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Builder took money from homebuyer for formation of Co-operative Housing Society, but never formed so: Read why the homebuyer approached Commission
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi (NCDRC): The Coram of R.K. Agrawal (President) and Dr S.M. Kantikar (Member) addressed a matter
Adoptive Father of a minor girl seeks issuance of her passport with details of adoptive parents so that she could write her TOEFL examination: Here’s what Del HC directed
Delhi High Court: V. Kameswar Rao, J., addressed a matter wherein a minor child was not able to apply for a passport
Can flat owners be prevented from use of certain open spaces and facilities by builders? NCDRC answers
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While noting whether the flat owners can be prevented from the use of certain common spaces,
Homebuyer invests his hard-earned money to get legal possession of flat, yet gets subjected to a 6-year delay: Read how NCDRC provided relief to consumer
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi (NCDRC): While addressing a case wherein there was a delay of 6 years in handing
Power under Article 227 of Constitution of India cannot be exercised to upset conclusions, howsoever erroneous they may be, unless there was something grossly wrong or unjust: Del HC
Delhi High Court: Asha Menon, J., while expressing the scope of power under Article 227 of the Constitution of India dismissed the
If husband and wife get their marriage registered under Special Marriage Act & under Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 as well, would this require them to get nullity of marriage under both Acts or one? Court decides
Parsi Chief Matrimonial Court, Bombay: G.S. Kulkarni, J., expressed that, there is no provision under legislations, that if a marriage between the
P&H HC | State of Punjab which was known as one of the prosperous States is now at the brink of drug-trafficking
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Expressing that, State of Punjab which was known as one of the prosperous States is now at
Can application filed under S. 95(1) read with S. 60(1) IBC be rejected on ground that no Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process was pending against Corporate Debtor? NCLAT addresses
If CIRP or Liquidation Proceeding of a Corporate Debtor is pending before a NCLT, application relating to Insolvency Process of Corporate or
If granting exclusion of time would help Corporate Debtor from liquidation, should NCLAT allow such exclusion? Here’s what NCLAT says
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (NCLAT): The Coram of Justice M. Venugopal (Judicial Member) and Dr Ashok Kumar Mishra (Technical
If a case was filed under IBC, can penalty be imposed under Companies Act? NCLAT addresses
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (NCLAT): The Coram of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Dr Alok Srivastava (Technical Member) held
Notice to a dead person under S. 148 of Income Tax Act cannot be issued: Bom HC
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of K.R. Shriram and N.J. Jamdar, JJ., reiterated that notice under Section 148 of the Income
Can judicial separation be granted instead of divorce for which party has approached the Court? Read what Del HC says
Delhi High Court: Expressing that the Family Court’s decision was based on optimism and hope rather than the actual factual matrix of
“Notaries operating from public taxis around vicinity of Court”: Dignity of the profession needs to be maintained and the legal profession cannot be allowed to function from the streets | Bom HC
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of S.J. Kathawalla and Milind N. Jadhav, JJ., requested the Department of Legal Affairs to give
11 Legal Stories of the Week: From Hijab ban to a Sexual Harassment complaint from an employee in ScoopWhoop & more
Let’s have a look at the most interesting legal stories reported this week on the SCC Online Blog from High Courts, Foreign
India Spawns the Pre-Packaged Insolvency for MSMEs in Motion— The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2021
by Swarnendu Chatterjee*and G. Vidya Kamath**
Expression of a victim’s trauma or experience is his/her fundamental right which can only be curtained if it falls under 4 broad categories: Read on to know categories | Alleged sexual harassment case of a ScoopWhoop employee
Patiala House Courts: Preeti Parewa, SCJ/CCJ/ARC, NDD, while addressing the alleged case of sexual harassment against the CEO of ScoopWhoop, wherein it
Husband killed wife brutally in a heat of passion leaving husband with a wounded pride: Bom HC decides whether the said offence will come under “Murder” or “Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder”
Bombay High Court: Stating that, in the moment of anger spouses almost forgot about the two children who were hardly three years
Did You Know? What Bombay High Court held when a Muslim girl raised the issue that asking her not to wear a “headscarf” in school violates her fundamental right under Article 25 of the Constitution of India?
In continuation to analyse a few cases wherein the issue of “headscarf” was touched upon by the Courts, today let’s see what
Uphaar Case | Manner in which judicial records tampered revealed well-planned & methodical attempt to subvert justice system: Suspending sentence of Ansal brothers would amount eroding faith of public? Read Del HC’s decision
Delhi High Court: Stating that the manner in which Court records tampered was insidious and revealed a well-planned and methodical attempt to