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Byju's seeks to refer its dispute with BCCI to arbitration, says it is trying to negotiate settlement
The NCLT however opined that arbitration may not come in the way of an insolvency proceedings initiated by BCCI. Byju's however contended that there are both questions of law and fact involved in the dispute that could be adjudicated only through arbitration.
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Delhi HC allows lessor to inspect engine leased to SpiceJet
The inspection is to be carried out once at the time of grounding of the engine and once at the time of re-delivery of the engine. The court further asked SpiceJet to maintain status quo with respect to the engines after grounding them, excepting for purposes such as refurbishing the engine among others
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SC upholds Delhi HC order referring loan dispute between Siti and Aditya Birla to arbitration
Arbitration proceedings are likely to add to Zee' litigation vows as it stood guarantee to the loan extended to Siti by Aditya Birla Finance
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Krishna Janmabhoomi row: SC stays Allahabad HC order on survey by court commissioner
The apex court however permitted the proceedings to continue before the High Court. The case is now likely to come up for hearing on January 23. The court noted that there are questions of law to be addressed on the case since a survey was allowed while the maintainability of the suit has itself been questioned.
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Court room drama over Animal's OTT release after co-producer sues T-series
During the course of the hearing T-Series' lawyer senior advocate Amit Sibal produced a document stating that Cine1 had relinquished its rights in the film for Rs. 2.2 crore Sibal told the court that the company had concealed the document from the court and is thus not entitled to any reliefs.
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Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Unique things about the Supreme Court’s judgement in the case
The judgement paved the way for the Ram temple to be built in Ayodhya. We take a look at some key points.
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Indian courts can restrain YouTube from taking down a channel for copyright strike: Experts
To grant an injunction against a channel being taken down, the court must be convinced that the YouTube channel's owner has no other option; the channel has a strong case in its favour; and that not granting an injunction will cause irreparable damage.
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Clarion Health Foods appeals against order admitting Goli Vada Pav to insolvency process
The case is now likely to come up for hearing in the last week of January.
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Supreme Court junks plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Inox Wind
The court said GRI could explore other options such as arbitration to recover its alleged dues from Inox and dismissed the plea
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SC refuses to stay Bill for recruitment of poll panel chiefs, issues notice to Centre
The bunch of PILs are now likely to come up for hearing in April 2024.
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Supreme Court asks government to frame policy to phase out heavy diesel vehicles
The Centre has six months to frame the policy to replace these vehicles with BSVI vehicles, saying not just residents of Delhi but all Indian citizens have right to clean air
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Westbridge capital files appeal against Anupam Mittal in NCLAT
The NCLAT challanged an order restraining them from conducting arbitration proceedings against Shaadi.com's supremo Anupam Mittal. The case is now likely to come up for hearing on February 23
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MC Explains: Why is Centre claiming that Aligarh Muslim University is not a minority institution?
The debate on AMU’s minority status has been ongoing since the 1960s, and this is the second time the issue has reached the Supreme Court.
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Maran vs SpiceJet: Delhi HC defers hearing to February, Ajay Singh to remain present in court
The hearing was put off on the request of SpiceJet. The court, however, has insisted that chairman and managing director Ajay Singh be present on the next date of hearing
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SC asks Madras HC to decide Cognizant plea over Rs 9,400-cr tax demand in 6 weeks
In December 2023, a division bench of the Madras High Court granted an interim stay against the Income Tax department's demand from Cognizant. In lieu of the stay, the court had asked the company to deposit of Rs. 1,500 crore in addition to giving property security for the balance tax liability with interest and penalty.
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Delhi HC permits PepsiCo to claim patent for potato variety, reverses earlier order
HC set aside the order of a single judge from July 2023, upholding the revocation of patent by Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Authority in 2021
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CCI junks filmmaker's abuse of dominance plea against PVR
The filmmaker alleged that PVR abused its dominance by giving special treatment to films of powerful and monetarily affluent production houses, thus creating entry barriers to films by independent filmmakers
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NCLT defers hearing as SBI's top management considers PC Jeweller's settlement offer
According to SBI. there have been some 'developments' in settlement talks with PC Jeweller. The case is now likely to come up for hearing on January 29.
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Govt to file plea seeking transfer of all GST-linked online gaming cases to SC
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Venkatraman also clarified that all the arms of the government were working in tandem on online gaming cases and noted that there is no differences in opinion on the issue as reported by media.
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Online gaming companies case: SC agrees to hear challenges to retrospective imposition of 28% GST
The GST department has also undertaken to file a transfer petition seeking transfer of all cases pertaining to the same issue of law from various high courts to the Supreme Court
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Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court quashes Gujarat government's remission decision for 11 convicts
The court restored 'status-quo ante' and held that the 11 convicts need to go back to jail in order to uphold the rule of law. These convicts will have to report to the authorities in two weeks from today.
BUSINESS
Alterna Aircraft moves NCLT to recover over $11 million from SpiceJet
According to Alterna's plea the High Court of England and Wales awarded $ 11.1 million and GBP 265,000 in March 2023
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TV9 files suit against Google over repeal threat to YouTube channels
YouTube copyright strike is a copyright policing practice used by YouTube for the purpose of managing copyright infringement. If a user gets three copyright strikes in 90 days, their account, along with any associated channels, will be terminated as a result of this they will lose their entire subscriber base built over the years.
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Mahua Moitra withdraws HC plea against order to vacate government accommodation
Moitra will seek the directorate of estates’ permission to continue to stay in the house till the Lok Sabha elections, her lawyer told the court
