Assistant Professor Of Practice Vacancy At Chanakya National Law University, Patna

Chanakya National Law University, Patna invites online application for the post of Assistant Professor of Practice - Practice Track in the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Investigation domain, CNLU, Patna. Name of the Post: Assistant Professor of Practice Essential Qualification and Experience · Master's Degree in allied subject or equivalent professional qualification from a reputed national or international institution, or a related field. · A Ph.D. is...

Allahabad High Court Seeks Details Of RBI Guidelines For Loans To Foreign Firms With Guarantors & Assets Abroad

The Allahabad High Court recently sought specific instructions from the Union of India regarding Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines pertaining to loans given to foreign companies on foreign soil, where the collateral security is from a foreigner. A bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Anish Kumar Gupta was dealing with a Writ petition filed by one Mohammed Farouk,...

'Larger Conspiracy Not Ruled Out': Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash 2017 Rioting FIRs Against MP Chandrashekhar Ravan

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday DISMISSED a batch of petitions filed by Chandrashekhar Ravan, the sitting MP from Nageena Constituency in UP and BHIM Army Chief, seeking to quash proceedings concerning 4 FIRs lodged against him in connection with the 2017 Saharanpur rioting incident. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain noted that merely because incidents occurred on the...

Financial Creditor Cannot Refuse To Share CIRP Cost After Taking Part In Its Approval: NCLT Delhi

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at New Delhi has ruled that a financial creditor cannot refuse to pay its share of insolvency costs after participating in Committee of Creditors (CoC) meetings where those costs were placed before members and approved. A bench of Judicial Member Manni Sankariah Shanmuga Sundaram and Technical Member Atul Chaturvedi directed CFM Asset Reconstruction...

Claim Filed In Borrower Insolvency Not A Demand On Personal Guarantor, Cannot Trigger Insolvency: NCLT Kolkata

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kolkata has recently held that merely filing a claim in the borrower's insolvency proceedings cannot be treated as a demand on the personal guarantor, reiterating that a guarantee must be formally invoked in accordance with its terms before insolvency proceedings can be initiated against a guarantor. On this reasoning, the tribunal dismissed...

Prefixing 'Hon'ble' For Bureaucrats A 'Subtle' Way To Diminish Status Of Constitutional Authorities, Courts: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently took strong exception to the practice of prefixing the title 'Honourable' to the names of bureaucrats and administrative officials. A Division Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot and Justice Garima Prashad termed this 'trend' a "subtle but certain way to diminish the status of constitutional authorities and courts". Briefly put, the HC was hearing a...

Litigant Who Withholds Material Facts Or Attempts To Mislead Court Forfeits His Right To Be Heard On Merits: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday (15 December) observed that litigant who withholds or suppresses material facts while approaching the Court disentitles himself from being heard on merits and cannot seek or claim any equitable or discretionary relief under Article 226 of the Constitution.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal made this observation...

'Karmayodha' Film Plagiarism: Kerala Court Orders Major Ravi & Makers To Pay ₹30L To Scriptwriter Regi Mathew

The Commercial Court, Kottayam recently passed a judgment against Major Ravi and Mohammed Haneef, who are the director and producer of the 2012 Mohanlal-starrer movie 'Karmayodha', to pay a compensation of Rs. 30 lakhs to scriptwriter Regi Mathew.Sri. Manish D. A., Principal Sub-Judge, decided the suit preferred by Regi Mathew seeking permanent prohibitory injunction, declaration, damages and...

“Judicial Process Cannot Be Used To Stall Lawful Rehabilitation”: J&K&L High Court Vacates 12-Year Stay On Shop Allotments In Srinagar

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday has dismissed a writ petition challenging the rehabilitation and allotment process of shops in the Sector-6 Shopping Complex, Batamaloo, Srinagar, holding that the litigation was misconceived, devoid of merit, and had resulted in enormous loss to the public exchequer as well as grave prejudice to genuine claimants .Dismissing...

Income Tax Act | Reassessment U/S 147 Valid If Original Order Did Not Consider S. 80HHC Claim Earlier: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court held that reassessment under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act is valid if the original order is completely silent on the assessee's claim for deduction under Section 80HHC of the Income Tax Act. Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, empowers the Assessing Officer (AO) to assess or reassess income that has escaped assessment. Justices Anita Sumanth...

IGST Act | Place Of Supply Depends On Where Movement Terminates, Not Where Goods Were Handed To Carrier: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court held that for the purpose of determining the place of supply under Section 10(1)(a) of the IGST Act, the factor is the location where the movement of goods terminates for delivery to the recipient and not the place where the goods are handed over to the common carrier. Section 10(1)(a) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Act, 2017, provides that...

P&H High Court Bar Association Seeks FIR Listing Names Of Haryana Cops Who Allegedly Assaulted Lawyer, Continues Strike

The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has called for continued abstention from work across district courts of Punjab and Haryana, reiterating its demand for stringent action against Haryana Police officials allegedly involved in the assault of a lawyer.The Punjab Government today in a suo moto cognizance taken by the High Court submitted before the High Court that an FIR...