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SEBI issues circular permitting 155 entities to use e-KYC Aadhaar Authentication services as sub-KYC User Agency

On 20-02-2022, Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI') has issued guidelines on entities allowed to use e-KYC Aadhaar Authentication

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court: Mere allocation of coal does not amount to ‘proceeds of crime’ u/S 2(1) (u) of PMLA, 2002; Proof of monetary gains wrongfully obtained from such allocation is mandatory

Delhi High Court: Yashwant Varma J. categorically held that an allocation of coal cannot possibly be viewed as amounting to ‘proceeds of

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Justice M.M. Sundresh – An Ardent Supporter of Environment Preservation

by Ritu Singh†

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Tihar Jail Crime Syndicate| Supreme Court directs conman Sukash Chandra to reveal names of persons involved in Rs. 200 crores extortion case

Supreme Court: In a highly controversial extortion case of about Rs. 200 crores in Delhi’s Tihar jail, the 3-judge Bench of Uday

Legislation Updates Rules & Regulations

Use of biodegradable plastic, introduced vide Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022

On 6-07-2022 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change further amended the Plastics Waste Management Rules, 2016 by adding a second

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court | Courts cannot be hyper technical in their approach when it comes to petitions under S. 125, CrPC ; son liable to maintain father

Bombay High Court: Vibha Kankanwadi, J. partly allowed a writ petition setting aside the judgment and order of Additional Sessions Judge and

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court transfers Matrimonial suit showing leniency towards wife

Calcutta High Court: Ananda Kumar Mukherjee, J. took cognizance of a petition which was preferred by the petitioner -wife praying for transfer

Case Briefs High Courts

Received a wrong product while shopping online? Read how Kerala HC addresses grievance of person who received wrong laptop from Flipkart

Kerala High Court: In an interesting case Ziyad Rahman A.A., J., directed the District Police Chief to take action against the e-commerce

Case Briefs High Courts

Bail matter highlights “corruption” in Anti-Corruption Bureau; Karnataka HC judge alleges transfer threat for his observations against ACB and ADGP

Karnataka High Court: HP Sandesh J. while dealing with an application filed under Section 439 Criminal Procedure Code, ‘CrPC’ by Deputy Commissioner

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court | Independent Non-Executive Director not liable for acts of company when not involved in day-to-day business

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of K.R. Shriram and Milind N. Jadhav, JJ. took cognizance of a petition which was filed

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court | Fundamental duty to protect animals from cruelty; Directions issued to SP for finding out stolen pig from Court premises

Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J. disposed of a writ petition with certain directions to police authorities in relation to an investigation

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

When does a vessel support service qualify as ‘Export of Services’? AAR explains

Tamil Nadu Authority for Advance Ruling: T.G. Venkatesh, Additional Commissioner, and K. Latha, Joint Commissioner held that concerning vessel support services provided

Case Briefs High Courts

Jharkhand High Court | Criminal proceedings against Directors cannot continue when the Company has not been arrayed as a party

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J., quashed the criminal proceeding registered under Sections 420, 406, 34, 120-B of the Penal Code

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court emphasizes on the importance of husband’s/father’s obligation towards estranged wife/child; Upholds maintenance decree granted by Family Court

The malafide intentions of an estranged husband is to depress his income as much as possible, for sadistic pleasure, of seeing the agony of someone, who has no choice, but to be dependent on him, may be dictated by egoistic propensity to also possibly teach his wife a lesson for not falling in line with whatever be his dictates.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Formation of reasons to believe for search & seizure under Income Tax Act is an administrative function, to be tested by judicial restraint: SC

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Hemant Gupta* and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ., held that non-supply of satisfaction note to the assessee will

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court allows termination of 27+weeks pregnancy of minor child victim of 13 years; Foetus to be preserved for criminal case under POCSO

Madras High Court: Abdul Quddhose, J. permitted the termination of pregnancy of 27+ week of a minor child victim of offence under

Case Briefs High Courts

Whether writ petition on cancellation of GST Registration affecting the Right to Livelihood is maintainable? Uttaranchal High Court answers

Uttaranchal High Court: The division bench of Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, acting C.J., Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, J., held in the writ petition is

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court | No protective gears provided to the sanitation workers; DM and Nagar Ayukt, summoned [Manual Scavenging]

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Rajesh Bindal, CJ. and J.J. Munir, J. had taken note of a news item published

Case Briefs High Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Substitution of an appointment on compassionate grounds through contractual appointment held illegal; directions issued

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Malimath, CJ. and Vishal Mishra, J. allowed a writ petition directing

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT| Sahara Hospitality to go through Corporate Insolvency Process

National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai: The Bench of P.N. Deshmukh, J., Judicial Member, and Shyam Babu Gautam, Technical Member admitted