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Relaxation In Additional Fee On Delay in filing Form 11 By LLPs Till 30 June 2022: MCA
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the relaxation in additional fees on delay in filing Form 11 by LLPs till June 30, 2022. This Ministry has received representation seeking an extension on the timelines for filing the Annual Return (Form 11) by LLPs without paying additional fees. In view of the transition from version-2 of MCA-21 to version-3 and to...
Orissa High Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Raping Woman On False Assurance Of Marriage
The Orissa High Court has recently denied bail to a man, who was accused of having sexual intercourse against the will of a woman on the false assurance of marriage. While rejecting the bail, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi quoted the following observation made by the Supreme Court in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Madanlal, "Dignity of a woman is a part of...
Kerala High Court Issues Notice On Rape Survivor's Plea To Cancel Bail Of Tattoo Artist Sujeesh
The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea seeking to cancel the bail granted to tattoo artist Sujeesh P.S, who was accused of rape by multiple women.While admitting the plea moved by one of the survivors, Justice Kauser Edappagath issued notice to the State and Sujeesh.Sujeesh, who runs two tattoo studios in the State, had earlier made the front page for reportedly...
NCLAT Terminates The CIRP Of National Textile Corporation Ltd. As Parties Enter Settlement
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Ms. Shreesha Merla (Technical Member) and Shri Naresh Salecha (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in National Textile Corporation Ltd. v Hero Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd., has terminated the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") against...
Supreme Court Reserves Orders On Pleas Against Construction Activities By Odisha Govt At Puri Jagannath Temple Premises
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved orders in the petitions filed alleging illegal excavation and construction work by the Odisha Government at the iconic Shree Jagannath Temple premises at Puri.The Court will pronounce orders tomorrow.A vacation bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice Hima Kohli was considering two special leave petitions filed challenging Odisha High Court's...
"People Of Rural Areas Have Much Better Eye-Sight Than That Of Town Folks": Allahabad HC Upholds Life Sentence Of 3 Murder Convicts
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently upheld the life sentence awarded to three murder convicts for killing one Kadhiley in April 2004. The Court also underscored that mere delay in lodging the FIR may not prove fatal in all cases.The bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Saroj Yadav further stressed that the Court the criminal jurisprudence in India recognizes that the...
PIL Filed In Orissa High Court Against Felling Of Hundreds Of Trees For Construction Of MLA Quarters In Bhubaneswar
On Wednesday, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed against the proposal to cut around 870 numbers of age-old trees to construct multi-storey quarter buildings for Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Odisha, in the heart of the capital city of Bhubaneswar. It is filed by a social activist named Ms. Jayanti Das. She has impleaded ten parties as respondents including the...
Virtual Court For Traffic eChallan Cases Launched In State of Tripura
The 'Virtual Court Web Portal' has been launched in the State Of Tripura, w.e.f.1 st June, 2022 to facilitate online payment of fines by the citizens in cases relating to eChallans arising out of Traffic violations in the area within the jurisdiction of the Superintendent of Police (Traffic), West Tripura, on a pilot basis. As per the press release by Tripura High Court, the High Court...
Setting Aside Of Assessment Orders By ITAT On Technical Grounds Will Not Lead To Automatic Quashing Of Criminal Complaint: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently held that when an assessment order is quashed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal on technical grounds, the same cannot be made a ground to evade criminal prosecution before the concerned court under the Income Tax Act. Justice G Chandrasekharan was considering a plea filed by cine actor SJ Suryah for quashing the prosecutions against him before the...
Process Applications Of Pharma Colleges That Challenged 5-Year Moratorium; But Take No Final Decision : Supreme Court To Pharmacy Council Of India
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed an interim order to direct the Pharmacy Council of India to process applications of colleges which had challenged imposition of a moratorium issued by PCI on opening of new pharmacy colleges for a period of five years with effect from the academic year 2020-21 before the High Courts.The bench has directed that no final decision regarding grant of...
Father Stan Swamy To Posthumously Receive Human Rights Honorary Award At Geneva Today
Late Father Stan Swamy, Jesuit priest and tribal rights, will posthumously be honoured at the Martin Ennals Awards, 2022, in Geneva today. The international award is sometimes called the "Nobel prize" for human rights defenders. Father Xavier Soreng SJ, Ranchi will participate in the ceremony and receive the honorary award on behalf of Father Stan Swamy. Father Stan (1937-2021), as...