Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 1 To August 7, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 326 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 338 NOMINAL INDEX S.Bhanupriya v. The State and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 326 P.Arumugam v. The Deputy Inspector General of Police and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 327 P.Ranganathan and another v. The State of Tamil Nadu and others, 2022 LiveLaw...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 1 To August 7, 2022

Nominal Index: NINGARAJU N v. OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR OF M/S INDIA HOLIDAY (PVT) LTD. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 296 Suo-Motu v. The State Of Karnataka. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 297 AMIT GARG v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 298 DIVYA RAJESH HAGARAGI v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 299 IMRAN SIDDIQUI v STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 300 George Varghese...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 To August 6, 2022

Nominal Index Vikas Balwant Alase & Ors. V/s. Union of India through Secretary & Ors. with connected matters 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 275 Smita Pansare vs State of Maharashtra 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 276 Mr. Ashwin Ashokrao Karokar v Mr. Laxmikant Govind Joshi 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 277 Xyz vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors (WP 9012 of 2022) 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 278 Rajendra...

Definition Of Relative Under Senior Citizens Act Can't Be Treated At Par With Income Tax Act, 1961: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the petitioner's real intent was to ensure that gift tax is not levied on donee. The petition does not promote the maintenance and welfare of senior citizens.The division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Preetam Singh Arora has observed that as per the object of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and the...

Gujarat High Court Half Yearly Digest: January to June 2022 [Citation 1- 252]

CITATIONS- 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 1 To 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 252 Monthly Digests Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: January & February 2022 [Citations 1-59] Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citations 60 To 101]Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: April 2022 [Citations 102-143]Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: May 2022 [Citations 144-192Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest:...

Allahabad HC Sets Aside Show Cause Notice Issued After Pre-Meditation As Respondent Had Already Expressed Its Mind

The Allahabad High Court recently set aside a show cause notice sent after pre-mediation as the Court noted that the respondent (a government authority) had already made up their mind and had expressed their decision in the notice while issuing the same to the petitioner (M/S Bcits Pvt. Ltd.)."...even if the petitioner offers its explanation, it would be an empty formality and a futile...

Special Lok Adalats Organised Throughout State Of UP: Over 2000 Pending Arbitration Cases Disposed

Special Lok Adalats were organized on August 6, 2022, & August 7, 2022, in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh, and over 2000 pending arbitration matters were disposed of. It was organized under the direction of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal who is also the Patron-in-Chief of the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority.The Special Lok Adalats were organized under the guidance of...

In The Name Of Caste & Creed Social Differentiation Is Still Being Created In 21st Century: MP High Court Denies Bail To Rape Accused

"...what is glaring or staring at this Court is that in the 21 st century, still in the name of caste and creed, social differentiation is being created," the Madhya Pradesh High Court remarked as it denied bail to a man who has been accused of establishing physical relation on a false promise of marriage.The bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal denied him bail on the ground that it was not in the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Orders Disciplinary Action Against Police Officer For 'Faulty' Probe In Seizure Of 21KG Cannabis

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently ordered disciplinary action against a police officer on account of his 'faulty investigation' in connection with 21 Kgs Cannbis seqizure case. The Court ordered thus as it granted bail to the accused from whose possession allegedly 21 Kg of Cannabis was recovered.The bench of Justice Deepak Kumar Agarwal also directed the Additional Director General...

CIRP Against Solvent, MSME Company Providing Employment Not Justified : NCLAT Delhi

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Anant Bijay Singh (Judicial Member) and Ms. Shreesha Merla (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in M/s Agarwal Veneers v Fundtonic Service Pvt. Ltd., has upheld the dismissal of a Section 9 petition on the grounds of the Corporate Debtor being a solvent company, operating as...

No Hope Left In Supreme Court : Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal

Expressing anguish at some recent judgments of the Supreme Court, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said that he has no hope left in the institution.The senior lawyer was speaking at the People's Tribunal which was organized on the 6th of August 2022 at New Delhi on the "Judicial Rollback of Civil Liberties" by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR), People's Union for...

NCLT Principal Bench To Hear Matters Through Video Conferencing From 8th To 18th August 2022

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT") has issued a Circular dated 05.08.2022, intimating that the matters before the Principal Bench (Court Room No. 1) of the NCLT, New Delhi, would be heard through video conferencing from 08.08.2022 to 18.08.2022. The hearings are being conducted through video conferencing to meet the shortage of Members in NCLT after 15 Members retired...