Increase In Threshold For Commencing Insolvency Proceeding

The Union Finance Minister of India announced on Tuesday that the threshold for triggering insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("Code") stands increased with immediate effect from Rs.1,00,000/- to Rs.1,00,00,000/-. The Central Government's power to specify such increase is found in Section 4 of the Code : "4. (1) This Part shall apply to matters relating to the insolvency and liquidation of corporate debtors where the minimum amount of the...

COVID-19: Union Labour Ministry Advises Employers To Not Terminate Their Employees Or Reduce Their Wages [Read Advisory]

In wake of the medical and economic crisis created by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has urged the Employers of all Public/Private Establishments not to terminate their employees or reduce their wages, particularly those working on casual/ contractual basis. Imposition of complete lockdown across various cities in the country has...

Delhi HC Directs Expeditious DNA Testing Of Bodies Of Riot Victims Without Waiting For Court Orders [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to not to wait for court's order before conducting DNA testing of persons killed during the Delhi Riots. While noting that there's no law that requires the prior permission of the court before conducting DNA testing, the Single Bench of Justice Navin Chawla ordered the Delhi Government to expedite the process of DNA matching...

Calcutta HC Initiates Contempt Against Lawyer Who Cursed Judge With COVID-19 Infection [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday initiated criminal contempt proceedings against a lawyer, Advocate Bijoy Adhikary, for cursing the judge to contract Corona Virus because he refused to grant him his request of an urgent hearing in a matter.This development happened in a proceeding before Justice Dipankar Datta. After passing the order on the merits of the request, Datta J. took note of...

Rajasthan HC Directs ICMR To Instruct Hospitals Not To Discharge Corona Affected Patients Unless they Are Found Completely Cured [Read Order]

In a suo moto PIL registered to address the challenge of pandemic COVID-19, a division bench at the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has asked the Director of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to pass necessary instructions to all medical and health agencies not to discharge a Corona Virus infected patient unless he is found completely virus free through blood...

'Grant ₹ 20,000 Per Month Subsistence Allowance To Young Lawyers During Lockdown' :BCI Writes To PM, CMs [Read Letter]

Bar Council of India has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers of all States to provide a minimum sum of Rs. 20,000/- per month as subsistence allowance to young lawyers, specifically those who are not financially well/needy in view of the lockdown imposed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The letter implores the PM and the CMs on behalf of the legal...

No Charge On ATM Withdrawals For 3 Months ; Complete Waiver Of Minimum Balance Charge : Finance Ministry

As a part of relief measures announced in view of COVID-19 lockdown, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced complete waiver of minimum balance charges for savings bank accounts for next three months.Also, debit card holders who withdraw cash from any bank ATM can do it free of charge for the next three months."You may withdraw cash from any bank's ATM. You don't...

COVID-19: NCLAT Withdraws Roster For Urgent Listing; Limitation Extended From March 15 Till Further Orders [Read Notice]

In view of complete lockdown/shutdown across various cities of the country to restrict the transmission of COVID-19, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has withdrawn the Rosters issued in regard to hearing of urgent matters on March 25 and April 1. On March 20, the Tribunal had restricted its functioning to hear only urgent matters till April 1, upon mentioning as per...

"There Is A Sharp Decline in The Maintenance of High Standard of Medical Education:Bombay HC Pulls Up MCI [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court recently expressed "serious concern" about the functioning of the MCI and Central Government while granting permissions to medical colleges, voicing "fear" that the "medical students who will come out from such colleges might be half-baked medical professionals for want of full facilities of teaching and for want of exposure to the patients and their ailments during...

COVID-19: J&K HC Judges Resolve To Contribute For Welfare Of Affected Persons; Video Conferencing For Urgent Hearings

Keeping in view the projections on account of Corona Virus (Covid-19) Infection, the prohibitions and impact thereof, the Full Court of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to contribute a certain amount for the welfare of the affected persons. In the meeting it was resolved that the Chief Justice and all Judges of the High Court may contribute Rs. 25,000/- each....

COVID19 : Karnataka HC, Trial Courts To Be Closed From March 24 To April 6; Only Extremely Urgent Matters To Be Taken Up [Read Notification]

Karnataka High Court and all District and Trial courts in the state will remain closed from March 24 to April 6. This period shall be treated as the closure of the Courts for the purpose of Section 4 of the Limitation Act, 1963.As per a notification issued today, Chief Justice A S Oka has nominated judges to sit in courts halls to hear extremely urgent matters during the period of closure, in...

'Dettol' Ad Showing 'Lifebuoy' Ineffective For COVID19 To Be Suspended After HUL Moves Bombay HC

In the midst of the outbreak of pandemic of CoronaVirus, the Bombay High Court on Friday heard a suit filed by Hindustan Unilever Limited for disparagement and infringement of trademark and copyright against Reckitt Benckiser alleging that an advertisement of their product 'Dettol' seeks to convey to the public that HUL's 'Lifebuoy' is ineffective for Covid-19.Justice KR Shriram adjourned...