SC to consider on Thursday review pleas filed against same-sex marriage ruling, ET LegalWorld
A 5-judge Bench of the Supreme Court is set to consider on Thursday the batch of review pleas filed against its October 2023 verdict refusing to grant any legal recognition to same-sex and queer couples. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant, […]
NCLAT sets aside plea filed against NCLT order approving sale of Reliance Broadcast Network, ET LegalWorld
The NCLAT on Monday set aside a batch of appeals filed against the NCLT order approving bids of Sapphire Media for Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) upheld the order of the Mumbai Bench of the NCLT, which had on May 6, 2024 approved the resolution plan of Sapphire Media […]
Allahabad HC quashes ECIR and two FIRs filed against M3M India, ET LegalWorld
Allahabad high court on Friday quashed the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) & the two subsumed FIRs, being the predicate offense, filed against M3M India. “The FIRs in Case Crime No. 427 of 2023, Case Crime No. 197 of 2023 as well as the proceedings initiated by ED pursuant thereto registered as ECIR/HIU-I/06/2023 are quashed,” […]
Over 40,000 filed in NCLT under IBC by September 2024, ET LegalWorld
Highlights As of September 30, 2024, a total of 40,943 cases have been filed in the National Company Law Tribunal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Creditors have realized 3.55 lakh crore under resolution plans, achieving 161.11% of the liquidation value and 86.13% of the fair value of the assets. The quarterly reports indicate […]
SC junks review pleas filed against NEET-UG verdict, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition filed against its verdict refusing to conduct the NEET-UG 2024 exam afresh. After perusing the review petition, a bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, said that no case for review was made out and dismissed it. “There is no error apparent on the face of the record. […]
Petition filed in SC for expert committee to examine ways to control cyber frauds, ET LegalWorld
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to constitute an expert committee under the supervision of the sitting or retired judge of the apex court to examine the possibility of various ways to control the cyber frauds. The petition filed by advocate Pradeep Kumar Yadav cited various incidents where judges became […]
Fraud Charges Filed Against Supertech Limited and Managing Director RK Arora, ET LegalWorld
A Delhi court recently ordered the framing of charges for the offence of fraud against real estate company Supertech Limited, its managing director RK Arora, and two agents of the company. Gaurav Vij, the complainant, alleged that he was promised returns on investment and invested Rs 11.8 lakh in 2013, but the funds were diverted […]
NCLAT rejects tax claim against RCom filed for assessment year after initiation of insolvency, ET LegalWorld
The NCLAT has set aside a petition filed by the state tax department claiming dues from Reliance Communications (RCom) observing that it was based on the assessment made after the initiation of insolvency resolution process against the debt-ridden firm. A two-member NCLAT bench upheld the earlier order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National […]
Plea filed in Delhi HC against mandatory scrapping of old vehicles, ET LegalWorld
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Delhi government’s policy for mandatory scrapping of old vehicles. One Nagalaxmi Laxmi Narayan has challenged the 2024 ‘Handling End of Life Vehicles in Public Places of Delhi’ guidelines that mandatorily require the scrapping of diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older […]
Shashi Tharoor moves SC for quashing of defamation case filed over ‘scorpion’ remark, ET LegalWorld
Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s refusal to quash a defamation case filed against him over his “scorpion sitting on a Shivling” remark made allegedly about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On Monday, Tharoor’s plea was mentioned before the CJI D.Y. Chandrachud-led Bench, when it was rising after […]