Section 29A of IBC
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Supreme Court observed that the law laid in Digambar Anandrao Pingle (supra) by NCLAT was not correct, and that the date of submission of resolution plan has to be the cut off date.

Chanda Kochhar Retiral benefits
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Earlier, the Bombay High Court had denied her plea for reinstatement of her Employee Stock Options.

Group of Companies Doctrine bind Non-Signatory
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

“Even though a subsidiary derives interests or benefits from a contract entered into by the company within a group, they would not be covered under the expression “claiming through or under” merely on the basis that it shares a legal or commercial relationship with the parties.”

Calcutta High Court control sexual urge
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Calcutta High Court advised adolescent girls to protect their dignity, privacy, self-worth and control their sexual urge.”

Farishte Dilli Ke
Hot Off The PressNews

The Delhi Government under the ‘Farishtey Dilli Ke’ scheme encourages individuals to assist road accidents victims, by giving them incentives. Further, the government covers the hospital bills of individuals who have met with accidents in Delhi

Delhi Liquor Scam Case
Hot Off The PressNews

Former Deputy Chief Minister, Delhi, Manish Sisodia was also accused in this case for violating statutory provisions and for notifying olicy that had significant financial implications.

fee won't hold
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The increase of fee does not amount to a per se ineligibility, reaching to the level of voiding the Tribunal’s appointment, and terminating its mandate.”

Standing Orders CCA Rules
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court clarified that Standing Orders cover wider activities of workmen and were workmen specific, yet, in view of Section 13B of 1946 Act, a specific notification can be made applying CCA Rules 1965 to that specific aspect, but a notification was necessary.

Cheating case against Mehul Choksi
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court expressed that the High Court should not have examined and recorded the conclusion on the disputed fact to quash the FIR.

Supreme Court Judgments on discharge of accused
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The High Court should have intervened and discharged the appellants. But this Court will intervene, being the sentinel on the qui vive.”

Group of Companies Doctrine
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The approach in Chloro Controls India Private Limited v. Severn Trent Water Purification, (2013) 1 SCC 641 to the extent that it traces the group of companies doctrine to the phrase ‘claiming through or under’ as given under Section 8 of the Arbitration Act was erroneous and against the well settled principles of contract in commercial law”.

Section 35 Stamp Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The object of the Stamp Act is to collect proper stamp duty on an instrument or conveyance on which such stamp duty is payable. Section 35 is a provision to cater for the instruments not being properly stamped and, as such, not being admissible in evidence”

Kannur University VC reappointment case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court held that it is not necessary to follow the procedure of appointment as laid down in Section 10 of the Kannur University Act, 1996 for the purpose of reappointment.

promotion by LDCE exam
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Promotion by selection through LDCE vis-à-vis competitive examination is a facility or a chance given for out of their promotion without waiting for the normal course of promotion.”

commutation death sentence
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on commutation of death sentence.

Advocates Day
Op EdsOP. ED.

Advocates Day is celebrated on 3rd of December every year to honour the legal profession and its contributions to justice and the rule of law. Read what legal luminaries have to say about the significance of this day.

18 months D.El.Ed. diploma NIOS
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Uttarakhand High Court erred in its findings that 18 months Diploma in Elementary Education conducted through ODL mode in elementary education by the NIOS is a valid Diploma”.

oil companies
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Single judge directed IOCL to deliver peaceful vacant possession of the premises to the appellants upon removal of the structures therein. Further, directed it to pay arrears of market rent to the appellants in respect of the plot from 1-07-1995 till the date of delivery of possession in favour of the appellants”

Bail in murder case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directed the petitioner to cooperate in the early conclusion of the trial and not to interact with any of the witnesses in the instant case.

patna hc cj impersonation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“This Court will certainly not shut its eyes to the materials unearthed, since it relates not only to maintaining purity in judicial proceedings but upholding public faith in the system at large.”