Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 Introduced In Lok Sabha

The Central Government today introduced the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 with an objective to enhance transparency and accountability, and improve the ease of doing business by reducing the period of registration.The Bill proposes to amend Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002 in light of 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 which inserted Part IXB in...

Rejection Of PIL To Make Civil Judge Exam Answer Sheets Public: MP HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Certificate For Appeal U/Art 134A

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking a certificate under Article 134A of the Constitution to move the Supreme Court to challenge an order of the High Court rejecting a PIL plea to make the answer sheets of a civil judge exam candidate, public.The order in question was passed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court on September 2 dismissing the PIL plea seeking directions...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case Is Based On Opinion Of 2-3 Men Sitting In Special Cell, Giving Meaning To WhatsApp Messages: Khalid Saifi To High Court

Seeking bail in a case alleging larger conspiracy in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, accused Khalid Saifi on Wednesday told Delhi High Court that the whole UAPA case is based on the "opinion of 2 or 3 men sitting in the office of Delhi Police's Special Cell who are giving meaning to WhatsApp messages."Senior Advocate Rebecca M. John appearing on behalf of Saifi told a special bench of...

Mistake In The Personal Information Of The Trust Is A Rectifiable Mistake At Any Stage: ITAT

The Delhi Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has held that a mistake in the personal information of the assessee is always rectifiable at any stage.The two-member bench of Anubhav Sharma (Judicial Member) and Shamim Yahya (Accountant Member) has observed that the tax authorities below have fallen into error by not taking into consideration the rectification application. The...

Mere E-Way Bill Expiry Does Not Establishes Intention To Evade Taxes: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that mere e-way bill expiry does not establish an intention to evade taxes.The division bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Mauna M. Bhatt has observed that the detention was on the ground that the goods were subject to the expiration of the e-way bill number, which had expired during the transit, and this cannot be the ground for detaining and seizing...

BMC Officers Will Be Held Responsible If Any Untoward Incident Happens Due To Open Manholes In Mumbai: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said that it will hold the BMC responsible if there is any untoward incident due to open manholes in Mumbai. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Abhay Ahuja was hearing a contempt petition filed by lawyer Ruju Thakker about the bad conditions of roads and open manholes across the city. Advocate Anil Sakhare for the...

Allahabad HC Grants Relief To Assistant Teachers Candidates Whose Recruitment Was Cancelled Due To Application Form Discrepancy

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted relief to certain candidates who participated in the process of recruitment of 69000 Assistant Teachers in Primary Schools but their candidature was canceled by UP Goverment due to discrepancies/errors mentioned in the application form relating to "Shiksha Mitra".The bench of Justice Om Prakash Shukla observed that in case a candidate furnishes...

Customs Broker Is Not Required To Obtain Any "Recommendation" From Officer That The Exporter Is "Bonafide": CESTAT

The Delhi Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the customs broker is not required to obtain any "recommendation" or a certificate from any officer that the exporter is "bonafide."The two-member bench headed by Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) has observed that, as per the verification report, during...

Delhi Riots: Court Reserves Order On Umar Khalid's Plea Seeking Interim Bail In UAPA Case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the plea moved by student activist Umar Khalid for interim bail for two weeks in the larger conspiracy case of 2020 Northeast Delhi riots. Khalid has sought the interim bail to attend his sister's marriage ceremony.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat will pronounce the order on Monday. Senior Advocate Trideep Pais represented Khalid...

Mangaluru Court Directs Police Officers To Pay ₹5 Lakh For Falsely Implicating Man In POCSO Case, Asks State To Take Necessary Action

A special court in Mangaluru has directed two woman police sub-inspectors of the Mangaluru Women police station to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to an accused for falsely implicating him in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Additional District and Sessions Judge K M Radhakrishna, while acquitting the accused Naveen Sequeira, said,...

Objections Raised By Corporate Debtor To Oppose Section 9 Petition Not To Be A Moonshine Defence: NCLAT Delhi

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Dr. Alok Srivastava (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Krishna Hi-Tech Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v Bengal Shelter Housing Development Ltd., has held that the only question to be looked in Section 9 petition...

NCLT Mumbai Benches Re-Constituted W.E.F 7th December 2022

The Mumbai Benches of National Company Law Tribunal, have been re-constituted vide a Circular dated 06.12.2022 issued by NCLT. The re-constitution has been done in accordance with the Circular of Ministry of Corporate Affairs bearing A22012/6/2021-Ad IV MCA dated 02.12.2022, whereby the Government had notified appointment of new NCLT Members. The re-constitution is effective...