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NCLAT | What was manifested as pre-conditions for Resolution Plan turns out to be premeditated | Prevented from taking a fine u-turn | Imposed a fine instead

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): Coram of Bansi Lal Bhatt, J. (Acting Chairperson), Anant Bijay Singh, J. (Judicial Member), Dr Ashok

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Madras HC notifies that lawyer’s chamber shall remain closed from 17th April, 2020; Virtual Hearing of Cases to continue

COVID-19 Upsurge | Madras High Court Even though the situation in Tamil Nadu may be better than other places in the country,

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Delhi Riots | Lofty case of criminal conspiracy could not be inferred; Chargesheeting on basis of insignificant material unwarranted: Court while granting bail to Umar Khalid

Delhi Court: Vinod Yadav, J., held that Umar Khalid cannot be permitted to remain behind bars in the present case on the

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SEBI | A potential ‘No’ turned into a definite ‘Yes’| Yes Bank camouflaged risk with devious safeguards to lure investments in AT1 bonds| Attracted a Rs 25 crore penalty

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Soma Majumder, Adjudicating Officer, imposed a 25 crore penalty on Yes Bank Ltd. (YBL), and

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Bom HC | Religious places of worship closed; Prayer offering in mosque during Ramzaan not allowed in wake of COVID-19: Court discusses scope of Art. 25

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of R.D. Dhanuka and V.G. Bisht, JJ., held that offering of prayers only in the mosque

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Ker HC | Packaged drinking water units not to continue without proper clearance and permits; no low-quality ice bars to be distributed: Detailed report on Unauthorised Packaged Drinking Water units operating in State

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of S. Manikumar, CJ and Shaji P. Chaly, J., issued directions to State to ensure that

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HP HC | If conduct of an editor of a newspaper is under scanner, suspension of accreditation till charges are cleared would not amount to violation of freedom of press

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such

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Chh HC | Aggrieved by an order passed under S. 41(1) Dentists Act, 1948 appeal can be filed before State Government in accordance with S. 41(4) of Dentists Act, 1948

Chhattisgarh High Court: Goutam Bhaduri, J. dismissed the petition as being devoid of merit. The facts are such that the petitioner was

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Cal HC | Resurgence of COVID-19 | Candidates, aides and associates engaged in election campaigning to encourage and unfailingly observe COVID rules to avert deadly disaster staring at our faces

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, CJ and Arijit Banerjee, J., in view of the resurgence of COVID-19

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Pat HC | Bias and prejudices, conjectures and surmises and personal views contrary to material on record have no place in court of law: HC says Trial Judge needs special training at Judicial Academy. Read why

Patna High Court: Birendra Kumar, J., while addressing the matter stated that the present judgment as well as the Trial Court’s Judgment

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Cal HC | Pre-requisite for awarding maintenance under Hindu Marriage Act: Independent income of husband or wife to support either is enough? Read on

Calcutta High Court: Shampa Sarkar, J., expressed that Hindu Marriage Act is a gender-neutral provision and further expressed the scope of maintenance.

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Chh HC | Transaction where one party deposits/ lend money to other on promise of greater rate of interest than agreed rate will be a ‘money circulation scheme’ within meaning of S. 2(c) Prize Chits Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978

Chhattisgarh High Court: Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant J. dismissed the revision petitions being devoid of merit. The facts of the case are

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P&H HC | No police action against Prince Harry for breaking promise to marry! So-called Prince Harry may be sitting in a cyber cafe in a Punjab village: Court dismisses lawyer’s plea alleging broken promise to marry

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Arvind Singh Sangwan, J., dismissed a petition wherein the petitioner/Advocate filed a petition seeking legal action against

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[Human Trafficking] HP HC | A woman accused cannot claim her entitlement for bail only for her womanhood, but discretion has been given to Court; Bail granted

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J., granted regular bail on grounds that she is a mother of an infant child

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Bom HC | Circumstantial Evidence. Wife found dead, can husband be convicted on the basis of him being last seen with wife? Do Police Officers need to substantiate their stand on basis of documents? Read on

Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of Prasanna B. Varale and S.M. Modak, JJ., held that in a matter of circumstantial evidence,

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Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court directs Magistrates to record statements under S. 164 CrPC on same day or immediate next day; Sessions Judge not to summon Magistrates to prove statements recorded

Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court noted that there had been an undue delay in recording of statement of the victims under

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Chh HC | Wife attempts suicide; throttles husband, daughter; assaults mother-in-law; consistently behaves abnormally. Is this mental cruelty, ground for husband to obtain divorce? HC elucidates

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench of Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.K. Chandravanshi, JJ., while finding error in trial court’s decision held

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COVID-19 Surge | Calcutta High Court to take up all matters on virtual mode from today; Lawyers with no video accessibility shall attend Physical Court

Calcutta High Court in light of the COVID-19 Surge has notified that all matters shall be taken up only on virtual mode

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COVID-19 Surge | Allahabad High Court to function by way of virtual mode from today; 25 Courts made functional for virtual hearing

In view of the COVID-19 Surge, a Committee for the Purpose of Taking Preventive and Remedial Measures and for Combating the impending

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COVID-19 Surge | Physical Hearing and Hybrid Hearing of cases at NCDRC to remain suspended

In view of the recent surge in the COVID-19 cases, NCDRC has taken the following decisions till further orders: Physical Hearing and