Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code – Application filed by the State Bank of India as a financial creditor against Totem Infrastructures Limited, a corporate debtor, for default in repaying financial facilities – Total claim of Rs. 613,27,01,598.23 – Proceedings initiated before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) – Appellant, the managing director of the corporate debtor, ...
Divorce – Cruelty – Petitioner wife sought divorce on the ground of cruelty – Marriage solemnized in 2005 – Allegations of physical and mental abuse, alcohol addiction, and unreasonable demands by the husband – Husband’s failure to contest the suit effectively – Unchallenged testimony of the wife establishes a pattern of cruel behavior – Conduct of t...
Medical Negligence – Allegations of medical negligence against a hospital and doctors – Patient undergoing neurosurgery suffers cardiac arrest and dies – Complaint filed by the wife of the deceased – Allegations mainly pertain to lack of post-operative care and failure to shift the patient to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) – Hospital and doctors contend that post-opera...
Cooperative Societies Act – Validity of order keeping elections of the society in abeyance – Impugned order challenged as a non-speaking order – Petitioner claims lack of alternative remedy – Interpretation of Section 68(h) of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961 – Whether the impugned order is appealable – Held that the impugned order, although interlocut...
Commercial Appeal – Application for condonation of delay – Delay of 25 days in filing the appeal – Appellant, the defendant in a commercial suit, sought to condone the delay – Appellant’s explanation for the delay initially found unsatisfactory – Additional affidavit presented with evidence of a nine-month-old baby’s illness and other personal setbacks &nd...
Education - Admission to Ph. D. program in Fine Arts - Denial of admission due to the unavailability of a research supervisor - Petitioner, a Scheduled Caste candidate, secured high marks in the Ph. D. Entrance Test (PET) - Validity of PET score expired during the admission process - University issued an advertisement for admission without verifying vacancies - Petitioner's grievance agitated ...
Income Tax – Deduction of Licence Fee as Revenue Expenditure or Capital Expenditure – Dispute over classification of variable licence fee under New Telecom Policy of 1999 – Appellant's contention of treating licence fee payments as capital expenditure and respondent-assessees' contention of treating the same as revenue expenditure. [Para 2-6]
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Civil Petition – Challenge to the constitutionality of designating Advocates as Senior Advocates – Allegations of creating a privileged class of Advocates – Violation of equality, Right to Practice, and Right to Life – Petitioner claims the system is monopolized by a select few – Reckless allegations against various members of the legal profession. [Para 1-14]
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Family Law – Divorce – Appellant seeking divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion – Trial Court dismissed the petition – Appellant challenges the judgment – Clubbing of issues by Trial Court not erroneous – Evidence supports that the wife was left in her parental home when she was ill and efforts to bring her back were resisted by the appellant and his family...
Transfer Petition – Transfer of a petition under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act from Family Court, Amritsar to Camp Court Patti, Tarn Taran – Petitioner’s claim of the minor girl child being in her custody – FIR registered under Sections 498-A, 406, 120-B IPC – Mediation proceedings failed – Convenience of the female litigant – Economic soundn...