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Supreme Court: Section 7 or Section 9 proceedings under IBC are independent of winding up proceeding

In 2015 a winding up petition was filed against SRUIL before the Bombay High Court. While this winding up petition was pending, Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. [“Indiabulls”], a secured creditor…

Supreme Court judges to get vaccinated, starting from today

Judges of the Supreme Court, sitting as well as former, and their families are to get vaccinated from today.The second phase of vaccination started yesterday, and the Prime Minister, Home…

Supreme Court grants 8 week pretection from arrest to rape accused in false marriage promise case

1 Mar 20212 May 2021

When two people as living as husband and wife, however the brutal the husband is, can the act of sexual inter course between them be called rape ? asked Chief…

If investigator is charged with filing false case whenever there is acquittal, investigating authority’s independence will be affected: Madras HC

1 Mar 20212 May 2021

Recently, the Madras High Court had the opportunity to note that the independence of the investigating officer would be jeopardized, if the defendant is acquitted, the investigating officer will be…

PIL dismissed by Supreme Court challenging The rule 6(1) of IPS (CADRE) Rules, 1954

Supreme Court dismissed a PIL filed by Abu Sohel, West Bengal lawyer which challenged Rule 6(1) Indian Police Service ( Cadre) Rules, 1954 which gives centre an overriding power over…

Allegations by estranged spouse affecting other’s reputation and career is mental cruelty

Case: Joydeep Majumdar v. Bharti Jaiswal Majumdar The husband was an army officer, who filed a divorce petition, on grounds that he was subjected to numerous malicious complaints by the…

Central government plans to impose a complete ban on cow slaughter, beef products in Lakshadweep

The Central government has proposed to introduce a total ban on slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep with a maximum punishment of life…

Judges of the Supreme Court cannot be addressed as “Your Honour”

On September 28th, 2019, the Chairman of the Bar Council of India, senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, had issued a statement that a resolution was made to address judges of…

Married woman’s heirs on her parental side not strangers for the purposes of succession under Hindu Succession Act: Supreme Court

The Apex Court has recently pronounced that when a woman's parent heirs are included as people who may possibly succeed under Hindu Succession Act, then it cannot be held that…

Supreme Court: Knowledge of biology or biological sciences is compulsory for MBBS admission

Case- Kaloji Narayana Rao University Of Health Sciences v. Srikeerthi Reddy Pingle The Kaloji Narayana Rao University had refused to grant admission to a candidate as was no proof that…