Supreme Court Grants Bail To K Kavitha In Liquor Policy Case, Questions Fairness Of CBI/ED Investigation

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday(August 27), granted bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha in the money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, during the hearing, questioned the fairness of the prosecution agency (CBI/ED) and criticised their selective approach in treating some accused...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt's Appeal Challenging Conviction & Life Term In Custodial Death Case

The Supreme Court today (on August 27) issued notice to the State of Gujarat on former Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court's order dismissing his challenge against the conviction and life imprisonment sentence imposed by the Jamnagar Court. The conviction was in connection with an alleged case of custodial torture and death in the year...

LiveLaw Academy Is Hiring Full Time/Part Time Faculties For 'Judicial Services Examination Preparation Course'

Are you passionate about teaching and shaping the next generation of Judicial minds? We are seeking highly qualified and dedicated professionals to join our faculty team at Live Law Academy, for Judicial Services Exam preparation.Position: Faculty Location: Delhi NCR/ Remote Type: Full-Time/Part-TimeEssential Qualifications:LLB/LLM or equivalent degree from a recognized...

Actress Sexual Assault Case : Supreme Court Asks Kerala Govt About Number Of Witnesses To Be Examined In Trial

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 27) sought information from the State of Kerala regarding the number of witnesses remaining to be examined in the actress sexual assault case.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih asked the State's counsel to seek instructions on this aspect while considering the bail application of prime accused Sunil NS, also known as Pulsar...

Registrar Of Companies, Mumbai Imposes Rs. 1.08 Lakh Penalty On William Hill Ltd For Late Submission Of Beneficial Interest Declaration

The Registrar of Companies, Mumbai has imposed a penalty of Rs. 1.08 Lakh on William Hill Ltd for failure to submit the required declaration disclosing the beneficial interest in the company's shares within the stipulated thirty-day period. Section 89(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates that any person who acquires a beneficial interest in shares of a company, but whose name is...

Duty Of Every Arbitral Tribunal & Court To Examine What The Contract Provides : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently emphasised that the courts and arbitral tribunals have the duty to examine the contract clauses in proceedings concerning arbitration.While upholding Calcutta High Court's decision to set aside the arbitrator's decision to award the amount for loss due to idle machinery and labour despite it being prohibited under the contract, the Court said : “In fact,...

SEBI Imposes ₹6 Lakh Penalty On Vistra ITCL For Violating Debenture Trustee Regulations

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 6 lakh on Vistra (ITCL) India Ltd for several violations of the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993, and related guidelines. Key among the violations identified was the failure of Vistra to perform independent due diligence in the preparation of asset-cover certificates. SEBI's November...

'Similarly Placed Employees Discriminated' : Supreme Court Directs Regularization Of Worker Who Served For 30 Years

The Supreme Court recently granted the relief of regularization to a woman engaged as "water woman" (sweeper) with the Posts and Telegraph Department, Gujarat, who served the Department for over 30 years but was not regularized, even though another similarly placed woman employee was conferred the benefit.Opining that the Department discriminated between two similarly placed employees, a bench...

Failure To Maintain Separate Register Of Members: RoC Chennai Fines Subam Benefit Fund Nidhi Limited And Director Rs. 3.5 Lakh

The Registrar of Companies, Chennai, has imposed a penalty of Rs. 3.5 lakh on Subam Benefit Fund Nidhi Limited and its director for failing to maintain separate registers for its members and for not keeping the required registers at the company's registered office. Section 88 of the Companies Act, 2013 mandates that companies must maintain certain registers, including the register...

Use Of Artificial Yellow Colouring 'Tartrazine' In Permitted Food Items Not Offence Of Adulteration : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in its recent order has held that the use of artificial yellow food coloring- Tartrazine in food items like Dal Moong Dhuli cannot penalized as an offence under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (PFA Act). The bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and NK Singh held the conviction of the appellant as erroneous, since the use of Tartrazine was permitted under the...

Consumer Protection Act - Dominant Purpose To Be Looked Into To Ascertain Whether Transaction Was Commercial: Supreme Court

While dealing with the issue whether a real estate company that purchased a flat for the personal use of its Director is a "consumer" under Section 2(7) of the Consumer Protection Act, the Supreme Court recently reiterated that deciding the intended use of the purchased goods (personal or commercial) would depend on the facts and circumstances of each case."It is the dominant intention of...

Supreme Court Warns States/UTs Which Haven't Given Information On Open Prisons

The Supreme Court on August 20 directed the State Government and Union Territories to provide complete information on the functioning of Open Correctional Institutions within four weeks in a batch of petitions filed by human rights activist Suhas Chakma flagging the issues of congestion of prisons, rehabilitation of prisoners and regarding legal aid in prisoners. As for the issue of...