Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002

S. 34 : SARFAESI Act-Jurisdiction-DRT-Civil Court-Only DRT which would have exclusive jurisdiction to try such matters, to total exclusion of Civil Court. [S. 13, 17]

Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988
S.2(9) : Benami transaction-Availability of alternative remedy-Writ-Statutory appeal-Supreme Court-Observations of Division Bench on merits not to be treated as findings on merits. [S. 26(3), 46, Art. 136, Art. 226]

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
S. 5 : Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002-Attachment of property-Rights of secured creditor-Pending decision on validity of provisional attachment, interim arrangement was necessary to avoid wastage or encroachment. Sale proceeds were safeguarded with Court. [S.8]

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
S. 14 : Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process-Moratorium-Jurisdiction of NCLT-NCLT cannot exercise jurisdiction over every issue concerning corporate debtor simply because corporate debtor is in insolvency, it is only those issues which arise solely out of insolvency of corporate debtor that can be adjudicated upon by NCLT under section 60(5)(c) [S. 60(5), Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, S.60]

S. 276B : Offences and prosecutions-Failure to pay to the credit tax deducted at source-Delay was due to crisis in company-No mala fide intention of evasion on part-Prosecution after a lapse of more than three years quashed. [S.133A]

S. 276B : Offences and prosecutions-Failure to pay to the credit tax deducted at source-Delay was due to crisis in company-No mala fide intention-Prosecution after a lapse of more than three years High Court quashing-Delay of 239 days-SLP dismissed on Supreme Court Special leave petition dismissed on ground of delay. [Art. 136]

S.271D: Penalty-Takes or accepts any loan or deposit-Share application money-Not a loan or deposit-Penalty under section 271D/271E deleted..[S. 269SS, 269T, 271E]

S. 271C : Penalty-Failure to deduct TDS-Reasonable cause-Reliance on professional/legal opinions-Penalty deleted.[S. 201(1), 201(1A), 260A, 273B]

S. 271B : Penalty-Failure to get accounts audited-Delay explained by searches/seizures-Quality of cause shown more important than length of delay. [S. 44AB, 132.]

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Defective notice-Not specifying the charge-Concealment of income-Inaccurate particulars of income-Non-application of mind-Order of Tribunal quashing the penalty was affirmed.[S. 260A, 274]