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A Successful Resolution Applicant Cannot Escape Through A 'Conditional' Letter Of Intent
For some years, the position under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 has been settled. A successful resolution applicant cannot withdraw or modify a resolution plan once the committee of creditors (CoC) has approved it and the plan has gone to the adjudicating authority. The Supreme Court said as much in Ebix Singapore (P) Ltd. v. Committee of Creditors of Educomp Solutions Ltd., 2021 LiveLaw (SC) 447, holding that the Code leaves a resolution applicant no way out and th at the NCLT...
'Revision Power Can't Be Exercised Suo Motu': Calcutta HC Reinstates SSB Constable Dismissed After Punishment Was Reopened
The Calcutta High Court has reinstated a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) constable whose services were terminated after authorities revisited and enhanced a punishment earlier imposed for suppression of a pending criminal case at the time of recruitment.Justice Aniruddha Roy held that the authorities had acted without jurisdiction in invoking Rule 29(d) of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules,...
Dharmasthala Burial Case: Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Ex-Sanitation Worker's Plea Seeking Expeditious Completion Of SIT Probe
Chinna C N, the original complainant in the Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case –who was later booked for perjury, has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to file a final report and take action against the alleged conspirators named in the 19-11-2025 preliminary report The plea further seeks a direction to the SIT to complete...
Delhi Consumer Commission Holds Deccan Clap Liable For Deficiency In Service And Unilateral Revision Of Estimates
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I (North District), comprising Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar (President) and Ashwani Kumar Mehta (Member), has held M/s Deccan Clap-India Pvt. Ltd. and its agents liable for deficiency in service and unfair trade practices for failing to complete painting and polishing work within the stipulated time and for repeatedly revising project estimates...
Dismissal Is Severest Punishment; Must Be Imposed Only For Grave Misconduct : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that dismissal from service is one of the harshest forms of punishment; therefore, it must only be imposed by the disciplinary authority after duly considering relevant factors such as the nature and gravity of the misconduct, long service rendered, record, age, absence of financial loss to the company, etc. It also said that the period of suspension...
Jharkhand HC Directs Circle Officers To Verify, Digitally Authenticate Online Land Records To Eliminate Mismatches With Physical Registers
The Jharkhand High Court has directed Circle Officers across the State to verify and digitally authenticate online land records after observing repeated discrepancies between physical land registers and entries reflected on the State's online portal. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ananda Sen was hearing a writ petition filed by one Ram Prakash Bhagat @ Ram Prakash Oraon seeking correction...
Latent Bars To Justice: An Empirical Analysis Of Bail
Any member of a legally civilised society can reasonably make this presupposition that law is inherently just and that eventually justice will be served. The law is in a continuous pursuit of justice. The only impediment to the conclusion of this pursuit is the human element. Anthropogenic impediments like corruption, inordinate delays, etc., stain the law and stand in the way of achieving justice.But let's suppose humans were inherently devoid of malice and motivated to follow the law. What if...
MP High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Videographing Women In Maternity Ward, Says State Could Not Show Incriminating Material
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted bail to a man accused of videographing the women admitted in the Maternity/Labour Ward, observing that the State was not able to show any material from the case diary. The bench of Justice Dwarka Dhish Bansal observed:"However, learned counsel for the respondent No.1/State has not been able to show any material from the case diary against the...
Woman Occupies District Judge's Chair In Varanasi Court, Attempts To Conduct Hearings; Removed By Police
Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Varanasi District Court on Friday after a middle-aged woman created panic by storming a courtroom, occupying the District Judge's chair and declaring herself as the Judge. An alleged video of the incident has gone viral on social media, in which the woman can be seen seated on the Judge's chairAs per various media reports, which cite the statements of...