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Corporate Law : Allahabad HC asserts that Section 498A IPC is often misused against entire families to exert pressure. Employment prospects should...
Corporate Law : The Orissa High Court ruled that voter ID alone is not reliable for determining age in insurance claims, directing LIC to reassess...
Corporate Law : Delhi High Court recent judgment highlights the alarming misuse of the POCSO Act, where cases are filed due to family objections t...
Corporate Law : J&K&L High Court quashes money laundering case against Farooq Abdullah, citing absence of a scheduled offence under the Prevention...
Corporate Law : Jharkhand HC directs the state to use its Special Branch to identify illegal immigrants allegedly from Bangladesh in six districts...
Corporate Law : SC rules on Special Court jurisdiction; NCLAT redefines financial debt; HC upholds IBBI regulations and addresses various insolven...
Goods and Services Tax : HIGH COURT OF CALCUTTA: Ramesh Kumar Patodia v. Citi Bank [WPO NO. 547 OF 2019 JUNE 24, 2022 ] Facts: ♦ Petitioner is a holder ...
Goods and Services Tax : CGST, Gurugram (Anti Evasion) Vs Gaurav Dhir (Chief Judicial Magistrate, District Courts, Gurugram) U/s 132(1)) r/w 132(1)(b)(C)(e...
Corporate Law : In order to dispense with the physical signatures on the daily orders (which are not important/final orders and judgments) of the ...
Custom Duty : Delhi High Court admits petition questioning Validity of provisions in Finance Act 2022 which overruled landmark Judgment of Supr...
Income Tax : Bombay High Court held that amount paid towards community services and social welfare under Memorandum of Settlement under the Ind...
Goods and Services Tax : Sri Avantika Contractors (I) Limited. Vs Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (GST) and others. (Telangana High Court) Telangana...
Custom Duty : Delhi HC reduces pre-deposit requirement for Shubh Impexs appeal in customs duty dispute over imported goods classification....
Corporate Law : Bombay HC upholds priority of Janaseva Sahakari Bank's secured interest over Sales Tax Dept’s claims, setting aside the mutation...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court quashes reassessment notices for AYs 2013-14 and 2014-15, citing procedural lapses and lack of valid grounds unde...
Corporate Law : The Delhi High Court mandates new video conferencing protocols to enhance transparency and accessibility in court proceedings. Rea...
Income Tax : Income Tax Department Issues Instructions for Assessing Officers after Adverse Observations of Hon. Allahabad High Court in in Civ...
Corporate Law : Delhi High Court has exempted the Lawyers from wearing Gowns practicing in the High Court with effect from March 2, 2022 till furt...
Corporate Law : Till further orders, all documents/ not summons/Daks through physical mode be dispensed with, except where there, is a specific or...
Income Tax : Hon’ble Judges to hear the matters physically at the Principal Seat at Bombay, on experimental basis with effect from 1st Decemb...
Possible extent of claim likely to be awarded cannot be a foregone conclusion. Arbitrator fell in error by exercising Section 17 jurisdiction for securing the amount
Veena Joshi Vs CPIO (Delhi High Court) The Delhi High Court has held that the words “inspection of work” under Section 2(j) of the Right To Information (RTI) Act, 2005 does not include “inspection of property” under its ambit. Section 2(j) stipulates that right to information means the right to information accessible under the Act […]
Swastik Pipe Ltd Vs Dimple Verma (Delhi High Court) In terms of Section 7(4)(b) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, it is clear that arbitration agreement can be derived from exchange of letters / telex / telegram or other means of communication including through electronic means and if it is shown that the parties are […]
Magirsha Industries Vs Gujarat State Fertilizer And Chemicals Limited (Gujarat High Court) Issue relating to power of this Court to extend the mandate, insofar as the references made by MSME is seriously disputed by respondent counsel. Having regard to the fact that sub-section (3) of section 18 of MSME Act, 2006 that the provision of […]
Engineering Control Vs Banday Infratech Pvt. Ltd (Jammu & Kashmir High Court) The only ground urged by the petitioner for challenging the impugned complaint and the order of taking cognizance is that statutory notice of demand has not been served upon him, inasmuch as the address on which the respondent has dispatched the said notice […]
State of Gujarat Vs Hasmukhbhai @ Harshadbhai Dahyabhai Makwana (Gujarat High Court) Present complaint is filed merely on suspicion and doubt. Suspicion, however strong, cannot take the place of proof, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has said, stressing that an accused is presumed to be innocent unless proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. No doubt the alleged offence […]
Rakesh Jain Vs Central Bureau of Investigation (Punjab & Haryana High Court) There is a merit in the arguments raised by learned counsel for the respondent-CBI that Investigating Officer, who conducted the investigation in part, has collected various documents from the financial institutions like Banks, Income Tax Department, schools or insurance companies etc., which have […]
Held that when two choices are available, one under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act and the other under such arrangement with the employer and if the latter offers better terms, the employee cannot be denied the right to receive those higher benefits.
Held that offences under Section 138 of the NI Act and Section 420 of IPC are distinct from each other because ingredients of the two offences are different. Person can be prosecuted under both the said sections.
Held that the respondent i.e. Yes bank being a private Bank is not amenable to the writ jurisdiction of this Court.