Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act – Bail – Constitutional Courts' Authority – Respondent accused of serious offenses under UAPA – High Court granted bail citing long period of incarceration and unlikelihood of trial completion soon – Supreme Court upheld High Court’s order, noting that constitutional courts can grant bail if trial is excessively delayed, ...
Insolvency Law – Financial Creditors – Related Parties – Interpretation – Section 21(2) IBC mandates that the CoC shall comprise all financial creditors of the corporate debtor – First proviso to Section 21(2) excludes related party financial creditors from CoC – Supreme Court held exclusion applies not only to present related parties but also to those who were ...
Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964 – Rule 12(4) – Encroachment and Regularization – Petitioners encroached upon Panchayat land and sought regularization under Rule 12(4) – Competent authority and High Court found illegal occupation exceeding 200 square yards – Regularization limited to 200 square yards, inclusive of constructed and open space –...
Constitutional Law – Admission Regulations – Rule 12(8)(a) of Madhya Pradesh Chikitsa Shiksha Pravesh Niyam, 2018 – Appellant challenged the rule prohibiting the inclusion of vacant seats from mop-up round in college level counseling – Supreme Court declared Rule 12(8)(a) as violative of Article 14 of the Constitution – Found that the rule imposed unreasonable restric...
Housing Law – Allotment Procedure – Registration and Allotment – Respondent’s grandfather registered for a plot under a housing scheme – No allotment was made to him by draw of lots – Grandfather's registration ceased under Government Order dated 11.10.2002, which stipulated that unsuccessful old registrations would not be renewed – Respondent requeste...
Insolvency Law – Financial Creditor Status – Appellant claimed to be a financial creditor under IBC based on a pledge agreement and deed of undertaking – Pledge of shares does not amount to a guarantee or financial debt – Definition of "financial creditor" requires disbursement against the consideration for the time value of money – Supreme Court held that t...
Delay and Leave – Supreme Court condones the delay in filing the appeal and grants leave – Appellant dissatisfied with the decision of the Kerala High Court which affirmed the denial of his application for restoration of statutory appeal.
Background and Facts – The appellant, a dealer under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, had his registration canceled by the Sales Tax Officer...
Videos of Sexual Violence and Recommendations - Issue of objectionable videos pertaining to child pornography, gang-rape, rape, etc., published on various platforms - Committee of Experts appointed - Consensus and substantial progress on preventing the publicity of objectionable videos - Appreciation for valuable assistance of parties - Suo Moto Writ Petition disposed.
Constitution of India - Article 32 - Validity of Amendments to Rules - Impugned amendments to the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1986, introduced by the State Government, pertaining to the grant of mineral concessions, auction process, and rejection of pending applications - Challenge on grounds of constitutionality.
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Jurisdiction - Civil Appellate Jurisdict...
Service Law – Seniority and Promotion –Dispute over seniority between contractual employees regularized retrospectively and another employee appointed through direct recruitment – Regularization of respondents' service was cancelled by the State Government but reinstated by the High Court – Supreme Court upheld respondents' seniority based on initial appointment dat...