The Kolkata bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered liquidation proceedings against Gujarat NRE Coke (GNCL) as a ‘going concern’, as no resolution plan was approved by the creditors of the company during the stipulated time. A Read More …
Government Plans To Review Of Functioning Of Independent Directors.
The government has planned to carry out a comprehensive review of the functioning of independent directors, including analysing the reasons for their exit from the boards of companies, to strengthen the corporate governance framework. The corporate affairs ministry, which is Read More …
Five-Judge Bench of The Apex Court Will Hear The Aadhaar Matter From Jan. 17.
The Supreme Court of India will begin hearing from Jan. 17 a batch of petitions challenging the validity of Aadhaar and the mandatory linkage of the biometric identity to several services and social welfare schemes. The Constitution bench would comprise Read More …
Delhi High Court Passed An Order Stating Patent Working Information Not Confidential.
The Delhi High Court recently has passed a detailed order stating that patent working information cannot be termed as “confidential” and that submitting the same by patentees is compulsory. The order came in a writ petition filed by Prof (Dr.) Shamnad Read More …
Delhi High Court: Authorities Cannot Deny Passport To Citizens Seeking Asylum In Foreign Countries.
Authorities cannot deny passport to an Indian citizen merely because he or she has applied for asylum in a foreign country, the Delhi High Court has said. The observation by a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sanjeev Sachdeva Read More …
Additional District Judge Kamini Lau Moves To Supreme Court Against Contempt Action Initiated By Delhi High Court.
Additional District Judge (ADJ) Kamini Lau, against whom the Delhi High Court had recently initiated contempt action, has moved the Supreme Court challenging the said judgment. The matter came up today before a Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Read More …
Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Judge Of The Madras High Court, Back To Delhi High Court.
The government has cleared appointments of five judges for the high courts of Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh and notified the transfer of Justice Rajiv Shakdher, judge of the Madras high court, back to the parent Delhi High Court. Justice Shakdher’s transfer more than a Read More …
Madras High Court : Aadhaar Card Mandatory For Seeking Licence For Roadside Bunk Shops.
The Madras High Court has made it mandatory for those seeking licence from the Greater Chennai Corporation for establishing bunk shops on roadsides to produce their Aadhaar cards in order to prevent individuals from obtaining licences for multiple shops, and Read More …
The Bar Council Of India : Ban On The Practice Of The Learned MPs/MLAs/MLCs Who Are In The Legal Profession ?
The Bar Council of India has send out notices to practicing advocates who happen to be members of Parliament (MPs) or members of legislative councils or assemblies (MLAs and MLCs) asking why they should not be barred from the profession. Read More …
The Press Conference of Sitting Judges Of The Supreme Court At The Residence Of Justice Chelameswar.
The decision of four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court to hold a press conference was termed as “unprecedented” by the legal fraternity, with some experts terming it as “shocking” while some others saying there could have been some compelling Read More …