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Selective clearing of collegium recommendations disrupts seniority of judges: SC tells govt
The AG assured to the court that concrete steps would be taken on this issue by the next date of hearing. The case will now come up for hearing on December 5.
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Delhi HC denies interim relief to ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel in LNG supply dispute case with GAIL
The court held that Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steels is not entitled to mandatory interim relief of directing GAIL to supply the LNG for the month of November, 2023
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Delhi HC stays ED proceedings against Hero Motorcorp CMD Pawan Munjal
The High court .in the interim order, noted that since the Director of Revenue Intelligence's (DRI) complaint, which is the genesis of ED's investigation, has itself been stayed by the HC on November 3, the ED proceedings need to be stayed as well.
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Aadhaar a stunning success, took capital generation to the poorest: ASG Vikramjit Banerjee
In an exclusive interaction with Moneycontrol, Banerjee, who has been an ASG for the BJP-led Union government since it came to power in 2014, reviewed key legislations brought in by the government over the last nine years
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Subrata Roy’s encounter with Supreme Court: From Tihar jail to SEBI’s massive recovery
From being forcefully summoned to the court to being sent to Tihar jail for a contempt case, the Sahara Group chief faced the heat of the apex court on many occasions
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SC ruling on role of RP in personal guarantor cases paves path for adjudication of nearly 2,000 IBC cases
According to experts, the apex court’s decision has clarified the role of the Resolution Professional in the case of a personal guarantee to being a ‘facilitator’ and not an ‘adjudicator’.
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NCLAT resumes virtual hearings following SC order, provides guidelines for lawyers
On October 6, the apex court passed an order setting November 15 as the deadline for courts and tribunals across the country to offer the virtual hearing option.
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Of Gavel & Google: A rapid rundown of the tech tsar’s courtroom chronicles
Cases pertaining to the tech behemoth are pending in the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, Madras High Court, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal and before the Competition Commission of India.
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SC refuses to entertain appeal against Madras HC order on steel cartelisation case
The CCI is investigating on whether Agni steels with other steel makers controlled the supply of steel thereby creating artificial scarcities, leading to an increase in the price of the commodity
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Only wanted to understand feasibility of odd-even plan, not interfere with it: SC clarifies
Court noted that while vehicular pollution contributes to 17 percent of Delhi's air pollution woes, the odd-even scheme would reduce only 13 percent of the 17 percent, thereby making its impact negligible.
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Delhi pollution: SC bats for use of technology to detect and douse farm fires
The court further clarified that it was not singling out Punjab as a contributor to farm fire but since the percentage of farm fires were more in Punjab, it had sought the state's response on the issue.
BUSINESS
Want to stamp out farm fires? Higher MSP for alternative crops may be the way
An immediate solution could come in the form of assured MSPs for basmati or organic varieties of rice such as PR126, Pusa Basmati-1509, Pusa Basmati-1692, instead of the current widely used PUSA-44 variety, farm expert Indra Shekhar Singh says.
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CJI Chandrachud administers oath to three new Supreme Court judges
The SC will now function with its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges. The calendar year has seen 14 judges appointed to the apex court in 11 months
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Delhi HC issues notice in Nokia's IP infringement suit against Amazon Prime video
Noting that the dispute in hand appears to be "extremely complex and would require detailed examination," the Delhi HC permitted the case to be registered as a suit
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SC upholds validity of various provisions of IBC, says no manifest arbitrariness
The court has rejected challenges by many prominent industrialists such as Anil Ambani to some provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) alleging that they were violative of fundamental rights.
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Supreme Court asks high courts to speed up disposal of criminal cases against MPs, MLAs
The court is hearing a PIL that seeks to keep convicted MPs or MLAs away from elections. At present, a convicted lawmaker is barred from polls for six years after serving the jail term
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Centre clears appointment of three judges to the Supreme Court
The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud is expected to administer oath to the newly appointed judges on November 9.
BUSINESS
Exclusive: GAIL alleges ArcelorMittal made misleading statements to seek additional LNG supplies
In a response to ArcelorMittal’s petition, GAIL said the steel manufacturer has not disclosed the complete facts of the case, but sought to wriggle out of an agreement alleging economic duress.
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NCLAT defers hearing IDBI's appeal against Zee Entertainment to December 6
In May 2023, the NCLT's Mumbai bench refused to entertain IDBI's plea noting that it was barred under Section 10A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
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Punjab seeks to phase out paddy cultivation to stop crop burning
The court has asked the Union government to consider cutting Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy grown in Punjab and granting the same to other traditional crops.
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Go First case: RP says airline has 8000 operational creditors, seeks appointment of representative
The NCLT questioned the RP on whether such an order could be passed without giving notice to the operational creditors, and urged him to make them a party in the application. The RP however contended that such an order could be passed without giving notice to the operational creditors.
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Collegium issue: SC raises concern over govt 'picking and choosing' candidates
The court further warned the government of unpalatable actions if they do not act on the pending collegium recommendations for appointment and transfers.
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SC orders Delhi, Punjab and adjoining states to stop crop burning immediately
In this regard, the SC has asked the chief secretaries of these states to meet tomorrow and report back to SC on their decision by November 10 (Friday).
BUSINESS
Exclusive: Govt may request Supreme Court to club all GST online gaming cases
The clubbing of all cases under the same principle will save Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)'s resources and time and facilitate a uniform interpretation of the law in the case of all the companies fighting the case.
