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NCLAT | If an applicant finds the finding of a Judgment to be erroneous, can he be permitted to seek rehearing of appeal under R. 11 of NCLAT Rules, 2016? Tribunal considers

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal(NCLAT): The Division Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat (Acting Chairperson) and Shreesha Merla (Technical Member), while addressing the

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2020 issued for Public Consultation

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has circulated a draft of Indian Ports Bill 2020 for public consultation which will repeal and

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Court should not be too technical when it feels convinced about trustworthiness of dying declaration, which if inspires confidence, can be acted upon, without any corroboration

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of B. Amit Sthalekar and Shekhar Kumar Yadav, JJ., held that dying declaration can be acted upon

Op Eds OP. ED.

Liability of Non-Executive Directors of a Company in light of COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis from an Indian law Perspective

by Aseem Sahni*

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NCLAT | S. 65 of IBC is not meant to negate process under S. 7 or 9 of IBC; Penal action under S. 65 can be taken only when provision of Code has been invoked fraudulently, with malicious intent

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The Bench of Justice Venugopal M. (Judicial Member) and V.P. Singh (Technical Member) and Shreesha Merla (Technical

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CESTAT | Less than 12 residential units to be covered under exemption clause, refund allowed; Tribunal considers the Architect certificate, floor plan

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Suvendu Kumar Pati (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal filed against the rejection of refund

Case Briefs High Courts

[Flashback] Pendency of Cases being a pressing issue, Madras HC in its 2018 decision had issued guidelines highlighting: Cases of Absconding Persons || Detailed Report

Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., issued guidelines pertaining to deal with cases wherein accused persons are absconded leading to the pendency

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HP HC | Whether the trial court can exercise any discretion while entertaining an application under S.145 of the NI Act; HC elucidates upon procedural nuances

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Thakur, J. while setting aside the impugned order, relied on settled legal precedents and discussed at length,

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All HC | Is the District Magistrate under obligation to provide protection to senior citizens being harassed by their children? HC explains

Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal and Saurabh Lavania, JJ., directed the District Magistrate to provide protection to senior citizens

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[NDPS] Bom HC | Will the weight of paper containing dried LSD drops of LSD solution be counted while determining its quantity? HC explains

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., granted bail to a person from whom LSD drops of LSD solution and charas was recovered

Hot Off The Press News

Central Consumer Protection Authority refers Honey Adulteration matter to FSSAI & extends cooperation in investigation for taking class action under S. 10 of New Consumer Protection Act

It has been reported to the Department that most of the honey brands sold in the market are adulterated with sugar syrup.

Case Briefs High Courts

[Flashback] Can Polygamy be an integral part of any religion? Read Allahabad HC’s decision on finding a Government Servant being guilty of ‘Bigamy’

Allahabad High Court: Sudhir Agarwal, J., found a government servant to be guilty of the offence of bigamy. The instant petition was filed

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Del HC | Central Government and/or prescribed officer draw power to award maintenance to wife and children of Air Force personnel from provisions of Air Force Act

Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon, JJ., while addressing the instant matter, observed that: The wife

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Raj HC | Whether a candidate, who has given birth to a child prior to joining Government service, entitled for maternity leave? Court explains R. 103 of Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951

Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J., allowed a petition which was involved the question of whether a woman, who had given birth

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Chh HC | Will an advertisement for appointment mentioning Class Xth as minimum qualification be refused if the candidate has not passed class 5th and 8th individually? HC decides

Chattisgarh High Court: P. Sam Koshy J. allowed the petition and quashed the impugned order as it was bad in law. The

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Bom HC | Sexual harassment of a woman at a place, where she is working to earn her livelihood is a disgrace meted out to her at the hands of abuser

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Sadhana S. Jadhav and N.J. Jamadar, JJ., observed a matter wherein an adolescent girl who

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SCOTUS issues “one-sentence” refusal to Republicans seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state of Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): In a major setback to the Republican Party’s attempts to invalidate the results of recent

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Litmus test to find out whether a document is bond or not || Read High Court’s ruling

Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J., while observing the instant matter asked the trial court to reconsider the question whether the suit

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Raj HC | Appointment on contractual basis is subject to conditions of service of contract; Court dismisses appeal holding the termination valid

Rajasthan High Court: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J., dismissed a petition which was filed assailing the action of respondents who had terminated his

Business News Hot Off The Press News

SEBI issues operational guidelines for Transfer and Dematerialization of re-lodged physical shares

SEBI has fixed March 31, 2021, as the cut-off date for re-lodgment of transfer requests and has stipulated that such transferred shares