2020 SCC Vol. 8 Part 2
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — S. 43 — Preferential nature of transactions — Determination/Identification of: Satisfaction of three fold requirements i.e.
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2020 SCC Vol. 8 Part 1
Procedural and Evidentiary liberties under S. 34 of the Arbitration Act: An application under Section 34 is meant only for examining the
Jhar HC | [Sales Tax and VAT] Only because a provision has been made for levy of penalty, the same by itself would not lead to the conclusion that penalty must be levied in all situations; HC reiterates
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of H.C. Mishra and Deepak Roshan, JJ., allowed the present petition against the respondent authorities charging
Del HC | Summons issued in copyright infringement suit filed by Elsevier alleging infringement of copyright in medical journals, articles, etc.
Delhi High Court: Rajiv Shakdher, J., issued the summons in the suit filed by Elsevier Ltd. against Alexandra Elbakyan and others alleging infringement
Law Related to Summary Judgment: A Critical Analysis
by Rajnish Kumar Jha*
Madras HC | “Head hanged in shame for ill-treating SCs for centuries altogether”: Court while asking questions to State in matter of lack of road to graveyard for SCs
Madras High Court: The Division Bench of N. Kirubakaran and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., asked the State Government to file a report in the
Justification of Means to End: Nature of Notification under Section 4 of IBC
by Anurag Tripathi* & Naman Singh Bagga**
The Curious Case of Dabus: Who should own the AI-Related inventions?
by Saransh Chaturvedi*
CIC | Would disclosure of names of donors and donees of ‘Electoral Bonds’ from books of accounts amount to contravention of RTI Act provisions? Commission answers
Central Information Commission (CIC): Suresh Chandra (Information Commissioner) observed that disclosure of the names of the donors and donees of electoral bonds
J&K HC | Court is not barred from scrutinizing the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority in any given case; Order of detention set aside
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Puneet Gupta, J., while setting aside the detention order, reiterated that subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority
Kar HC | Income from the exercise of the stock option has to be treated as income from salaries only when the relationship of employer-employee is established for purposes of S. 15-17 of IT Act
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Alok Aradhe and H. T. Narendra Prasad JJ., allowed the appeal and quashed the impugned
2020 Wrap Up — Flashback of Stories on Consumer Cases
Since 2020 is now winding down, we switch on our flashback mode and note that a lot of changes in the name
Kar HC | Police officer who defaulted in registering FIR in a cognizable case was directed to clean the front of his police station for 1 week; Laid emphasis on FIR and Zero FIR
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of S. Sunil Dutt Yadav and P. Krishna Bhat, JJ., emphasized on the importance of jurisdictional
CESTAT | Whether reimbursement of salary paid to ‘secondee’, to parent company, amounts to consideration for provision of manpower recruitment & supply agency services, within the meaning of S. 65(68) of Finance Act; Tribunal explains
Customs, Excise and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT): The Coram of P. Venkata Subba Rao (Technical Member) and P. Dinesha (Judicial Member)
Consumer Protection Act, 2019: A Primer
Suchita Shukla†
Madras HC | What is the essential condition for validity of any marriage? Detailed Report highlighting legality of marriage of a girl below 18 years of age
Madras High Court: R. Pongiappan, J., observed that: “…saptpadi for Hindus is the necessary requirement, which if completed make a marriage valid in
Pat HC | Land acquisition proceedings quashed as Authorities fail to take physical possession of land and pay compensation as required under Land Acquisition Act, 1894
Patna High Court: Prabhat Kumar Jha, J., allowed the instant writ petition seeking to quash the entire proceeding of land acquisition and
Madras HC | When in circumstances registration of case is itself an abuse of process of law, Court can exercise inherent powers
Madras High Court: R. Pongiappan, J., addressed the Criminal Original Petition seeking to quash the First Information Report of first respondent police as
HP HC | [Public Interest Litigation] Process of Court cannot be abused for oblique considerations by masked phantoms who monitor at times from behind
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Sandeep Sharma, JJ., while dismissing the present petition said, “The
Pat HC | [Article 21] Torture, either mental or physical, represents worst violations of individual human personality, an outright and premeditated attack on human dignity; Petition allowed against illegal detention
Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Sanjay Karol, CJ. and S. Kumar, J., while allowing the present petition, discussed the issue