Consumer Case Weekly Round-Up: 18th September 2023 – 23rd September 2023

1. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution NCDRC & Department Of Consumer Affairs Claims A Disposal Rate Of 188% In The Month Of August, 2023 In an official government notification issued on September 19th, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has announced an outstanding achievement in resolving consumer cases by the...

Weekly Digest Of IBC Cases: 18th To 24th September 2023

NCLAT Resolution Professional Not Obligated To Share All Information With Shareholders Of Corporate Debtor: NCLAT Delhi Case Title: M/s Dauphin Cables Pvt. Ltd. v Mr. Praveen Bansal Case No.: Company Appeal (AT) Insolvency No. 971, 972 & 973 of 2023 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), New Delhi Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan...

Arbitration Cases Weekly Round-Up: 18 To 24 September 2023

Supreme Court: 'Every Arbitrator May Not Be Legally Trained, Some Decisions Are Based On Equity' : Supreme Court Explains Scope Of Judicial Interference In Arbitral Awards Case Title: Batliboi Environmental Engineers Limited vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Anr. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice M.M. Sundresh, has held that...

Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 17 September To 23 September, 2023

Delhi High Court Tax Authority Based In Delhi Lacks Jurisdiction On Withholding Tax Liability On Share Purchase Transaction: Delhi High Court Quashes Tax Demand Against Sumitomo Case Title: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. Versus CIT The Delhi High Court has deleted the tax demand against Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction. Delhi...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index- [August 14 – 20, 2023]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 639 To 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 679SUBJECT WISE INDEXAllotment of PlotsAllotment of Plots - E-auction - When the HSIIDC as the authority deciding to allot industrial plots had laid down a particular procedure which will ensure fairness and transparency amongst the participants, they cannot depart from the notified process particularly when there was no technical...

Weekly Digest Of IBC Cases: 11th To 17th September 2023

Supreme Court IBC | Cannot Ask Successful Resolution Applicant To Pay Arrears Payable By Corporate Debtor For Grant/Restoration Of Electricity Connection: Supreme Court Case Title: Tata Power Western Odisha Distribution Limited & Anr. V Jagannath Sponge Private Limited Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 788 The Supreme Court has held that under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy...

Arbitration Cases Weekly Round-Up: 11 To 17 September 2023

Calcutta High Court:Arbitration Act | Tribunal’s Mandate Terminates U/S 29A Unless Extended During Subsistence: Calcutta High Court Case Title: Rohan Builders (India) Pvt Ltd vs Berger Paints India Ltd The Calcutta High Court has recently held that the mandate of an arbitral tribunal is held to be terminated under Section 29A of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act,...

Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 10 September To 16 September, 2023

Delhi High Court Overlooking Assesssee’s Reply Demonstrates Non-Application Of Mind By The AO: Delhi High Court Case Title: Aphv India Investco. Private Limited Versus ACIT The Delhi High Court has quashed the draft assessment orders, final assessment orders, and consequential demand on the grounds that the assessing officer inadvertently overlooked the email reply of...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: September 11 To September 17, 2023

Judgments/OrdersIt Is Duty Of Police To Produce Imprisoned Accused Before Court, Accused Can't Be Blamed For Police's Negligence: Supreme CourtCase Title: Satendra Babu vs. State of Uttar PradeshCitation : 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 766The Supreme Court recently stated that when accused persons are in prison, it is the duty of the police to produce them before the trial court. If the police fail...

Consumer Case Weekly Round-Up: September 2nd-September 9th 2023

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) NCDRC Orders Reliance Life Insurance Company To Pay Rs 1 Crore And 50k Litigation Costs Case Title: Nirmala Devi vs Reliance Life Insurance Com Recently, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising of Subhash Chandra (Presiding Member) directed Reliance Life Insurance Company to pay the...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: 4-10th September, 2023

Judgments/OrdersPreventive Detention Laws Are Exceptional Measures, Not To Be Invoked When Ordinary Criminal Law Provides Remedies: Supreme CourtCase Title: Ameena Begum v. The State of Telangana & Ors.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 743The Supreme Court has stated that preventive detention laws are an 'exceptional measure reserved for tackling emergent situations' and must not be used as a...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 3 to September 10, 2023

A weekly round-up of important cases from the Madras High Court Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 252 To 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 260 NOMINAL INDEX V Senthil Balaji v Deputy Director, Director of Enforcement, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 252 Mohammed Hasan Kuthous v State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 253 S Ramachandran v State, 2023 LiveLaw (Mad) 254 Dr. L Murugan v Murasoli Trust rep by its...