SAT | SEBI exonerated preferential allottees, exit providers and LTP contributors from manipulation | SAT terms it ‘cryptic’
Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT): A Bench of Justice Tarun Agarwala SEBI(Presiding Officer) and M.T. Joshi (Judicial Member) allowed a few appeals and
Continue readingMP HC | Clause 3.3 of Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Bal Kalyan Scheme challenged as prescription of a cutoff date from 1st March, 2021 onwards defies benevolent object of Scheme
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammed Rafiq CJ and Vijay Kumar Shukla J. issues notice to the State in
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[Bengal Post Poll Violence] Cal HC | State from very beginning had been denying everything, the way State was proceeding in matter, did not inspire confidence; NHRC constitutes committee to examine complaints
Calcutta High Court: Full Bench of Rajesh Bindal, C.J.(A), I.P. Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen, Subrata Talukdar, JJ., on 18-06-2021 heard a
Continue readingPat HC | “Health Department is severely deficient in terms of manpower”; HC directs State to be flexible regarding maximum age limit of 37 years in appointing doctors
Patna High Court: Ashutosh Kumar, J., directed the Bihar government to consider representation made by the petitioners for appointment in the State
Continue reading[Affidavits] Ori HC | Is the common practice of advocate’s clerk swearing an affidavit permissible in law? Is there an exception, if yes, upto what extent?
Orissa High Court: S. K. Panigrahi, J., dismissed the bail application being found defective as the affidavit was sworn by the advocate’s
Continue readingP&H HC | Inaction to legitimately end matrimonial alliance from wife before entering into live-in-relationship is incongruous
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arun Monga, J., held that inaction to legitimately end matrimonial alliance from wife while seeking protection for
Continue readingKar HC | Merely because second marriage is permissible in Mohammedan law it does not mean that right to marry a minor girl accrues; Bail denied inspite victim gave ‘no objection’
Karnataka High Court: K Natarajan, J., rejected the prayer for bail and dismissed the petition. The instant criminal petition was filed under
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[Equal Pay for Equal Work] ECJ holds TESCO stores are single-source/employer for its different distribution centers; pay gap between workers of a different sex can hit by EU laws
European Court of Justice (ECJ): The Second Chamber composed of A. Arabadjiev, President of the Chamber, A. Kumin, T. von Danwitz (Rapporteur),
Continue readingHP HC | Can an application for addition/ alteration of charges be made by State at the stage when the matter is fixed for arguments? Court explains
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Jyotsna Rewal Dua, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such
Continue readingOri HC | Anticipatory bail rejected due to petitioner being a journalist/influential person having political connections; Offence being economic offence, custodial interrogation demanded
Orissa High Court: S. Pujahari, J., dismissed the application under Section 438 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 filed by the petitioner being
Continue readingSEBI | Not so “independent” Independent director and a concocted scheme with affinity and consanguinity |SEBI takes on each violation with mordant remarks
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member, in a detailed 167 paged order, following the principles of
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Deconstructing the threshold requirements for homebuyers under IBC
by Mitali Ingawale† & Sumit Kulkarni††
Continue readingPat HC | We are not just fighting a pandemic; we are fighting an infodemic; HC slams Bihar government over reluctance to put credible stats of Covid deaths in public domain
Patna High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Sanjay Karol, CJ., and S. Kumar, J., addressed the issue as to whether more
Continue reading[Farmer’s Protest] P&H HC | Illegal blockade by protesting farmers; HC constitutes committee to reconcile war of conflicting rights with Adani Group
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Manjari Nehru Kaul, J., had directed constituted a committee to find a way forward to put an
Continue readingKar HC | ‘Default bail’ granted under S. 167 (2) CrPC in case of non-compliance of notice under S. 43-D of UAPA
Karnataka High Court: S. Vishwajith Shetty, J. quashed the extension order and granted bail under Section 167 (2) Criminal Procedure Code. The
Continue reading[Lakshadweep Regulations] Ker HC | Draft stipulations are premature, cannot be assailed through PIL
Kerala High Court: T.R. Ravi, J., held that draft stipulation could not be accepted for the challenge as the same is premature
Continue readingSikk HC | ‘Honourable acquittal’, ‘acquittal giving benefit of doubt’ raises and rests presumption-Difference demerits a candidate of merit | No room for error in judicial services
Sikkim High Court: J.K. Maheshwari, CJ, dismissed a petition considering it to be bereft of merit which had sought to continue on
Continue readingMP HC | Police comes up with the argument that the CCTV cameras are dysfunctional in order to cover up instances of unlawful detention; Court demands explanations
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Atul Sreedharan, J., took up a petition which was filed aggrieved by the action of the respondents, who
Continue readingUtt HC | Covid 19 infection, vaccination and precautions in the prisons; Court issues directions, forms committee
Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ. and Alok Kumar Verma, J., have been hearing a series of
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