Dishonour of cheque – Setting aside of conviction and sentence – Settlement between with parties – Respondents will have no objection as the outstanding amount has already been received by them – Conviction and sentence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is set aside
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH R VARATHARAJAN — Appellant Vs. RAMASAMY — Respondent ( Before : Vikram Nath and Sanjay Kumar, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No 1698 of 2023…
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
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…
SCOI holds Punjab Police Rules Outdated In Terms Of Current Hierarchy Of Police Force; Directs Remedial Measures
“In fact, today the Inspector-General of Police is administratively subordinate to the Director-General of Police and the Additional Director-General of Police.” The Rules, the Court lamented, have not kept pace…
Bail Condition To Furnish Bank Guarantee Unsustainable In Law
SCOI has set aside a pre-bail condition imposed by the High Court for furnishing Bank Guarantee worth Rs. 2 Crore by the accused(Karandeep Singh v CBI). The Bench has modified the…
State Monopolies, Govt Companies & PSUs Can’t Violate Competition Act
CIL, being a government company, will answer the definition of “person” and hence would come within the ambit of the definition of “enterprise” under Section 2(h) of the Competition Act, being…
Approver Need Not Be Examined As Witness By Magistrate When Cognizance Is Taken By Special Court Under PC Act
when the Special Court chooses to take cognizance directly under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the question of Approver being examined as a witness in the Court…
‘Uncontested Claim Of Wife Regarding Husband’s Income Be Taken As Gospel Truth’
Supreme Court has awarded an enhanced compensation under the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 to the kin of a deceased employee, while holding that the objective of the Act, 1923 is…
Railways Not Liable For Theft Of Passenger’s Belongings
“We fail to understand as to how the theft could be said to be in any way a deficiency in service by the Railways. If the passenger is not able…
Advocates Act, 1961 – Section 24(1) – Decision of the High Court was not justified in directing the enrolment of respondent No. 1 as an Advocate, despite the fact that he secured his law degree from a college which was not recognized or approved by BCI.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. RABI SAHU AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Vikram Nath and Sanjay Kumar, JJ. ) Civil…
False promise of marriage – Horoscope Examination of Rape Victim – Prosecutrix is mangali, therefore, marriage could not be solemnized and the same has been refused – Order passed by the Allahabad High Court which directed the Head of Department (Astrology Department), Lucknow may decide the matter whether the girl is mangali or not is stayed.
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA VACATION BENCH GOBIND RAI @ MONU — Appellant Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : Sudhanshu Dhulia and Pankaj Mithal, JJ. ) Suo…