Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies Archives

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CESTAT | Appellant not liable to pay Service Tax under the Head “Franchise Services” on activity of granting license to third party; Tribunal allows appeal

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): A Division Bench of Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) and P. Anjani Kumar (Technical Member),

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CCI | No contravention of anti-trust laws or rise of any competition concern: Commission dismisses complaint against WhatsApp alleging unfair business

Competition Commission of India (CCI): The Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Members) while addressing

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Death of five-year-old girl due to starvation and illness in Agra: NHRC issues notice to UP Govt.

National Human Rights Commission India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 5-year-old girl has allegedly died due

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh over reported rape and murder of an 18-year old Dalit girl

The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that an 18-year old Dalit girl was found

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Pursuing stale claims and multiplicity proceedings in no manner sub-serves public interest; Goa Govt. to finally notify an area of 46.11 sq km as ‘private forest’

National Green Tribunal (NGT): A Division Bench of Justice Sheo Kumar Singh (Judicial Member) and Satyawan Singh Garbyal (Expert Member) while addressing

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | Whether provisions of Limitation Act, 1963 vide S. 238A of I&B Code, 2016 will be applicable to all NPA cases or not? Tribunal answers

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): Full Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat (Acting Chairperson) and Justice Anant Bijay Singh (Member, judicial) and

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC decides to refer jailed poet-activist Vara Vara Rao’s medical report sent by Maharashtra Government to its expert panel

The National Human Rights Commission decided to get examined the medical report of Vara Vara Rao, sent by the Government of Maharashtra

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CAT | Postal Authorities directed to consider applicant for suitable vacant position in order to ensure sustenance of his family; applicant lost his job in wake of prevailing Covid-19 crisis

Central Administrative Tribunal, Kolkata: The Coram of Bidisha Banerjee (Judicial Member) and Nandita Chatterjee (Administrative Member) allowed the application granting the desired

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SAT | Reason for bringing in a minimum public shareholding requirement under Securities Contracts (Regulations) Rules is to ensure non-concentration of shares at the hands of a single person or a group of persons

Securities Appellate Tribunal: The Coram of Tarun Aggarwal (Presiding Officer), C.K.G Nair (Member) and M.T. Joshi (Judicial Officer) dismissed the appeal of

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | RTI application seeking information regarding PM Narendra Modi’s tea stall disposed of; Western Railway to file an affidavit stating no records available

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amita Pandove (Information Commissioner) disposed of the second appeal filed seeking information regarding the tea stall that was issued

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | Information about names and particulars of students is personal information held by school in a fiduciary capacity disclosure of which invades children’s privacy

Central Information Commission (CIC): Y.K. Sinha (Information Commissioner) addressed an RTI application filed seeking the following information: Names of students of Class 8th

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT │ Claim for pension is statutory right and claimant has every right to be granted the same; Application for revision of pension allowed

Armed Forces Tribunal: A Division Bench of Justice Rajendra Menon (Chairperson) and Lt. Gen Phillip Campose (Member) A, allowed the application. In

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLT | Petitioner failed to establish a contractual relationship with the corporate Debtor; Tribunal dismisses application

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): A Division Bench of Chandra Bhan Singh (Technical Member) and Suchitra Kanuparthi (Judicial Member) dismissed an application

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC issues notice to UP Govt. & Union Ministry of Jal Shakti over alleged gang-rape, murder of minor girl

The National Human Rights Commission India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 13-year-old girl belonging to Scheduled Caste

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC | Police officer asks a 16 year old girl to dance in lieu of registering FIR against molestation

The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that an Inspector of Govind Nagar police

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CAT | An employee has no vested right to hold on to a particular post when he is transferred to another post, CAT deliberates

Central Administrative Tribunal, Ernakulam: The Coram of P. Madhavan (Judicial Member) and K.V. Eapen (Administrative Member) disposed the application denying relief to

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

ITAT| Treating entire bogus purchases as the income of the Assessee when not appropriate? ITAT explains

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad: Dealing with the issue on accommodation entries and bogus purchases, the Tribunal has said that the entire

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

[Medical Negligence] NCDRC | Rigid protocols prevailed over medical ethics; Hospital has right to insist payment but the prime duty is the care of emergency patient

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Bench of Dr S.M. Kantikar (Presiding Member) and Dinesh Singh (Member), while addressing the issue

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT rejects Corporate Creditor’s demand of payment of outstanding operational debt worth Rs 58 crores, after finding ‘plausible contention’ in debtor’s arguments

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi: The 3-Member Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat (Acting Chairperson), V.P. Singh, Member (Technical) and

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Children with special needs buried neck-deep in compost pits to find cure of their deformities: NHRC issues notice to Karnataka Govt.

NHRC notice to Karnataka Government over practice of neck deep burying of children in compost pits to find cure for their deformities