December 5, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT REJECTS MS. CHANDA KOCHHAR’S APPEAL AGAINST THE TERMINATION OF HER SERVICE BY ICICI BANK

A Two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justices S.K. Kaul and Dinesh Maheshwari, by its recent order dated 01.12.2020 in the case of Chanda Deepak Kochhar vs. ICICI Bank Ltd and Anr. [SLP NO.13651/2020] arising out…

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December 5, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ACT APPLIES TO PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES

The provisions of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (‘EPF’ Act) are applicable to establishments employing 20 or more persons or class of such establishments, which the Central Government may notify. Recently, two Judges Bench…

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December 5, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HAVE A RIGHT TO THE CCTV FOOTAGE OF INTERROGATION

The Three Judge Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India comprising of Justices R.F. Nariman, K.M. Joseph and Aniruddha Bose passed a Judgment dated 02.12.2020 in the case of Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljeet Singh & Others…

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December 1, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HOLDS TRANSFER OF WINDING UP PROCEEDINGS TO NCLT CAN BE SOUGHT BY ANY CREDITOR OF THE CORPORATE DEBTOR

One of the objectives of the #Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (‘#IBC’) is to reorganize insolvent Corporate Persons, Partnership Firms and Individuals in a time-bound manner for maximization of value of assets of such persons.   The Three-Judges…

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November 28, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

IS THE ‘DELHI CHALO’ PROTEST JUSTIFIED?

On 26-11-2020, a movement was started by the farmers against the three contentious Farm Laws promulgated by the Centre. As part of the ‘#Delhi Chalo’ Protest or the ‘head towards Delhi’, thousands of #Farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan…

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November 28, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT RETERIATES THAT RIGHT TO PROPERTY IS A VALUABLE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT

The object of the Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Properties Act, 1952 (‘the Act’) was to enable the Union of India (‘Union’) to requisition or acquire immovable property if the competent authority was of the opinion that any…

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November 27, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

‘DELHI CHALO’ AGITATION: FARMERS PROTEST AGAINST THE THREE CENTRAL FARM LAWS

On 26-11-2020, the #farmers from Punjab and Haryana started their movement against the three contentious #FarmLaws promulgated by the Centre. The ‘#DelhiChalo’ Protest or the ‘head towards #Delhi’ was organized where tens of thousands of farmers marched towards…

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November 23, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT REITERATED THAT HIGH COURT IS NOT OBLIGED TO FORMULATE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF LAW IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

A Three Judge Bench of the Hon’ble #SupremeCourt of India comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi passed a Judgment dated 16.11.2020 in the case of Kirpa Ram v. Surendra Deo Gaur (Civil Appeal…

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November 22, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

DELHI HIGH COURT REFUSES TO GRANT INJUNCTION TO A GLOBAL PHARMA COMPANY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF INDIAN PATENT LAW

The #DelhiHighCourt has in a matter of Astrazeneca AB and Anr vs Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd and other tagged matters passed a Judgment dated 18-11-2020 and refused to grant interim #injunction in favor of the Plaintiff, a global #pharma Company, on the…

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November 22, 2020 In Blog, Uncategorized

BEGINNING OF VIRTUAL COURTS ON WHEELS IN INDIA

In view of the #COVID-19 Pandemic, the Indian Judicial System has changed its way to hear cases through #VideoConferencing. During this time, the Courts have experienced a spike in the number of cases. Subsequently, the system has become…

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