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In 2005, a US couple sold their farm during bankruptcy, IRS sent them a tax bill, Supreme Court settled who paysThe case, Hall v. United States, involved Lynwood and Brenda Hall, who filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 12 of the US Bankruptcy Code in A...
High Court nixes 27 pc OBC reservation in Madhya Pradesh, restores pre-2019 quota of 14 pcThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently deemed the 2019 OBC reservation law unconstitutional, reinstating the reservation rate to 14 per...
In 1977, US couple swapped apartment building, transferred property to a partnership the same day: Why a court told IRS their tax break staysThe US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the decision in favour of Norman J. and Beverly G. Magneson in February 1985, rejectin...
SC prima facie finds Jharkhand DGP appointment rules contrary to earlier rulingIn a recent legal development, the Supreme Court has highlighted potential issues with the DGP appointment regulations in Jharkhand, sugges...
In 1972, US investor received property, agreed to swap it same day, IRS challenged his tax treatment: Why court couldn't tax the exchangeThis case involves Joseph R. Bolker and his property called Montebello. Things got complicated and the issue eventually went all the way to...
Higher EPS pension: Pensioners seek PM Modi’s intervention over EPFO's stance on higher pension casesEPS pension: In a recent letter to Prime Minister Modi, the National Confederation of Pensioner Associations highlighted critical issues wi...
Daughter-in-law claimed right to ‘shared household’; senior citizen sought eviction: Here’s what Delhi HC ruledThe Delhi High Court recently upheld an eviction ruling that affects a daughter-in-law, amidst a nuanced legal struggle that weighs the int...
Married daughter becomes sole legal heir for father's land without patta, her ownership rights were rejected by authorities; High Court orders to accept her claimHimachal Pradesh High Court has quashed an order denying a woman patta for land her father was granted in 1972, ruling that the Nautor Land...
In 1979, Oregon family sold 1,843 acres, IRS demanded tax, then mostly lost: How a ruling changed tax-deferred property exchangesBack in 1967, an Oregon family's sale of their 1,843 acres of timberland sparked a major dispute with the IRS. The case ended up in the Nin...
Electricity subsidy for existing businesses is taxable, Supreme Court rulesThe Supreme Court recently ruled that electricity subsidies granted under the Income Tax Act are subject to taxation as revenue receipts. T...
Max Verstappen beats Kimi Antonelli to win F1's Bahrain GP in Malaysia as George Russell retiresMax Verstappen claimed his first victory of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, amid challenging wet conditions and car techn...
US Supreme Court to hear clash over Trump's immigration detention policyThe US Supreme Court has decided to review a contentious issue surrounding the mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants, a policy bor...
New liquor shops to keep 500-metre distance from schools, religious sites in West BengalWest Bengal has tightened the norms for opening new retail liquor outlets, increasing the minimum distance from schools, colleges and relig...
SC seeks response from West Bengal, others on TMC MP's plea alleging eviction from circuit houseThe Supreme court directed the West Bengal governmnet and other to file responses to TMC MP Mahua Moitra's plea alleging that district admi...
US Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume third-country deportationsThe US Supreme Court has permitted the deportation of migrants to third countries without the chance to present their concerns. This decisi...
US appeals court rules against Kalshi, says states can regulate prediction marketsThe 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals said Kalshi has not shown that its sports event contracts are "swaps" that should be regulated exclusiv...
US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent case"Apple's Taptic Engine is fundamentally different from Taction's technology, which Taction's own testing of Apple's products confirmed duri...
US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent caseA US jury ruled that Apple owes San Diego-based Taction more than $5.7 billion for using its patented technology to power the haptic feedba...
US Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third timeThe US Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to reinstate Missouri’s new Republican-friendly congressional map, allowing the state to use i...
In 2007, an Idaho couple began building a home near Priest Lake; EPA ordered them to restore the property or risk fines exceeding $40,000 a day, beginning a 16-year Supreme Court battleA long legal battle over wetlands near Priest Lake reached the Supreme Court. The EPA claimed the Sacketts' property wetlands were "waters ...