Whether Entries In Balance Sheet Amount To Acknowledgment Of Debt Under Sec 18 Limitation Act? NCLAT Refers 'V Padmakumar' Decision For Reconsideration

A 3-member bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has doubted the correctness of the decision rendered by a 5-member bench in the case V. Padamakumar Vs. Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund (SASF) & Anr which had held that entries in books of accounts will not amount to acknowledgment of debt under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963.The reference was made by a...

[False Declaration] SC Issues Notice To Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Gorakhpur For "Misleading The Court"

A 3 Judge Bench comprising of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari has issued notice to one Manisha Waskale, inquiring "why appropriate proceedings be not initiated against her for misleading this Court and as a consequence obtaining interim orders from the Bench at the threshold on 2nd September 2019." Significantly, the Counsels appearing for the...

Vodafone Wins Rs 20,000 Crore Retrospective Tax Case Against India Govt In International Arbitration

The Vodafone Group has won an international arbitration case against the Indian government in a retrospective tax dispute of over Rs 20,000 crores, reported the Reuters.The Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague ruled that the Indian government's tax demand on Vodafone is in breach of the investment treaty agreement between India and the Netherlands.The issue relates to the tax demand of...

Delhi HC Reserves Order in Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging SCBA's Executive Committee Decision Of Suspending Him As Secretary

Delhi High Court has reserved order in a plea moved by Ashok Arora challenging the decision of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association suspending him from the post of Secretary. The order has been reserved by the Single Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta. On May 8, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) suspended its Secretary, Ashok Arora, with immediate effect...

Delhi Govt Moves DB Challenging The Stay On Its Order Directing Hospitals To Reserve 80% Beds In ICU For COVID Patients

Delhi Government has moved a Letters Patent Appeal before the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court against the stay imposed by the Single Judge on its order directing the hospitals to reserve 80% beds in ICU for COVID patients. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has decided to take up the present appeal for hearing on September 28. The appeal...

"Prostitution Not An Offence; Adult Woman Has Right To Choose Her Vocation": Bombay HC Orders Release of 3 Sex Workers From Corrective Institution [Read Judgment]

While observing that prostitution has not been made an offence under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and that an adult woman has the right to choose her vocation and cannot be detained without her consent, the Bombay High Court on Thursday (24th September) set free 3 sex workers from the Corrective Institution.The Single Bench of Justice Prithviraj K. Chavan was hearing the plea of 3...

Become Like 'Chanakya' To Nip Drug Peddling Menace: Karnataka HC To NCB [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has said it is high time that officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) take proper steps and become "Chanakya" to nip from the bed from grass root level to tackle the menace of drugs peddling. Justice B A Patil while quashing a case registered under provision of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, against 23-year-old Abdul Aleem said "I...

Haryana Legal Services Authority Conducts E-Lok Adalat

Today, on 25.09.2020, Mr Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court-cum-Executive Chairman, HALSA inaugurated daily e-Lok Adalats in the state of Haryana. The daily e-Lok Adalats will be held in the State starting from today i.e. 25.09.2020 in order to help the litigants for amicable settlement of disputes. The concept of holding daily...

"No Person Should be Seen Outside his/ her House Without Mask on Face": Orders Allahabad HC Saying 'If Action Not Taken Today, We Won't Be Able To Face Our Progenies'

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (24th September) issued a writ of mandamus for the whole of the State of Uttar Pradesh that "no person should be seen outside his/ her house without a mask on his/her face and he or she should check that the mask covers both the nose and the mouth."The Division Bench of Justice Siddhartha Verma and Justice Ajit Kumar was hearing a Public Interest...

Karnataka HC Asks State Govt To Come Out With Better Rehabilitation Scheme For People Illegally Evicted As Migrants

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to come out with a 'better scheme' for rehabilitation of those evicted persons from Kariyammana Agrahara, Devarabeesanahalli, Kundalahalli and Bellandur areas in Bengaluru, on the pretext that they were illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi said :"On the face of...

Karnataka HC Stays Govt Order Deferring Variable Dearness Allowance Payment [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has by way of interim relief stayed the execution and operation of the order dated 20th July, by which the State Government directed that the payment of Variable Dearness Allowance (for short, "VDA") will stand deferred from 1st April, 2020 till 31st March, 2021. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi passed the order while hearing...

If Shown That Conviction Isn't based On Sound Evidence, Appellate Court Can Suspend The Conviction Of An MLA Wishing To Contest Elections: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (23rd September) ruled that if any MLA, who is convicted and sentenced for offences under IPC for more than 2 years of imprisonment becomes disqualified to further contest the election of MLA under Section 8 of Representation of the People Act and if convicted MLA is interested to contest the forthcoming election of MLA and succeeds to demonstrate...