Application for removal of company’s name to be made to Registrar C-PACE
On 17-4-2023, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies) Amendment Rules,
Amendment
Time limit for assessment of combinations reduced vide Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023
On 11-4-2023, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 to amend the Competition Act, 2002. Key Points:
“Implementation of Policies by groups” introduced vide PML (Maintenance of Records) Amendment Rules, 2023
On 7-3-2023, the Ministry of Finance notified the Prevention of Money- laundering (Maintenance of Records) Amendment Rules, 2023 to amend the Prevention
Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Amendment) Order, 2023
On 6-3-2023, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution notified the Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts (Amendment) Order,
Provision for Transfer of gametes and embryos for personal use, introduced vide Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023
On 24-2-2022, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notified the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023 to amend the Assisted
Rule 21 B providing units dealing in aircraft leasing activities, introduced vide SEZ (Amendment) Rules, 2023
On 24-2-2023, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Rules, 2023 to amend the Special Economic Zones
CBDT revises Form No. 10B & Form No. 10BB vide Income-tax (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2023
On 21-2-2023, the Ministry of Finance notified the Income-tax (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2023 to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962. The provisions will
SEBI introduces Chapter VI A on Obligations of Manager vide SEBI (REIT) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023
On 14-2-2023, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) notified the SEBI (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 to amend
SEBI introduces Chapter VIB on Obligations of Investment Managers vide SEBI (InvIT)(Amendment) Regulations, 2023
On 14-2-2023, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’) issued the SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendments) Regulations, 2023 to amend the
Supreme Court| Pre-amended Section 34(2)(a) shall be applicable on arbitration proceedings commenced and concluded prior to amendment of 2019
Upholding the Karnataka High Court order, the Supreme Court held that the Karnataka High Court has not committed any error in permitting the respondents to file affidavits/additional evidence in the proceedings under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act. However, permitted the appellant to cross-examine and/or produce contrary evidence.
MCA revises Form MGT —3 and 14 vide Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2023
On 23-1-2023, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2023 to amend the Companies (Management and Administration)
MCA revises Form URC-1 vide Companies (Authorized to Register) Amendment Rules, 2023
On 20-1-2023, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified the Companies (Authorized to Register) Amendment Rules, 2023 to amend the Companies (Authorized to
MCA revises Form No. AOC-5 vide Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2023
On 20-1-2023, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified the Companies (Accounts) Amendment Rules, 2023 to amend the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. The
Unfair to deny tribal women right to equal share in father’s property when same right is available to non-tribal women; SC suggests Centre to amend Hindu Succession Act
The observation came in a case where the Supreme Court had to deny, a woman belonging to Scheduled Tribe, the right of survivorship in her father’s property as Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act specifically excludes the female members of the Scheduled Tribe.
‘Sentencing policy’s twin objective is deterrence and correction’; Bombay High Court reduces POCSO convict’s sentence in a 7-year-old’s sexual assault case
The Court observed that the convict was a young boy of 20 years, who has no father, and was shouldering the responsibility of his widowed sister and her son, hence, imprisonment for a term of 14 years would be adequate, to teach him a lesson.
Divesting DRTs of their pecuniary jurisdiction without any amendment to RDB Act 1993 is unsustainable; Bombay HC stays notification changing DRT jurisdiction in matters above ₹100 crores
Bombay High Court: While hearing a challenge to the Government Notification dated 04/10/2022 changing the jurisdiction of Dept Recovery Tribunals
Delhi High Court quashes confiscation proceedings against Satyender Jain under Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988
Delhi High Court: In a batch of petitions filed assailing proceedings initiated by the respondent- State under the Prohibition of
Explained| Order 6 Rule 17 CPC: Doctrine of dominus litus for amendment of plaint
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of M.R. Shah* and B.V. Nagarathna, JJ., explained the legal propositions governing Order 6 Rule
‘Thin line between adjudication and legislation’; Delhi High Court rules out retrospective application of Commercial Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Satish Chandra Sharma, CJ and Subramonium Prasad, J. refused to transfer the civil suits pending