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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.

It is a fundamental principle of law that a party who is in enjoyment of an interim order, is bound to lose the benefit of such interim order when the ultimate outcome of the case goes against him. HELD in view of the efflux of time and taking into account the fact that few employees are now no more, we direct the Management not to effect any recovery, if payment has already been made to any of the respondents or their families.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR FERTILIZER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. RAJESH CHANDRA SHRIVASTAVA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Hemant Gupta…

A consumer invoking the jurisdiction of the Commission can seek such reliefs as he/she considers appropriate. A consumer can pray for refund of the money with interest and compensation. The consumer could also ask for possession of the apartment with compensation. The consumer can also make a prayer for both in the alternative.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH EXPERION DEVELOPERS PVRIVATE LIMITED — Appellant Vs. SUSHMA ASHOK SHIROOR — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Pamidighantam Sri…

Right against deprivation of property unless in accordance with procedure established by law, continues to be a constitutional right under Article 300-A – Forcible dispossession of a person of their private property without following due process of law, was violative of both their human right, and constitutional right under Article 300-A.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SUKH DUTT RATRA AND ANOTHER — Appellant Vs. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : S. Ravindra Bhat and Pamidighantam…

HELD the deceased was done to death by strangulation and thereafter an attempt was made to camouflage the death as one which arose out of burn injuries. The evidence of PWs 1, 2 and 3 is quite consistent, cogent and firmly establishes not only the demands for dowry but dowry related harassments that the deceased was subjected to. Appeal dismissed.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH SAREPALLI SREENIVAS AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Pamidighantam…

Service Matters

HELD the recommendations made by the Corporation in introducing the ORSP Rules, 2008 for the employees of the Corporation in the absence of being approved by the Administrative Department, i.e., MSME, in the instant case, and by the Finance Department were not available for implementation and the finding which has been recorded by the learned Single Judge and affirmed in appeal, in our considered view, is not sustainable and deserves to be set aside.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ODISHA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION — Appellant Vs. ODISHA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES UNION AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv…

HELD that whether corporate death of an entity upon amalgamation per se invalidates an assessment order ordinarily cannot be determined on a bare application of Section 481 of the Companies Act, 1956 (and its equivalent in the 2013 Act), but would depend on the terms of the amalgamation and the facts of each case – “an assessment can always be made and is supposed to be made on the Transferee Company taking into account the income of both the Transferor and Transferee Company. “.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CENTRAL) – 2 — Appellant Vs. M/S. MAHAGUN REALTORS (P) LIMITED — Respondent ( Before : Uday Umesh Lalit…

Recruitment in Army – Illegal gratification – Malpractices of clearing some candidates as medically fit, who were not otherwise fit, took place — AFT would be justified in interfering with the finding of the courtmartial where its finding is legally not sustainable due to any reason whatsoever – Extrajudicial confession is a weak piece of evidence –

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. MAJOR R. METRI NO. 08585N — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai,…

Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 – Sections 3 and 4 – Theft – Probation – Sections 360 and 361 of the Cr.P.C also empower the courts to release the offenders on probation of good conduct HELD having regard to sentence imposed by the courts below on the appellants for the offence under Section 379 read with Section 34 of IPC, and having regard to the fact there are no criminal antecedents against the appellants, the court is inclined to give them the benefit of releasing them on probation of good conduct –

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SOM DUTT AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH — Respondent ( Before : Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ.…

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