9073 Cases Currently Under Consideration Of NCLT: Corporate Affairs Minister

Minister of State for Corporate Affairs and Law & Justice PP Chaudhary has said in the Rajya Sabha that as on this March 12, only one case under Section 55(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 is pending before the NCLT. Section 55 of the 2013 Act contains provisions on redemption of preference shares.The minister further stated that a total of 9,073 cases were under consideration in NCLT as...

26th Meeting of GST Council: GSTR 3B, GSTR 1 Filing Extended For 3 More Months

The 26th meeting of the GST Council was held on Saturday in New Delhi. The following recommendations were made by the GST Council:Return filing system:The present system of filing of GSTR 3B and GSTR 1 is extended for another three months i.e., April to June, 2018 till the new return system is finalized. A new model was discussed extensively and the Group of Ministers on IT has been tasked...

Oft-Quoted Aphorism ‘Not Only Must Justice Be Done; It Must Also Be Seen To Be Done’ Applies To Victim Also: Chhattisgarh HC [Read Order]

The ratio that justice not only to be done but also seems to be done equally applies to the victim also, said the Chhattisgarh High Court while transferring a case on a plea of a wife of a person allegedly killed in police custody.The widow of a man who has killed allegedly while in police custody had approached the high court, seeking transfer of the criminal cases from the court in Baloda...

SC Asks Developer To Pay Rs. 2.27 Cr Compensation To Buyer, Modifies NCDRC Order Of Rs 3.65 Cr Damages [Read Judgment]

Observing that the rule of measuring damages from the time of breach of contract is flexible, the Supreme Court modified compensation of Rs 3.65 crore awarded by NCDRC to a flat buyer in a redevelopment project to Rs 2.27 crore.A bench of Justice NV Ramana and Justice S Abdul Nazeer modified the order of NCDRC saying the claim granted by “NCDRC seems to surpass the actual-loss based damages...

10 Additional Judges From 3 High Courts Made Permanent

Through a notification issued on Monday, the Central Government has made permanent five Additional Judges of Kerala High Court. The five Judges are: Justice Sathish Ninan Justice Devan Ramachandran Justice Somarajan Justice Shircy Justice M. Babu Another notification has made permanent the following Additional Judges of Allahabad High Court: Justice Ashok Kumar Justice Vivek Chaudhary...

Administering Oath To Accused While Recording Confessional Statement Unconstitutional: Sikkim HC (FB) [Read Judgment]

Not only administration of oath on an accused while recording his confession is prohibited, unlawful and illegal but also that the said act cannot be cured under Section 463 CrPC. Administration of Oath upon an accused while recording confession has a direct bearing on the voluntariness of the confession and voluntariness is sacrosanct, the bench observed.A full bench of Sikkim High Court,...

Partly Heard Cases Can Only Be Retained By Judges On Litigants' Request: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has issued a circular stating that even partly heard matters would now stand released from the Judges upon change of roster, and stipulating a procedure in case such retention is desired.As per the circular, the request for such retention must emanate from litigants or the lawyers representing them before the court, get endorsed by the judge concerned and then approved...

Medical College Bribery Case: RTI Reply Reveals CJI Wrote To President’s Secretariat For Removal Of Allahabad HC Judge

Armed with the in-house committee report that made adverse remarks against Allahabad High Court Judge, Justice Narayan Shukla, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra has written to the President’s Secretariat requesting them to initiate removal proceedings against the Judge.A probe against Justice Shukla was initiated by the CJI in November last year, and a three-member...

Justice Khanwilkar To Head Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal

The Centre has notified constitution of the "Mahanandi Water Disputes Tribunal", in furtherance of the Supreme Court order directing it to constitute the same to resolve the long-standing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the sharing of water from Mahanandi river.A Bench comprising Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao had, in January this year, directed constitution of...

INX Media Case: Karti Chidambaram Sent To Tihar, No Separate Cell For Now

A Delhi court on Monday sent Karti Chidambaram in judicial custody till March 24 while declining his prayer for a separate cell in Tihar Jail or home-cooked meals.Special judge Sunil Rana remanded Karti, son of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in 12-day judicial custody in connection with INX Media case.On his plea for separate cell, the court said jail manual would be...

Delhi HC Awards Rs 10L Compensation Each To Wife, Mother Of Two Manual Scavengers Who Died Of Toxic Fumes Inside Chocked Sewer [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court has awarded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the wife and mother of two manual scavengers who died while cleaning sewerage in Bawana Industrial area here in the year 2011.Justice V Kameshwar Rao directed Delhi government’s Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (DSIIDC) to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to the wife of Tilak Ram and...

Different Age Criteria For State Govt Job Candidates Based On Domicile Status Unconstitutional: MP HC [Read Order]

There cannot be any different age limit only on the basis of place of birth or place of residence, the bench observed.The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in Mukesh Kumar Umar v State of MP, has held that different age criteria for the candidates from outside the state and the candidates who are domicile of state of Madhya Pradesh in relation to employment under the state government is...