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Delhi HC Drops Contempt Charge Against S Gurumurthy, Orders Him To Retweet The Apology Posted By Original Author [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has removed S Gurumurthy from the list of respondents in a contempt case after he promised to retweet the apology posted by the author of the contemptuous article within 72 hours. The article titled "Why has Delhi High Court Justice Muralidhar's relationship with Gautam Navlakha not been disclosed?" had claimed that Justice Muralidhar had passed an order in favour of...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Bombay High Court Reserved judgement after conclusion of arguments in bail applications filed by activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira in Pune police's case against the said accused that they were involved in inciting caste-based violence at Koregaon Bhima in Pune on January 1, 2018.Held that Goods and Services Tax cannot be levied on the Duty-Free Shop(DFS)...
P&H HC Directs States To Decide On Linking Of Aadhaar Cards With Property Documents/Transactions [Read Order]
The High Court of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday directed the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to decide the issue of linking Aadhaar cards with property Documents/Transactions, as urged by the Petitioner, within a month. The Petitioner-Advocate, Nikhil Saraf, had persuaded the government various times in this regard but, in vain. Accordingly, the bench of Acting...
Fundamental Duty Of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal To Arrive At A Conclusion And Award Just Compensation: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently observed that it is the fundamental duty of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) to arrive at a proper conclusion and award just compensation. The court concluded that a 'cryptic judgment' passed by MACT deserves remand and allowed an appeal filed by the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.Justice Vibha Kankanwadi of Aurangabad bench set aside a judgment of MACT...
DHFL Crisis: Bombay HC Allows Edelweiss AMC's Plea For Disclosure Of All Assets As DHFL Defaults On Payments [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court on Thursday restrained the crisis hit Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) from making any payments or disbursements to unsecured creditors. The court allowed Edelweiss AMC's plea seeking disclosure of all assets of DHFL as the housing finance company defaulted in payments.Justice AK Menon was hearing an application in a commercial suit filed by Edelweiss...
No Adverse Impact On Environment From Temporary Beach Shacks; Bombay HC Stays NGT Order, Permits State To Implement Shack Policy [Read Order]
The Bombay High Court at Goa held that there no evidence of any adverse impact on the environment on account of erection of beach shacks for a temporary duration. The court stayed the operation of a judgment of the National Green Tribunal wherein the implementation of state's shack policy was prohibited. A division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice MS Sonak was...
Pendency Of Suit Against Financial Creditor No Bar For Initiating Insolvency Proceedings Under Sec 7 IBC, Holds NCLAT
The NCLAT has held that the pendency of a suit filed by the corporate debtor against a financial creditor, cannot bar it from initiating insolvency proceedings under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The Appellate Tribunal headed by Justice S J Mukhopadhyay also reiterated that pre-existing dispute cannot be a subject matter of Section 7, although it may...
Delhi HC Grants Relief To Doctors Who Were Denied Admission in PG Courses For Not Producing Original MBBS Degree During Counseling [Read Judgment]
Delhi High Court has granted relief to two doctors who were denied admissions by NBE on the account of not producing the original copy of their MBBS degree at the time of counselling. The present writ petition arises from the decision of the National Board of Examination (NBE) denying seats to two candidates in postgraduate DNB course for not producing their original MBBS degree...
Ensuring Central Schools In Each District, Common Syllabus Is A Policy Decision Which The Court Can't Take: Delhi HC [Read Order]
Delhi High Court has held that ensuring at least one Central School in each Taluka and having common syllabus for all schools is a policy decision that needs to be addressed by the government and not by the court. Filed by BJP leader Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, the petition had sought the following directions from the court: Direct the Ministry of Human...
Delhi HC Reserves Order In Malvinder Singh's Plea Challenging Parallel Investigation By Economic Offences Wing
Delhi High Court has reserved order on issuance of notice to Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) in an application filed by former Fortis promoter Malvinder Mohan Singh seeking quashing of the FIR lodged by EOW. Malvinder Singh had filed a criminal writ petition on the ground that when an investigation on offences under the Companies Act is already...