Brother refused to give sister her share; Bombay HC upholds her 1/3 property right after mother gave her share to sonThe Bombay High Court has recently ruled in favor of a sister's claim to a portion of family property, rejecting her brother’s objections. ...
23 Oct, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Retired employee gets income tax notice over Rs 9.29 lakh leave encashment; ITAT Jaipur cancels it and gives him full tax exemption, here's whyMr. Gupta, a former employee of the State Bank of India, found himself facing an income tax notice concerning Rs 9.29 lakh in leave encashm...
23 Oct, 2026, 08.42 AM IST
Retired bank employee claims tax exemption on Rs 9.53 lakh leave encashment, faces income tax notice and wins full relief at ITAT JaipurAfter retiring from the State Bank of India, Chhaju found himself facing a tax exemption cap of Rs 3 lakh on his leave encashment totaling ...
23 Oct, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
In 2012, a Philadelphia property went to a tax sale after unpaid bills piled up; years later, the fight over leftover money continuedNotably, James died in 2016. Then Loretta Leverett went to the court. She said that she was the surviving spouse and an interested party. S...
23 Oct, 2026, 01.36 AM IST
Tax matters, as does capital: Is it time for India to reconsider its LTCG tax policy on listed equities amid rising global competition?Debate on long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax and securities transaction tax (STT) has gained momentum, with the government recognizing its ...
22 Oct, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Meta hit with a staggering $25 billion penalty in New Mexico privacy case linked to Cambridge Analytica scandal-here's what happenedMeta has been sentenced to pay a staggering $25 billion for consumer protection infractions in New Mexico. These violations arose from misl...
22 Oct, 2026, 01.51 AM IST
Can race-neutral school admissions policies still discriminate? What’s at stake in the US Supreme Court’s Maryland school caseThe US Supreme Court is set to examine the contested admission policy in Montgomery County affecting Asian-American students. The court's r...
21 Oct, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
In 2021, a Baltimore property entered the tax-sale system despite a $13,478 tax payment; what did the court say?The house at 2426 Reisterstown Road in Baltimore was bought by Frederick Williams in 2020. On April 22, 2021, he paid the city $13,478.67 b...
21 Oct, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
CMRL bribery case: SC stays for a week probe against former Keralam CM Pinarayi Vijayan, othersThe Supreme Court issued a one-week stay on the investigation involving former Keralam chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his family. This...
21 Oct, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
In 1999, a Texas family lost its mineral rights in a tax foreclosure; 20 years later, heirs challenged the sale, what did the state Supreme Court say?In April 2024, the Supreme Court of Texas considered a dispute. It involved mineral interests that were sold at a tax auction in 1999. It w...
20 Oct, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
SC to hear on Oct 21 Vijayan's plea in CMRL case, YSRCP petition on local body pollsOn Wednesday, a special Supreme Court bench will hear two important pleas connected with ongoing issues. One plea is from the YSRCP claimin...
20 Oct, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
Rs 24 crore cash sales in Form 26AS, Rs 4-crore tax demand: How a five-star hotel cook won his case in Delhi High CourtMr. Lalit, a cook at Hotel Ashoka, received a surprising income tax notice claiming Rs 4 crore. This notice cited Rs 24 crore in cash sales...
20 Oct, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
In 2021, a Pennsylvania woman's property was auctioned over a $7,771 tax bill; she claimed she was told the notice concerned a trailer, but court rejected her appealThe tax bureau had sent her a certified letter about the unpaid taxes in April 2020. In that same year, it sent her another notice by certi...
19 Oct, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
Global investors against use of judicial anti-avoidance rule by tax officialsInternational investors have raised concerns regarding the Indian Income-tax authorities' invocation of the judicial anti-avoidance rule. A...
19 Oct, 2026, 01.42 AM IST
- In 2018, a $6,123 tax debt put a New Orleans property in play; a $6,883 tax-sale bid led to a legal battle over ownership
James M. Thorrick, on September 20, 2004, bought the property at 739-741 Montegut Street. According to the court records, he failed to pay ...
18 Oct, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Albertsons demands $8 billion from Kroger after $24.6 billion mega-merger collapses - Here's why the grocery giants are fightingAlbertsons has taken a bold step by suing Kroger for nearly $8 billion following a failed merger attempt. The lawsuit accuses Kroger of fai...
14 Oct, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
In 2000, Allen Paulson left behind $193 million fortune, unpaid taxes, family inheritance fight led US authorities to pursue his heirsPaulson died on July 19, 2000, leaving behind an estate valued at $193.4 million for federal estate-tax purposes. Most of his assets were h...
13 Oct, 2026, 10.50 PM IST