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NCLT Approves Reliance Retail's Resolution Plan For Kishore Biyani-Led Future Supply Chain
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai Bench, has recently approved the resolution plan submitted by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) for Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited, a Kishore Biyani-led Future Group company, under Section 31(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.The coram comprised Judicial Member Lakshmi Gurung and Technical Member Hariharan...
GST Not Payable On MGO Charges Collected By ONGC From GAIL For Shortfall In Gas Offtake: Tamil Nadu AAR
The Authority for Advance Ruling of Tamil Nadu recently held that Minimum Guaranteed Off-take (MGO) charges collected by ONGC from GAIL for short-lifting natural gas are not liable to Goods and Services Tax (GST).In a clarification key for the oil and gas sector, the authority ruled that these charges are in the nature of liquidated damages for breach of contract and do not constitute a...
Transgender Persons Need Not Take Employer's Permission For Sex Reassignment Surgery Unless Work Is Based On Gender Identity: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that transgender and gender-diverse persons are not required to seek permission from their employers to undergo gender affirmation or surgical intervention, asserting that the right to self-determination of gender is a matter of personal autonomy and dignity.“We have no hesitation in saying that no transgender or gender diverse person is bound to take permission...
NCLT Chandigarh Rejects Insolvency Plea Against ZTE Telecom India, Cites Pre-Existing Dispute
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Chandigarh has recently rejected an insolvency application filed by TVS Supply Chain Solutions Limited against ZTE Telecom India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corporation.The Tribunal held that a clear dispute existed between the parties before the insolvency proceedings began.The order was passed by a...
Delhi Court Rejects Bail Plea Saying It Was Too Bulky & Voluminous With 500 Pages
A Delhi POCSO Court on Friday dismissed a bail plea filed by an accused running approximately 500 pages saying that it was too voluminous and bulky. Special POCSO judge Ramesh Kumar of Karkardooma Courts said that adjudication of the bail plea is going to consume precious judicial time. The FIR was registered last year at Kalyanpuri police station. The matter was heard in-camera. As the bail...
8.8 Lakh Execution Petitions Pending Across Country : Supreme Court Expresses Alarm, Asks High Courts To Ensure Speedy Disposals
The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the alarming pendency of execution petitions across the country, revealing that 8,82,578 execution petitions remain pending before district courts nationwide, despite earlier directions to High Courts to ensure their disposal within six months.A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Pankaj Mithal was monitoring compliance with its...
'Made Scapegoat By Police, Lopsided Trial': Why Supreme Court Acquitted Chennai Man Dashwanth In Rape-Murder Of Minor Girl
While acquitting Chennai man Dashwanth in a 2017 rape-murder case of a minor girl, the Supreme Court recently noted that mandatory requirements of a fair trial were violated in the case and Dashwanth was made a scapegoat by the police by planting recoveries.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta made the observations. The Court noted that the prosecution case was...
'Is Magistrate Too Small For You To Go There?' : Supreme Court Dismisses Chhattisgarh Congress Leader's Plea Alleging ED Torture
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by businessman and Congress leader Hemant Chandrakar alleging custodial torture by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during interrogation in connection with a money laundering probe. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the plea, questioning why Chandrakar approached the High Court directly instead of filing...