Law Ministry

GST is not applicable to the transfer of development rights (TDR) or Floor Space Index (FSI) as part of a development agreement

Whenever, a suit is filed with a claim that Rs. 2,00,000/- and above is paid by cash towards any transaction, the courts must intimate the same to the jurisdictional Income Tax Department to verify the transaction and the violation of Section 269ST of the Income Tax Act, if any

Framework for distinguishing between works protected under the Copyright Act, 1957, and designs eligible for protection under the Designs Act, 2000

Non-furnishing of the grounds of arrest violates Section 50 of the Code and renders the arrest invalid. Furnishing of the arrest memo cannot be construed as grounds of arrest as it does not have any worthwhile particulars

Under sub-Section (3) of Section 173 of the BNSS, after holding a preliminary inquiry, if the officer comes to a conclusion that a prima facie case exists to proceed, he should immediately register an FIR and proceed to investigate. But, if he is of the view that a prima facie case is not made out to proceed, he should immediately inform the first informant/complainant so that he can avail a remedy under sub-Section (4) of Section 173

Appropriate test to determine jurisdiction in a case of trans-border arbitration given the interaction between three distinct legal systems which come into play when a dispute occurs: (i) lex-contractus, the law governing the substantive contractual issues; (ii) lex arbitri, the law governing the arbitration agreement and the performance of the agreement; and (iii) lex-fori, the law governing the procedural aspects of arbitration.

Protection under Section 53A of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 is not available to a party possessing a property under part performance of a contract despite being aware of pending litigation.

The PMLA was enacted to combat the menace of money laundering and to curb the use of proceeds of crime in the formal economy. Given the evolving complexity of financial crimes, courts must adopt a strict approach in matters concerning economic offences to ensure that perpetrators do not exploit procedural loopholes to evade justice

The object of Explanation 1 to Article 25 of Schedule I of the Bombay Stamp Act is clear that if an agreement is entered into and that agreement itself contemplates the delivery of possession of the property within the stipulated time, then, such an agreement should be deemed to be a conveyance for the purpose of duty leviable under the Bombay Stamp Act

If the accused is not informed of the grounds for his arrest, there is violation of the accused's right under Article 22(1) of the Constitution of India and the arrest is invalid. The fact that his relatives are informed is not sufficient complaince