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CIRP Cannot Be Initiated Over Undecided Claims Or Unstamped And Unregistered Agreements: NCLT Cuttack
The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Cuttack Bench comprising of Shri P. Mohan Raj (Judicial Member) Shri Satya Ranjan Prasad (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") filed in the matter of Smarkworks Coworking Spaces Pvt. Ltd. v Turbot HQ India Pvt. Ltd., has held that Corporate Insolvency...
Separate Portals Created For NGOs & Individuals To Give Information About Children In Street Situations : NCPCR Tells Supreme Court
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights ("NCPCR") apprised the Supreme Court, on Monday, that it has developed a separate portal for Non-Government Organisations ("NGOs") and individuals who are interested to assist in the process of identification of the Children in Street Situation ("CiSS"). On the last occasion, a Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R....
Candidate Recommended By SCSC As TDSAT Member Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Direct Centre To Appoint Him
An applicant has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking directions for his appointment to the post of Member of the Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). The applicant AM Alankamony, presently posted at Hyderabad as an Accountant Member in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, has submitted that his non-selection for the post by the Central Government even after...
Orissa High Court Gives Direction To Resolve Dispute Between NALCO & Mahanadi Coalfields Regarding Coal Supply; Meeting To Be Held Tomorrow
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha Krishna Pattanaik of the Orissa High Court has given direction to the Secretaries of the Departments of Coal, Power and Mines and the Managing Directors (MDs) of the National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) and the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to hold a meeting to resolve the ongoing dispute regarding supply of...
Centre Says 'No Conspiracy' Behind Mamata Banerjee's Flight Turbulence, Calcutta High Court Seeks Sealed Cover Report
The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Centre to file a report in a sealed cover on the investigation into the incident of mid-air turbulence experienced by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's chartered flight on March 4.On March 4, Banerjee was returning to Kolkata from Varanasi after an election campaign. She boarded a chartered flight but faced air turbulence just before landing at...
"Mushromming Of Illegal Colonies In Cities": Supreme Court Appoints Amicus For Norms On Regularisation Of Unauthorised Constructions
While hearing a plea filed by social activist, Mr. Juvvadi Sagar Rao, alleging regularisation of unauthorised constructions leading to corruption in concerned government offices as well as environmental concerns, the Supreme Court, on Monday, appointed Senior Advocate, Mr. Gopal Sankaranarayanan as the Amicus Curiae to come up with recommendations that can be made to the State Governments...
Judicial Officer's Wife Lodges FIR Against Advocate Who Accused Officer Of Taking Bribe: Allahabad HC Directs SSP To Monitor Probe
The Allahabad High Court today ordered the Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffar Nagar to personally monitor the investigation in an FIR by the wife of a Judicial Officer against an advocate, who accused the Judicial Officer of taking a bribe to pass favorable orders.The bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajnish Kumar however refused to transfer the case to any...
Order XII Rule 6 CPC | Judgment On Admission Can Be Passed If Defence Set Up By Party Is So Weak That It Is Impossible To Succeed: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court recently affirmed a judgment on admission, passed by the court below in exercise of its discretionary powers under Order XII Rule 6 of CPC, on the ground that the defence set up was such as to make it impossible for the party to succeed.In this regard, Justice V Kameswar Rao observed,"Order XII Rule 6 of the CPC can also be invoked when the objections raised...
Anganwadi Workers & Helpers Are Entitled To Payment Of Gratuity; Anganwadi Centres Are "Establishments" Under 1972 Act : Supreme Court
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has held that Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers are entitled to the payment of gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972."The 1972 Act will apply to Anganwadi centres and in turn to AWWs(Anganwadi Workers) and AWHs(Anganwadi Helpers)", a bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka held while allowing the appeals filed against...
Anis Khan's Father Says SIT Report Declaring Death As Non-Homicidal 'Ridiculous', Calcutta High Court Seeks Objection Affidavit
The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the father of deceased student leader Anis Khan to file an affidavit raising objections to the report filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) pertaining to the investigation into the death of student activist Anis Khan. Anish Khan was found dead at his home in Amta block in Howrah district in the early hours of Saturday, February 19, 2022...
'Conduct Does Not Inspire Confidence': Karnataka High Court Refuse Anticipatory Bail To Ex-Member Of Legislative Council In Extortion Case
The Karnataka High Court has refused anticipatory bail to a Former Member of Legislative Council and another person in an alleged case of extortion, registered against them by a civil contractor earlier this year. A single judge bench of Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav while refusing anticipatory bail to Srikanth L. Ghotnekar and Anil Chawhan said, "It must be noted that though an offence...