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Supreme Court Holds CoC Cannot Withdraw Approved Resolution Plan Citing Improved Financial Position Of Corporate Debtor

Supreme Court Holds CoC Cannot Withdraw Approved Resolution Plan Citing Improved Financial Position Of Corporate Debtor, upholding the NCLAT and directing the NCLT to decide the pending plan and settlement applications together. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on October 26 held that a Committee of Creditors (CoC) cannot withdraw its approval of a resolution plan […]

Supreme Court Pulls Up Tamil Nadu For Delay In Compensating 1996 Thoothukudi Riot Victims

Supreme Court Pulls Up Tamil Nadu for repeatedly seeking adjournments in a long-pending dispute over compensation for business and property losses caused by the 1996 communal riots in Thoothukudi, and has listed the matter again for Tuesday. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) expressed strong displeasure at the Tamil Nadu government’s conduct […]

Supreme Court Directs Exclusive Women’s Bar Rooms With Washrooms In District And Taluka Courts

The Supreme Court has directed States and High Courts to provide exclusive women’s bar rooms with washrooms in district, sub-divisional and taluka courts, and has made the Attorney General the nodal authority for compliance.

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Saryu Nagar Vikas Samiti’s Challenge To Ayodhya Land Acquisition

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment on Shri Saryu Nagar Vikas Samiti’s challenge to Ayodhya land acquisition, after arguments on social impact assessment and the 2013 Act’s safeguards.

“Everybody Wants To Bring Down Every Institution”: Ex-CJI Chandrachud Defends Institutions At UCMS Event

Former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud told UCMS graduates that “a society survives by institutions” and recalled why the Supreme Court focused on doctors’ safety after the RG Kar case.

Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation Of Water Body Patta, Orders Alternative Site For Flat Owners Before Demolition

The Supreme Court has upheld the cancellation of a ryotwari patta granted over a Tiruvallur water body, but directed Tamil Nadu to provide an alternative site for flat owners before the 20 flats built on the land are demolished. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed three appeals by a flat owner and Tamil Nadu […]

Allahabad High Court Flags False Victim Age Certificates In POCSO Cases; UP Proposes School Record Checks

Whether the POCSO Act applies at all depends on age, and the Allahabad High Court has flagged false victim age certificates in POCSO cases, even as the Uttar Pradesh government put before it draft guidelines for recording and verifying a student’s date of birth from school records. Allahabad: Granting bail to the accused in a […]

Gujarat High Court Rejects Compensation Claim By Heirs Of Auto-Rickshaw Driver Killed At Unmanned Railway Crossing

“The deceased was at peak of his negligence”: that is how the Gujarat High Court describes the driver as it rejects compensation claim by his family over a 2003 death at an unmanned railway crossing, finding no breach of duty by the Railways proved. Ahmedabad: A claim of Rs 7,43,000 over a 2003 death at […]

Chandigarh Consumer Commission Holds Air India Liable For Failing To Refund Admitted Rs 31,440 Rescheduling Charge

Why is Air India liable for a charge it had itself called refundable? Because the Chandigarh District Consumer Commission saw no proof that the refund the airline acknowledged was ever made, and held that to be deficiency in service. Chandigarh: Air India must return USD 500 (Rs 31,440), the fee a passenger paid to reschedule […]