Anti Dumping Duty: The Department Has Circumstantial Discretion To Include Exporters Or Importers In The Purview Of 'Domestic Industry'; Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court bench of Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua has held that the department has circumstantial discretion to include producers related to exporters or importers of dumped articles in the purview of 'Domestic Industry'.The review petition was filed by the Century Plyboards Limited against the judgement as regards the concept of domestic industry as defined in Rule 2(b)...

Writ Petitions On The Ground Of 'Exceptional Circumstances' Against Order Passed By The Arbitral Tribunal Not Maintainable: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has ruled that remedy against orders passed under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 lies elsewhere and the petitioners, aggrieved by the orders passed under Section 16, cannot file Writ Petitions under Article 226 or Article 227 of the Constitution of India on the ground of 'exceptional circumstances'. The Bench, consisting of Justices...

IBBI Notifies The Amended Insolvency And Bankruptcy Board Of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India ("IBBI") has issued a Press Release on 08.04.2022 notifying the public that amendments have been made to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation Process) Regulations, 2017 ("Voluntary Liquidation Regulations"). These amendments were initially notified by the IBBI on its website on 05.04.2022 and it became...

Madras High Court Directs Sensitization Of School Teachers On LGBTQIA+ Students Issues

The Madras High Court on Friday directed the State Government to organize a program spanning from 6-8 weeks inviting one teacher from every school for sensitization on dealing with issues relating to children belonging to the LQBTQIA+ community. The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh was hearing a petition filed by a lesbian couple who were being harassed by the parents and the police....

Insolvency Resolution Process Against Legal Heirs Of Personal Guarantor By Financial Creditor not permissible ;NCLT Kolkata

The NCLT, Kolkata Bench Consisting of Shri Rajasekhar V.K(Member Judicial) and Shri Balraj Joshi (Member Technical) while dismissing the application filed by the Financial Creditor/ Bank of Baroda held that the application is not maintainable against legal heirs of the Personal Guarantor under the Code. Kilburn Chemicals Limited/Corporate Debtor had approached...

Actor Assault Case | Prosecution Submits Audio Clips Before Kerala High Court, Seeks More Time To Wind Up Further Probe

The prosecution has submitted a pendrive before the Kerala High Court while seeking more time to conclude the further investigation in the 2017 sexual assault case. The pendrive includes two folders containing three voice clips each which were apparently collected by the investigating officers during the course of further investigation. The prosecution has submitted that the said clips are...

"Wholly Arbitrary": High Court Quashes Delhi University's Circular Not Considering Revaluation Result For Award Of Gold Medals

The Delhi High Court has quashed a circular of the Delhi University in so far as it does not take into consideration the revaluation result for award of gold medals and prizes to students.Calling it wholly arbitrary, Justice Rekha Palli set aside the circular dated 6th March 2014 which stated that award of Gold Medals and Prizes should be considered only in cases who passed the examination on...

Kerala High Court Asks Public Service Commission To Provide Visually Impaired Woman With A Suitable Scribe To Appear For Online Exam

The Kerala High Court has directed its Public Service Commission to ensure that a visually impaired woman is given a suitable scribe as contemplated in the circular issued by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Department of Disability Affairs to appear in an online examination for the post of a teacher.However, Justice N. Nagaresh clarified that if the respondents are not able...

Gauhati High Court Upholds The Minimum Age For District Judges In Assam

Court held that the limitation on age has a rational and reasonable nexus with the Rules of Assam Judicial Service Rules of 2003. The Gauhati High Court recently upheld the minimum age limit for appointment of District Judges in Assam. A division bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia held that the limitation on age has a rational and reasonable nexus...

Counsel Has Professional Duty To Exercise The Right Of Re-Examination : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court(Madurai Bench) has recently observed that a counsel has a professional duty to exercise their right of re-examination for upholding the cause of their clients. The Bench of Justice G.R Swaminathan made this observation while hearing a second appeal, after noting that the sense and meaning of the answers given by the appellant in trial must have been brought out...

Degree Of Certainty Must Be Arrived At Before A Fact Is Said To Be Proved: Madras High Court

The Madras High court allowed a second appeal filed by one R. Selvaraj (died) and his legal heirs against the order passed by Sub Judge in appeal suit for enjoyment of the suit schedule property. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh, while passing the order focused on the importance of bringing certainty to a fact especially in civil matters. The disputes in the present appeal were with...

Visually Challenged Lawyer Files Complaint Against Practo Before Chief Commissioner Under Disabilities Act Citing Accessibility Barriers

A complaint has been filed before the Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities against Practo Technologies alleging that its services were not effectively accessible to persons suffering from blindness and is therefore in gross violation of several provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.The complaint has been filed by Rahul Bajaj, a lawyer with...