Update as on October 29, 2015

RECENT JUDGMENTS:

Supreme Court of India:

·        Union of India & Ors. vs. Manoj Deswal & Ors.  [28.10.2015]

·        Ashok Rangnth Nagar vs. Shrikant Govindrao Sangvikar  [27.10.2015]

·        Kamlesh & Ors. vs. Attar Singh & Ors.  [27.10.2015]

·        Managing Director, K.S.R.T.C. vs. New India Assurance Co.Ltd. & Anr. [27.10.2015]

·        Mehboob Ali & Anr. vs. State of Rajasthan  [27.10.2015]

·        Dr. Sandeep s/o Sadashivrao Kansurkar & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors.  [27.10.2015]

·        Prakash & Ors. vs. Phulavati & Ors.  [16.10.2015]

High Court of Bombay:

·        Dhimant Hiralal Thakar vs. The Commissioner of Income Tax B.C.II  [28.10.2015]

RECENT STATUTES:

·        Income-tax (16th Amendment) Rules, 2015

·        Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Ordinance, 2015

·        Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015

RECENT NOTIFICATIONS:

·        Auction of Government of India Dated Securities

·        Gold Monetisation Scheme, 2015

·        Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA Return) – Reporting by Limited Liability Partnerships

·        Investments in Market Infrastructure Companies by State/Central Cooperative Banks

·        Seeks to further amend notification No. 25/2012-Service Tax dated 20.06.2012 so as to exempt specified services provided by Business Facilitator/Business Correspondent with respect to a Basic Saving Bank Deposit Account covered by Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana [PMJDY] in the banking company’s rural area branches

·        Auction of Government of India Dated Securities

·        Notification No. 83/2015 [F.No.142/25/2015-TPL] / SO 2860(E) : Income-tax (16th Amendment) Rules, 2015

·        Seeks to further amend notification No. 12/2012-Customs dated 17.03.2012 so as to increase the basic customs duty on wheat [CTH 1001 19 00 and 1001 99 10] from the present rate of 10% to 25% for a period up to and inclusive of 31.03.2016

·        Seeks to further amend notification No. 12/2012- Central Excise dated 17.03.2012 so as to exempt central excise duty on RBD Palm Stearin, Methanol and Sodium Methoxide used in the manufacture of specified biodiesel subject to actual user condition

·        Seeks to further amend notification No. 27/2011-Customs dated 01.03.2011 so as to reduce the export duty on export of Iron Ore by MMTC Limited (only NMDC origin) to Japan and South Korea under the Long Term Agreement (LTA), from 30% to 10%, upto and inclusive of 31.

·        Rate of exchange of conversion of the foreign currency with effect from 16th October, 2015

·        Tariff Notification in respect of fixation of T V of Edible oil, Brass, Poppy seed, Areca nut, gold and Sliver

·        Amendment in the Principal Notification No. 61/94-Custosm (N.T) dated 21.11.1994

·        Taxability of services provided in relation to remittance of money to India from overseas

RECENT FOREIGN COURT DECISIONS:

United Kingdom Supreme Court Decisions:

·        British American Tobacco Denmark A/S v Kazemier BV [2015] UKSC 65 (28 October 2015)

·        McGeough, R. v (Northern Ireland) [2015] UKSC 62 (21 October 2015)

·        JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2015] UKSC 64 (21 October 2015)

·        The United States of America v Nolan [2015] UKSC 63 (21 October 2015)

·        Mandalia v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] UKSC 59 (14 October 2015)

·        Gohil v Gohil [2015] UKSC 61 (14 October 2015)

·        Sharland v Sharland [2015] UKSC 60 (14 October 2015)

·        Shahid v Scottish Ministers (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 58 (14 October 2015)

·        Brennan v Prior & Ors [2015] EWHC 3082 (Ch) (28 October 2015)

England & Wales High Court (Chancery Division) Decisions:

·        Chloe Brennan v Anthony Francis Prior & Ors [2015] EWHC 3082 (Ch) (28 October 2015)

·        Lockston Group Inc v Nicholas Stewart Wood [2015] EWHC 2962 (Ch) (27 October 2015)

·        Bao Xiang International Garment Centre & Ors v British Airways Plc [2015] EWC 3071 (Ch) (27 October 2015)

·        Steven James Hunt v Withinshaw & Anor [2015] EWHC 3072 (Ch) (27 October 2015)

·        Bank St Petersburg PJSC & Anor v Vitaly Arkhangelsky & Ors [2015] EWHC 2997 (Ch) (23 October 2015)

·        Dermot Power & Ors v Richard Joseph Hodges & Ors [2015] EWHC 2983 (Ch) (23 October 2015)

·        Classic Property Developments (South East) Ltd v Ghausul Islam & Ors [2015] EWHC 2958 (Ch) (22 October 2015)

·        Carol Dutton & Ors v FDR Ltd [2015] EWHC 2946 (Ch) (21 October 2015)

·        Samuel John Fielden v Stephen Christie-Miller & Ors [2015] EWHC 2940 (Ch) (21 October 2015)

·        Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd v Devenkumar Keshavlal Taylor & Anor [2015] EWHC 2897 (Ch) (19 October 2015)

·        Barclays Wealth Trustees (Jersey) Ltd & Anor v HM Revenue & Customs [2015] EWHC 2878 (Ch) (15 October 2015)

·        Mr John Aidiniantz v The Sherlock Holmes International Society Ltd [2015] EWHC 2882 (Ch) (14 October 2015)

·        The Test Claimants in the FII Group Litigation v The Commissioners of Inland Revenue & Anor [2015] EWHC 2883 (Ch) (14 October 2015)
Six Continents Ltd & Anor v The Commissioners of lnland Revenue & Anor [2015] EWHC 2884 (Ch) (14 October 2015)

England & Wales High Court (Family Division) Decisions:

·        De Galea v Rafoni [2015] EWHC 3097 (Fam) (20 October 2015)

·        M (Children), Re (No 2) [2015] EWHC 2933 (Fam) (20 October 2015)

·        Louise Tickle v Council of the Borough of North Tyneside & Ors [2015] EWHC 2991 (Fam) (19 October 2015)

·        AF v HS [2015] EWHC 2968 (Fam) (15 October 2015)

·        A Local Authority v S [2015] EWHC 3010 (Fam) (15 October 2015)

·        A and B (Contact) (No 4) [2015] EWHC 2839 (Fam) (14 October 2015)

·        P, Re (Application for Secure Accommodation Order)[2015] EWHC 2971 (Fam) (12 October 2015)

·        SF v HL [2015] EWHC 2891 (Fam) (08 October 2015)

England & Wales High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Decisions:

·        Ms Anastasia Goncharova v Ms Natalia Zolotova & Ors [2015] EWHC 3061 (QB) (28 October 2015)

·        Glyn Jeffery Summers v The City and County of Cardiff [2015] EWHC 3066 (QB) (28 October 2015)

·        Kara Rayner v Wolferstans (A Firm) & Anor [2015] EWHC 2957 (QB) (23 October 2015)

·        Zia Ul Haque Tarakhil v The Home Office [2015] EWHC 2845 (QB) (21 October 2015)

·        Bartholomew Umeyor v Felix Nwakamma (Rev 1) [2015] EWHC 2980 (QB) (16 October 2015)

England & Wales High Court (Technology & Construction Court) Decisions:

·        GBM Minerals Engineering Consultants Ltd v GB Minerals Holdings Ltd [2015] EWHC 3091 (TCC) (28 October 2015)

·        Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd v Merit Merrell Technology Ltd [2015] EWHC 2915 (TCC) (23 October 2015)

·        The Dorchester Group Ltd (t/a the Dorchester Collection) v Kier Construction Ltd [2015] EWHC 3051 (TCC) (21 October 2015)

·        Science and Technology Facilities Council v MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd [2015] EWHC 2889 (TCC) (21 October 2015)

·        Husband and Brown Ltd v Mitch Developments Ltd [2015] EWHC 2900 (TCC) (16 October 2015)

·        Bloomberg LP v Malling Pre-Cast Ltd [2015] EWHC 2858 (TCC) (16 October 2015)

·        William Clark Partnership Ltd v Dock St PCT Ltd [2015] EWHC 2923 (TCC) (16 October 2015)

·        Shahow Qader & Ors v Esure Services Ltd [2015] EWHC B18 (TCC) (15 October 2015)

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Decision:

·        The National Housing Trust v YP Seaton & Associates Company Ltd (Jamaica) [2015] UKPC 43 (19 October 2015)