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Amazon-Group Files Appeal At The NCLAT Against CCI Order And Also Appeal In The Supreme Court Against Delhi High Court Order
The Amazon-Group has challenged the Competition Commission of India's order dated 17.12.2021 at the NCLAT, which suspended its deal to acquire 49% stake in FCPL, on the ground that Amazon failed to disclose the true and complete details for the purpose of the Combination. It was held by the Commission that Amazon had misrepresented that its decision to pursue the Combination was based...
Supreme Court Restores Limitation Extension; Period From 15.03.2020 Till 28.02.2022 Excluded From Limitation
Taking note of the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, the Supreme Court has ordered the extension of limitation period for filing of cases and applications in courts and tribunals."The order dated 23.03.2020 is restored and in continuation of the subsequent orders dated 08.03.2021, 27.04.2021 and 23.09.2021, it is directed that the period from 15.03.2020 ...
Wife Refuses To Go To Matrimonial Home For 10 Yrs Awaiting 'Shubh Muhurat': Chhattisgarh HC Calls It 'Desertion', Grants Husband Divorce
Calling it a case of Desertion, the Chhattisgarh High Court recently granted a divorce decree in favor of a Husband, whose wife, under the guise of auspicious time (Shubh Muhurat) to return back to the matrimonial home, continued at her maternal home and refused to come back for 10 long years."If the respondent/wife was so sanguine of the fact that in the circumstances and like nature of...
Judicial Interference In Policy Decisions Having Financial Implication Or Cascading Effect Is Unwarranted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that that interference by the Judiciary in a policy decision having financial implications and/or having a cascading effect is not at all warranted and justified.In this case, allowing the writ petitions filed by some employees, the Bombay High Court directed the State Government to extend the pensionary benefits to the employees of Water and Land Management...
S. 482 CrPC Plea Maintainable To Quash Proceedings Which Are Ex Facie Bad For Want Of Sanction: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court today observed that an application under Section 482 CrPC is maintainable to quash the proceedings, which are ex facie bad for want of sanction as required under Section 197 of Crpc (Prosecution of Judges and public servants).With this, the Bench of Justice Chandra Kumar Rai set aside a summoning order passed by the Judicial Magistrate Farrukhabad against a...
Allahabad High Court Decides To Adopt 'CISCO WebEx' Platform For 'Efficient' VC Hearings At Lucknow Bench
In order to make virtual court proceedings more efficient and user-friendly, the Allahabad High Court has decided to adopt the CISCO WebEx Events platform for video conferencing at Lucknow Bench.This development comes almost 6 months after the Allahabad High Court (at Prayagraj bench) decided to adopt the CISCO WebEx Events platform for video conferencing at Allahabad in place of the JITSI...
"We Are Liberal Now In Granting Bail Because Of Covid": Supreme Court In Case Of AIADMK Leader K.T. Rajenthrabhalaji
The Supreme Court of India on Monday expressed its inclination towards granting a one month interim bail to former AIADMK Minister K.T. Rajenthrabhalaji accused in a Government job scam.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant, and Justice Hima Kohli was hearing a special leave petition challenging Madras High Court's order rejecting anticipatory...
PIL Alleges Assam RERA Not Functioning As Per Law: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To Authority, Its Chairman
Dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea raising the issue that Assam Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Assam RERA), is not functioning in accordance with law, the Gauhati High Court issued the notice to the Authority and its chairman.The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia was dealing with a PIL moved by Anita Verma submitting that the Authority,...
UPSC Exams : Supreme Court Asks Disabled Candidate Seeking Same Attempts As SC/ST Candidates To Approach HC
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a writ petition seeking equal relaxation to candidates belonging to physically handicapped category with SC/ST candidates in the upcoming Civil Services Notification in relation to the maximum number of attempts.When the matter was called for hearing the bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai asked the petitioner's counsel to approach the...
'Complete Process Of Issuance Of Voter IDs To Sex Workers' : Supreme Court Directs States
The Supreme Court today granted State Government/Union Territories two weeks time to the states to file status reports relating to the issuance of ration cards/Voters Identity cards and Aadhar Card to sex workers.While granting time, the bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai also directed the States/UT's to complete the process of issuance of voter cards/ration cards of...