CAT Chairman cannot stay the proceedings pending before a larger bench of High Court
Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of the powers of the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), the Bench of R. Banumathi
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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – January 2019
TOP STORIES Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code upheld in entirety The provisions contained in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 pass the constitutional
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Erstwhile Directors of corporate debtor must be given the resolution plans for attending CoC meetings
Supreme Court: The Bench of RF Nariman and Navin Sinha, JJ, yet again dealing with an issue relating to the Insolvency and
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M Nageswara Rao’s appointment as interim CBI director: Now Justice NV Ramana also recuses himself
Supreme Court: After CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Dr. AK Sikri, Justice NV Ramana becomes the third judge to recuse himself from
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SC| Legitimate expectation is not a wish or desire that can be demanded as a right
Supreme Court: “The legitimate expectation is not a wish or a desire or a hope, therefore, it cannot be claimed or demanded
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SC again refuses to stay the amendments to SC/ST Act; Matter to be heard on Feb 19
Supreme Court: The Court once gain refused to stay amendments to the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act)
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SC| Appeal against order passed under Section 51 of FERA lies before Appellate Tribunal only
Supreme Court: The bench of AM Sapre and Indira Banerjee, JJ has held that the appellate forum for deciding the appeals arising
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SC| Madhya Pradesh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 doesn’t prohibit ADM from passing orders
Supreme Court: In the case where it was being contended that the Additional District Magistrate had no jurisdiction to pass order under
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SC| Secured creditor can file winding up petition even after obtaining a recovery certificate from DRT
Supreme Court: In a case dealing with companies defaulting a loan of Rs. 48 Crores including interest from Kotak Mahindra Bank, the
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SC| Settled possession of a property means effective and undisturbed possession
Supreme Court: In a matter where the plaintiff had no document to prove his possession of a property, but claimed possessory
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SC asks Centre to provide details on Detention centres and Foreigners detained in Assam
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has directed the Centre to provide the details of the functional
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SC| Appellant Courts should be careful while rejecting application for filing ‘crucial’ additional evidence
Supreme Court: In an appeal filed against the decision of the Allahabad High Court where it had rejected the application under Section
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10% reservation to economically backward candidates from general category: SC issues notice to Centre
Supreme Court: Agreeing to examine the Centre’s decision to grant 10 % reservation in jobs and education to poor candidates belonging to general
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SC| Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code upheld in entirety; a ‘paradise lost’ for defaulters [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The bench of RF Nariman and Navin Sinha, JJ has, in a landmark verdict, upheld the validity of the Insolvency
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SC| No stay on proposed amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Supreme Court: A bench headed by Justice Dr, AK Sikri refused to stay the proposed amendments to the SC & ST (Prevention of
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After CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice AK Sikri recuses himself from plea against M Nageswara Rao’s appointment as CBI’s interim Director
Supreme Court: After CJI Ranjan Gogoi recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Centre’s decision to appoint M Nageswara Rao as interim
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SC| NDMC Bye-laws introducing ‘Unit Area Method’ for determining ‘rateable value’, violative of the NDMC Act
Supreme Court: The Bench of Dr. AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has declared the New Delhi Municipal Council (Determination of Annual
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SC| 40-50% disability limit for the post of Civil Judge is logical considering the nature of the job
Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph, JJ held that prescription of disability to the extent of 40%-50% for
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SC| Child born out of an irregular marriage is legitimate and entitled to inherit his father’s property
Supreme Court: The bench of NV Ramana and MM Shantanagoudar, JJ, on the issue relating to legality of the marriage of a
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Reliance’ s plea challenging MERC Tariff Regulation ‘affecting’ one of it’s thermal plants dismissed
Supreme Court: In the matter where the validity of a tariff regulation framed by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) was under
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