Plea In Allahabad High Court Seeks Constitution Of Fact-Finding Committee To Ascertain If Taj Mahal Is 'Tejo Mahalaya'

A petition has been filed before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court seeking a direction to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to open the sealed doors of over 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal premises so that the alleged controversy pertaining to the "history of Taj Mahal" can be put to rest. The petition filed by one Dr Rajneesh Singh seeks a direction to the government to constitute...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 2 To May 8, 2022

NOMINAL INDEXSwaminathan Kunchu Acharya vs State Of Gujarat 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 144 Messrs Aztec Fluids And Machinery Pvt. Ltd. Versus UOI 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 145 Azaz S/O Ahmed Ibrahim Ishabhai vs Commissioner Of Police 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 146 State Of Gujarat v. Arjanbhai Titabhai Baraiya 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 147 Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Versus Chief Commissioner Of Income...

Delhi High Court Directs Centre To Fill Up Vacant Posts In Central Excise & Service Tax Settlement Commissions At Delhi, Mumbai Within Six Weeks

The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to appoint Chairman and one Member to the Central Excise and Service Tax Settlement Commission, Principal Bench at Delhi and ensure appointment of Vice-Chairman and one Member for the Additional Bench at Mumbai, within a period of six weeks.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla also directed...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: May 2 To May 8, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX Dr. Ayub v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 222 Sushil Kumar And 6 Others v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 223 Suresh Yadav v. State Of U.P. Thru Addl.Chief Secy Deptt. Of Home 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 224 Jitendra Kumar v. Anil Kumar And Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 225 Sunil v. State of U.P. and Another 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 226 Ram Vilas...

District Magistrate Not Vested With Adjudicatory Powers U/S 14 SARFAESI Act, Can Only Render Ministerial Assistance To Creditors: Gujarat High Court

Explaining that under Section 26E of the SARFAESI Act, the secured creditor has the first claim over the sale proceeds of secured assets and that the District Magistrate has to provide assistance under Section 14 to the secured creditor to take possession of the asset, the Gujarat High Court has quashed a communication which prohibited the Petitioner-bank from proceedings against...

Delhi High Court Weekly Round Up: May 2 To May 9, 2022

Citations 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 388 TO 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 424NOMINAL INDEXCase Title: V K VERMA v. CBI 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 388 Case Title: OYO HOTELS AND HOMES PVT. LTD. v. PARVEEN JUNEJA & ORS. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 389 Case Title: DR. SANJIV GUPTA & ANR. v. SH. S.S. VERMA Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Del) 390 Case Title: KV SAGAR v. GOVERNMENT OF NCT & ANR. Citation:...

Law Does Not Permit A Person To Both Approbate & Reprobate, Party Can't Accept & Reject The Same Instrument: Madras High Court Reiterates

Explaining the legal principle of Approbate and Reprobate, the Madras High Court has recently observed that the foundation of the law of election is that a person cannot accept and reject the same instrument. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that a person cannot be allowed to make a judicial or a quasi-judicial forum to act upon a document in order to get a favorable order and...

Weekly Round Up Of Tax Cases : 1 May To 7 May, 2022

Supreme CourtSupreme Court Saves Over 90,000 Income Tax Reassessment NoticesIssued After 2021 Amendment By Deeming Them As Notices Under Section 148A Case Title: Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal Citation : 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 444 The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, directed that reassessment notices under Section 148 of the unamended Income Tax Act which were issued beyond...

Madras High Court Weekly Roundup: May 2 2022 to May 8 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 192 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 205 NOMINAL INDEX Agavai (Name Changed) v. The State represented by Inspector of Police, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 192 Case Title: M.Ani v. The Government of Tamilnadu and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 193 Hema Jwaalini and others v....

Arbitration Cases Weekly Round-Up: 1st May to 7th May 2022

Supreme Court "Group Of Companies" Doctrine Needs Relook, Says Supreme Court; Refers Issues To Larger Bench Case Title: Cox and Kings Limited versus SAP India Private Limited and Anr. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 455 The Supreme Court has referred various aspects regarding the application of the doctrine of 'Group of Companies', which is often utilised to bind non-signatories to...

Insolvency Proceedings Initiated Against Birla Tyres Ltd., A B.K. Birla Group Company: NCLT, Kolkata

The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT") Kolkata Bench, comprising of Rohit Kapoor (Judicial Member) and Shri Harish Chander Suri (Technical Member) while adjudicating a petition filed under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") in the matter of SRF Limited v Birla Tyres Ltd., has initiated Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") against Birla Tyres...

Committee Of Creditors Are Competent To Revise The Approved Fees Of Resolution Professional: NCLAT

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) principal bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan and Ms. Shresha Merla in the case of Kushwinder Singhal versus Reena Tiwari held that the Committee of Creditors (COC) is fully competent to revise its earlier approval of the fees of the Resolution Professional (RP). The erstwhile Resolution Professional of Bestways Transport India...