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NCLT Hyderabad Benches Re-Constituted W.E.F 20th October 2022, Matters To Be Heard Through Video Conferencing
The National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, has been re-constituted vide a Circular dated 11.10.2022 and the changes are applicable from 20.10.2022 onwards till further orders. The new NCLT Hyderabad Benches shall comprise of: NCLT Hyderabad, Court Room No. 1 (First Half) Dr. Venkata Ramakrishna Badarinath Nandula (Judicial Member)Shri Ajai Das...
Plea Challenges Use Of Facial Recognition Technology To Record Attendance Of Govt. Varsity Staff: Allahabad HC Seeks UP Govt's Reply
The Allahabad High Court has sought a reply of the Uttar Pradesh Government on a plea challenging the use of Facial Recognition Technology for recording the attendance of the teaching and non teaching staff in the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur.The Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi has also sought the response of the University administration...
NCLT New Delhi Benches Re-Constituted And Timings Changed, Matters To Be Heard Through Video Conferencing
The National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi Bench, has been re-constituted vide a Circular dated 11.10.2022 and timings of courts have been changed accordingly. The changes are applicable from 18.10.2022 onwards till further orders. The new NCLT New Delhi Benches shall comprise of: NCLT New Delhi, Court Room No. 4 (Second Half) Dr. P.S.N. Prasad (Judicial Member)Dr. Binod Kumar...
Indemnity Of Obligations Under An Agreement Is Not A 'Financial Debt' Under IBC: NCLT Mumbai
The National Company Law Tribunal ("NCLT"), Mumbai Bench, comprising of Justice P. N. Deshmukh (Retd.) (Judicial Member) and Shri Shyam Babu Gautam (Technical Member), while adjudicating an application filed in Reserve Bank of India v Reliance Capital Limited, has held that indemnity of the obligations under the Agreement is not a 'financial debt' under Section 5(8) of...
'Chaiops' To Become 'ChaiApps' After Chaayos' Trademark Infringement Suit in Delhi High Court
A Ghaziabad-based startup has agreed to change the name of its outlets to 'ChaiApps' from 'Chaiops' after the leading tea cafe chain 'Chaayos' approached Delhi High Court against alleged infringement of its registered trademark. The change in display boards at the existing 37 physical outlets of MTRM Global Pvt. Ltd. will come into effect from April 1, 2023, according to a settlement arrived...
Delhi HC Division Bench Recuses From Hearing Its Former Judicial Officer's Contempt Plea Against Senior Lawyer
A division bench of the Delhi High Court on Thursday recused itself from hearing a criminal contempt plea filed by retired judicial officer Sujata Kohli against former High Court Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla. The bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma has now listed the matter before another bench for directions, subject to orders of the Chief Justice. "At the...
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To POCSO Accused On Condition Of Marrying Victim, Accepting Their Child As His Daughter
The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a POCSO accused booked for raping a minor girl (17 years old) with whom he allegedly eloped, on the condition that he would marry her within a period of one month and shall give all rights to her and his child as wife and daughter.While granting him bail, the Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh took into consideration the stand of the...
[Section 326A IPC] 'Acid' Includes All Substances Having Burning Nature, Not Merely Those Classically Termed as Acids: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the word 'acid' in Section 326A of the Indian Penal Code is not merely restricted to the substances which are classically or scientifically termed as acids but also includes all those substances which have an acidic, corrosive or burning nature and are capable of causing disfigurement, or temporary or permanent disability.Section 326A of the Code provides...
NDPS Act | Failure To Annex FSL Report Within Statutory Period Does Not Make Chargesheet Defective, No Default Bail: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that merely because the FSL report did not accompany the charge sheet at the time of its presentation, it cannot be said that the charge sheet was incomplete or defective. The observations were made by Justice Sanjay Dhar while hearing a plea in terms of which the petitioner had invoked the jurisdiction of the Court...
CESTAT Allows Cenvat credit To Satyam Computer For Service Tax Paid On Medical Insurance Premium Of Employees And Their Family
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), comprised of two members Anil Choudhary (Judicial Member) and P. Venkata Subba Rao (Technical Member), has granted Satyam Computer a cenvat credit for service tax paid on insurance premiums for employees and their families.The appellant/assessee assailed the order passed by the Commissioner of Central...
Combined Wire Rope Not Integral Part Of Fishing Vessel, Attracts 18% GST: Gujarat AAR
The Gujarat Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled that combined wire rope is not a part of a fishing vessel but it is used to tie the fishing net with the vessel and 18% GST is applicable.The two-member bench of Amit Kumar Mishra and Milind Kavatkar has observed that goods whenever used as a part of a fishing vessel or vessel attract 5% GST, otherwise, they attract the applicable GST...
Activity Of Printing Advertisement Content On PVC Material Amount to "Manufacturing", No Service Tax Payable: CESTAT
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the service tax is not payable on the activity of printing advertisement content on PVC material.The two-member bench headed by Justice Dilip Gupta (President) and P.V. Subba Rao (Technical Member) has observed that the activity of printing advertisement content on PVC material which results...