Mineral Area Development Authority vs Steel Authority of India 2024 INSC 554 – Clarification – a. While the States may levy or renew demands of tax, if any, pertaining to Entries 49 and 50 of List II of the Seventh Schedule in terms of the law laid down in the decision in MADA (supra) the …
Summary: Suo Moto proceedings initated against observation made by P&H HC judge Justice Rajbir Sehrawat – SC Observed â–¶Compliance with the orders passed by the Supreme Court is not a matter of choice, but a matter of bounden constitutional obligation, bearing in mind the structure of the Indian legal system and the authority of the …
Constitution Of India, 1950; Seventh Schedule -Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 – Royalty is not a tax. Royalty is a contractual consideration paid by the mining lessee to the lessor for enjoyment of mineral rights. The liability to pay royalty arises out of the contractual conditions of the mining lease. The payments …
Constitution of India, 1950; Article 15,16– The judgment in EV Chinniah v. State of Andhra Pradesh [[2004] Supp. (5) S.C.R. 9722004 INSC 644], which held that sub-classification amongst the Scheduled Castes for the purpose of giving more beneficial treatment to a group in the larger group of the Scheduled Castes is not permissible, does not …
Constitution of India, 1950; Article 105(2) and 194(2) – P.V. Narasimha Rao vs. State (CBI/SPE) [1998] 2 S.C.R. 870 overruled. (7-0) : The judgment of the majority in PV Narasimha Rao, which grants immunity from prosecution to a member of the legislature who has allegedly engaged in bribery for casting a vote or speaking has …
Summary: Automatic Vacation of Stay Orders Direction in Asian Resurfacing Of Road Agency Pvt. Ltd. vs CBI [2018] 2 S.C.R. 1045 Overruled – A direction that all the interim orders of stay of proceedings passed by every High Court automatically expire only by reason of lapse of time cannot be issued in the exercise of …
Electoral Bond Scheme – The Electoral Bond Scheme, the proviso to Section 29C(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1951 (as amended by Section 137 of Finance Act 2017), Section 182(3) of the Companies Act (as amended by Section 154 of the Finance Act 2017), and Section 13A(b) (as amended by Section 11 of …