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To Invoke Extended Limitation Under S.74, GST Show Cause Notice Must Specify Aspects Of Fraud Or Concealment : Supreme Court
Mechanically using the words 'fraud' or 'concealment' will not suffice.
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 24 August 2026
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...
Attempt To Influence & Intimidate Judge Over Call? Allahabad High Court Refers Senior IAS Officer's Conduct For Criminal Contempt
The Allahabad High Court has referred the conduct of senior IAS officer and Devi Patan Mandal Commissioner Durga Shakti Nagpal to the court dealing with criminal contempt matters after a Judicial Officer alleged that the Commissioner attempted to influence and intimidate her over a phone call in connection with a pending civil suit.A Bench of Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi observed that the...
Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, Who Reported Ram Temple Donation Theft, Moves Supreme Court Against UP Police FIR
Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, who was among the first to report allegations of theft and irregularities in donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, has moved the Supreme Court challenging an FIR registered against him in Ghaziabad over an alleged road-rage incident.Upadhyay has alleged that the FIR is based on false and concocted allegations and is an attempt to harass him for his...
SARFAESI | Earnest Money Deposit Shortfall Doesn't Vitiate Sale If 25% Sale Price Paid On Auction Day : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an auction sale under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 cannot be set aside merely due to a shortfall in depositing of an earnest money deposit. The Court said that once the auction purchaser complies with the statutory mandate to deposit 25% mark of the sale price on the same day of...
Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Plaint Can Be Rejected At Threshold When Limitation Bar Is Obvious From Pleadings : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a plaint can be rejected at the threshold stage if the pleadings make it evident that the plaint is barred by limitation. “…the Court cannot be hesitant in granting relief of rejection of a plaint when it is so obvious from the pleadings itself.”, observed a bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran. The Court said that while limitation...
'Manan Kumar Mishra's Continuation As BCI Chairman Irregular' : CJAR Demands His Resignation, Seeks Audit Of Bar Council Finances
Manan Kumar Mishra is only interested in furthering a political agenda and not protecting the legal profession, the CJAR said.
Can 'Culture' Justify Religious Rituals At State Functions? Constitutional Examination Of Bhumi Pujan Ceremonies
The participation of government and constitutional functionaries, such as the Prime Minister, Judges, Chief Ministers, Governors, and Ministers in bhumi pujan, havan, coconut-breaking ceremonies, Vedic chanting, and other Hindu religious rituals before the stone-laying foundation or inauguration ceremonies of public infrastructure has become so common in India that it rarely attracts serious constitutional scrutiny. Be it laying of foundation stones for highways, bridges, hospitals, educational...
Southern States' Votes Could Become 'Of Little Value' After Population Based Delimitation: Justice KM Joseph
Former Supreme Court judge Justice K.M. Joseph recently raised concerns over the delimitation exercise that is expected to follow a fresh census, warning that a population-based redistribution of parliamentary seats could reduce the relative value of votes in southern States.Justice Joseph raised the issue while discussing the principle of “consent of the governed” underlying the...
