GST tribunals likely to take six more months to begin operations, ET LegalWorld
The goods and services tax tribunals (GSTAT) could take another six months to get operational, with many states yet to appoint members or allocate buildings for the offices. Also Read: Delhi-NCR weather: Dense fog covers national capital as temperature drops to 7 degree Celsius; Train, flight operations impactedThe tribunals were expected to start functioning from […]
The govt needs to prioritize Tribunals functioning to alleviate judicial backlog, ET LegalWorld
Reforming the Tribunal system in India is crucial to tackling one of the country’s most pressing challenges: the judicial backlog. Over the years, statutory tribunals were established to provide specialized forums for the swift resolution of specific types of cases. However, the expected benefits of tribunalization remain unrealized. Tribunals such as the National Company Law […]
SC bats for permanent infra for tribunals, says prudent not to have outsourced staff, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Thursday batted for a permanent building, along with permanent staff, for the Jammu and Kashmir Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), saying it will be prudent for the government not to deploy outsourced staff in judicial and quasi-judicial bodies. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was informed by the Centre […]
Delhi HC sets aside IT tribunal’s order refusing stay on Rs 1,214 crore tax demand levied on Samsung India, ET LegalWorld
The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s order that refused to stay a Rs 1,214 crore tax demand levied on Samsung India Electronics for the assessment year 2021-22. Restoring the Samsung’s stay application, a bench comprising Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Swarna Kanta directed the ITAT to decide the […]
SC issues notice to Centre over vacancies in Debt Recovery Tribunals, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Ministry of Finance on a PIL highlighting critical vacancies in Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) across India. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar heard the submissions of senior advocate KB Sounder Rajan along with lawyer Sudarshan Rajan, appearing for PIL petitioner Nischay […]
SC slams Finance Ministry for asking data from debts recovery tribunals, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Union Finance Ministry for seeking data from the Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRT) over the amount recovered on the basis of the tribunals’ orders and sought an explanation. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih said the ministry could not treat the judicial staff […]
NCLAT upholds tribunal’s order of Sarda Energy’s acquisition of SKS Power Generation, ET LegalWorld
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld the tribunal’s order to approve the SKS Power Generation (Chattisgarh) Ltd’s acquisition by BSE-listed Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd (SEML). The unsuccessful bidders of SKS Power Generation (Chattisgarh) including Torrent Power Ltd, Jindal Power Ltd and Vantage Point Asset Management Pte. had approached the appellate tribunal […]
Petition in SC seeks appointment of judicial, technical members of GST Tribunals, ET LegalWorld
A public interest litigation has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to complete the process of appointment of judicial and technical members, identify premises for running of benches, develop a website, allocate budget and operationalise the GST Appellate Tribunal in a time bound manner. Advocate Anoop Prakash Awasthi has filed […]