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Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) — Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) – Repeal of SICA and Abatement of Proceedings – Companies whose proceedings were pending before BIFR/AAIFR could approach NCLT within 180 days of IBC enactment – Failure to do so results in abatement and revival of earlier orders, like winding up recommendation. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with 13(2) — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe — Ingredients for establishing guilt of public servant under Section 7 and 13(1)(d) include proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification, which are sine qua non — While acceptance of bribe was admitted, the proof of demand was the crucial aspect in this case. Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Deficiency in Service — Banking — Cheque Presentation — Bank’s failure to re-present cheques within their validity period after they were returned due to a bank strike constitutes negligence and a deficiency in service, as banks have a duty of due diligence in handling customer deposits.Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Deficiency in Service — Banking — Cheque Presentation — Bank’s failure to re-present cheques within their validity period after they were returned due to a bank strike constitutes negligence and a deficiency in service, as banks have a duty of due diligence in handling customer deposits. Air Force Act, 1950 — Section 19 — Air Force Rules, 1969 — Rule 16 — Administrative action after discharge from criminal court — Initiation of administrative action for disciplinary purposes is not permissible if the matter has already been decided by a criminal court by way of discharge, as discharge signifies no sufficient grounds for proceeding, placing the individual on a better footing than acquittal and thus ending the matter. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1)(d) — Disproportionate Assets — Chargesheet splitting — Allegations of acquiring disproportionate assets and tribal lands misuse — Two separate chargesheets filed from the same FIR, R.C — Case No 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(B) and R.C — Case No 04(A)/2010-AHD-R(C) — Overlapping allegations in both cases — Plea of double jeopardy raised — Supreme Court noted overlapping allegations and previous conviction with suspended sentence, inclined to grant bail in the present case as well.

Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 – Section 45 – Grant of occupancy rights – Scope and purport of the two Acts being different, termination of the proceedings under the Karnataka (Personal and Miscellaneous) Inams Abolition Act, 1954 in regard to grant of occupancy rights cannot bar an enquiry to establish the claim under Section 45 of the Act, 1961 by the Land Tribuna

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH PILLAMMA (DEAD) AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. M. RAMAIAH REDDY (DEAD) THROUGH LRS. AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and C.T.…

Murder – Life imprisonment – Appeal against reversing the order of acquittal – there are glaring contradictions between the testimony of even these two witnesses on the type of material object used and even on the role of A­2, the very foundation of the case of the prosecution stood shaken –

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH RAMABORA @ RAMABORAIAH AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA — Respondent ( Before : Indira Banerjee and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ. ) Criminal…

HELD one transaction of sale of software and once it is accepted that the software put in the CD is ‘goods’, then there cannot be any separate service element in the transaction. We are saying so because even otherwise the user is put in possession and full control of the software. It amounts to ‘deemed sale’ which would not attract service tax.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISON BENCH COMMISSIONER OF SERVICE TAX DELHI — Appellant Vs. QUICK HEAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and J.B. Pardiwala, JJ.…

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