Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Advocates As Additional Judges Of Allahabad High Court

The Centre has confirmed the appointment of three advocates as Additional judges of Allahabad High Court. Their names are.1. Prashant Kumar,2. Shri Manjive Shukla,3. Shri Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal.The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 17th January 2023 approved the proposal for the elevation of the nine Advocates (including the ones appointed today) as Judges in the Allahabad...

Bombay High Court Quashes ED Investigation Against Jet Airways Founder Naresh Goyal, Wife Anita

In a relief for former Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita, the Bombay High Court has quashed the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s ECIR against them.The division bench comprising Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan passed the order on a petition filed by the duo seeking quashing of the ECIR registered against them under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act...

Central Registrar Not Divested Of Its Authority To Appoint Arbitrator Under S. 84 of MSCS Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Central Registrar is not divested of its authority and jurisdiction to appoint an Arbitral Tribunal in terms of Section 84 (4) of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 (MSCS Act), when a dispute pertaining to a multi-state cooperative society is sought to be referred to arbitration under Section 84 of the Act. The bench of...

Delhi High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Shehla Rashid's Plea Seeking Apology From Zee News, Sudhir Chaudhary

Justice Prathiba M Singh of Delhi High Court on Thursday recused from hearing a plea filed by JNU Scholar Shehla Rashid seeking unambiguous and unequivocal apology from Zee News and its then anchor Sudhir Chaudhary in relation to a programme aired by the news channel in November 2020.Shehla Rashid has sought modification of an order passed by News Broadcasters and Digital Standards...

'Modi Surname' Remark: Gujarat High Court Vacates Stay On Criminal Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi

The Gujarat High Court has vacated the stay on trial in criminal defamation case against Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi, filed by Surat West MLA Purnesh Modi for his alleged remarks “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Karol in April 2019.The single judge bench of Justice Vipul M. Pancholi vacated the stay after the petitioner submitted...

Resolution Applicant Wilfully Fails To Implement Plan, NCLT Mumbai Orders Liquidation Without Monitoring Committee’s Mandate

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Shri H.V. Subba Rao (Judicial Member) and Ms. Madhu Sinha (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in BMW Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. v S.K. Wheels Pvt. Ltd., has ordered liquidation of the Corporate Debtor as the Resolution Applicant willfully failed to implement the resolution plan. The order...

Another Milestone- CJI DY Chandrachud Launches "Neutral Citations" For All Supreme Court Judgements

On Thursday, CJI DY Chandrachud announced that all Supreme Court judgements will be having "neutral citations". Announcing it as a new initiative, CJI DY Chandrachud said–"Our recent initiative is neutral citations for all judgements of the Supreme Court. So all 30,000 judgements are going to have neutral citation. First tranch will be till January 1, 2023, then the other tranch will be...

Drug Retailer Cannot Escape Liability In Case Of Spurious Drug Merely Because He Obtained It From Licensed Dealer: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that whether a given case is that of spurious drug or sub-standard quality drug, the retailer cannot escape his liability merely because he has obtained the same from a licensed dealer.Justice Sanjay Dhar clarified that a retailer can seek discharge only if he shows that he has acquired the drug from a duly...

Supreme Court Affirms Madras HC Order Allowing EPS To Continue As AIADMK Interim General Secretary, Dismisses OPS's Challenge

In a set back to O Paneerselvam(OPS) in the cases related to AIDAMK leadership row, the Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the order of the Madras High Court division bench which allowed Edappadi Palaniswamy(EPS) to continue as the interim general secretary of the party.The Court has also made absolute its interim order passed on July 6, 2022 staying the Madras High Court order dated June...

Arbitrator Has No Jurisdiction To Set Aside Sale Notice Issued By Secured Creditor Under Section 13(4) Of SARFAESI Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Arbitrator has no jurisdiction to set aside the sale notice issued by the secured creditor under Section 13(4) of the SARFAESI Act, 2002, seeking to enforce its “security interest”. The bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani remarked that the matter of a notice issued under Section 13(4) of the SARFAESI Act is not arbitrable at all, and...

Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing In Shiv Sena case [Feb 23]

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will continue hearing today the cases related to Shiv Sena rift.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal had been making arguments on behalf of Uddhav Thackeray for the past two days. Reports about yesterday's hearing can be read here and here. Reports about the hearing held on February 21 can be read here and here.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

No Acknowledgement Of Liability Based On An Unrealized Cheque: NCLAT Chennai

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Chennai Bench, comprising of Justice M. Venugopal (Judicial Member) and Ms. Shreesha Merla (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in M/s. Primee Silicones (Chennai) Pvt. Ltd. v M/s. UCAL Fuel Systems Ltd., has held that a cheque which has not been encashed, cannot amount to an ‘acknowledgement of liability’...