Kerala High Court Directs State To Make Immediate Permanent Appointments In Government Law Colleges, Says Faculty Strength Not Being Met

The Kerala High Court recently directed the state government to take immediate steps to create posts and make permanent appointments in Government Law Colleges across the state in order to satisfy the requirements of faculty strength for the academic year 2023- 2024 in accordance with the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 framed by Bar the Council of India and the Advocates Act, 1961.A single...

CBIC Directs Antecedent Verification To Be Completed Within 45 Days

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued the circular directing that the antecedent verification be completed within 45 days of receipt of the application.The Board has noted that antecedent verification is facing unreasonable delays at certain field formations. In order to ensure that verification is completed in a timely manner, it has been decided to amend...

[Maharashtra Rent Control Act] Court Can Fix Interim Standard Rent Only In A Rent Recovery Suit: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that a court can fix interim standard rent under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 at any stage of a suit for recovery of rent but not in any other kind of suit.Justice Anil S. Kilor of the Nagpur bench set aside trial court’s order fixing interim rent of a shop premises in a suit for fixation of standard rent.“the authority to direct the tenant...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Adv Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan As Additional Judge Of Madras High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan as an additional judge of the Madras High Court.Lakshminarayan's name was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium in its meeting held on 17th January 2023 along with that of (now) Justice Victoria Gowri. He was one among the five advocates recommended for elevation.He has been appointed as...

Renting Dharamshala On Nominal Rent For Marriages Not Commercial, No Property Tax: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that if Dharamshala is provided at a nominal rent for conducting marriages, it will not amount to a commercial purpose.The division bench of Justice Rintu Bahri and Justice Manisha Batra has observed that Dharamshalas are not liable to pay the property tax.The petitioner's tax on lands and buildings was assessed, and the assessee was served with a...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Three Advocates As Additional Judges Of Allahabad High Court

The Centre has confirmed the appointment of three advocates as Additional judges of Allahabad High Court. Their names are.1. Prashant Kumar,2. Shri Manjive Shukla,3. Shri Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal.The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 17th January 2023 approved the proposal for the elevation of the nine Advocates (including the ones appointed today) as Judges in the Allahabad...

Bombay High Court Quashes ED Investigation Against Jet Airways Founder Naresh Goyal, Wife Anita

In a relief for former Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita, the Bombay High Court has quashed the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s ECIR against them.The division bench comprising Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan passed the order on a petition filed by the duo seeking quashing of the ECIR registered against them under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act...

Central Registrar Not Divested Of Its Authority To Appoint Arbitrator Under S. 84 of MSCS Act: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the Central Registrar is not divested of its authority and jurisdiction to appoint an Arbitral Tribunal in terms of Section 84 (4) of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 (MSCS Act), when a dispute pertaining to a multi-state cooperative society is sought to be referred to arbitration under Section 84 of the Act. The bench of...

Delhi High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Shehla Rashid's Plea Seeking Apology From Zee News, Sudhir Chaudhary

Justice Prathiba M Singh of Delhi High Court on Thursday recused from hearing a plea filed by JNU Scholar Shehla Rashid seeking unambiguous and unequivocal apology from Zee News and its then anchor Sudhir Chaudhary in relation to a programme aired by the news channel in November 2020.Shehla Rashid has sought modification of an order passed by News Broadcasters and Digital Standards...

'Modi Surname' Remark: Gujarat High Court Vacates Stay On Criminal Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi

The Gujarat High Court has vacated the stay on trial in criminal defamation case against Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi, filed by Surat West MLA Purnesh Modi for his alleged remarks “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Karol in April 2019.The single judge bench of Justice Vipul M. Pancholi vacated the stay after the petitioner submitted...

Resolution Applicant Wilfully Fails To Implement Plan, NCLT Mumbai Orders Liquidation Without Monitoring Committee’s Mandate

The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Shri H.V. Subba Rao (Judicial Member) and Ms. Madhu Sinha (Technical Member), while adjudicating a petition filed in BMW Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. v S.K. Wheels Pvt. Ltd., has ordered liquidation of the Corporate Debtor as the Resolution Applicant willfully failed to implement the resolution plan. The order...

Drug Retailer Cannot Escape Liability In Case Of Spurious Drug Merely Because He Obtained It From Licensed Dealer: JKL High Court

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that whether a given case is that of spurious drug or sub-standard quality drug, the retailer cannot escape his liability merely because he has obtained the same from a licensed dealer.Justice Sanjay Dhar clarified that a retailer can seek discharge only if he shows that he has acquired the drug from a duly...