IBBI Disciplinary Committee Restrains Insolvency Professional From Rendering Services For Two Years

In a recent matter before the Disciplinary Committee of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), bearing No. IBBI/DC/91/2021, an Insolvency Professional, namely Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, has been found to be dispensing his duties as an Interim Resolution Professional in contravention of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") and its regulations....

Scholarship By Hamdard Foundation, Exemption Under Income Tax Act Can't Be Denied: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has upheld the factual findings made by the CIT (A) and ITAT that the merit-cum scholarship/financial assistance provided by Hamdard National Foundation was not confined to students of a particular religious community, and therefore exemption under Section 11 of Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be denied to it. The Bench, consisting of Justices Manmohan and...

No GST Payable On Sewage Treatment Plant: AAAR

The Maharashtra Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR) consisting of members Rajeev Kumar Mital and Ashok Kumar Mehta has ruled that sewage treatment plants (STP) are exempted from the goods and service tax (GST).The appellant, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Limited, is in the business of manufacturing and selling fertilisers and industrial chemicals. The appellant has its...

Court Reserves Order On CBI's Application Seeking 5 More Days Custody Of Anil Deshmukh

A special CBI court in Mumbai on Monday reserved its order in the case of the custody of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The Central Bureau of Investigation was seeking his custody for five more days in the case regarding corruption in transfers and postings of police officers in the state. CBI says it wants to confront Deshmukh with more witnesses and suspects.Senior...

Breaking: Mumbai Special Court Rejects Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya's Plea For Anticipatory Bail In INS Vikrant Cheating Case

The Special Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya in a cheating case related to the collection of fund to save warship INS Vikrant. The Court said there are pictures to show that Somaiya collected money, a letter that he was going to deposit the money with the Governor, but didn't.The Court will pronounce order on the pre-arrest bail...

Pepsi's Tagline "Stimulates Mind, Energizes Body" Is Prima Facie Not Similar To Redbull's "Vitalizes Body And Mind": Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has dismissed Red Bull AG's (Red Bull/plaintiff) application for interim injunction against PepsiCo India, holding that prima facie, the latter's tagline "STIMULATES MIND. ENERGIZES BODY" on their energy drink "Sting" does not infringe the former's Trademark in tagline "VITALIZES BODY AND MIND". It held that both the taglines are descriptive and laudatory in...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Minimum 6 Yrs Age Criteria For Admission In Class 1 At Kendriya Vidyalayas

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a bunch of pleas challenging the minimum age criteria of 6 years for admission in class 1 in Kendriya Vidyalayas for the academic year 2022-23.While dismissing the petitions, a single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli observed thus:"No doubt, the policy which was formulated in 2020 is yet to be implemented across schools in Delhi, despite...

High Court Orders Karnataka Govt, State Nursing Council To Decide Pleas For Starting General Nursing & Midwifery Courses In 8 Weeks

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government and the Karnataka State Nursing Council to consider and take final decision on the proposal forwarded by 25 nursing schools seeking to start fresh courses in General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) for the academic year 2021-22. A single judge bench of Justice P Krishna Bhat while allowing the petition filed by JPI Dass School of Nursing...

Gujarat High Court Increases Motor Accident Compensation; Includes Loss of Amenities, Functional Disability In Computation

The Gujarat High Court has recently enhanced the compensation granted by the Motor Vehicles Tribunal to the Applicant, working in an agricultural land, computing his "functional disability" to be 100%, after he sustained fracture injuries on both the legs, on head and right hand on being dashed by a Truck while riding his scooter.The Bench comprising Justice Sandeep Bhatt observed that...

Madras High Court Monthly Digest: March 2022 [Citation 80-134]

Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 80 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 134 NOMINAL INDEX M.Muthumadasamy v. The Accountant General and another, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 80 K. Radha v. The Chief Educational Officer & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 81 Saratha vs Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 82 Karti P.Chidambaram v. The Regional Passport...

If Ground Of Delay In Filing S.138 NI Act Complaint Is Raised For First Time In Appeal, Case May Be Remanded Back For Consideration U/S 142(b): Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that if a party, opposing the proceedings instituted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, fails to raise the ground of delay in filing the complaint before the court of first instance, the Court in Appeal is empowered to remand the matter back for fresh consideration on the issue of condonation of delay under Section 142(b) of the...

Insisting On Transgender Person To Produce "Gender Re-Assignment Certificate" For Passport Prima Facie Violates Article 21: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday observed that the Passport Rues, insofar as they require a Transgender person to produce certificate of Gender Re-assignment Surgery, is prima facie in teeth of the Supreme Court's judgment in NALSA v. Union of India and is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution.A Bench led by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi observed,"You can't insist on somebody to...