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'Such Incident Can Happen Only In Banana Republic' : Kerala Court Slams Police For Arrest Of Man Over 10 Millilitres Liquor
The Manjeri Sessions Court on Saturday (1, November) had granted bail to a person accused of violating the Abkari Act for allegedly storing 10 milliliters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in his shop.The court questioned the motives of the investigating officer, calling his action “excessive and questionable.”The case was registered in Valanchery Police Station, against the accused...
NCLT Allows Former Promoters To Pursue Oppression & Mismanagement Case Against Indian Commodity Exchange
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Ahmedabad has allowed a plea filed by a former promoters and shareholders of Indian Commodity Exchange Limited (ICEX) to pursue a case alleging oppression and mismanagement against the commodity derivatives exchange.They had sought a waiver of the requirement that shareholders must hold at least 10 percent of a company's issued share capital to...
Breaking: Whatsapp Privacy Policy Case: NCLAT Grants Partial Relief to Meta, WhatsApp; Allows User Data Sharing for Ads
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday granted partial relief to Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC in their appeal against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order related to WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy update. While the tribunal upheld the Rs 213.14 crore penalty imposed by the CCI, it set aside the finding that Meta had leveraged WhatsApp's dominant...
'Tactic To Avoid?' : Supreme Court Questions Union's Plea To Refer Tribunal Reforms Act Challenge To 5-Judge Bench
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure over the Union Government filing application seeking reference of the petitions challenging the validity of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, to a five-judge Bench. Questioning the timing of the application, filed after the present two-judge Bench had heard the petitioners at length, the Court asked whether it was a “tactic” to avoid...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On NHAI's Review Plea Against Judgment Allowing Solatium & Interest To Pre-2019 Land Acquisitions
The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on National Highway Authority of India's review petition against the judgment which rejected a plea for prospective application of the 2019 Union of India v. Tarsem Singh ruling on grant of solatium and interest for national highway land acquisitions.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order.To recap, in Tarsem Singh, a bench...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Seeking Ban On Online Gambling Platforms Operating As Social And E-Sports Games
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Union of India and sought its response in a petition filed by an NGO seeking a nationwide ban on online gambling and betting platforms allegedly operating under the guise of social and e-sports games.“According to the petitioner, there are about two thousand apps as on date operating online relating to betting and gambling. The petitioner want...
Independent Directors Cannot Automatically Escape Liability For Fraud Under IBC: NCLT Mumbai
Independent directors cannot automatically escape liability for a company's alleged fraudulent transactions under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai has ruled.The tribunal said that simply holding the title of an independent or non-executive director does not protect a person from scrutiny under insolvency law without examining their culpability...
Country's Richest Civic Body Failed To Protect Citizens: State Human Rights Body Fines BMC ₹12 Lakh After Sweepers Perform ECG On Patients
The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) imposed a hefty fine of Rs 12 lakhs on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after it learnt that the civic body had not recruited 'trained' practitioners to perform Electrocardiogram on patients in one of its hospitals.In doing so the human rights panel said that allowing a ward boy or a sweeper to carry out an Electrocardiogram...
Bengaluru Court Frames Charges Against Actors Darshan, Pavitra Gowda & Others Accused In Renukaswamy Murder Case
City Civil And Session Court in Bengaluru on Monday (November 3) framed murder charges against 17 persons including Actors Darshan and Pavitra Gowda accused in Renukaswamy Murder Case. Session Judge I P Naik framed charges against the accused who were produced in court from the prison. The accused pleaded not guilty, the court has now posted the matter for recording evidence on November 10....