves Verdict In MLA Rahul Mamkootathil's Bail Plea In Third Rape Case, Order Likely Tomorrow
The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Thiruvalla on Friday (January 16) reserved its verdict in the bail application preferred by Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who is charged with rape.Smt. Arundhathi Dileep held the proceedings in-camera, allowing an application preferred by Mamkootathil requesting for the same. After hearing the plea, the Magistrate reserved its verdict. The order...
Supreme Court Asks Telangana Speaker To Decide Remaining Disqualification Petitions In Two Weeks
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday (January 16) issued a last warning to the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, directing him to decide the remaining disqualification petitions within two weeks in connection with the defection of ten MLAs from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to the Indian National Congress.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice AG Masih was hearing...