MP HC | Entry time of admit card of utmost importance; Court dismisses petition praying reconduction of IPMAT
Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sujoy Paul and Anil Verma, JJ., dismissed a petition which was filed by 12th
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J&K and Ladakh HC | Is there any law requiring registration of News portals? Which authority is examining content of News before it is circulated? HC asks J&K government
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: The Division Bench of Pankaj Mithal, CJ, and Sanjay Dhar, J., asked Jammu and Kashmir
No bar to amendment of S. 7 IBC petition until final order; Money decree, recovery certificate in financial creditor’s favour gives fresh cause of action to initiate corporate insolvency resolution process: SC
Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ. held that there is no bar in law to amendment
Bom HC | Does a Registering Officer has right to decide whether person presenting document for registration has marketable title or not? Court answers
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of A.S. Chandurkar and Amit B. Borkar, JJ., addressees the present matter while explaining the existence
SEBI | Jammu & Kashmir government exempted from Takeover regulations for the proposed acquisition of equity shares of Jammu and Kashmir Bank
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member, exempted the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, from complying with
Del HC | Issuance of prior show cause notice and draft assessment order under S. 144B (7) of Income Tax Act: Is it a mandatory condition before issuing final assessment order? HC answers
Delhi High Court: The Division Bench of Manmohan and Navin Chawla, JJ., noted the mandatory condition provided under Section 144B (7) of
CESTAT | Does Rule 4(5)(a) of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2002 cover the return of waste and scraps and is it subject to Central Excise duty? Tribunal answers
Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): Rachna Gupta (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed aggrieved by the order-in-original
Does a decree automatically follows when a Metropolitan Magistrate take cognizance of an offence under S. 138 NI Act? Read on
Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., decided a matter concerning dishonour of cheque. Petitioner had filed a suit for recovery of Rs
Premature release of convicts who have undergone imprisonment of more than 14 yrs, and less than 14 yrs: With whom lies the power? SC discusses
Supreme Court: A Division Bench of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ. disposed of a criminal appeal holding, inter alia, that if
Right to be Forgotten | Madras HC decides whether redacting names of acquitted persons from court record is possible
Madras High Court: N. Anand Venkatesh, J., remarked that, There is no doubt with regard to the fact that the moment Judge
Kar HC takes up suo motu cognizance over incident of Monkey Deaths; Art. 21 protects ‘animal life’ which is necessary for human life
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Sreenivas Oka CJ and N S Sanjay Gowda J. remarked that it is necessary
Tri HC | Court rejects post-retiral benefits of pension and gratuity on false claim of being a reserved category candidate; however, salary already paid not a subject of recovery
Tripura High Court: Akil Kureshi, CJ., dismissed a writ petition which was filed aggrieved about non-payment of gratuity and pension after retirement.
No work should go unpaid | Whether having different extended age of superannuation for doctors under AYUSH and CHS is justified? SC answers
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ., held that, “…doctors, both under AYUSH and CHS, render
Chh HC | Can Human Rights Commission pass an order directing payment of compensation? HC answers in light of instant facts
Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K Agrawal, J., dismissed the petition and sets aside the impugned order. The petitioner in the instant petition
SEBI | Specious Portfolio, Spurious Manager -Deceptive Portfolio Manager with a real-looking-fake website caught and handled suitably
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): S.K. Mohanty, Whole Time Member while exercising the powers under Sections 11, 11(4),11B (1) and
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MP HC | Right to cross-examine a witness cannot be curtailed, Court holds trial court should be patient and tolerant in their approach towards the Trial Court lawyers
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J., allowed a petition which was filed aggrieved by the order whereby the right of the
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – July 2021
A comprehensive roundup of all the important Supreme Court judgments/orders from the month of July, 2021.
Supreme Court directs NOIDA to pay Rs 36 crore compensation in a land acquisition dispute for illegally taking over excess land
Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Rohinton Fali Nariman and B.R. Gavai, JJ., settled a decade-old land-acquisition dispute by directing NOIDA
NCLT Decodes | Whether working capital provided by an investor to run a restaurant would come under the ambit of Financial Debt?
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT): Coram of H.V. Subba Rao (Judicial Member) and Chandra Bhan Singh (Technical Member) held that ‘Working Capital’