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NCLAT | I&B Code, speed and NCLT– Directs to take up the matter without going into merits and digging in deep

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Coram of Justice M. Venugopal, Acting Chairperson, V.P. Singh, Technical Member and Ashok Kumar Mishra,

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Pre arrest bail of the accused at this stage is likely to impair a fair investigation; Court rejects application

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., rejected an application filed for seeking pre-arrest bail whereby the petitioner was apprehending arrest registered under

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CBI | Abetted and accomplished but still addressed ‘abetment’– Substantive offence for forgery dwindled to ‘abetment to forgery’– Infuriated Court takes cognizance under S. 467 IPC

Central Bureau of Investigation, Ghaziabad (CBI)-Shivank Singh, Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) while taking cognizance under Sections 420, 467, 468 & 471 IPC,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Can cenvat credit be availed on event management services? Tribunal explains

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Ashok Jindal (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed against the impugned order

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Make people aware of mechanism for identification and deportation of persons suspected to be illegal migrants; HC directs Bihar government

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ and S. Kumar, J., asked the State government to sensitize people regarding

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[Violence against Doctors] Ker HC | “Attacks on Doctors cannot be condoned”; HC directs State to give publicity to penal consequences of such attacks and increase awareness

Kerala High Court: Finding it shocking and unbelievable that were 278 attacks against Doctors, Nurses and Healthcare Workers in the State of

Case Briefs Supreme Court

It is not for the employee to insist transfer or deny it at a particular place; SC holds transfer isn’t a right of employee but discretion of employer

Supreme Court: In a landmark case, the Division Bench of M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., held that an employee has no

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Scope of Interference under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in Contractual Matters – Need for Certainty in Jurisprudence

by Ashwini Chawla† and Aditya Pratap Singh Rathore††

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC resolves quandary over interplay of S. 9 and S. 17 of Arbitration Act, answers whether court can entertain application for interim measures after arbitral tribunal has been constituted

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of Indira Banerjee and J.K. Maheshwari, JJ. held that once an Arbitral Tribunal is constituted, the

Case Briefs High Courts

Tri HC | Service of notice of meetings of the advisory board necessary specifying list of business to be transacted; Court allows appeal explaining Tripura Plantation Labour Rules, 1954

Tripura High Court: The Division Bench of Akil Kureshi, CJ. and S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., allowed an appeal which was filed challenging the

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[Post Poll Murder] Ker HC | Rejection of bail would result in protraction of trial and indefinite detention; HC grants bail to Communist Party activists in post-poll murder case

Kerala High Court: K.Haripal, J., granted bail to the accused involved in post poll murder case of a Muslim League member. The

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Resolution Applicant under IBC not allowed to withdraw/modify its Resolution Plan, once submitted for approval of NCLT: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ. has held that under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016,

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | What is the role of will/intention in evasion of payment of duty? Tribunal explains

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal in relation to evasion of payment of

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Transfer of the only teacher in school stayed until State’s reply; Court holds order as illegal, without application of mind and contrary to the public policy

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Sanjay Dwivedi, J., decided in the matter of a petition which was filed challenging an order whereby the

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Jhar HC | “Duty of Forest Guards is to guard not only forest but also animals”; HC emphasises on need to protect fauna along with flora

Jharkhand High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Ranjan, CJ., and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., addressed the disturbing incident pertaining to death

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Everything You Need to Know About Music Sampling: The Indian Perspective

by Prashanth S. Shivadass and Rachana Pise*

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Court directs State to abide by the guidelines framed by the Centre for vaccination of the Transgenders

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Sangeet Lodha and Vinit Kumar Mathur, JJ., disposed off a petition with directions which was

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The Singapore Mediation Convention: A Long Pending Catharsis for Mediation and an Urgent Need for India to Ratify

by Iram Majid†

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Difficult to fathom Corpn. was oblivious of Statutory requirements; HC comes down heavily on Patna Municipal Corpn. for failure to get its vehicles registered under MV Act

Patna High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ., and Partha Sarthy, J. slammed Patna Municipal Corporation for operating its vehicles

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Refusal to sign Form FA- A material irregularity but the other relevant considerations to not initiate CIRP gains primacy-Abuse of process obviated

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Coram of Justice Jarat Kumar Jain, Judicial Member and Dr Ashok Kumar Mishra, Technical Member