S.206 Companies Act Does Not Preclude Registrar From Initiating Parallel Proceedings Upon Discovery of Additional Material Warranting Inquiry: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition challenging the capacity of the Registrar of Companies to initiate multiple/ parallel proceedings under Section 206 of the Companies Act, 2013.Sections 206-210 contain provisions relating to inspection, inquiry and investigation of companies. Section 206(4) empowers the Registrar to institute inquiry against the company if it...

Married Man With Capacity To Earn Obligated To Maintain Wife & Children, Cannot Plead Penury: J&K&L High Court Reiterates

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reiterated that once a person enters into wedlock and decides to raise a family, he cannot turn around and say that he is not ready to perform his moral and legal obligation flowing out of the wedlock as he is in no mood to earn livelihood. A bench of Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul relied on Vikram Jamwal v. Geetanjali Rajput and another...

Justice Hima Kohli Releases Adv Tariq Khan's Book 'Everything You Need To Know About Arbitration In India'

The book titled "Everything you need to know about Arbitration in India" published by Thomson Reuters and authored by Tariq Khan was released on 19th November at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.The event witnessed Justice Hima Kohli, Judge, Supreme Court as the Chief Guest with Justice Anup Jairam Bhambani, Judge, Delhi High Court and Gourab Banerji, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court as the...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 14 to November 20, 2022

A weekly round-up of important cases from Madras High Court and its subordinate courts. Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 461 To 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 470 NOMINAL INDEX Kirankumar Moolchand Jain versus TransUnion CIBIL Ltd., 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 461 Sunitha v. Additional Chief Secretary to Government and others, 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 462 S Rajarethinam (Deceased) and others v. State...

J&K&L High Court Weekly Roundup: November 14 To November 20, 2022

Nominal Index : Abdul Rashid Dar & Anr Vs Reyaz Ahmad Kucha y2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 211 Azra & ors Vs Mohammad Afzal Baghat 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 212Sheikh Feroz Ahmad Vs UT of J&K 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 214 Hotel Corporation of India Ltd Vs UT of J&K & Ors 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 215 UT of J&K & Ors V/s All J&K Workers Union SRTC and another J&K...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 14 to November 20, 2022

Nominal Index [Citation: 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 588-602]Dr. K.K. Vijayan v. The Chancellor and Dr G. Sadasivan Nair v. State of Kerala 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 588Milan Dorich v. State of Kerala 2022 LiveLaw(Ker) 589Rishada Haris K.P. v. State of Kerala & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 590Bennat Tom V. v. Calicut University & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 591K.P. Ramachandran Nair & Anr. v. State of...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 14 To November 20, 2022

Nominal Index: SCANIA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES INDIA PVT. LTD & others v. STATE OF KARNATAKA & others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 457. Syed Ahammed v. State of Karnataka. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 458. HARISH .G & Others v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & others. 2022 LiveLaw (Kar) 459. A.V. GAYATHRI SHANTHEGOWDA v. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA & others. 2022...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 14 To November 20, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX Sagar v. State Of UP 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 489 Raheem v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 490 Om Prakash v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 491 Dr. M Ismail Faruqui v. Shri Adityanath 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 492 Raj Bahadur Singh v. State of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 493 Kailash Jaiswal v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 494 Anurag Singh Bhadouriya (in...

IBC Cases Weekly Round-Up: 14 November To 20 November 2022

NCLAT Advance Paid Towards Service Is Operational Debt: NCLAT Delhi Case Title: Chipsan Aviation Private Limited v Punj Llyod Aviation Limited Case No.: Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 261 of 2022 The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), Principal Bench, comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member), has held that...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 7 To November 13, 2022

NOMINAL INDEX Mohd. Sajid v. State of UP 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 485 Anil Kumar v. State Of Uttar Pradesh 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 486 Haji Mahboob Ahmad And Anr. v. State Of U.P. Thru. Home Secy. Lucknow And Ors 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 487 Aftaf @ Nafees @ Pappu v. State Of U.P. 2022 LiveLaw (AB) 488 ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Prayagraj Violence | Allahabad High Court Grants Bail...

"Heinous Offence": Man Who Allegedly Killed 'Paramour', Chopped Her Body & Threw It Away Denied Bail By Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court last week denied bail to a man named Sameer Khan who has been accused of killing his 'paramour/wife', chopping her body into 6 pieces, and throwing it away in a secluded place in July 2020."Considering the allegations, heinousness of offence and the evidence available on record, this Court does not find any ground to enlarge the accused-applicant on bail," the bench...

Tax Cases Weekly Round-Up: 13 November To 19 November 2022

Supreme CourtSec.194H Income Tax Act Attracted For 'Supplementary Commission' Earned By Travel Agents ; Airlines Liable To Deduct TDS : Supreme CourtCase Title: Singapore Airlines Ltd. vs C.I.T., Delhi Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 959 The Supreme Court held that Section 194H of the Income Tax Act is attracted in the case of Supplementary Commission amounts earned by the travel agent...