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Delhi High Court | PMLA seeks to subserve a larger public policy imperative; Moratorium under S.14 IBC does not affect ED’s attachment power under PMLA

An order of attachment when made under the PMLA does not result in the corporate debtor or the Resolution Professional facing a fait accompli.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Vice Chancellor’s appointment contrary to Section 10 of State University Act, 2019 and Regulation 7.3.0 of the UGC Regulations illegal: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In an appeal against the judgment passed by the Uttaranchal High Court, wherein the Court has set aside

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Judicial order cannot be passed on application requesting hearing of review by a particular judge; It’s Chief Justice’s administrative call: SC

Supreme Court: In an interesting question raised before it that compelled the bench of Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath*, JJ to reserve

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab and Haryana High Court stays arrest of Deepak Chaurasia; directs him to appear before Trial Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant petition preferred by Deepak Chaurasia, against the order dated 28-10-2022 whereby his bail

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court set aside conviction on non-compliance of mandatory condition u/S. 50 of NDPS Act of informing accused of his personal search in presence of Gazetted Officer/Magistrate

Delhi High Court: While deciding the instant appeal directed against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by

Case Briefs Supreme Court

PILs against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren ‘bald allegations’ & ‘abuse of process of court’; High Court should have dismissed the PILs at the very threshold: SC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, CJ and S. Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia*, JJ has set aside the order

Case Briefs Supreme Court

As all convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case walk free, read why Supreme Court ordered their release

Supreme Court: In an appeal relating to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, the division bench of B.R. Gavai and B.V.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bound to protect Constitutional Rights of women, Calcutta High Court regularises domestic violence application filed by minor

The Court held that application filed by minor under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act cannot be dismissed on the grounds of maintainability especially when she had attained majority before the date of final order.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Civil Court can try debt recovery suit against bank or financial institution; Scope & effect of parallel proceeding before DRT explained: SC

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul*, Abhay S. Oka and Vikram Nath, JJ, while dealing with the issue relating

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court commutes death sentence of a rape and murder convict, due to ill-effects of 10 years of solitary confinement

Supreme Court: In appeal against the judgment passed by the Karnataka High Court three-judge bench of Uday Umesh Lalit*, C.J.,

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court strikes down R. 14(2)(b) of Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Rules, 1998 being ultra vires the provisions of S. 11 Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996

Delhi High Court: In a petition filed challenging the vires of Rule 14 of Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court| Existence of arbitration agreement does not bar reference to Facilitation Council; MSMED Act has an overriding effect over the provisions of the Arbitration Act, 1996

Supreme Court: The division bench of Uday Umesh Lalit, C.J. and Bela M. Trivedi*, J. has held that the provisions

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad High Court dismisses appeal against acquittal order in Babri Masjid Demolition Case

Allahabad High Court: In an appeal against the judgment passed by the Special Judge acquitting the accused persons in Babri

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

National Green Tribunal directs for replacing 15 years old diesel generator sets with new ones which run on cleaner fuel

National Green Tribunal | The bench comprising of Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), JJ., and A. Senthil Vel (Expert

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

Who is an E-Commerce Operator? Karnataka AAR answers

Authority for Advanced Ruling (Karnataka): In an application sought for advance ruling, the two-member bench of M.P. Ravi Prasad and

Case Briefs District Court

Bombay Court grants bail to Sanjay Raut and Pravin Raut; Twin bail conditions u/S 45 PMLA satisfied

City Sessions Court, Mumbai: In a bail application filed by Pravin Raut (A3) and Sanjay Raut (A5) against arrest made

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Left with no alternative”, Supreme Court acquits all 3 accused in Chhawla Gang Rape and Murder case

“The prosecution has to bring home the charges levelled against them beyond reasonable doubt, which the prosecution has failed to do in the instant case, resultantly, the Court is left with no alternative but to acquit the accused, though involved in a very heinous crime.”

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

AAR [West Bengal] | Conservancy and solid waste management services are exempted from GST, if the value of goods involved in such composite supply does not exceed 25% of the value of supply

Authority for Advance Ruling [West Bengal]: In an application sought for advance ruling on the question, whether conservancy/solid waste management services is

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court |Handing over cash to a public servant would be considered “proceeds of crime” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

Supreme Court: In a case wherein the appeal challenged the final judgment and order passed by the High Court of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

[Solid Waste Management] NGT directs Municipal Corporation to focus on preventing landfill fires and remediation of its legacy waste

National Green Tribunal | The bench comprising of Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson), Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), JJ., and A. Senthil