TAG: Supreme Court
Article 39 (b) and its likely bearing on the wealth redistribution debate
A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court on April 23 commenced the hearing of a bunch of decades-old petitions that raise the question on the scope of the words ‘material resources of the community’.The court has set out to decide whether these words used...
5 months ago
Why did SC's 9-judge bench hold that states have the power to levy tax on mineral extraction?
On July 31, a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court (SC) will decide whether its judgment holding that states have the power to impose tax on mineral extraction will be applicable prospectively or retrospectively.After the judgment was pronounced on July...
2 months ago
SC to decide applicability of its judgment upholding state's power to levy tax on mineral extraction
A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court on July 31 reserved its verdict on whether its judgment holding that states have the power to impose tax on mineral extraction will be applicable prospectively or retrospectively.During the course of the hearing, So...
2 months ago
Supreme Court sought balance in mineral extraction judgement but more litigation appears inevitable
By Gopal Mundhra, Rajath Bhardwaj, Priyadarshini Shekhawat The nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, with a decisive 8:1 majority, ruled on July 25, 2024 that royalty on minerals is not a tax but a contractual consideration. As a se...
2 months ago
Over half-a-billion cases await justice in Indian courts: MC Analysis
At least 510 million cases are awaiting judgments in various courts across the country, according to the National Judicial Data Grid numbers. The Supreme Court would need nearly 20 months to dispose of all the pending cases if no new lawsuit is filed in t...
1 month ago
Want to bring down call drop rate to below 1-1.5%: Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
The government plans to decrease the call drop rate to below 1-1.5 percent eventually, Jyotiraditya Scindia, minister of communications, said on September 23.Addressing the media on the government's achievements in the first 100 days, the minister noted t...
3 weeks ago
Supreme Court disposes of 573 direct tax cases under revised monetary limits
In a major step towards reducing tax litigation, the Supreme Court on September 24 disposed of 573 direct tax cases where the tax effect was less than Rs 5 crore. This move is aligned with the revised monetary thresholds for filing tax appeals, which were...
3 weeks ago