Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against Karnataka Government — Orders Immediate Release of DRCs/TDRs in Favour of Complainants, Rejects Karnataka Government’s Attempt to Delay Compliance - "Judicial Orders Cannot Be Stifled by Procedural Maneuvers"
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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against Karnataka Government — Orders Immediate Release of DRCs/TDRs in Favour of Complainants, Rejects Karnataka Government’s Attempt to Delay Compliance – “Judicial Orders Cannot Be Stifled by Procedural Maneuvers”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed multiple contempt petitions (Nos. 188–189/2013, 237/2014, 103/2025, 104/2025, 129/2025, 555/2024, 556/2024, 585/2024, 578/2022, 716/2023, 688/2021, and 135/2025) arising out of alleged wilful disobedience of…
May 28, 2025
Supreme Court Rules Exemption for Goods, Including Vehicles, Imported under Transfer of Residence (ToR) Facility Valid, Rejects Retrospective Application of CBEC Circular — “A Circular Cannot Override or Detract from the Provisions of the Statute or Notifications Issued Thereunder”
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Supreme Court Rules Exemption for Goods, Including Vehicles, Imported under Transfer of Residence (ToR) Facility Valid, Rejects Retrospective Application of CBEC Circular — “A Circular Cannot Override or Detract from the Provisions of the Statute or Notifications Issued Thereunder”

Court’s Decision In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court allowed a batch of appeals and writ petitions challenging the retrospective application of CBEC Circular No. 15/2015-Cus. dated 28.02.2015. The Court…
May 28, 2025
Delhi High Court Quashes Summoning Orders in Cheque Dishonour Case: "The Principle of Vicarious Liability Enshrined Under Section 141 of the NI Act Cannot Be Stretched to Such Extravagant Lengths So as to Enmesh Any Person Even Associated with the Accused Company to Be Caught in the Web of Culpability"
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Delhi High Court Quashes Summoning Orders in Cheque Dishonour Case: “The Principle of Vicarious Liability Enshrined Under Section 141 of the NI Act Cannot Be Stretched to Such Extravagant Lengths So as to Enmesh Any Person Even Associated with the Accused Company to Be Caught in the Web of Culpability”

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court quashed the proceedings under Section 138 read with Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“NI Act”) initiated against the petitioners in Complaint…
May 28, 2025