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IBC- Properties Sold In Auction Sale Before Declaration Of Moratorium Can't Be Treated As Liquidation Asset : Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court (on December 06) observed that the properties of a defaulting borrower sold in an auction sale could not be treated as liquidation assets if the sale was concluded before the declaration of a moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.While doing so, the Bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram Nath set aside the order passed by the National...
'Can't Call Gyanvapi Complex A Temple Or Mosque Unless Varanasi Court Determines Its Religious Character': Allahabad HC Upholds 2021 ASI Survey Order
In a significant observation, the Allahabad High Court today said that the religious character of the Gyanvapi Complex (as it existed on August 15, 1947) is to be determined by the Varanasi Civil Court in light of documentary as well as oral evidence led by both parties and hence, unless and until the court adjudicates upon this issue, the same cannot be called either as a temple or a...
A Critique Of Supreme Court's 'RK Arora' Judgment Giving ED 24 Hours To Furnish Written Reasons For Arrest
The Supreme Court's judgment in Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India, delivered on October 3, 2023, came at a time when there were widespread concerns regarding the sweeping powers of the Enforcement Directorate in arresting people. In that judgment, a two-judgment comprising Justices AS Bopanna and PV Sanjay Kumar held that the ED has to compulsorily furnish the grounds of arrest to the accused...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To SHUATS VC, Officials In UP Police FIR Over Alleged Forceful Religious Conversion
The Supreme Court today granted interim protection from arrest to the Vice Chancellor and other officials of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science (SHUATS) in a case pertaining to alleged forceful religious conversion of a woman to Christianity.The vacation bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice KV Vishwanathan was hearing a Special Leave...
BREAKING | Gyanvapi-Kashi Title Dispute: 'Civil Suits Not Barred By Places Of Worship Act', Allahabad HC Rejects Masjid Committee's Challenge
In the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi land title dispute cases, the Allahabad High Court today held that a batch of civil suits filed by Hindu worshippers seeking the right to worship in the Gyanvapi mosque and the restoration of a temple at the disputed place pending before the Varanasi Court ARE NOT BARRED by the Places of Worship Act 1991.With this, a bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agrawal...
Declining Trend In Lawyers Taking Up Public Causes Worrisome : Former CJI NV Ramana
Former Chief Justice of India, Justice NV Raman, on Monday said that there is a “declining trend” in lawyers taking up public causes which unfortunately is not in accordance with the “rich legacy” that the profession has inherited.“However, at present, it is worrisome to note the declining trend in lawyers taking up public causes. This trend unfortunately is not in accordance with...
In A First, Delhi High Court Bar Association Honours Litigants In Landmark Cases; Confers 'Fight For Justice' Awards
The Delhi High Court Bar Association with Live4Freedom LLP on Monday organized first edition of “Fight for Justice Awards 2023” to honour litigants who have won cases resulting in landmark judgments. Former Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, was the Chief Guest of the event which will be held annually. Justice Ramana was joined by Delhi High Court Bar Association's President,...
Calcutta High Court Bar Association Requests Withdrawal Of All Judicial Work From Judge Over Advocate's Arrest, Resolves To Not Enter His Courtroom
The Calcutta High Court Bar Association has passed a resolution whereby the members of the Bar Association have decided to unanimously refrain from entering the courtroom of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay unless the latter apologises for holding Advocate Prosenjit Mukherjee in criminal contempt, ordering him to be disrobed in open court and sent to civil prison under the custody of the...
Bail Applications From Same FIR Should Be Listed Before One Bench : Supreme Court To All High Courts
The Supreme Court expressed concern at the High Courts not listing bail applications arising out of the same FIR before the same bench, despite repeated orders.The bench comprising Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Kumar, in its order, stressed the need for listing bail applications pertaining to the same FIR before one single bench in order to avoid conflicting decisions, especially in...
Telecommunications Bill 2023 Introduced In Lok Sabha With Money Bill Classification
On the eleventh day of the Winter Session, the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday (December 18), after President Droupadi Murmu recommended its introduction under Article 117(1) of the Constitution of India yesterday. This bill - tabled by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw - aims to usher in comprehensive regulations for the telecommunications sector....
Parliament Passes Bill To Replace 125-Year-Old Indian Post Office Act; Opposition Raises Concerns
The Lok Sabha on Monday (December 18) passed the Post Office Bill, 2023, ushering in a new era by replacing the archaic Indian Post Office Act of 1898. This milestone in legislative reform was marked by heated debates and concerns surrounding privacy and governmental powers.The bill, initially introduced in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session on August 10, successfully navigated...
Parliament Passes Key Bills Proposing To Extend Women's Reservation To Puducherry, Jammu And Kashmir Assemblies
Amid outrage by the opposition over the December 13 Lok Sabha breach, the Rajya Sabha on Monday (December 18) passed two key bills extending women's quote to Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir assemblies.The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2023 secured passage in the Indian parliament's upper house...