Month: March 2021

Supreme Court Holds Full Waiver of Interest on Interest in Loan Moratorium Case The Supreme Court (SC) on 23 March 2021, held in the case titled Small Scale Industrial Manufactures Association (Petitioner) v. Union of India & Ors. (Respondents), that any amount collected as compound interest shall be adjusted to the next installment payable instead

Delhi High Court Seeks Council’s decision on Quashing Provision Regarding Composition of GST Appellate Tribunal The Delhi High Court (HC) on 16 March 2021, in the case titled Bharatiya Vitta Salahkar Samiti & Anr. (Petitioner) v. Union of India & Ors. (Respondents) asked for the Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council’s decision on quashing provision

Supreme Court Directs investigation into misplacing Its Order from High Court’s Records The Supreme Court (SC) on 22 March 2021, in the case titled Karuna Shankar Singh (Petitioners) v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. (Respondents) in suo moto proceedings directed the Chief Justice of the High Court of Allahabad (HC) to investigate a

Introduction Public Trust Doctrine (PTD) is a doctrine that governs the management of natural resources and the environment. It is an ancient doctrine having its root in Roman law. It acts as a public property doctrine by limiting the government’s actions over public property. According to this doctrine, the public is treated as the beneficiaries

Dr Jaishri Laxmanrao approached the Bombay High Court concerning the Maharashtra Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh and the Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh. Dr Jaishri requests the court to appoint the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or any independent agency to look into this matter. The plea filed before the court indicated that Anil Deshmukh

Contractor’s bankruptcy Causes delay In India-Myanmar transit project An ongoing bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings has caused a delay in a key transit project on the India-Myanmar border, Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport (KMTT). The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER Ministry) informed a parliamentary committee on home affairs that one of the JV partners

Nominees Released for the 10th Annual Legal Era -Indian Legal Awards 2020-21 “Winners will be announced at the event scheduled to be held on April 17 in Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi” In the business of creating opportunities and showcasing the stellar talent of the country, Legal Era is delighted to bring back the most

SVKM’S Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai is organising Mock Parliament under Vividh 21 Annual Fest on 1st April 2021, 10:00 am. About the Fest Vividh is a fusion of creative minds, enthusiasm and the spirit of the youth. Vividh is in its 12th year now and is conducted widely on the campus of the

The Hon’ble SC on 23rd March 2021, Tuesday closed the proceedings in the writ petition filed by SCBA on the issue of the standard operating procedure (hereinafter referred to as “SOP”) formulated for the hybrid system of hearings.  The Hon’ble SC while closing the proceedings also noted that the present matter cannot be dealt with

In view of the Allahabad High Courts inquiry, in which it was concluded that although an order of the Supreme Court was obtained by the High Court, however, it was not referred to the concerned judge, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 22) gave administrative instructions. Directed the Chief Justice of the High Court to