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NCLAT Sets Aside The Order Of NCLT Rejecting CIRP Initiation, Finds That The Service On The Respondent Was Effected As Per Master Data Details.
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy (Judicial Member) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), while adjudicating an appeal filed in Sparta Global Projects Pvt. Ltd. v KUGD Services Pvt. Ltd., has directed the Adjudicating Authority to admit a petition under Section 9...
Courts Should Not Seek To Run Governments In The Guise Of Judicial Review: Karnataka High Court
"It is primarily the task of the Government to govern and in the guise of judicial review, Courts should not seek to run the governments," the Karnataka High Court has observed. A division bench comprising of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice P Krishna Bhat added that when a measure taken by the Government is for implementing a Mega Infrastructural Project pursuant to a policy framed...
Calcutta High Court Rejects Minister Partha Chatterjee's Plea For Expunging 'Adverse' Remarks In HC's 24 July Judgment
The Calcutta High Court today rejected an application moved by West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee to expunge certain 'adverse' remarks made by the High court in its 24 July Order wherein the Enforcement Directorate was direcetd to shift him to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar from state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata.It may be noted that the West Bengal minister has been arrested by...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 2 Judicial Officers And One Lawyer To Orissa High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of one Advocate and two Judicial Officers as Judges in the Orissa High Court.The approval was given in its meeting held on 25th July, 2022 1. Smt. Suman Pattanayak, Advocate2. Shri Gourishankar Satapathy, and3. Shri Chitta Ranjan Dash.Click Here To Read Collegium StatementClick Here To Read Collegium...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 2 Judicial Officers As Judges Of Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of two Judicial Officers as Judges in the Himachal Pradesh High Court.The approval was given in its meeting held on 25th July 2022.Following are the Judicial Officers whose proposal for elevation has been approved: 1. Shri Sushil Kukreja, and2. Shri Virender Singh. Click Here To Read Collegium...
Vivo's Money Laundering Activities Are An Attempt To Destabilize India's Financial System, Threaten Sovereignty: ED To Delhi High Court
In a new development in the money laundering case against Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has alleged that company's seized bank accounts are "clearly involved in money laundering". The central investigating agency has also submitted that this is not a case of mere commission of an economic offence but has been carried out in an "attempt to destabilize...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 6 Advocates As Judges Of Telangana High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of six Advocates as Judges in the Telangana High Court.The approval was given in its meeting held on 25th July, 2022.Following are the Advocates whose proposal for elevation has been approved: 1. Shri Enugula Venkata Venugopal @ E.V. Venugopal,2. Shri Nagesh Bheemapaka, 3. Shri Pulla Karthik @ P. Elamadhar, 4. Shri...
'Mughal Mosque' Situated Within Qutub Complex A Protected Monument: Centre Tells Delhi HC In Plea Alleging Stopping Of Prayers
The Delhi High Court will hear on September 12 a plea filed by Managing Committee of Delhi Waqf Board against alleged stopping of prayers in a mosque adjacent to Eastern Gate of Qutub Minar in city's Mehrauli area. The Mosque in question, referred to as the 'Mughal Mosque' by the Waqf Board, is situated within the Qutub Complex. However, it is outside the Qutub enclosure and is not the...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 9 Judicial Officers As Calcutta High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of nine Judicial Officers as Judges in the Calcutta High Court.The approval was given in its meeting held on 25th July, 2022. Following are the Judicial Officers whose proposal for elevation has been approved: 1. Shri Biswaroop Chowdhury, 2. Shri Partha Sarathi Sen, 3. Shri Prasenjit Biswas, 4. Shri Uday Kumar, 5. Shri...
How Can A Statement Recorded U/S 164 CrPC Be Defamatory? Kerala High Court Reserves Order In Saritha's Plea
The Kerala High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on the plea moved by Saritha S. Nair, the prime accused in the infamous solar panel scam seeking a direction to provide her with copies of the Section 164 statement given by Swapna Suresh, an accused in the diplomatic gold smuggling case.Justice Kauser Edappagath, while hearing the submissions made by the petitioner's counsel that...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 13 Advocates As Punjab &Haryana High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of thirteen Advocates as Judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The approval was given in its meeting held on 25th July, 2022. Following are the Advocates whose proposal for elevation has been approved: 1. Ms. Nidhi Gupta, 2. Shri Sanjay Vashisth, 3. Shri Tribhuvan Dahiya, 4. Shri Namit Kumar, 5. Shri...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 2 Judicial Officers As Gauhati HC Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of two Judicial Officers as Judges in the Gauhati High Court. The approval was given in its meeting held on 25th July, 2022. Following are the Judicial Officers whose proposal for elevation has been approved: 1. Smt. Susmita Phukan Khaund, and 2. Smt. Mitali ThakuriaClick Here To Read Collegium...