An Analysis Of Recent Judgments On Limitation Under IBC

Prior to the enactment of IBC (Second Amendment) Act, 2018 through which Sec. 238A of the Code was introduced, in a series of judgments, [1] the NCLAT and NCLT considered claims which were otherwise barred by limitation for the purpose of initiating of CIRP under Sections 7 and 9 of the Code. The Supreme Court, in B.K. Educational Services Private Limited v Parag Gupta and Associates,[2] held that S. 238A, being clarificatory and procedural in nature, would be applicable to claims made ...

US Supreme Court Judge Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, popularly known as 'RBG', judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, died at the age of 87, reported the New York Times.She was battling cancer since 1997 and overcame five bouts of the disease, before succumbing to it on the night of September 18(as per US time).She is known to be a liberal-progressive voice of the Supreme Court and has championed the cause...

Kangana Ranaut's Plea Is An 'Abuse Of Process Of Law', Should Be Dismissed with Costs: BMC to Bombay High Court

Responding to actor Kangana Ranaut's plea before the Bombay High Court seeking Rs two crore as damages for demolition at her bungalow, the Mumbai civic body said on Friday that it was an abuse of the process of law.In an affidavit, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) urged the court to dismiss Ranaut's petition and impose a cost on her for filing such a plea."The writ petition and...

'Bridge The Digital Divide, End Digital Apartheid', Delhi HC Directs Schools In Delhi To Provide Adequate Gadgets and Internet Package To EWS Students For Attending Online Classes [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has directed the private unaided schools and government schools to provide adequate gadgets and internet packages to students under Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other Disadvantaged Groups (DG) in order to enable them to have an equal access to virtual classes which are being organised by schools in light of COVID19 lockdown. While hailing the principle...

"Trivials Should Not Be Allowed To Spread As Wild Fire": Madras HC Closes Suo Motu Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Actor Suriya [Read Order]

Expressing "a fond hope that the entire judicial system that fosters on the faith of the public at large should be the concern of everyone to preserve it in the endeavour to deliver justice", the Madras High Court on Friday "drew the curtain" on the suo motu contempt proceedings against actor Surya.Justice S M Subramaniam, judge of the Madras High Court, had written a letter to the Chief...

[LIVE UPDATES] SC Hearing On Plea Against Sudarshan TV's 'UPSC Jihad' Show

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Rule Of Reservation Prescribed For State Quota Seats Does Not Apply To The Seats Reverted from All India Quota: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Bombay at Goa has held that the rule of reservation prescribed for State quota seats does not apply to the seats reverted from All India Quota, though such seats are available to the State for allotment.Justice SC Gupte answered a split verdict delivered by the division bench of Justice MS Sonak and Justice DS Naidu in a writ petition filed by United Tribals Association...

Farmers Protest In Punjab: Plea In P & H HC Demands Police Officials Of All Ranks To Wear Uniform Bearing ID [Read Petition]

In the wake of the attack on the protesting farmers by some unknown persons camouflaging as policemen, in Haryana, the P & H High Court has been moved in a PIL to ensure that the Police officers of all ranks, while on law and order duty during protests/agitations, shall wear uniforms.Farmers from Punjab and Haryana are staging protests against bills on food and agriculture reform...

'Videos Submitted By Delhi Police Don't Show Natasha Narwal Indulging In Or Instigating Violence', Delhi Court Grants Bail To Pinjra Tod Member

[Updated with order]A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal who is accused of instigating the riots that took place in the northeast districts of Delhi.While granting bail, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat noted that the video shown by the prosecution does show Narwal participating in the 'unlawful assembly', but it doesn't show anything to suggest...

'Stop Playing On The Back Foot; Hiding COVID Deaths Not In Public Interest', Gujarat HC Suggests Govt. While Requesting People To Follow COVID Norms [Read Order]

Recently, the Gujarat High Court, while taking suo-moto cognizance of the COVID situation in the State of Gujarat, said that it was at pains to observe that although all efforts were being put in by the State Government to combat the situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic, yet, unfortunately, the people at large were not cooperating.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J....

"Unfortunate That Adjudicating Authorities Delivering Judgments Based Upon Media Trials": MP HC Quashes NSA Detention Order For Participation In Muharram Procession [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court directed that the person detained to be set at liberty on the ground that the detention orders passed had not been confirmed within the statutory period of 12 days from the passing of the orders as provided in Section 3(4) of National Security Act, 1980 and therefore, the orders of detention were no longer in force.A Division Bench comprising of Justices S. C....

[LIVE-UPDATES] SC Resumes Hearing On Plea Against Sudarshan TV's "UPSC Jihad" Show

The Supreme Court is continuing the hearing today on the petition against the telecast of 'Bindas Bol' show of Sudarshan News TV hosted by its Chief Editor Suresh Chavhanke.On Sep 15, the top court had stopped the telecast of the remaining episodes of the show, after prima facie observing that the 'object, intent and the purpose of the show was to vilify the Muslim...