{"id":254296,"date":"2021-09-16T18:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=254296"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:13:04","slug":"scc-online-weekly-rewind-episode-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/09\/16\/scc-online-weekly-rewind-episode-27\/","title":{"rendered":"SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode 27 ft. Nilufer Bhateja, Associate Editor is out now. The written episode along with the video episode can be watched and read below.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SCC Online Weekly Rewind Episode. 27 ft. Nilufer Bhateja\" width=\"1346\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vMgtzvQ5_iw?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Supreme Court<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0\u201cThere is a disturbing tendency of courts setting aside arbitral awards \u2026\u201d: SC upholds arbitration award of Rs 2728 crore plus interest in favour of Delhi Airport Metro Express (P) Ltd.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Division Bench comprising of L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ. upheld the arbitration award of Rs 2782.33 crore plus interest made by the Arbitral Tribunal in favour of\u00a0 Delhi Airport Metro Express (P) Ltd. The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court which had interfered with the Tribunal\u2019s award. While so deciding, the Supreme Court also observed that:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u201cThere is a disturbing tendency of courts setting aside arbitral awards, after dissecting and reassessing factual aspects of the cases to come to a conclusion that the award needs intervention \u2026\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read the Full report on the SCC Online Blog <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3C0MToD\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>If public transportation has to survive and compete with private players, they have to improve system and their working culture | Read SC\u2019s opinion on liability of railways towards passengers for delayed train arrival<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While addressing the matter wherein a passenger suffered loss and agony due to delay in the arrival of train, Supreme Court upheld the decision of NCDRC granting compensation to the passenger as\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No evidence was led by the railways explaining the delay and\/or late arrival of train. The railways were required to lead the evidence and explain the late arrival of train to establish and prove that delay occurred because of reasons beyond their control.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least the railways were required to explain the delay which the railways failed.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Court also observed that:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the days of competition and accountability. If public transportation has to survive and compete with private players, they have to improve the system and their working culture.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Read the link<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3twZ61m\"> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>SC upholds Govt.\u2019s decision to extend tenure of incumbent Director of Enforcement beyond two years, but orders no further extension to be granted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While upholding the Central Government\u2019s order <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extending the tenure of the incumbent Director of Enforcement Sanjay Kumar Mishra for a period of one year, The Supreme Court held that there is no fetter on the power of the Central Government in appointing the Director of Enforcement beyond a period of two years. Interpreting Section 25 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 which prescribes the minimum tenure of the Director of Enforcement, the Court observed:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u201cThe words \u2018not less than two years\u2019 cannot be read to mean \u2018not more than two years\u2019 and there is no fetter on the power of the Central Government in appointing the Director of Enforcement beyond a period of two years.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Read <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/38Y81PZ.\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Nothing wrong with OBC Reservation for consecutive term for the office of Mayor; SC interprets Maharashtra Rules<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supreme Court set aside the judgment of the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court wherein it was held that the reservation of the Office of Mayor for the Dhule Municipal Corporation for Backward Class (OBC) for a second term, coupled with the fact that there has been no reservation for the Scheduled Caste category, amounted to violation of rotation policy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explaining the rules for interpreting a Statute, the Court said,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c\u2026 the Court will have to prefer an interpretation which makes the Statute workable. The interpretation which gives effect to the intention of the legislature, will have to be preferred. The interpretation which brings about the effect of result, will have to be preferred than the one which defeats the purpose of the enactment.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/09\/08\/obc-reservation-for-consecutive-term-for-the-office-of-mayor-not-wrong-maharashtra-rules-interpreted\/\">here <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u201cWriting judgments is an art\u201d: Pained by lack of clarity in HC order, Supreme Court explains importance, purpose, contents and elements of a judgment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme Court <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">found itself at pains to note that the order passed by the Allahabad High Court granting bail to murder convicts lacked total clarity as to which part of the judgment and order could be said to be submissions and which part could be said to be the findings\/reasonings. Observing that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">writing judgment is an art, though it involves skilful application of law and logic<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Supreme Court said:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u201cIt is very unfortunate that by this judgment, we are required to observe the importance of judgment; purpose of judgment and what should be contained in the judgment.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Read the detailed report on SCC Online Blog<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3A4Ls8f\"> here.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Advocate trying to stall elevation of judicial officer as Judge of Telangana HC: Supreme Court terms writ petition \u2018gross abuse of process of law\u2019, imposes 5 lakh as costs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a petition filed by an advocate seeking to stall elevation of a judicial officer as a Judge of the Telangana High Court, The Supreme Court said that the petition was a gross abuse of the process of law and imposed costs of Rs 5 lakh on the petitioner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supreme Court said that it was surprised at the brazenness of the petitioner now filing a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution. It was observed:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u201cWe are surprised as the brazenness of the petitioner now filing the present petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, the aforesaid being the finding against him, to now somehow see that the elevation of [the Registrar General] does not take place on the account of these proceedings initiated by the petitioner. This is gross abuse of process of law.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3z0Vaaf\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0High Court\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Madras HC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Madras HC on setting up Benches of Supreme Court: An Indian, from a far-flung corner, has been unable to approach great Citadel of Justice, hailed as the \u2018sentinel on the qui vive\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While observing that the Litigants <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are compelled to accept the wrong orders in view of inaccessibility to New Delhi and the exorbitant expenses towards engaging a counsel, the Madras High Court , emphasized that,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>When approaching the Supreme Court by a common man remains in dreams only, it would amount to denying justice.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justice Kirubakaran further made a very significant point that:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supreme Court is the custodian of rights of not only the litigants but also the entire population. Time has come to establish Benches of Supreme Court at other places apart from New Delhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When people are aware of their rights, they should have accessibility and affordability to reach every level of hierarchy of Courts.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To read this very interesting report of Madras HC decision, Check out the SCC Online Blog <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nmzEKU\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tripura High Court\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>To determine emergent and immediate exigencies, authorities concerned must be rationale; Court allows petition of reimbursement of medical bills of judicial officer and wife<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A retired Judicial Officer went on a family tour and during the said tour he fell seriously ill and consulted with the Doctor. Further his wife also fell ill and got treated in Kolkata. Since both the Judicial Officer and his wife were outside the State of Tripura they could not obtain referral certificate from the State Standing Medical Board and while claiming the bills for treatment, objections were raised. To this the High Court opined that,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cit would be an absurdity for retiredjudicial officer and his wife to return to Agartala for the referral certificate from the competent medical board. Human life is precious. Article 21 of the Constitution of India enshrines the right to life which includes the valuable right to health.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cto determine the emergent and immediate exigencies, the authorities concerned must be rationale to each and every separate and variable circumstances following Wednesbury\u2019s Principle of Reasonableness so that it does not shock or hit the conscience of the Court, in addition, with utmost humane touch.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Link <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/38Xcxhs\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi HC\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Under Pension Rules, if a Government Servant seeks voluntary retirement, he must have completed service of 20 years and may serve notice of 3 months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a matter wherein, a Judicial Assistant sought voluntary retirement due to his medical condition, Court observed in view of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 that:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Government Servant at any time, after he has completed 20 years of qualifying service, may give a notice of 3 months to retire from the service.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Link <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Xa9vDU\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Under Indian Army, can mere acceptance of a resignation create a vacancy for being filled up from cadet in waiting? Read what Del HC says<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While addressing a petition seeking direction for issuance of a joining letter for joining the pre-commission training at Officers Training Academy, Chennai, the Division Bench of Manmohan and Navin Chawla, JJ., made a very significant observation that:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u201cMere acceptance of resignation may not be sufficient to consider creation of a vacancy for being filled up from the cadet in the waiting.\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Link <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3hn0JtG\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Custodial Violence in Tihar Jail | Remedial action to be taken so that unscrupulous officers at Jail do not take advantage of knowledge of non-working of CCTVs &amp; get away by doing any illegal act<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Delhi HC has transferred the investigation into death of under-trial prisoner Ankit Gujjar lodged in Tihar Jail, to the Central Bureau of Investigation. It has been alleged that Ankit Gujjar was brutally beaten the Jail Officials<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and despite repeated PCR calls and messages neither was any effort made to save Ankit nor complaint lodged nor FIR registered. It has been alleged that Ankit Gujjar was\u00a0 long being harassed by the officials of Tihar Jail as he was unable to meet the regularly increasing demands of money made by them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Court said that if these allegations are correct, it is a very serious offence that requires in-depth investigation to unearth the manner in which alleged extortion was carried out in the prison. Further, an investigation not only as to who all committed the offence of brutally beating Ankit Gujjar resulting in his death has to be carried out, but the role of jail doctors in not providing proper treatment at the right time is also required to be ascertained by a proper inquiry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nmKMaF\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh HC\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>J&amp;K and Ladakh HC | Right to go abroad to pursue studies cannot be denied only on the ground of involvement in a criminal case; HC waives conditional bail order<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While allowing a person involved in NDPS case, to travel abroad to pursue higher studies, the J&amp;K and Ladakh High Court noted that charges against him were not grave and further observed that,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c..petitioner cannot be denied the right to go abroad to pursue studies only on the ground that he is involved in a criminal case. Looking to the gravity of charge and the young age of the petitioner and his quest to acquire quality education, the request made appears to be genuine.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3z6OoQi\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Freedom of Press v. Breach of Peace and Defamation of authority; HC holds no fetters can be placed on the press by registering FIR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quashing the FIR registered against a journalist for publishing the news report disclosing an incident of Police Brutality, the Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh HC expressed that,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe mode and manner in which the impugned FIR has been lodged clearly reflects the mala fide on the part of respondents as the respondents could have given their version by similar mode but they chose unique method of silencing the petitioner and it is undoubtedly an attack on the freedom of press.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3A50VF9\"> here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himachal Pradesh HC\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>HP HC | \u201cDispatching the gallantry medal directly to the writ petitioner through courier amount to breach of protocol\u201d; Such awards must be given only in ceremonial functions of Independence Day\/ Republic Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering a writ petition where gallantry award was presented to the awardee after more than 3 years, the Himachal Pradesh HC said that delay in the conferment of gallantry awards should be deprecated. The Court observed that while promoting acts of bravery and courage, gallantry awards are made for ensuring the spirit of bravery the recipients of awards must be honored in ceremonial functions of Republic Day or Independence Day.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3A51vmj\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tribunals\/Commissions\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>National Company Law Appellate Tribunal<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2018Till further orders\u2019, not in order \u2014 No bar in merging unhealthy company with healthy company to succour\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal while addressing appeals under Section 421 of the Companies Act stated that,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere is no bar in merging unhealthy company with healthy company to come over the crisis. 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