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Expression ‘date of this Notification’ means date of publication in Official Gazette – Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 — Section 3 — Notification — Publication in Official Gazette — Essential requirement for enforceability — Delegated legislation requires publication for accessibility, notice, accountability and solemnity — Not an empty formality but transforms executive decision into law — Strict compliance with publication requirement is a condition precedent — Law must be promulgated or published in a recognisable way. (Paras 16, 17, 18, 19) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 60(5)(c) — Jurisdiction of Adjudicating Authority — Declaration of title to trademark — NCLT exceeded its jurisdiction by declaring title to trademark “Gloster” in favour of the Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA) while adjudicating an application under Section 60(5) of the IBC, as the issue of trademark title was a highly contentious dispute beyond the scope of insolvency proceedings and not directly related to the CIRP. Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 — Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996 — Applicability — Cess could not be levied or collected before the constitution of Welfare Boards, as their constitution is a condition precedent for the implementation of these Acts. Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 — Section 3(3A) — Amendment Act, 2020 — Retrospective validation of actions — Power to grant license includes power to modify, suspend, revoke, or delicense — Delicensing of land for commercial purposes after it was initially licensed for residential use is permissible. Factories Act, 1948 — Section 59(2) — Overtime wages calculation — “Ordinary rate of wages” — Includes basic wages plus all allowances worker is entitled to, excluding only bonus and overtime wages — Compensatory allowances like House Rent Allowance (HRA), Transport Allowance (TA), Clothing and Washing Allowance (CWA), and Small Family Allowance (SFA) are includible.

While maintaining the acquisition proceedings, the High Court granted a substantial relief to the land owners by directing payment of compensation under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 which is higher than the compensation payable under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 – This approach cannot be faulted.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH NOIDA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY — Appellant Vs. RAVINDRA KUMAR AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka, JJ. )…

It is also noted that the parties are living separately and there is no possibility of the parties reconciling their disputes and co-habiting together. HELD placed reliance on a judgment of this Court in the Case of “Amardeep Singh Versus Harveen Kaur” – [2017 (8) SCC 746]. Marriage dissolved by decree of mutual consent.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA SINGLE BENCH POOJA BHUNESHWAR PRASAD SHARMA — Appellant Vs. ASHISH VINAYBHAI MISHRA — Respondent ( Before : B.V. Nagarathna, J. ) Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 618…

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