Merely Because The Borrower Is An MSME, It Would Not Be Governed By The Arbitral Mechanism Provided Under MSMED Act: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has ruled that merely because the borrower is an MSME, it would not be governed by the provisions of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (MSMED Act), including the arbitral mechanism envisaged under the said Act. The bench of Justice Biren Vaishnav observed that though, as per the mechanism provided under the MSMED Act, the dispute...

Waqf Tribunal Cannot Insist On Deposit Of Cost For Issuing Notice: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that there is no procedure under Gujarat State Waqf Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1998 by which the Gujarat State Waqf Tribunal can insist on deposit of cost for issuing notice on a petition filed before it.It was the petitioner’s case that the petitioner’s forefathers had donated the land to the respondent No.2 for constructing ‘Musafir Khana’ for...