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Del HC: Invoking Penalty Proc. Based on NFAC’s Own Failure to Lodge Claim Can’t be Sustained by them - 19.04.2024

Delhi High Court has held that invocation of penalty proceedings that are based on the National Faceless Assessment Centre’s (NFAC) own failure to lodge a claim on time under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) cannot be sustained by them.

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SC: In Absence of Special Court for UAPA Cases, Sessions Court Will Have Jurisdiction to Try them - 19.04.2024

Supreme Court has held that the Court of Sessions will have the jurisdiction to try offences punishable under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) in the absence of a special court designated by the State Government.

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Cal. HC: To Prevent Arbitral Awards from Becoming Meaningless They Should be Made Real - 19.04.2024

Calcutta High Court while hearing an application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has held that serious attempts must be made by Courts to ensure that arbitral awards are enforced and are not rendered illusory or meaningless.

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Del. HC Directs Dept. to Remove Demands From ITBA Portal as it Fails to Comply with ITAT's Order - 19.04.2024

Delhi HC has directed the Income-tax Department to remove the demands & penalty imposed upon the Assessee from ITBA portal, refund the amount lying with it and release its properties as Department has failed to comply with ITAT’s Order in passing a fresh assessment order within the stipulated time.

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Allahabad HC: In Execution Proceedings, Challenge Cannot be Made to Arbitral Award u/s 47 of CPC - 18.04.2024

All. HC has held that in execution proceedings under Section 36 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, questions to be decided are limited to matter related to execution of decree and Court cannot go into validity of decree under Section 47 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 at stage of execution.

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Bom. HC: Trampoline Park in Lonavla Restrained from Using Trademark or Character of Mr. Bean - 18.04.2024

Bom HC has restrained a trampoline park in Lonavla from using trademark or character of series Mr. Bean and has observed that it is a case of false endorsement where impression given to consumers is that trampoline park is authorized or is a park of Plaintiff’s well-known registered trademark.

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Supreme Court in Plea for 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification: Human Interference to Create Problems - 17.04.2024

SC while hearing petitions seeking complete verification of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) against Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) has stated that human intervention is going to create problems. Machines normally, without human intervention, will work properly and give accurate results.

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Cal. HC: WB Government Directed to Finalise Minimum Wage of Tea Plantation Workers Within Six Weeks - 17.04.2024

Calcutta High Court has directed the State of West Bengal to decide the issue of minimum wages of tea plantation workers under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, within a period of six weeks.

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Supreme Court: Enable E-Filing & Virtual Appearance Facilities At UP District Courts - 16.04.2024

Supreme Court has asked the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Court that e-filing facility must be enabled at the e-Sewa Kendras of the District Courts of Uttar Pradesh along with the facility of e-affidavit. The litigant/lawyer must appear 'in person' at the e-Sewa Kendra for e-filing.

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Bom HC: Person Cannot be Deprived of Right to Sleep by Recording Statements at Unearthly Hours - 16.04.2024

Bom. HC while observing that recording of statement, at unearthly hours, results in deprivation of a person’s sleep, a basic human right of an individual, has directed the Enforcement Directorate to issue circular/directions, as to the timings, for recording of statements.

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