NCLT Allows One Of The First Applications U/S 10 Of The Fresh Insolvency Code [Read Order]

The National Law Company Tribunal, Mumbai has allowed one of the very first applications under the newly notified Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The application was filed under Section 10 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 on behalf of the corporate debtor i.e.Rajeshwari weaving mills which has debts up to the tune Rs. 16 crores. The matter was argued by Shrey Sinha,...

Union Cabinet Okays Four GST Bills

Paving the way for GST rollout slated for July 1, the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its nod to four supporting Bills expected to be introduced in Parliament this week.The four crucial Bills ­­­- Central Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 (CGST Bill), Integrated Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017 (IGST Bill), Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Bill 2017...

Units Get 6-Month Window To Obtain Environmental Clearance

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has provided a one-time opportunity for all units operating without prior environmental clearance (EC) to come clear.The notification issued clarifies that the six-month window to apply for clearance applies only to units found to be operating in violation on date of the notification i.e. 14.03.2017.The move comes in...

Justice Navniti Prasad Singh Sworn In As Kerala HC Chief Justice

Justice Navniti Prasad Singh was sworn in as Kerala High Court Chief Justice on Monday.Kerala Governor Justice P Sathasivam administered oath to the new chief justice at a function held at Raj Bhavan.Meanwhile, Kerala High Court judge Justice Thottathil B Radhakrishnan was sworn in as chief justice of Chhattisgarh High Court.Justice Navniti Prasad Singh was designated as senior sdvocate...

Panel On Institutional Arbitration Mechanism In India Releases Working Paper; Invites Suggestions By Apr 7

A government-constituted high-level committee on institutionalisation of arbitration mechanism in India has released its working paper, accessible on the LawMin website. The committee has invited comments on the suggestions made therein as well as any other suggestions on strengthening institutional arbitration in India by April 7.Pursuant to the idea of promoting and strengthening of...

Five NUJS Students Offered Admission To Harvard Law School

In a commendable achievement, five students and alumni of West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences (NUJS) have been offered admission to the LLM programme at Harvard Law School.The meritorious candidates endowed with the select opportunity are Vasujith Ram (Class of 2017), Pankti Vora (Class of 2015), Varsha Bhattacharya (Class of 2013), Pranav Mittal (Class of 2011) and...

Calcutta HC Acquits Death Row Convict [Read Judgment]

The man was accused of conspiring murder of his wife and maid servant.The Calcutta High Court has acquitted a man who was sentenced to death penalty by the trial court finding him guilty of conspiring murder of his wife and maid servant.The prosecution had accused Avik Ghosh of conspiring with other accused to commit dacoity in his own home and also of conspiring and abetting murder of his...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High CourtThe Allahabad High Court held that when an acquittal was obtained by playing fraud upon the court, it is no acquittal in the eyes of law, and in such a case the bar of Section 362 CrPC would not come into play.Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court held the acquisition of land by Government of Maharashtra in 1986 as lapsed under Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair...

Senior Advocate Anil Divan Passes Away

Senior Advocate and constitutional expert Anil B Divan (87) passed away.In a message to members, Supreme Court Bar Association Secretary Gaurav Bhatia said;“Respected MembersWith profound grief I regret to inform the sad demise of Shri Anil Divan Sr Adv father of Mr Shyam Divan Sr Adv who left for heavenly abode. It is a great loss to the SCBA & the legal institution. The cremation...

Re-Cross Examination Of Witnesses Is Permissible After Evidence Is Closed: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court held re-cross examination of the witnesses under Order 18 and Rule 17 of Civil Procedure Code after evidence is closed is permissible in a civil suit.The court set aside the order of trial court that rejected an application of the petitioner filed under Order 18 and Rule 17 of Civil Procedure Code (CPC) for re-cross examination of the witness (Mahant...

Parental Control Different From Illegal Custody: Madras HC [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Madras recently upheld the decisions of the Courts which supported the view that parental authority, barring a few exceptions, would “out of bounds for a writ court, because it is exercised for the ultimate benefit of the ward.” “According to the petitioner, he is sister's son of respondent No.3. In the light of the decisions stated supra, vis-a-vis parent and sister's...

Bombay HC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Newspaper Article Regarding Lack Of English Translation Of Portuguese Civil Code [Read Order]

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of an article published in a local daily entitled Constitutionalism and Judicial lapse in Goa and converted it into public interest litigation.The subject of this suo motu PIL would be the non-availability of official translation of the Portuguese Civil Code of 1869, the bench of Justice Anoop Mohta and Justice Nutan...