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Ansal Properties Pays The Dues Lately, NCLT Delhi Dismisses Insolvency Petition Imposing A Cost Of Rs. 1 Lakh On Ansal
The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), New Delhi Bench, comprising of Shri. Abni Ranjan Kumar Sinha (Judicial Member) and Shri. L. N. Gupta (Technical Member), in M/s. Dalmia Family Office Trust v M/s. Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Ltd., has dismissed the application filed under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC"), seeking initiation of the...
Municipal Authority Can Rely On Previous Blacklisting Resolution Which Is Set Aside By Court, Must Justify It In Final Order: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has permitted the Vadodara Municipal Corporation to rely on a previous blacklisting order passed by it against a Road Contractor, which was set aside by the High Court for being non-compliant with principles of natural justice, while issuing a fresh notice to the contractor in relation to three work orders.However, the Bench comprising Chief Justice Justice Aravind...
Satyendar Jain Money Laundering Case: Delhi Court Extends AAP Minister's ED Custody Till June 13
A Delhi Court on Thursday extended the Enforcement Directorate's custody of Aam Aadmi Party Minister Satyendar Jain till June 13, in connection with a money laundering case.The Minister was produced before Special CBI Judge Geetanjali Goel today on expiry of his 9 days custody in the matter. Jain was arrested last month by the agency. The Enforcement Directorate had then sought 14 days custody...
"Private Interest Litigation": Madras High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Enquiry Into Water Users Association Elections
The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed one Sukumar for forming an Investigation Team under the head of a retired High Court Judge for inquiring into the alleged irregularities committed by the Election officer cum Revenue Divisional officer while conducting the elections to the Water User Association.While dismissing the petition, the bench of Chief Justice Munishwar...
Trial Court Cannot Qualify Life Imprisonment Awarded By It To Remainder Of Natural Life: Delhi High Court Reiterates
The Delhi High Court has reiterated the position of law laid by the Apex Court that a Trial Court cannot qualify the imprisonment of life awarded by it to remainder of natural life. A division bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Mini Pushkarna observed thus while awarding life sentence (for remainder of life) to three men for gang rape and murder of a three year old minor...
Delayed Audit Report Due To the Delay By Statutory Auditors: ITAT Deletes Penalty
The Cuttack Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has deleted the penalty where the assessee has sufficient and reasonable cause for delay in obtaining the audit report. The two-member bench of George Mathan (Judicial Member) and Arun Khodpia (Accountant Member) has observed that the delay in submitting the audit report was on account of a delay in obtaining the audit...
GST Payable On Receipt Of Gratuitous Payment From Outgoing Member: AAR
The Maharashtra Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) consisting of T.R. Ramnani and Rajiv Magoo has ruled that GST is payable on receipt of gratuitous payment from outgoing members. The applicant is a co-operative housing society registered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Housing Society Act (MCHS Act) having 48 flats which charges its members maintenance charges as per flat...
Delhi High Court Directs Filling Up Of Vacant Posts In Adjudicatory Authority Under PMLA On Expeditious Basis
The Delhi High Court has directed filling up all the vacant posts, especially, Member (Administration), Member (Law) and Member (Finance or Accountancy) in Adjudicatory Authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on an expeditious basis and in any case within a period of four months.Justice Pratibha M Singh added that regarding the posts of Administrative Officer and...
CPC | Commission For Local Investigation Can't Be Set Up To Ascertain Issues Irrelevant To Dispute: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that a commission for local inspection can only be set up by a court to ascertain matters which are necessary to elucidate the issues involved in the dispute and not on a mere asking by one of the litigating parties. Justice A. Badharudeen added that the appointment of a commission to ascertain issues irrelevant to the dispute is an abuse of the process...
Newspaper Or Agency Engaged In Disseminating News Cannot Be Viewed As Performing Public Function: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a newspaper or an agency engaged in the dissemination of news cannot be viewed as performing a public function.Justice Yashwant Varma dismissed a writ petition filed by one Prakash Singh laying allegations of racial discrimination and harassment against Agence France-Presse, a French private international news agency, against him. The Court dismissed...
Violation Of SC Guideline On Arrest- Telangana High Court Sentences IPS Officer And 3 Police Officers To Four Weeks Imprisonment For Contempt
In a recent case, the Telangana High Court sentenced an IPS Officer and three police officers to 4 weeks of imprisonment in a contempt case. Justice G. Radha Rani ruled: In the present case, the contemnors had violated the direction of the Court for issuing notice of appearance in terms of Section 41-A Cr.P.C. to the accused within two weeks from the date of institution of the case...
Kerala High Court Stays Sedition Proceedings Against Filmmaker Aisha Sultana For 3 Months
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to filmmaker Aisha Sultana by staying the sedition proceedings pending against her arising from the FIR registered in 2021 by the Lakshadweep Police for a period of 3 months.Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A passed the interim order in a plea moved by the filmmaker seeking to quash all proceedings under Section 124A of IPC based on the...