Last Updated : 1 hour ago MP Judicial Services Exam | Civil Judge Exam Grade-II (Entry Level) (Phase-II) is organized by the Madhya Pradesh High Court to hire suitable candidates for the post of Civil Judge Grade II. The MP Judicial Services Exam official notification will be released on the website of the Madhya Pradesh
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Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of Consumer Forum To Be Determined By Value Of Goods/Services ‘Paid’ As Consideration: NCDRC
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): A Division Bench of R.K. Agrawal (President) and Dr S.M. Kantikar (Member), held that “…for determining the pecuniary jurisdiction of the District Commission, State Commission or National Commission the value of goods or services paid as consideration alone has to be taken and not the value of the goods
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT REITERATES THAT CORPORATE DEBTOR CANNOT RAISE DISPUTE AFTER COMMITTEE OF CREDITORS APPROVE RESOLUTION PLAN
The Supreme Court has in a recent case of Karad Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd vs Swwapnil Bhingardevay and Others passed a Judgment dated 04-09-2020 and reiterated that once the #committeeofcreditors have approved a #resolutionplan, the #corporatedebtor cannot raise dispute/issue in that regard except in certain circumstances. In this case, the Appellant Bank, Karad Urban Cooperative
... Continue Reading.Criminal Intimidation
The Indian Penal Code deals with those acts that are meant to intimidate or threaten another person. Chapter XXII of the penal code deals with Criminal intimidation. Definition of Criminal Intimidation Section 503 defines the offence of criminal intimidation, the essentials of this sections are there should be threat of injury to a person, it
... Continue Reading.Doctrine of Transferred Malice
The Doctrine of Transferred Malice is designed by Anglo-American law to allow full criminal responsibility where the defendant causes harm to a different object than the one he had in mind, due to an accident or mistake. This Doctrine is not directly mentioned in the Indian Penal Code but can be inferred in Section 301.
... Continue Reading.Banning Short-Selling During Financial Crises – An Optimal Approach?
[Talin Bhardwaj is a third-year student of B.A. LL.B (Hons.) at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala] The unprecedented circumstances emanating from the Covid-19 pandemic have created major instability in the financial markets of various countries that has been detrimental to the confidence of investors. This economic crisis has forced financial regulators around
... Continue Reading.Public Policy Defeating Arbitral Awards and Prospective Investments
Last Updated : 44 mins ago An unswerving practice of recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards is one of the most vital catalysts to attract international investment. An arbitration ecosystem where such recognition and enforcement is done with minimal interference is considered to be strong and desirable[1] although there may be certain necessary limitations.
... Continue Reading.Offences Relating to Weights & Measures
Weights and Measures is a comprehensive legal term for uniform standards ascribed to the quantity, capacity, volume, or dimensions of anything. The regulation of weights and measures is necessary for science, industry, and commerce. Chapter XIII of the Indian Penal Code from sections 264-267 deals with offences of weights and measures. These offences are committed when one person deceives
... Continue Reading.When Can Magistrate Order Investigation U/S 156(3): J&K HC Orders Training For All Magistrates in J&K, Ladakh UTs
In a fresh and significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Sami-ullah Naqashbandi V/s Sadaf Niyaz Shah in CRM(M) No. 113/2020 : Crim. No. 316/2020 has elegantly, explicitly and effectively held that once a Magistrate takes cognizance of an offence, he is, thereafter, precluded
... Continue Reading.Institution Of 2 Bail Petitions Arising Out Of The Same FIR By The Same Petitioner Is A Matter Of Serious Concern: HP HC Issues Slew Of Directions
In a latest, landmark and extremely laudable judgment titled Sunil Kumar v. The State of Himachal Pradesh in Case No. : Cr.MP(M) No. 1303 & 1321 of 2020 delivered just recently on August 31, 2020, the Himachal Pradesh High Court expressed its concern over the case of the institution of two bail petitions arising out
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