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Companies Act Corporate

HELD purported to project a case of mismanagement and oppression by the appellants in the Petitions styled under Sections 397 and 398 of the Companies Act, By Order dated  the NCLT, Ahmedabad Bench disposed of the petitions with the following directions –In this set of facts, it is not just and equitable to order winding up of the company

Jun 18, 2023 sclaw

HASMUKHLAL MADHAVLAL PATEL AND ANR. vs. AMBIKA FOOD PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. AND ORS. WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8195 OF 2018 J. [K.M. JOSEPH] …………………………………………J. [B.V. NAGARATHNA] Case No.: CIVIL APPEAL…

Corporate G S T

Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 – Section 22A – User development fee collected by the airport operation, maintenance and development entities (i.e., the Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd., the Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd., and the Hyderabad International Airport Pvt. Ltd.) is not subjected to service tax levy, under the provisions of the Finance Act, 1994.

Jun 11, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CENTRAL GST DELHI – III — Appellant Vs. DELHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LTD — Respondent ( Before : S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta, JJ.…

Constitution Corporate Housing

IMPORTANT – Allotment of Plot – Demand of additional price – Non-construction of plot within a period – Additional amount sought not be recovered at the stage of issuance of notice. HELD Even that amount also needs to be calculated and recovered from the guilty officers who, despite there being judgment of this Court, dealing with the same issue opined the case to be fit for filing appeals. burden the Appellants with cost of Rs. 1,00,000/- to be deposited with the Supreme Court Mediation Centre.

May 9, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HARYANA URBAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. JAGDEEP SINGH — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal,JJ. ) Civil…

Corporate I P C

UOI directing to Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against respondents – protection sought u/section 140(5) Companies Act being ultra vires – HELD application/proceedings under section 140(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 are maintainable even after the resignation of the concerned auditors – Appeal accepted against Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP

May 7, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. DELOITTE HASKINS AND SELLS LLP AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : M.R. Shah and M.M.…

Corporate G S T

Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006 – Rule 2A – the determination of value of service portion in the execution of the works contract is to be made as per Rule 2A, however with an option to the assessee to avail the benefit of Composition Scheme – Therefore, either the assessee has to go for Composition Scheme or go for Determination of Value as per Rule 2A and the assessee has to pay service tax on the service element and can claim CENVAT Credit on the said amount only.

May 7, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CC AND CE AND ST, NOIDA — Appellant Vs. M/S INTERARCH BUILDING PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. — Respondent ( Before : M. R. Shah and…

Corporate Stamp Act

HELD in the nature of the transaction, and what was actually sold by the Official Liquidator, plant and machinery, such as would answer the description of immovable property, must also be found part of the property for the purpose of the stamp duty and other charges as per law.

Apr 30, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH THE SUB REGISTRAR, AMUDALAVALASA AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. M/S DANKUNI STEELS LTD. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : K.M. Joseph and Hrishikesh…

Corporate Property Matters

Rajasthan Industrial Areas Allotment Rules, 1959 – Rules 11A and 12 – Allotment of industrial land – There has been an uninterrupted and subsisting relationship of lessor and lessee between the State Government and either J.K. Synthetics Ltd. (JKSL) or Respondent No. 1, in the context of LIA, Kota. From the first lease deed executed in 1967, till date, the State Government has maintained the position of lessor

Apr 24, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BISHAMBHAR PRASAD — Appellant Vs. M/S ARFAT PETROCHEMICALS PVT. LTD. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Surya Kant and Vikram Nath, JJ. )…

Corporate Electricity Act

Power Purchase Agreement – the finding of the CERC and the learned APTEL is to the effect that Adani Power Mundra Limited would not be entitled to any benefit of Change in Law beyond 70% of the installed capacity i.e. 1386 MW – Findings cannot be said to not be based on the material on record, or based on extraneous considerations.

Apr 22, 2023 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UTTAR HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM LTD. AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. ADANI POWER (MUNDRA) LIMITED AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : B.R. Gavai…

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Consumer

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 25 — Enforcement of orders — Pre-2002 amendment and post-2019 Act, all orders could be enforced as decrees. The period between 15.03.2003 to 20.07.2020 saw an anomaly where only interim orders (and monetary recovery) were clearly enforceable under Section 25, leaving final non-monetary orders in a gap. Interpretation of Statutes — Casus omissus — Court can fill gaps in legislation using interpretative tools like purposive construction when literal interpretation leads to absurdity or defeats the object of the Act, especially for remedial legislation like the Consumer Act.

Sep 2, 2025 sclaw
Service

Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14, 39(d) and 43 — Equal pay for equal work — Contractual Assistant Professors performing identical duties as regularly appointed or ad-hoc Assistant Professors are entitled to the minimum pay scale of Assistant Professors.

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State Laws

Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 — Chapter I-A — Slum Rehabilitation Schemes — Preferential right of landowner to redevelop — Section 3B(4)(e) and Section 13(1) confer a preferential right on the landowner to redevelop a Slum Rehabilitation Area (SR Area) — SRA can undertake redevelopment only if the landowner fails to come forward with a scheme within a reasonable time

Sep 2, 2025 sclaw
State Laws

Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 — Sections 3C, 13, 14 — Waiver of preferential right — Waiver of landowner’s preferential right to redevelop requires clear and overt communication by the owner of intention not to exercise the right — Mere inaction or delay, particularly when the owner has consistently shown intent to redevelop, does not constitute waiver, especially if no invitation for redevelopment was issued.

Sep 2, 2025 sclaw