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If Fraudulent Affairs Of Company Are Continuing, Right To Seek Winding Up Becomes Recurring : Supreme Court In Antrix-Devas Case
"The main departure of the Companies Act, 2013 from statutory regime of the Companies Act, 1956 is specific inclusion of fraud 'directly' as a circumstance in which a Company could be wound up"
Supertech Tells Supreme Court That It Has Forwarded Cheques For Payment To Homebuyers
After the Supreme Court warned its directors of jail for contempt last week, real estate giant Supertech informed on Monday that they worked out the amount payable to the contempt petitioners and forwarded the cheques for the same to the Amicus Curiae on Saturday itself.It was further told that if they receive the particulars of bank accounts of the home-buyers, they will make RTGS remittances...
"Don't Come Up Against Adjournment Orders": Supreme Court Discourages Challenging Adjournment Orders Passed By High Courts
On Monday, the Supreme Court expressed its displeasure to Counsels approaching it assailing adjournment orders passed by High Courts. The Apex Court was perturbed that everyday it comes across four to five matters challenging the adjournment orders. A Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.V. Nagarathna was hearing a challenge to the adjournment order passed by the...
Don't Delay Identification & Rehabilitation Of Street Children, Supreme Court Directs States
On Monday, the Supreme Court asked the States to complete the identification and rehabilitation process of the Children in Street Situations ("CiSS") at the earliest. Looking at the slow progress in the identification process, the Apex Court directed all the District Magistrates to involve Special Juvenile Police Units, District Legal Service Authorities and voluntary...
Marital Rape : Are There Precedents Of Courts Striking Down A Provision To Create An Offence? Delhi High Court Asks
The Delhi High Court on Monday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.A bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar asked Senior Advocate Rajshekhar Rao, appearing as amicus curiae in the matter, as to...
Avoid Mobile Phones To Attend VC, Use Desktop/Laptop : Supreme Court Notifies 'Best Practices' For Virtual Hearings
After Chief Justice of India on Monday expressed unhappiness regarding lawyers attending virtual hearing through their mobile phones, the Supreme Court of India has notified 'best practices for virtual court proceedings, asking all advocates to avoid joining hearings through their mobile phones.All Advocates and party in persons have been requested to join the Cisco Webex application for...
'Concerned About Middle-Class Home Buyers' : Supreme Court Urges Centre To Consider Framing Model Builder-Buyer Agreement
Noting that it concerns the "broader public interest of middle-class home-buyers", the Supreme Court on Monday requested Solicitor General Tushar Mehta a to seek the considered view of the Union Government of the need to formulate a model builder-buyer and agent-buyer agreement at the central level.The Court said that the model agreement should contain certain non-negotiable essential...
Maharashtra Govt Seeks Recall Of Supreme Court Order To Notify OBC Seats As General For Local Body Polls
The State of Maharashtra has approached Supreme Court seeking recall of order dated December 15, 2021 by which the Top Court had directed the State Government and State Election Commission to notify the 27% seats reserved for the Other Backward Classes in Maharashtra local body elections as general seats and take forward the election process.When the matter was called for hearing, Senior...
Covid Vaccination For Children: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Disclosure Of Clinical Trial Data, Stay On Vaccine Mandates
A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court of India seeking disclosure of clinical trial data for the vaccines that are being administered to children in India and a stay on the coercive COVID-19 vaccine mandates introduced in various states and by private establishments for children in the age group 15-18 years.The application has been filed by Dr Jacob Puliyel, a former member of...
