Search Results for Tag : Immunity

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SC Refers to 7 Judge Bench Issue Regarding Immunity of MPs/MLAs Taking Bribe for Votes(21.09.2023)

Supreme Court has referred to a 7 Judge bench the judgement in PV Narasimha Rao v State (MANU/SC/0293/1998) that held that legislators enjoyed immunit.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Immunity, MPs/MLAs, Votes, Bribery

NCLAT Seeks Clarity from Government and Agencies on JSW Steel Ltd Immunity(14.01.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has directed the Enforcement Directorate and other investigative agencies to clarify whether JSW Steel Ltd wou.....

Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, JSW Steel Ltd., Immunity

Raj. HC: Department Can’t Deny Immunity Benefit Merely on Initiation of Penalty u/s 270A of IT Act(08.01.2024)

Rajasthan High Court has held that the department's action of denying the benefit of immunity merely on the ground that the penalty was initiated unde.....

Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Immunity Benefit, Penalty, Section 270A

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Gives JSW Steel Immunity from All Criminal Probes(18.02.2020)

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has given JSW Steel immunity from all criminal investigations after it takes over Bhushan Power & Steel, whose.....

Tags : National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, JSW Steel Ltd., Immunity

Gujarat HC: Divorce Deed Doesn’t Give Alimony Immunity(10.08.2016)

Gujarat HC has upheld a lower courts' decision stating that a man is liable to pay maintenance to his divorced wife in a destitute condition even afte.....

Tags : Gujarat HC , Alimony Immunity

SC Refuses to Allow Plea by Opposition Parties Against Misuse of CBI & ED by Government(06.04.2023)

Supreme Court while refusing to entertain plea filed by fourteen political parties alleging that central investigating agencies (ED, CBI) are being we.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Opposition Parties, Higher Immunity

SC Rejects Plea Seeking Codification of Constitutional Immunity to Lawmakers(18.10.2016)

Supreme Court has refused to entertain plea seeking codification of constitutional immunity from prosecution granted to lawmakers for their statements.....

Tags : Supreme Court, constitutional immunity

Delhi HC: Foreign State Cannot Claim Sovereign Immunity Against Enforcement of Arbitral Award(23.06.2021)

Delhi High Court has held that a Foreign State cannot claim sovereign immunity under Section 86 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 against enforcement o.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Sovereign Immunity Against Enforcement of Arbitral Award

Judgments

Mere reference to the word "misreporting" in the assessment order to deny immunity from imposition of penalty and prosecution makes impugned order arbitrary(28.03.2022)

Present writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned order passed by Respondent No. 1 under section 270AA(4) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (IT .....

Tags : Immunity, Grant, Penalty

International Cases

US Supreme Court dismisses claim against Austrian train operator(01.12.2015)

The US Supreme Court dismissed a suit against an Austrian train operator brought by an American woman who suffered severe injuries after falling onto .....

Tags : United states, sovereign immunity, Austria, injury

Notifications & Circulars

Withdrawal of Immunity granted to a person from prosecution, penalty and fine(21.09.2016)

As per sub-section 2 of Section 32K of the Central Excise Act, 1944 also made applicable to Service Tax matters by virtue of Section 83 of the Finance.....

Tags : Non-Compliance, Immunity, Prosecution