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SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT A GIFT OF ANCESTRAL PROPERTY CAN ONLY BE FOR A PIOUS PURPOSE A Division Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India comprising of Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Krishna Murari passed a Judgment dated 19-04-2022 in the case of K.C. Laxmana v. K.C. Chandrappa Gowda & Anr. (Civil Appeal

[Shrey Aggarwal is a 4th Year B.A. LL.B (Hons.) Student at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana] The Draft Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (“Amendment Bill”) has proposed to introduce substantial changes in the Competition Act, 2002 (the “Act”) through several amendments. One change in particular, being the focus of this analysis,

Thursday April 21, 2022. BY | Arbitration and Conciliation The Telangana High Court comprising Justice P. Naveen Rao and Dr. Justice G. Radha Rani, in a recent Judgement held that the provisions of Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the “Act”), describe the period, in which an award can be passed by

SUPREME COURT DECIDES UPON THE ISSUE OF MODIFICATION OF ORDER AGAINST IL&FS SECURITIES SERVICES LTD. A Two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Vineet Saran and Justice J.K. Maheshwari passed a Judgment dated 11.04.2022 in SEBI vs IL&FS Services Ltd and ORS, C.A. No.-005395-005398/2019 and decided upon the issue whether the operative

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THE VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT TO SELL AS VENDOR ADMITS RECEIPT OF SALE CONSIDERATION A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising of Justice M.R. Shah and Justice B.V. Nagarathna, passed a Judgement dated 11.04.2022 while deciding the case of P. Ramasubbamma v. V. Vijaylakshmi & ors., Civil Appeal No. 2095 of 2022

SUPREME COURT RESTORES THE RIGHTS OF DEFENDANTS IN EX-PARTE JUDGEMENT AFTER 18 LONG YEARS In a recent Civil Appeal, the Supreme Court in – ‘Jersey Developers (P) Limited and Ors. Vs Canara Bank’ (Civil Appeal No. 2708 of 2022) vide Order dated 13.04.2022 has set side the Order dated 23.04.2021 (Impugned Order) passed by the

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT APPELLATE COURT SHOULD EXERCISE POWERS UNDER ORDER 41 RULE 33 ONLY UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES A Division Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India comprising of Justice K.M. Joseph and Justice Hrishikesh Roy passed a Judgment dated 07-04-2022 in the case of Eastern Coalfields Limited & Ors.v. Rabindra Kumar Bharti (Civil

SUPREME COURT DECIDES THE ISSUE OF LIMITATION IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES Recently, a two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha passed a Judgment dated 13-04-2022 in a matter of Kamatchi vs Lakshmi Narayanan Criminal Appeal No. 627 of 2022 and decided upon the issue

SUPREME COURT SETS FREE A MURDER CONVICT ON PLEA OF JUVENILITY AFTER 17 YEARS In a recent Judgement dated 13.04.2022 by Justices AM Khanwilkar and Abhay S. Oka in ‘Sanjay Patel and Anr. Vs  State of Uttar Pradesh’ in Miscellaneous Application No. 1997 of 2021 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, the court held

[Neharika Chhabra and Gourav Kathuria are fourth-year B.A. LL.B (Hons.) students at NALSAR University of Law] On 22 March 2022, a division bench of the Bombay High Court in Invesco Developing Markets Fund v. Zee Entertainment Enterprises overturned the judgment of a single judge. It held that section 430 of the Companies Act (the ‘Act’) bars