90 Days Period Under Regulation 32A Of IBBI (Liquidation Process) Regulations Directory, Not Mandatory: NCLT Hyderabad

The NCLT Hyderabad Bench consisting of Dr. N. Venkata Ramakrishna Badarinath, Judicial Member and Veera Brahma Rao Arekapudi, Technical Member in Ekambareswara Rao Manne v. Mr. Gonugunta Madhusudhan Rao, dismissed the application filed by the Applicant, who was a Member of the Stakeholders Consultation Committee, filed u/s 60(5) of IBC r/w Rule 11, 13 & 32 of the NCLT Rules...

Maharashtra Govt Appoints DGP From UPSC Panel, Bombay High Court Disposes Of Advocate's PIL

The Bombay High Court disposed of an advocate's PIL seeking appointment of a permanent Director General of Police in Maharashtra from the three names recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) panel.A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik observed that nothing survives in the PIL after the appointment of IPS officer Rajnish Seth as the new DGP...

All High Courts Weekly Roundup [14 February- 20 February 2022]

Allahabad High Court 1. Matrimonial Case Transfer- Wife Not Having Anyone To Accompany Her Across Long Distance A Relevant Factor: Allahabad HC Case title - Smt. Shakshi Agrawal v. Sri Ashutosh Agrawal Case citation: 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 45 The High Court has observed that the fact that a wife is not having anyone to accompany her across a long distance is also...

Gujarat High Court Weekly Round-Up [14 February 2022- 19 February 2022]

A weekly round-up of important cases from Gujarat High Court: Citations: 2022 Livelaw (Guj) 40 To 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 47NOMINAL INDEXH.K.Thakur v. Nazir Noormohmed Kara & 2 Other(S), 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 40 M/S. Raghunandan Enterprise v. Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax, 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 41 Bhavesh Khimabhai Pandit v. State Of Gujarat, 2022 LiveLaw (Guj) 42 Rajubhai Kanubhai Bharwad...

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 14 To February 20, 2022

Nominal Index Satya Narayan Banik & Ors v. Union of India & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 40Abu Sohel v. The State West Bengal and others 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 41Nivedita Basu v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 42Sabita Roy v. State of West Bengal 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 43Ramaprasad Sarkar v. Union of India 2022 LiveLaw (Cal) 44Rajib Chakraborty and Ors v. The State of West Bengal and Ors...

CBDT Circular Denying Tax Benefit Under MFN Clause Transgresses Income Tax Act, Rules ITAT

The ITAT Bench of Pune, consisting of members R.S. Sayal (Vice President) and Partha Sarathi Chaudhury (Judicial Member), has held that the CBDT Circular, issued in February 2022, requiring a separate notification by the Government of India for importing the benefit of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause into a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), transgressed the...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Apologizes To Police Officer For Causing Him Inconvenience On Account Of Misreporting By Govt. Lawyer

The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently tendered its apology to a Police Officer for causing him inconvenience on account of misreporting by a Counsel for the State (Panel Lawyer). Justice Vivek Agarwal was dealing with a bail application, wherein the Court, vide order dated 18.01.2022, had called for the DNA report. However, on the next date of hearing, the report was not...

DRI Officers Not Competent Authority To Issue Show Cause Notice U/S 28, 124 Of Customs Act: Rajasthan High Court

The provisions pertain to notice before confiscation of goods, payment of duties, interest, etc.

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 14, 2022 To February 20, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts.Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 63 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 70NOMINAL INDEXS. Muruganandam v. J. Jospeh & Other Connected Matters, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 63, P. Dhanaseelan v. Union of India & Ors., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 64Gnanaloussany Valmy v. The Registrar of Marriages, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 65P. Arumugam v....

"Extra Judicial Confession To A Stranger Improbable" - Bombay High Court Acquits Waiter Disbelieving Murder Confession To Customer

The Bombay High Court has ruled that an extra-judicial confession would be made to a person in whom the maker of that statement reposes faith, and making it to a stranger or a person to whom the maker was only acquainted, was improbable.A division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithviraj Chavan, while acquitting an accused convicted in 2010 for Murder, observed, "Extra Judicial...

What Is The Scope Of Judicial Separation & Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955? Delhi High Court Explains

The Delhi High Court has explained the scope of Judicial Separation and Divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. A division bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the scope of the two concepts is qualitatively different and that Judicial separation is a completely different relief that the aggrieved spouse may seek against the other, under sec. 10...

No Person Has A Vested Right To Be Posted At A Particular Place: Rajasthan High Court Denies Relief To Govt Teacher

The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that no person has a vested right to be posted at a particular place. The court further observed that accepting a request for inter-district transfer of a recruit can lead to chain reaction and at times considerable administrative difficulties. Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Madan Gopal Vyas, ordered, "The question of appointment...