NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES1. SC on eligibility for proposing a scheme under Section 230 Companies Act• In the case of Arun Kumar Jagatramka v. Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, the Supreme Court has held that a person who is not eligible to submi ..
GENERAL OVERVIEW An octogenarian couple in Maharashtra has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The couple sexually abused a four-year-old girl in 2013. Special judge Rekha N Pandhare said that the couple of the child’s grandpare ..
OVERVIEWThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) authorities and to ensure strict compliance with the same.The single judge bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar, noting an ‘alarming situa ..
OVERVIEWA three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, B.R. Gavai and Krishna Murari, on the 10th of March, 2021 held that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) or the Appellate Authority, i.e., the National Company ..
GENERAL OVERVIEW Kathy Gillcrist, a 63 years old woman from Brunswick County, North Carolina who was recently retired from her job as a high school teacher started to find her family history in 2017. Kathy was aware about the fact that she was an ado ..
OVERVIEW The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal seeking the inclusion of Advocates under the definition of ‘profession’ under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, on Friday.Petitioner Abhijit Mishra, a legal aspir ..
OVERVIEW The Central Board of Direct Taxes on Thursday claimed to have found financial irregularities worth over Rs. 650 crores during their raids conducted at various places linked to the Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. ..
OVERVIEWThe Supreme Court on Monday held that a person cannot be held liable under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, even if they jointly hold an account with the person who drew the cheque.The division bench of Justice D.Y. Chandr ..
OVERVIEWFaiz Siddiqui, an Oxford graduate, filed a suit against his parents in the Courts of Appeal seeking lifelong financial maintenance from them.BRIEF ACCOUNTSiddiqui is 41 and a trained lawyer with a degree from Oxford University, and submitted ..
OVERVIEWThe Punjab & Haryana High Court recently observed the enormous amounts of petitions submitted by inter-caste couples looking for police protection and provided suggestion to address the issue in the case of Lovepreet Kaur v. State of Punj ..