CCI decides Lesser Penalty cases relating to tenders of Pune Municipal Corporation
Competition Commission of India (CCI): The CCI has passed final order in two cases involving bid rigging/collusion in three tenders floated by
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Application under Section 7 of I&B Code is to be rejected only after giving opportunity to rectify defect
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal: Order of the Adjudicating Authority rejecting the application filed by the petitioners under Section 7 of the
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NHRC to send its investigation team to conduct an on the spot inquiry into police firing killing more than 11 protestors in Tuticorin
National Human Rights Commission: The NHRC has decided to send its own team of officers for making a fact finding inquiry/ investigation
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Debtor, RP not to be held responsible for failure of Resolution Plan in absence of evidence
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): Where an application to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”) was moved by the bank-financial creditor,
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CIC refuses to interfere with cases similar to sub judice matters
Central Information Commission (CIC): The appellant had approached the Chief Public Information Officer (“CPIO”) at the University of Delhi, asking for details
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Mere assurance of loan by Manager is not a ground to challenge actual loan sanctioned
National Consumer Disputes Resolution Commission (NCDRC): The appellant applied to the respondent bank for a loan of Rs 9,00,000, but only a
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Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process to be ordered only upon the existence of default, not merely debt
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The NCLAT has held that initiation of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”) must be ordered only
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Mere existence of disciplinary proceeding no reason for denying information
Central Information Commission: The appellant had requested the following information regarding the disciplinary case against him, from the CPIO, Dept. Of Posts: 1.
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NHRC issues notice to Gujarat Govt over reported death of a Dalit rag picker due to beating in Rajkot
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media report that a 40 year old Dalit rag
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Advice on conflicting blood group reports within Right to Information and Right to Life
Central Information Commission (CIC): The appellant conducted blood group determination test 8 times in both government and privately-owned hospitals, situated in Agra
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‘Opinion’ or ‘advice’ in Section 2(f) of RTI Act refers to such information as is available in public records
Central Information Commission: An appeal from the response of CPIO, Ministry of Human Resource and Development, was dismissed by Bimal Julka, Information
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Time period between admission of company for Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process and knowledge of Resolution Professional can be excluded from time limit
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): The NCLAT heard an appeal against the order passed by the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai
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NCDRC: Person who has paid earnest money can be considered ‘consumer’
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (“NCDRC): The NCDRC has held that in transactions where a person has paid an advance amount to show
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NCLT: Rejects appeal for liquidation after failure of Resolution Professional and Committee of Creditors to fulfil their duties
National Company Law Tribunal: The Ahmedabad Bench of NCLT rejected a liquidation application made to it uNDER Section 33(2) of the Insolvency
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SAT: Extension provided for dilution of shareholding not to be construed as an extension for compliance with MPS norms
Securities Appellate Tribunal: The SAT has held that an extension provided by the Board of Industrial Finance Reconstruction (“BIFR”) to dilute shareholding
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PIO required to show application of mind in information supplied and not mechanically forward information provided by subordinates
Central Information Commission (CIC): The CIC recently directed Public Information Officers to abstain from forwarding information received from their subordinates to the RTI
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Tata Steel’s resolution plan for corporate debtor Bhushan Steel approved by NCLT
National Company Law Tribunal: The Principal Bench comprising of CJ (Retd.) M.M. Kumar, President and S.K. Mohapatra, Member, accepted and approved the
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NHRC takes suo moto cognizance of imprisonment of minor girls in jail, issues notice to UP Govt
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): NHRC on May 11, has based on a media report, taken suo moto cognizance of the arrest
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Interference through revisionary jurisdiction limited only to cases where there is prima facie miscarriage of justice
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): The NCDRC recently rejected an appeal against the West Bengal State Commission’s judgment, stating that the
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Documents pertaining to disciplinary proceedings fall under personal information
Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has rejected an appeal where the appellant requested the CPIO of Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank, Rohtak, to
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