Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code : Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021

1. Supreme Court Upholds Sections 3, 4 & 10 Of IBC Amendment Act 2020 [Judgment dated: 19.01.2021] [Citation : LL 2021 SC 25] [Bench: Justices R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha and K.M. Joseph] [Author: Justice K.M. Joseph] In Manish Kumar v. Union of India And Anr., the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 3, 4 and 10 of the Insolvency...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2021-Part 1 [Citations 1 To 250]

As the end of year 2021 is nearing, LiveLaw brings to you an yearly Round-up of Supreme Court judgments. This yearly digest includes 765 orders and judgments, listed in the order of LiveLaw citation index.Due to the bulky size of the digest, it is being published in three parts. This part covers citations from 1 to 250. Part two will cover citations from 250 to 500 and part three will...

Complaint Filed Against Suresh Chavhanke Over Alleged Hate Speech Against Muslims At Hindu Yuva Vahini Event

A Complaint has been filed against Mr. Suresh Chavhanke, Editor-in-Chief of the Sudarshan TV for allegedly giving hate speech and promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, at an event organized by Hindu Yuva Vahini earlier this month. The complaint filed by Avani Bansal, Prashant Dubey and Prakhar Dixit refers to an event dated December 19, 2021 which was organized...

"Apposite To Interest & Rights Of Devotees": Delhi HC Directs Authorities To Ensure Implementation Of Orders To Remove Illegal Encroachers In Kalkaji Temple

The Delhi High Court has directed the authorities including South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Delhi Development Authority and Delhi Police to ensure that it's orders are implemented in order to remove all illegal encroachers within the Kalkaji Temple premises, as per the deadlines given. Justice Pratibha M Singh also observed that the dharamshalas within the temple were not meant to be...

Bank Doesn't Hold Customer's Deposit In Trust; Banker-Depositor Relationship That Of Creditor-Debtor: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the money that is deposited by the customer in the bank is not held by it as a trustee but it becomes a part of the banker's fund who is under a contractual obligation to pay the sum deposited by a customer to him on-demand with the agreed rate of interest.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli made...

Supreme Court Death Penalty Digest 2021

In 2020, the Supreme Court had affirmed death penalty in 8 cases (10 prisoners) and commuted death sentence to life imprisonment in 3 cases (4 prisoners). The year did not witness any acquittals. However, 2021 began with acquittal (1 prisoner) and ended with one (3 prisoners), as well. The Apex Court commutations totalled at 4 cases (5 prisoners). In one of these 4 cases, the Supreme...

Centre Moves Supreme Court Assailing Top Court's Order Of Staying Elections Process In OBC Seats In MP Local Body Polls

The Central Government has approached the Supreme Court seeking recall or modification of Top Court's order dated December 17 ("impugned order") by which it had stayed the election process in the seats reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the local body elections in Madhya Pradesh.Relief for deferring local body elections for a period of four months with a mandate to the State...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-96]

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Following Madras HC's Reference State Bar Council Bars Practice Of Advocate Accused Of Misbehaving With Lady Court Staffer

The Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry has provisionally barred the practice of Advocate N. Muniasamy, who is the President of the Kamuthi Bar Association for his alleged misbehavior with a woman Court Staff within the Court premises in April 2021.He has been barred from practicing as an advocate in all Courts, Tribunals, and other authorities in India either in his name or in any...

HP High Court Issues Several Directions On PIL Over Boosting Internet Connectivity In State Especially Rural Areas

Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed highlighting the plight of the residents of the State, more particularly, the residents of the rural and backward areas of the State in the matters regarding internet connectivity, the Himachal Pradesh High Court issued several directions to the state government. The Bench of Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and...

Whether Real Estate Appellate Tribunal Has Jurisdiction To Initiate Suo Moto Proceedings & Pass Directions Under RERA Act? Delhi HC Appoints Amicus

The Delhi High Court has appointed Senior Advocate Rajeeve Mehra as the amicus curiae to assist it in considering the issue as to whether the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal has the jurisdiction to initiate suo motu proceedings and pass directions affecting the ongoing constructions in the city. Justice Rekha Palli was dealing with a petition filed by one Praveen Chhabra claiming to be engaged...

LiveLaw Reporter Lydia Suzanne Thomas Passes Away

Lydia Suzanne Thomas, the reporter of LiveLaw covering the Kerala High Court, passed away today afternoon after prolonged illness.She completed her BA LLB course from the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS) Kochi in 2020. Driven by her passion for legal journalism, she joined LiveLaw in February 2021. Before that, she had a brief stint at 'Bar & Bench'.Within a...