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News Calcutta High Court dismisses obstruction plea against drawing up 28-year-old decree, emphasises “a decree cannot be left undrawn once judgment has been pronounced” while directing decree to be completed despite objections citing lack of property descriptions RawlawJuly 11, 20255 min read Save
News Calcutta High Court dismisses Income Tax Department’s appeal challenging tribunal relief to company over alleged Rs. 2.48 crore accommodation entries, holding “there must be a direct nexus between material and belief of income escapement” RawlawJuly 11, 20254 min read Save
News Delhi High Court Rules Algorithms and Software Without Technical Advancement Are Not Patentable Under Indian Law: “Embedding in Hardware Does Not Create Patent Eligibility” RawlawJuly 11, 20255 min read Save
News Bombay High Court holds insurance claim amounts received for death of horses by Poonawalla Estate Stud and Agricultural Farm to be capital receipts, not taxable as business profits, reiterating “heads of income under the Act are mutually exclusive” while quashing tax demands RawlawJuly 11, 20255 min read Save
News Kerala High Court quashes Perinthalmanna Municipality’s property tax demands for non-compliance with statutory publication requirements under Kerala Municipality Act and Rules, reaffirms “no levy or collection of tax save by authority of law” while directing reassessment within six months RawlawJuly 11, 20254 min read Save
News Bombay High Court sets aside finding of frustration of contract, holding non-performance due to labour strike and price rise does not constitute force majeure, directs cooperative federation to pay damages to buyer for breach of shellac supply agreement with export obligation RawlawJuly 11, 20255 min read Save
