Marriage Should Not Be Taken As Broken Down Just Because Spouses Live Separately; Courts Must Identify Who Broke Ties : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently cautioned High Courts and Trial Courts against dissolving marriages solely on the basis of couples living apart and labelling it an irretrievable breakdown. The Court emphasised that judges must undertake a thorough examination of the reasons behind the separation and determine the real cause of the spouses living separately. “we may hasten to add that Courts,...

Stay Of Disciplinary Inquiry Is Only To Prevent Prejudice, Cannot Be Grounds For Indefinite Delay: J&K High Court

Emphasising that departmental proceedings should not be unduly delayed, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a disciplinary inquiry cannot be indefinitely kept in abeyance only because a criminal case arising from the same set of facts is pending.Justice Sanjay Dhar underscored that the sole purpose of staying departmental proceedings is to avoid prejudice to...

GSTAT Drops Proceedings Against Eclat Serum Supplier After DGAP Fails To Trace Gujarat Firm

The GST Appellate Tribunal at Delhi recently dropped anti profiteering proceedings against Shree Suktam Enterprise, a Gujarat supplier in the chain of biotech company S R Lifesciences. The tribunal observed that the Director General of Anti Profiteering (DGAP) was unable to trace the firm or obtain evidence to determine whether the benefit of a 10 percent GST rate reduction on the skin...

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Letter Of Intent A 'Promise In Embryo'; Doesn't Create Vested Rights Until Preconditions Are Met : Supreme Court Administrative Orders Must Be Justified On Reasons Stated There; Can't Add Fresh Grounds Later : Supreme Court...

Letter Of Intent A 'Promise In Embryo'; Doesn't Create Vested Rights Until Preconditions Are Met : Supreme Court

Holding that a Letter of Interest (LoI) does not confer any enforceable or vested rights until all stipulated pre-conditions are fulfilled, the Supreme Court upheld the Himachal Pradesh government's decision to cancel an LoI issued to a private company for the supply of electronic Point-of-Sale (ePoS) devices for its Public Distribution System (PDS). “an LoI (Letter of Interest) creates...

OLA Electric Technologies And Its Dealer Held Liable For Manufacturing Defect In Electric Scooter: Thrissur Consumer Commission

The Thrissur Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising C.T Sabu, President,Sreeja S, Member and Ram Mohan R, Member has held OLA Electronic Technologies and its dealer liable for a manufacturing defect in an electric scooter sold to the complainant. The bench directed the replacement of the vehicle and granted compensation to the complainant. Brief...

Property From Illegal Cricket Betting Activities Constitutes 'Proceeds Of Crime', Can Be Attached By ED: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that though cricket betting is not a separate predicate offence under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the property generated from such illegal activities can be attached by the Enforcement Directorate.A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar observed that the scope of Section 2(1)(u) PMLA, which defines proceeds of...

Delhi Consumer Commission Orders Lenovo To Refund ₹25,000, Pay ₹20,000 Compensation For Defective Laptop

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, North-East Delhi, comprising Shri Surinder Kumar Sharma (President) and Shri Adarsh Nain (Member), held Lenovo India Pvt. Ltd. liable for deficiency in service for failing to resolve recurring defects in a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 laptop, despite repeated repair attempts. Brief Facts of the Case: The complainant, Mohd Danish,...

NCLAT Dismisses Plea Challenging Investigation Into Alleged Siphoning By Exclusive Capital, Promoters

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at Delhi has recently dismissed an appeal filed by Exclusive Capital Ltd. and its promoters, upholding the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Delhi's decision directing a full investigation into the company's affairs. The probe concerns allegations that the management siphoned funds through related-party transactions and diversion of...

'Estimation Theory Doesn't Apply To Sham Purchases': ITAT Mumbai Restores Full Disallowance Of ₹26.49 Lakh

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Mumbai has held that where purchases are conclusively proven to be bogus and the assessee fails to substantiate the genuineness of suppliers, the entire purchase amount must be added to income and the benefit of estimating profit element cannot be applied. A Bench of Smt. Beena Pillai (Judicial Member) and Shri Omkareshwar Chidara...

NCLT Bengaluru Denies Interim Relief To Riju Ravindran In His Plea Against Glas Trust's Aakash Right Issue Funding Plan

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Bengaluru on Tuesday refused to grant any interim relief in former Byju's promoter Riju Ravindran's plea challenging the Committee of Creditors' approval of a Compulsorily Convertible Debenture structure proposed by Glas Trust to fund Think and Learn Private Limited's subscription to Aakash Educational Services Limited's rights issue. The...

Associate (Legal) Vacancy At CulverMax Entertainment Private Limited [Mumbai; Apply Now]

CulverMax Entertainment Private Limited invites online application for the post of Associate (Legal). Name of the Post: Associate (Legal) Location: Mumbai (Work from Office) Essential Qualification and Experience · Candidate shall have a LL.B. or other post-graduate qualification in Law from a reputable institution with 3–5+ years of legal experience, with a minimum of 3 years directly in the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry, specifically focused on content...