Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 - Section 7 - indirect way of raising a pre-existing dispute

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 ; Companies Act, 2013- Section 230 - A compromise or an arrangement under Section 230 of the Companies Act, 2013 can also be entered into in an IBC proceeding at the appropriate stage.(Para 20)…

Merely because a document is not traceable in the records after several years of its issuance, it cannot be said that the document is forged

Recovery of the weapons of assault is not the sine qua non for murder conviction.

"Sharbat Rooh Afza” is classifiable as a fruit drink / processed fruit product under UPVAT Act

"public servant placed on a different pedestal..."

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 - Section 7 - The liability of the principal borrower and surety is coextensive- IBC permits separate or simultaneous proceedings to be initiated under Section 7 by a financial creditor against…

Summary: The Supreme Court of India, taking suo motu cognizance of an NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook chapter titled “The Role of the Judiciary in our Society” with a sub‑topic on “Corruption in the Judiciary”, found that the text appeared to present…

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Transfer of Property Act - Section 108 ; Indian Easements Act  - Section 52 - Lease and License -1) To ascertain whether a document creates a licence or lease, the substance of the document must be preferred to the form; (2) the…

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Constitution of India - Article 14,15,21- Exclusion and Under-representation of Women Prisoners from Open Correctional Institutions (OCIs) - The exclusion of women from OCIs, or failure to transfer them despite being eligible for…

"Commercial wisdom of the CoC enjoys primacy and cannot be supplanted by judicial review.."

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 31 - Post/Pre Award Interest

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Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Section 92,94 -Ordinarily, when a contract is reduced to writing, its terms must be determined from the document itself. However, this rule does not put an embargo on looking into such facts which (i)…

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Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 - Section 4A- In this case, the High Court imposed the liability of paying the penalty component under Section 4A(3)(b) of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 upon the Insurance Company in addition…

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Contempt of Court -How third-parties/non-parties to the original proceedings can also be proceeded against for contempt? A party, once becomes or is made aware of an Order of this Court, if yet acts in wilful default or deliberate…

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Code of Civil Procedure 1908 - Order XLI Rule 27 - The appellate court’s inquiry, while considering an application for leading additional evidence, is confined to examining whether such evidence is necessary to remove a lacuna…

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Summary: The Supreme Court holds that clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) delivered via a PEG tube constitutes medical treatment, not mere basic care, and that it can lawfully be withheld or withdrawn under the pa…

Overzealous investigation is as fatal to prosecution as are the lethargic and the tardy

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Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 - Section 4,16,34,37 - Statutory waiver under Section 4 would attract in case an objection under Section 16 challenging the composition of tribunal and lack of jurisdiction is not filed prior…

"While caste may be an indicator of historical disadvantage, it cannot be treated as the sole determinant of backwardness. "