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Category: Corporate

Corporate

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is at a nascent stage and it is better that the interpretation of the provisions of the Code is taken up by this Court to avoid any confusion, and to authoritatively settle the law – Personal gurantor – Writ Petitions are transferred from the High Courts to SCOI

Nov 2, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH  INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY BOARD OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. LALIT KUMAR JAIN AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta…

Corporate

Tender agreement – Termination of – enquiry report prepared by the M D was conducted ex parte & the M D failed to offer opportunity of hearing before passing the order impugned which terminated agreement for no justifiable reason to hold that the respondent was at fault . Bias therefore, cannot be ruled out, terminating the agreement cannot be sustained in law.

Oct 18, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH STATE OF U.P. — Appellant Vs. SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha and K.M. Joseph,…

Corporate

Airfare refund – ticket booked during the lockdown period (from 25th March, 2020 to 24th May, 2020) for travel during lockdown period and the airline received payment for booking of air ticket for travel during lockdown, domestic & international ravel – airline shall refund the full amount without any cancellation charges – Refund within a period of three weeks from the date of cancellation.

Oct 1, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH PRAVASI LEGAL CELL AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy…

Corporate

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 – Regulation 36A – Invitation for expression of interest- HELD The second meeting of the Committee of Creditors was held on 27.03.2018. The advertisement was approved in the said meeting – It was the unamended Regulation 36A that was in force at that time – This has not been appreciated by NCLAT, order of is flawed

Sep 5, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH THE KARAD URBAN COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED — Appellant Vs. SWWAPNIL BHINGARDEVAY AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S. A. Bobde, CJI., A.…

Corporate

Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 – Rule 32(e) – Misbranded Standards – Product had the necessary barcode on it that contained all the relevant information as required by Rule 32(e) such as batch no./code no./lot no etc HELD information under Rule 32(e) with regard to the lot/code/batch identification to facilitate it being traced to the manufacturer are available prosecution to continue and it will be an abuse of the process of law

Sep 5, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH RAGHAV GUPTA — Appellant Vs. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : R.F. Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee,…

Corporate

Spectrum Trading – Assessment of Liability – The telecom service providers’ stand is that the proceedings of insolvency under the Code have been triggered bona fide – This Court can examine the limited question in these proceedings whether the proceedings are resorted to as a subterfuge to avoid payment of AGR dues

Sep 3, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH UNION OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. ASSOCIATION OF UNIFIED TELECOM SERVICE PROVIDERS OF INDIA ETC.ETC. — Respondent ( Before : Arun Mishra, S.…

Corporate

Finance Act, 1994 – Section 65(105)(zzzzj) – Payment of service tax – Business of distributing natural gas – Supply of pipes and measuring equipment – HELD SKID equipment fulfils the description in Section 65(105)(zzzzj) of a taxable service: service in relation “tangible goods” where the recipient of the service has use (without possession or effective control) of the goods – Appeal allowed.

Aug 29, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH COMMISSIONER OF SERVICE TAX, AHMEDABAD — Appellant Vs. M/S ADANI GAS LIMITED — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra…

Corporate

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – Section 7 – A personal Loan to a Promoter or a Director of a company cannot trigger the Corporate Resolution Process under the IBC. Disputes as to whether the signatures of the Respondents are forged or whether records have been fabricated can be adjudicated upon evidence including forensic evidence in a regular suit and not in proceedings under Section 7 of the IBC.

Aug 28, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S RADHA EXPORTS (INDIA) PVT. LIMITED. — Appellant Vs. K.P. JAYARAM AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Arun Mishra and Indira Banerjee,…

Corporate

Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 – Sections 3(2) and 9A – Imposition of quantitative restrictions – Central Government has no right and power to impose ‘quantitative restrictions’ except under Section 9A of the FTDR Act – Section 9A of the FTDR Act does not elide or negate the power of the Central Government to impose restrictions on imports under sub-section (2) to Section 3 of the FTDR Act.

Aug 26, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. AGRICAS LLP AND OTHERS ETC. — Respondent ( Before : A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and…

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Evidence Act

Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 50 — Opinion as to relationship, when relevant — Opinion expressed by conduct of person with special knowledge on relationship is relevant — Essentials are court’s opinion, expression through conduct, and person having special knowledge — Conduct alone is not proof but an intermediate step to infer opinion — Opinion must be proved by direct evidence — Court needs to weigh evidence to form its own conclusion; Trial Court erred in treating opinion of witnesses as fact rather than evidence to be weighed and failed to independently assess credibility.

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Anticipatory Bail Corruption

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Bail — Anticipatory Bail — Supreme Court granted leave to appeal against High Court’s rejection of bail in anticipation of arrest — Custodial interrogation not required — Appellant may be admitted to bail in anticipation of arrest upon arrest, subject to terms and conditions fixed by the trial court — Appellant directed not to dissuade witnesses from disclosing facts to authorities.

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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 366 — Death Sentence Reference — Sentencing Procedure — Conviction and death penalty were pronounced on the same day without a proper inquiry into aggravating and mitigating circumstances, psychological evaluation, or jail conduct report. This haste violated established sentencing principles and vitiated the death sentence.

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