Uttarakhand High Court Directs State Govt To Take Steps To Frame And Notify Rules For Registration Of Sikh Marriages

The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State Government to frame and notify the rules making provisions for registration of marriage of people of Sikh community.The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe issued a direction to this effect to the Chief Secretary of the State on a PIL plea filed by the party in person, Amanjot Singh...

Notice Served To The Address Shown In ROC Records Is Valid : NCLT, Delhi

The Principal Bench, consisting of Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar (President) and Narender Kumar Bhola (Member Technical) of the National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi admitted the plea of M/s. Jones Lang Lasalle Building Operations Pvt. Ltd and declared M/s. Celebration City Projects Pvt. Ltd. as insolvent and appointed IRP. The petition was filed by M/s. Jones Lang Lasalle...

Bulandshahr Custodial Death | Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of Action Taken By UP Govt Over Judicial Inquiry Report

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Additional Chief Secretary in the Uttar Pradesh Government to file his personal affidavit disclosing the steps taken by the State pursuant to the submission of a judicial inquiry report in the Bulandshahr Custodial Death case.The Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajnish Kumar ordered thus as it noted that in the judicial inquiry report,...

High Court Being A 'Court Of Equity' Must Not Let Rigid Technical Rules To Perpetuate Miscarriage Of Justice: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that it being a Court of equity, must not let rigid technical rules of procedure to trump justice and to pave way for manifest miscarriage of justice. While denying relief to a person, who had been evading his liability for almost two decades under the garb of procedures, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice Radha...

SC Stays Order Of NCLAT Which Allowed IRP Against The Personal Guarantor In Absence Of CIRP Of Corporate Debtor

The Supreme Court in a Bench consisting of Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Vikram Nath has stayed the order of the NCLAT in the matter of State Bank of India v. Mahendra Kumar Jajodia, wherein the Appellate Tribunal had settled the widely contended position on whether Insolvency Resolution Process (IRP) can be initiated against the Personal Guarantor in the absence of...

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Organizes National Level Colloquium On The Subject 'NCLT- The Road Ahead'

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Delhi organized a national level Colloquium on the subject "NCLT- The Road Ahead" today. Retd. Chief Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar (President, NCLT), Shri Rajesh Verma( Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs) and Shri Ravi Mital (Chairman, Indian Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)) inaugurated the colloquium. Members of the...

NCLT, Delhi Declares Supertech As Insolvent And Appoints IRP

The Delhi bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) consisting of PSN Prasad (Judicial Member) and Rahul Bhatnagar ( Technical Member) admitted the plea of Union Bank of India over non-payment of dues by Supertech and appointed Hitesh Goel as the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP). The Section 7 application was filed by Union Bank Of India/Financial Creditor to...

State Can't Legislate On Entry Tax After Deletion Of Entry 52 Of List II: West Bengal Taxation Tribunal

The West Bengal Taxation Tribunal, headed by Malay Marut Banerjee (Chairman), Suranjan Kundu (Judicial Member), and Chanchalmal Bachhawat (Technical Member), observed that the state legislature cannot make any law in the field of entry of goods into the local area for consumption, use, and sale as Entry 52 of List II of the 7th Schedule of the Constitution of India was dropped...

SARFAESI - Borrower Has No Right Of Hearing Before Magistrate Allows Possession Of Assets Under Section 14 : Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has refused to read principles of natural justice into Section 14 of the SARFESI Act and direct magistrates to put a borrower to notice before taking possession of the asset for the bank or financial institution. "Only a post-possession right to approach the tribunal is conferred on a borrower in terms of section 17, nothing more and nothing less," the...

Madras High Court Team Wins Fraternity Cricket Match Against Kerala High Court Team By 7 Wickets, Justice Abdul Quddhose Reaps 4 Wickets

In a Twenty20 (T20) fraternity cricket match between the judges of Madras High Court and Kerala High Court, the former has emerged victorious, winning the match by 7 wickets.With the match-winning innings of Justice S. Vaidyanathan who scored 27 runs, Madras High Court easily reached the target total of 105 runs in 16.2 Overs.The Kerala Bowlers also displayed great sportsmanship by trying to...

"Accused Can't Be Convicted Merely Because Co-Accused Pleaded Guilty": Delhi Court Acquits Trilochan Singh In 2005 Satyam-Liberty Cinema Blast Case

A Delhi Court has acquitted one Trilochan Singh in connection with a case pertaining to two blasts at Liberty Cinema and Satyam Cinema that rocked the national capital in the year 2005. The Court observed that the prosecution miserably failed to prove its case or that Singh was a member of banned terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International. It further added that merely because...

Meghalaya High Court Quashes POCSO Case Noting That Minor 'Victim' Gave Birth To Child While Living With Accused As His Wife

"In the context of consensual or voluntary sexual intercourse, and more so if the girl is underage while the boy would be above the age of 18 and also if it is confirmed that they are living as husband and wife and the wife perhaps having given birth to a child, the issue becomes more complex" : Meghalaya High Court