UGC Regulations Don’t Authorise University To Revoke Leave Benefit To Teacher During Pendency Of Disciplinary Proceedings: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court recently held that UGC Regulations, 2018 do not authorise a university to revoke any leave benefit where a disciplinary proceeding is contemplated or initiated against a teacher. While relying upon clause 8.2 (d) of the UGC Regulations, 2018, the single judge bench of Justice Kausik Chanda observed:“In my view, the said clause duly outlines the course of action to...

Chokad Is Not An Industrial Input: Orissa High Court Quashes Order Imposing 4% VAT

The Orissa High Court has quashed the order imposing a 4% value-added tax (VAT) on the wheat bran (chokad) as it is not an industrial input.The division bench of Chief Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice M. S. Raman has observed that it was necessary for the Department to show that there was a notification issued by the State Government identifying ‘Chokad’ as an ‘industrial input'. In...

Karnataka High Court Directs Police, Election Commission To Provide Proper Training To Officials On Procedure For FIR Registration During Polls

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Election Commission, State Election Commission and the Police Department to provide proper training to the officials, who are attached to the Election flying squad, on the procedure to be followed while reporting offences pertaining to Election Code violation. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan said most of the cases registered by...

Kinley Water Falls Within Water, Not Aerated Or Mineral Water, Comes Within Tax Free List: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court held that the sale of packaged drinking water under the brand name Kinley Water falls within the expression "water but not aerated or mineral water sold in bottles or sealed containers," which is covered under Entry No.39 of the Tax-Free List.The division bench of Chief Justice S. Murlidhar and Justice Murhari Sri Raman has observed that the packaged drinking water...

Police Bound To Grant Protection To Asianet News Channel If Protests Against It Turn Violent : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed that the units of Malayalam news channel Asianet News should be granted effective police protection if protests against the channel turn violent. The channel is facing protests over allegations that in November 2022 it aired a staged interview in which a minor girl was made to say that she was a victim of drug abuse and sexual exploitation.The...

Weekly Digest Of IBC Cases: 27 February To 6 March 2023

NCLAT Defences Of ‘Pre-Existing Dispute’ Or ‘No Amount Due’ Can Be Raised Directly In Reply To Section 9 Application: NCLAT Delhi Case Title: Greymatter Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. v Pro Sportify Pvt. Ltd. Case No.: COMPANY APPEAL (AT) (INSOLVENCY) NO. 1043 of 2021 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok...

Bribery Case: Bengaluru Court Restrains 46 Media Organisations From Publishing Any Defamatory Opinion Against BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, His Son

A Civil court in Bengaluru has temporarily restrained media houses from airing or broadcasting or publishing any defamatory opinion against BJP leader Madal Virupakshappa and his son Prashanth Kumar M V, who are both accused in a bribery case.Judge Balagopalkrishna in the order said, “The defendants are hereby temporarily restrained from Airing or Broadcasting or publishing or expressing...

Issuance Of SCN in Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, Contemplates Dispatch Of Notice And Not Its Receipt: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the expression ‘issuance of show cause notice’ in Regulation 20(1) of the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2013 (CBLR), merely contemplates the dispatch of the notice and not its receipt by the Customs Broker, within the stipulated period. The bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Amit Mahajan observed that there is a distinction...

Meghalaya High Court Junks Plea Challenging Reconstitution Of Meghalaya Waqf Board, Says Petitioners Lack Locus

Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the reconstitution of Meghalaya Waqf Board, observing that the writ petitioners have no locus standi to put a challenge to the impugned notifications, and on the question of maintainability itself, the writ petition fails.The petitioners had contended that the newly constituted Meghalaya Waqf Board is violative of the...

Debt Arising Out Of Different Work Orders Can Be Clubbed To Meet Minimum Thershold Of Rs. 1 Crore: NCLT Mumbai Reiterates

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Shri Kishore Vemulapalli (Judicial Member) and Shri Prabhat Kumar (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in A J Buildcon Private Limited v Patel Engineering Limited, has reiterated that debts arising from different work order(s) can be clubbed to satisfy the minimum threshold limit of Rs....

Whether Proceedings Under NI Act Become Infructuous If Creditor Opts IBC?: Delhi High Court Issues Notice

The Delhi High Court Bench comprising of Justice Jasmeet Singh, while adjudicating a petition filed in Ashwani Arya & Anr. v Rajat Mitra Proprietor of M/s. Caldron Graphics, has issued notice in the petition filed under Section 482 of CrPC, wherein quashing of summons issued in a proceeding under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act has been sought by the Director...

Conviction As Juvenile Does Not Stigmatize Future Employment As Police Constable: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has noted that rejecting a candidate’s appointment for the sole reason that he was acquitted/convicted as a minor would go against the objectives of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015. Justice R Subramanian and Justice Sathi Kumar Sukumarakurup came to the aid of a candidate who had applied for the post of Police Constable....