IBC | Tax & Customs Dues To Be Paid As Per Waterfall Mechanism Under Section 53 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti, has clarified that the dues of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Department of Revenue, will be paid as per the waterfall mechanism given under Section 53 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”).Section 53 of IBC provides the order of priority in which proceeds from sale...

CLAT 2024 Last Date For Applications Extended Till November 10

The last date for applications for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024 has been extended till 11.59 PM, November 10, 2023.This was informed by the Consortium of the National Law Universities in a press release. The initial deadline was to expire at 11.59 PM, November 3, 2023....

Centre Nominates Justice S Muralidhar & 8 Others As Members To NALSA

The Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, has nominated former Dr.Justice S Muralidhar, former Orissa High Court Chief Justice, as a Member to the National Legal Services Authority.The Centre has also nominated the following persons as NALSA Members :1. Senior Advocate Siddharth Agarwal.2. Justice Arun Palli, judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court3. ...

Liberty Is Dead In India, Anybody Can Be Arrested Anytime & Courts Won't Grant Bail; PMLA Is An Instrument Of Oppression: Kapil Sibal

In an interview with veteran journalist Nidhi Razdan, Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal recently said the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is being used as an instrument of oppression by the government. “The PMLA is an instrument of oppression. It's as simple as that. It's an instrument by which you terrorize people,” he said. When Razdan pointed out that...

Army's Approach To Promotion Of Women Officers Arbitrary, Contrary To Judgment : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) criticized the Indian Army for its "arbitrary" attitude towards the promotion of women officers who have been granted permanent commission as per the earlier judgments of the Court.The Court observed that the norms adopted by the Army have done "disservice to the need to provide justice to women officers who had fought a long and hard battle to...

Supreme Court Says Enhancing EVM-VVPAT Tally Would Increase Election Commission's Work Without Any Big Advantage

Ahead of the 2024 general elections, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) orally observed that enhancing scale of electronic voting machine (EVM) data cross-checking against voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) records would increase the election commission's work without any 'big advantage'.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti was hearing a public interest litigation...

Kuki Revolutionary Army Chief, UKLF Leader Move Supreme Court Seeking Transfer Of Trial From Manipur To Assam

The Supreme Court today(3rd November) stayed the trial in a missing arms case against Kuki Revolutionary Army Chief David Hangshing and United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) leader Lhunkhoson Haokip while issuing notice on their plea to transfer the case from Manipur to Assam.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal issued notice to the National Investigation Agency...

NLU Assam Introduces Menstrual Leave For Female Students

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA) has taken a significant step towards promoting inclusivity and the well-being of its female students by implementing a 'Menstrual Leave' policy.Under this new policy, female students at the University are now entitled to avail Menstrual Leave. To do so, they are required to submit an application, and these leave days will be...

Stop Using 'My Lord' & 'Your Lordship', Use 'Sir' Instead : Justice PS Narasimha To Lawyer

Justice PS Narasimha, judge of the Supreme Court, recently expressed displeasure at being repeatedly addressed as "Your Lordship" and "My Lord".“How many times you will say 'My Lords'? If you stop saying this, then I will give you half of my salary,” Justice PS Narasimha told a lawyer during a hearing, reported the PTI. “Why don't you use 'Sir' instead?,” the judge asked the...

'Cases Go Haywire Because Lawyers Go On Strike' : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Rajasthan HC Jaipur Bar Association

In yet another instance of the judiciary expressing exasperation with lawyers strikes, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) issued notice to the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association at Jaipur Bench.A Bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal, was hearing a special leave petition against an adverse order passed by the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, due to the...

Supreme Court Grants Two Journalists Interim Protection From Gujarat Police Arrest Over Article Against Adani Group On Hindenburg Row

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) granted journalists Ravi Nair and Anand Mangnale interim protection from being arrested by the Gujarat police over an article they wrote about the Adani-Hindenburg row.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra was hearing writ petitions filed by Nair and Mangnale through Advocate-on-Record Paras Nath Singh, challenging the summonses issued...

Difficult For Court To Order Immediate Implementation Of Women's Reservation, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 3) expressed its reservations about directing the union government to immediately implement before the 2024 general elections, the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023, which proposes to introduce women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha, the upper houses of the state legislatures, and the Delhi legislative assembly. Although...