All HC | Sex against order of nature, against the wishes of wife – a criminal offence and marital wrong amounting to cruelty, which is a ground for dissolution of marriage
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Shashi Kant Gupta and Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, JJ. affirmed the Judgment of lower court granting
Continue readingP&H HC | Party if denies agreement to sell cannot raise plea of ‘readiness and willingness’ particularly when extensions and earnest money duly proved against it
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Amit Rawal, J. dismissed an appeal against the decree of the suit for specific performance of the
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MP HC | Allegations regarding theft of EVMs must be based upon essential material to impel Court to initiate adjudication
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and G.S. Ahluwalia, JJ. entertained a writ by the way of PIL
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NCDRC | “Mercedes expected to run smoothly”; Rs 2 lakhs compensation to owner on report of expert committee held not excessive
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): V.K. Jain (Presiding Member), J. addressed a complaint concerning the manufacturing defect in a “Mercedes CDI-220”
Continue readingPat HC | Claim for initiation of fresh acquisition proceedings not maintainable where grievance raised after 30 years of land acquisition
Patna High Court: Chakradhari Sharan, J. dismissed an application seeking initiation of fresh acquisition proceeding under Section 11 of the Right to
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CCI approves Acquisition of — electrical and automation business of Larsen & Toubro Limited by “Schneider” and “MacRitchie”
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) has published the order approving the acquisition of electrical and automation (EA) business of Larsen &
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Utt HC | No higher Court can direct a subordinate court to pass judgment or decree in favor of either of the parties
Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J. dismissed a writ petition where mandamus was sought to direct the Principal Judge of Family
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Guj HC | Order granting parole to a convict with police escort, to attend his son’s marriage, held unreasonable
Gujarat High Court: Umesh A. Trivedi, J. allowed parole leave application which sought to grant of parole without a police escort. The
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Cabinet Secretariat | NITI Aayog reconstituted
Government has reconstituted NITI Aayog. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the reconstitution of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog
Continue readingForeigners (Tribunals) Amendment Order, 2019 — Notified
About the amendment order notified: The Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964 was issued by the Central Government under Section 3 of The Foreigners
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NCLAT | Claim to be a ‘financial creditor’ valid when amount disbursed has been made for consideration of time value of money in favour of borrower
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT): A Coram of Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, J. (Chairperson), A.I.S. Cheema, J. (Judicial Member) and Kanthi Narhari
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AFT | Claim for pension is based on continuing wrong, and relief can be granted if such continuing wrong creates a continuing source of injury
Armed Forces Tribunal: A Coram of Justice SVS Rathore (Judicial Member) and Air Marshal BBP Sinha (Administrative Member) allowed an ex-hawaldar’s application
Continue readingTri HC | Doctrine of Proportionate Punishment | Sentence under POCSO reduced in absence of specific evidence that accused touched private parts of prosecutrix
Tripura High Court: Arindam Lodh, J. reduced the sentence of 5 years rigorous imprisonment awarded to the appellant by the trial Judge to
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Ker HC | Sex on promise of marriage: Not an offence if alleged accused marries purported victim shortly thereafter – no misconception of fact in girl’s consent
Kerala High Court: R. Narayana Pisharadi, J. allowed the petition filed by the husband and directed the Court of Judicial Magistrate First
Continue readingCompliance Checklist for Passing of Resolution by Circulation
Gaurav N Pingle, Practising Company Secretary, Pune
Cite as: (2019) PL (CSP) June 66
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