Land Law – Ceiling on Land Holdings – Applicability to Government Grants – Provisions of the Ceiling Act are applicable to land held by grantees of the Government under lease agreements – Grantee, being a lessee from the Government, has no right to transfer the land without fulfilling the conditions stipulated in Clause 9 of the lease deed – Sub-lessees cannot claim i...
Arbitration – Interference with Arbitral Award – Scope of Jurisdiction – The High Court’s interference with the arbitral award based on an alternative view was not justified – The Appellate Court correctly held that the learned Single Judge exceeded his jurisdiction by questioning the interpretation of the Implementation Agreement clauses given by the Sole Arbitrator ...
Tax Law – Electricity Duty – Exemption Provisions – The Supreme Court held that charitable educational institutions are not exempt from electricity duty under the Maharashtra Electricity Duty Act, 2016 – The omission of Section 3(2)(iiia) from the 1958 Act in the 2016 Act indicates the legislative intent to exclude such exemptions – High Court's interpretation lea...
Education – Admission – Reservation Policy – The Supreme Court addressed challenges to the reservation policy in the AIQ seats under NEET for OBC and EWS categories – Upheld the 27% reservation for OBC and 10% for EWS in AIQ seats – Directed the commencement of counseling based on the existing criteria, with future applicability subject to final adjudication [Paras 1-...
Stamp Duty on Articles of Association – Increase in Share Capital – The dispute revolved around the payment of stamp duty on the increase of share capital by National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd. The company initially paid a stamp duty of Rs. 1,12,80,000 in 1992, and a further Rs. 25 lakhs in a subsequent increase. The case examined whether the notice in Form No.5, pertaining to th...
Consumer Law- Partnership Dispute – Consumer Complaint – Jurisdiction – Alleged deficiency in service – Complaint filed by respondent No.1 before District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (DCDRF), alleging non-repayment of investment in partnership firm – Appellants, heirs of deceased partner, contesting liability – Appellants contend respondent No.1 was partne...
Amalgamation and Property Transfer – Lease Clause Interpretation – Transferor company’s perpetual lease plots transferred to transferee company – Issue: whether amalgamation under Company Court order amounts to ‘transfer’ under perpetual lease clauses, obligating payment of unearned increase in value to the lessor (DDA). [Paras 1-2, 6-8]
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Debt Recovery – Quashing of order dated 03.10.2019 of Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT)-I in O.A. No. 889/2017 and recovery proceedings in RC No. 294/2019 – Petitioner seeks permission to participate in the auction scheduled for 22.03.2024 and continue to occupy the subject property until then – Withdrawal of challenge to DRT orders – Petitioner's liability to pay rent and a...
Administrative Law – Jurisdiction – Transfer of Cases – The Supreme Court held that any challenge to an order of transfer of an Original Application from one Bench of the CAT to another under Section 25 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, falls within the territorial jurisdiction of the High Court where the Tribunal passing the order is situated – High Court at Calcu...
Reservation in Educational Institutions – Amendment to Reservation Act – The Supreme Court upheld the Manipur University’s adoption of reservation norms as 2% for SC, 31% for ST, and 17% for OBC candidates following the amendment to the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006, by the Amendment Act of 2012 – The university was correct in reverti...