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Supreme Court on Jurisdiction of NCLAT & NCLT ||  Does jurisdiction of NCLAT/NCLT extend into entering upon merits of a business decision made by a requisite majority of CoC?

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M R Shah, JJ., observed that, Jurisdiction of the Adjudicating Authority

Know thy Judge

A Multifaceted Expert — Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman

by Sucheta Sarkar†

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Kar HC | Can Court through a judicial order confer on the ‘Administrator’ a power to renew Fixed Deposits of investors? What other powers can be conferred? HC elaborates

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay S. Oka, CJ and M. Nagaprasanna, J. dealt with issue of powers which can

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SEBI | To bring the proceedings initiated to a logical conclusion-Certificate of registration fails to survive

Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI): G Mahalingam, Whole Time Member while exercising the powers conferred under Section 19 of the Securities

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Bom HC | If a minor is made to succumb to penetrative sexual assault by various customers and is induced into prostitution, will person responsible for the same be punishable under POCSO Act? HC explains

Bombay High Court: Mangesh S. Patil, J., while upholding the decision of Special Judge elaborated on the Sections of POCSO Act in

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NCDRC | Whether NOIDA being a public authority could have adopted a different policy for extending construction period between same category of persons? Read on

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Coram of C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) and Justice Ram Surat Ram Maurya (Member) observed that, NOIDA

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Foreign arbitral award enforceable against non-signatories to agreement; ‘perversity’ no longer a ground to challenge foreign award; tort claims arising in connection with agreement are arbitrable: SC expounds law on foreign awards

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of R.F. Nariman and B.R. Gavai, JJ. held that a foreign arbitral award is enforceable against

Appointments & TransfersNews

Appointment | Kerala High Court gets 2 new Additional Judges

Appointment of Additional Judges President appoints the following  to be Additional Judge of Kerala High Court for a period of 2 years:

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Bom HC on ‘Outraging Modesty of Woman’ | Would throwing love chit on person of a married woman amount to outraging her modesty? Read on

Bombay High Court: Rohit B. Deo, J., expressed that, The modesty of a woman is her most precious jewel and there cannot

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NCLT rejects withdrawal application under S. 12-A IBC where corporate debtor entered into settlement only with a fraction of creditors: CIRP against Rolta India Ltd. will continue 

National Company Law Tribunal, NCLT Mumbai: Coram of Suchitra Kanuparthi, Judicial Member and Chandra Bhan Singh, Technical Member, observed that, “…a Judicial

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Whether wilful breach of undertaking given to Court would amount to Contempt of Court under S. 2(b) of Contempt of Courts Act? SC elaborates

Supreme Court: The Division Bench of Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ., observed that, an undertaking given by a party should be

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All HC | Minor girl raped and entire family was asked to convert their religion; Bail rejected

Allahabad High Court: Ajit Singh, J., rejected the bail application observing that the incident involves the rape of a minor and family

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Conundrum of res judicata and rejection of plaint: SC summarises guiding principles for deciding an application under Or. 7 R. 11(d) CPC 

Supreme Court: A Division Bench comprising of Dr D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ. upheld the order of the Karnataka High Court

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[Marital Rape] Ker HC | Is marital rape a form of cruelty? Can it be a ground for divorce? HC examines

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench comprising of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., held that merely for the reason that

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Can mere dishonour of cheque amount to abetment of suicide? Bom HC decides

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of V.K. Jadhav and Shrikant D. Kulkarni, JJ., held that, Mere dishonour of cheque and refusal

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Del HC | Bail granted to a young mother accused in murder of her tutor with whom she had illicit relationship

Delhi High Court: Rajnish Bhatnagar, J. granted bail to a young mother of two minor children, who was booked in connection with

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CESTAT | Is Service Tax chargeable on the services rendered by the foreman in the chit fund business? Tribunal answers

Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): P. Dinesha (Judicial Member) allowed an appeal which was filed after being rejected by

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Crisis Cartel and State Aid: An Alternative to Competition Authority during COVID-19 Pandemic

by Yash Vardhan Garu* and Kashish Harwani**

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Whether Actions of China against Uyghur Muslims Constitute Genocide: A Conundrum

by Nipun Bhatia†

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Raj HC | “The investment made by State for construction of Dams is made redundant if natural flow of water is impeded in any manner”; directs State to take necessary steps

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Indrajit Mahanty, CJ and Vinit Kumar Mathur, J., direct State to inform them regarding steps