(1)
CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPORATION .....Appellant Vs.
ADANI PORTS SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE LIMITED (APSEZL) AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
13/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Company Law – SEZ Compliance – Appellant-CWC challenged the High Court's order directing compliance with SEZ requirements or relocation – Appellant-CWC, a statutory corporation, sub-leased land within SEZ from respondent-APSEZL for warehousing – High Court's directions required CWC to either obtain SEZ approval or relocate – Supreme Court emphasized the need f...
(2)
RAJRATAN BABULAL AGARWAL .....Appellant Vs.
SOLARTEX INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
13/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Insolvency Law – Pre-Existing Dispute – Standard for assessing pre-existing disputes under IBC cannot be equated with preponderance of probability principle used by civil courts – NCLAT erred in concluding no dispute within IBC's meaning – NCLT's admission of insolvency application set aside by Supreme Court [Paras 1-10].
Dispute Definition – Mobi...
(3)
MEENA DEVI .....Appellant Vs.
NUNU CHAND MAHTO @ NEMCHAND MAHTO AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
13/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Motor Vehicles Act – Enhancement of Compensation – Death of a child aged 12 years in an accident – Tribunal awarded Rs. 150,000 – High Court enhanced to Rs. 200,000 – Supreme Court determined Rs. 500,000 as just compensation – Tribunal/Court can award compensation exceeding claimed amount if justified – Enhanced amount to carry 7% interest from claim petit...
(4)
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF GIFT TAX CENTRAL CIRCLE-II .....Appellant Vs.
M/S BPL LIMITED .....Respondent D.D
13/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Wealth Tax Act – Valuation of Shares – Respondent-assessee gifted shares under a lock-in period – Shares listed and quoted on stock exchanges but restricted from trading – Tribunal/Court must determine if such shares are "quoted shares" – Supreme Court affirmed shares under lock-in are not "quoted shares" due to lack of regular market transactions ...
(5)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA .....Appellant Vs.
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBERS ASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER .....Respondent D.D
13/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Securities Law – Multiple Registrations – SEBI requires stock brokers to obtain separate certificates of registration for each stock exchange they operate in – High Court held a single registration sufficient – Supreme Court reversed High Court, upholding SEBI’s requirement for multiple registrations to regulate securities market effectively – Compliance with mu...
(6)
MARIANO ANTO BRUNO AND ANOTHER .....Appellant Vs.
THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE .....Respondent D.D
12/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Abetment of Suicide – Conviction based on circumstantial evidence – Appellant convicted under Section 306 IPC for the murder of Kamalamma – High Court reversed trial court's acquittal, convicting appellant based on circumstantial evidence including alleged motive, extra-judicial confession, and discovery of the weapon and body – Supreme Court affirm...
(7)
MAHESH GOVINDJI TRIVEDI .....Appellant Vs.
BAKUL MAGANLAL VYAS AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
12/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Civil Procedure – Counter-Claim – Late Filing – Counter-claim filed 13 years after written statement – Single Judge allowed counter-claim to avoid multiplicity of proceedings – Division Bench set aside order for lack of opportunity to plaintiffs – Supreme Court restored Single Judge’s order, emphasizing counter-claim filed before issues framed – Late...
(8)
P. DAIVASIGAMANI .....Appellant Vs.
S. SAMBANDAN .....Respondent D.D
12/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Specific Performance – Readiness and Willingness – Compliance of "readiness and willingness" under Section 16(c) to be in spirit and substance, not merely in form – High Court's finding of compliance affirmed – Plaintiff had made specific pleadings and provided evidence of readiness and willingness to perform contractual obligations [Paras 1-88].
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(9)
DEVENDRA NATH SINGH .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF BIHAR AND OTHERS .....Respondent D.D
12/10/2022
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Quashing of Cognizance – Misappropriation of stocks worth Rs. 16,99,648/- – High Court directed further investigation into the role of the appellant, a District Manager, despite his exoneration in departmental proceedings – Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order for further investigation but expunged remarks prejudicial to the appellant – Inves...