OLX Frauds| SC sets aside P&H HC order directing deletion and re-listing of OLX advertisements with proofs
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and PS Narsimha, JJ has set aside the Punjab and Haryana
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Supreme Court February 2022 Roundup: MP Judge Sexual Harassment case; Amazon-Future-Reliance Deal; Child Trafficking testimonies through video conference and more
“No doubt, that a Judicial Officer while discharging his/her duties, is expected to be independent, fearless, impassionate and non-impulsive. But a Judicial
Bombay HC rejects argument that a dispute cannot be referred for arbitration on account of fraud: Read why
Bombay High Court: B.P. Colabawalla, J., addressed an arbitration application filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Instant
Economic Offence| 25 crores siphoned off by forging documents and misusing KYCs of employees; SC cancels Delhi HC’s order granting bail to the suspect
Supreme Court: While addressing a case related to systematic fraud by creating the false/forged documents and/or misusing the PAN Cards, Aadhar Cards
Explained| Can post office/bank be held liable for the fraud or wrongs committed by its employees?
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of L. Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna* and BR Gavai, JJ has held that the post office/bank can
Consent decree cannot be modified/ altered unless the mistake is a patent or obvious one: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that a consent decree cannot be modified/ altered unless
24 Reports to Read: Ola & Google’s Dominant Position, Service Charge, Medical Negligence, War Injury Pension and more | Tribunals and Commissions Roundup of January 2022
Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) State commission disallows benefit of increase in the tariff based on the change in law provision; Tribunal
“No case for interference either on law or on moral grounds”; SC sets aside HC order for applying test of criminal proceedings to departmental proceedings
Supreme Court: Addressing a case of dismissal of a Bank clerk for breaching the trust of a widowed sister-in-law as well as
Explained| Does failure to publish an advertisement lead to the automatic dismissal winding up petition?
Supreme Court: In the case where the bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian*, JJ upheld NCLAT’s order of winding up of
“Can’t allow Devas and its shareholders to reap the benefits of their fraudulent action”; SC upholds NCLAT’s order to wind up Devas
“If the seeds of the commercial relationship between Antrix and Devas were a product of fraud perpetrated by Devas, every part of the plant that grew out of those seeds, such as the Agreement, the disputes, arbitral awards etc., are all infected with the poison of fraud.”
Why did CCI suspend the Amazon-Future deal? Detailed analysis of CCI order imposing Rs 202 crores penalty on Amazon
Competition Commission of India (CCI): Coram of Ashok Kumar Gupta (Chairperson) and Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi (Members) in view of
Does failure to disclose mental disorder before marriage constitute perpetration of fraud so as to grant divorce? Del HC decides
Delhi High Court: While stating that, Marriage is not made of only happy memories and good times, and two people in a
Bank not a trustee of money deposited by Customers; Supreme Court holds the relationship between customer and Bank is one of a creditor and a debtor and not of a trustee
Supreme Court: The 3-Judge Bench of N.V. Ramana, CJ., Surya Kant* and Hima Kohli, JJ., held that the Bank is not the
Law on Fraud | Registration of document by public officer while discharging public duty: A Fraudulent activity? AP HC decides
Andhra Pradesh High Court: M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J., expressed that, “If a party to the document wants to annul the document, he
Opening Pandora’s Box | Whether valuation of lost gold can be determined as on date when reimbursement is made by insurer? NCDRC determines
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) while addressing the appeal, expressed that: If the valuation of the lost
When can decree on admission be passed? Madras HC explains how general admission of facts v. admission of claim, makes difference
Madras High Court: Dr G. Jayachandran, J., refused to pass a decree in favour of the plaintiff who relied on general admission
Ker HC | Malevolent intention is not essential to cruelty; HC grants divorce on the ground of cruelty for making false allegation of impotency
Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., held that false allegation of impotency amounts to
Arbitrability of Fraud: Is the Anomaly Solved
by Shuchi Sejwar* and Arpit Lahoti**
NCDRC | If an employee of a stockbroker conducted fraudulent arbitrage operations for personal benefit causing loss to stockbroker company, would that be covered under ‘Fidelity’ clause of an insurance claim? Read on
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The Division Bench of Justice R.K. Agrawal (President) and Dr S.M. Kantikar (Member) while partly allowing
Definition of “Fraud” under the Companies Act: A case of a blurred signpost to criminality
by Bharat Chugh†
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