Andhra Pradesh High Court Stays Online Sale Of Cinema Tickets On Govt Platforms

On Friday, the Andhra Pradesh High Court stayed the online sale of cinema tickets on government platforms and restrained the State government from going ahead with the sale of cinema tickets through an exclusive portal which it planned to launch, till July 27. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice D.V.S.S. Somayajulu issued an interim order in favour...

BJP MLA Ashish Shelar Files PIL Against Urban Development Dept, Formerly Headed By Eknath Shinde, Over De-Reservation Of Prime Bandra Plot

Even as Eknath Shinde, former state Urban Development Minister was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra yesterday with BJP's support, a PIL was filed in the Bombay High Court by a BJP MLA against the alleged de-reservation of a part of prime trust land in Mumbai for development under the DCR – 2034. MLA Ashish Shelar has challenged a UDD notification dated March 12, 2021 and...

Fifteen NCLT Members To Retire On 3rd July, NCLT Benches To Suffer From Shortage Of Members

The National Company Law Tribunal Benches across the country are set to undergo shortage of Members as fifteen Members are retiring on 03.07.2022 and no extension has been granted to their tenure till now. The NCLT benches have been re-constituted with the remaining Members vide circulars dated 01.07.2022. Background The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") vide a notification...

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: June 2022 [Citations 513 - 598]

Nominal Index [CITATIONS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 513 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 598]SH JAGMOHAN KASHYAP v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 513JIVA INSTITUTE OF VEDIC SCIENCE & CULTURE AND ANR v. PUNEET CHHATWAL & ORS 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 514HEAD DIGITAL WORKS PRIVATE LIMITED v. TICTOK SKILL GAMES PVT LTD 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 515SH.PANNA LAL v. BHAGMAL KATARIA & ANR. 2022...

Can't Refer Dispute To Arbitration Unless There Is A Clear, Unequivocal Denial Of A Right: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the cause of action giving a party the right to refer a dispute to arbitration only accrues when there is a clear and unequivocal denial of a right by one party by the other.Holding so, a Division Bench of Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar and Justice C.S Sudha dismissed the appeal moved by Southern Railway challenging the decision of the Additional...

Will Not Disrupt Functioning Of KSRTC: Trade Unions Before Kerala High Court In Plea Alleging Delay In Salary Disbursement

The Kerala State Transport Employee Association informed the Kerala High Court on Friday that all strikes and disruptive activities on the premises of the KSRTC and its offices will be immediately ceased and that they will not disrupt the functioning of the KSRTC. Justice Devan Ramachandran was hearing the plea moved by the KSRTC employees alleging that they were not being paid salary...

Monthly Digest Of IBC Cases: June 2022

NCLAT Belated Claims Of Homebuyers, If Reflected In The Records Of Corporate Debtor Shall Be Included In Information Memorandum By Resolution Professional: NCLAT Case Title: Puneet Kaur v K V Developers Private Limited Case No.: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 390 of 2022 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice...

"IBC Does Not Protect The Interest Or Claim Of A Partner Against Another Partner Or The Firm": NCLT Mumbai

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Justice P. N. Deshmukh (Judicial Member) and Shri Kapal Kumar Vohra (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in Parul A Vora v Kavya Buildcon Pvt. Ltd., has held that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") does not protect the interest or claim of a Partner against another Partner or...

Reasonable Opportunity Must Be Given To Employer For Determination Of Escaped Amount U/S 7C Of Employees Provident Funds Act: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court in a Writ Petition ruled that an order cannot be passed under Section 7C of The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF act) for determination of escaped amount unless the employer is given a reasonable opportunity of representing his case Brief facts of the case The Writ Petition was filed by the employer aggrieved by the...

'Very Serious Allegations': Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Alleging Corruption In Judges To Secure Govt. Posts After Retirement

The plea sought increase in retirement age of judges and establishment of Supreme Court bench in every HC.

Non-Filing Of Application U/S 8 Arbitration Act Before Civil Court Does Not Debar Party From Seeking Appointment Of Arbitrator: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday reiterated that non-filing of an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act would not mean that the petitioner has surrendered to the jurisdiction of the court and left the right to get the disputes resolved through arbitration so as to debar the petitioner for seeking appointment of an arbitrator through...

Hyderpora Encounter: J&K&L High Court Allows Amir Magrey's Family To Perform Fatiha Khawani At His Grave, Upholds ₹5 Lakh Compensation For Kin

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court today directed the UT administration to allow the family of Amir Magrey, the fourth person killed in Hyderpora Encounter, to perform Fatiha Khawani (religious rituals/prayers after burial) at his grave.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Javed Iqbal Wani also upheld the the single bench direction to the extent...