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Gujarat High Court refuses to stay Rahul Gandhi's conviction in defamation case
Rahul Gandhi will continue to be disqualified from the Lok Sabha and will have to obtain a stay on conviction if he wants to fight the 2024 general election
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Go First: SIAC directs Pratt & Whitney to deliver 5 engines a month from August
On May 10, the principal bench of NCLT at Delhi admitted Go First's voluntary plea to initiate an insolvency resolution process.
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Supreme Court to hear appeals against NCLAT order against Google on July 7
In March 2023, the NCLAT partially upheld the CCI order on the abuse of Android dominance order against Google. The tribunal upheld the penalty of Rs 1,338 crore imposed by CCI.
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Go First case: NCLT defers hearing of applications by lessors
The applications are likely to be heard on August 4
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Go First case: Resolution professional not required to take control of aircraft, says Delhi HC
The judgment also notes that NCLT does not have the power to review judicial actions such as de-registration of aircraft. The HC made this observation while passing an interim order in favour of the lessors.
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NCLT principal bench live streams court proceedings on YouTube for the first time
It is to be noted that many high courts in the country have been live streaming court proceedings on YouTube for more than a year now. In late 2022, the Supreme Court started live streaming Constitution Bench proceedings for the first time.
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Go First case: Delhi HC permits lessors to inspect and carry out maintenance of aircraft
Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, who passed the interim order, also restrained Go First's resolution professionals and employees from removing, replacing and taking out any part or component of the leased aircraft without the express permission of the lessors.
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Spent Rs 470 crore since CIRP without any return; Jet Airways CoC tells SC
Represented by Additional Solicitor General Venkatraman, the CoC further told the court that they are incurring expenses to the tune of Rs. 23 crore per month.
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NCLT questions maintainability of Wills Lease Finance's insolvency plea against SpiceJet
The case is likely to be heard on July 21, where both the parties may argue on the maintainability of the plea.
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Delhi HC asks Oppo to deposit 23% of India sales for infringing Nokia's patents
Court finds that Oppo’s actions resulted in loss of royalty for Nokia
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HC bars Cipla's Gluco-D branding to avert confusion with Zydus's Glucon-D
The order was passed in a suit for trademark infringement initiated by consumer brands company Zydus Wellness against pharma giant Cipla, alleging that they were using a deceptively similar mark for their glucose powder brand
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Delhi High Court refuses bail to Manish Sisodia in money-laundering case
The court has also denied bail to Abhishek Boinpally, AAP member Vijay Nair and Benoy Babu, the other co-accused in the excise policy case
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Manipur violence: SC seeks updated status report from the State
Clashes first broke out on May 3 after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
BUSINESS
Zee Entertainment, IndusInd Bank announce settlement, NCLAT disposes of appeal
In March 2023, the parties informed NCLAT that they have reached a settlement and as per the settlement agreement
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Teesta Setalvad gets relief from SC, hours after Gujarat HC asked her to surrender
The court has stayed the order of the Gujarat High Court, which had denied Setalvad regular bail and ordered her to surrender. This stay will remain in effect for one week.
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MC Explains: What was argued in the same-sex marriage plea at the Supreme Court?
Contentions by lawyers arguing for same-sex marriage included marriage being a fundamental right, to same-sex marriage being a natural corollary to decriminalisation of homosexuality, and same-sex marriage could be done through civil marriage without interfering with personal laws
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Karnataka HC junks Twitter's plea against government's account blocking orders, slaps Rs 50 lakh fine
The high court said Twitter's please was devoid of merit
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Deferment of higher TCS rate on overseas spending a judicious decision, experts say
The move will provide a breather to everyone and give more time for banks and card companies to implement the changes.
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UCC to be tabled in Uttarakhand, what is the code? What changes will it bring?
If the code is passed by the assembly, Uttarakhand will become the first state in India to implement a UCC. Although Goa follows a uniform law governing the same aspects as the UCC, it was a law introduced by the Portuguese in 1867.
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Half-Yearly Report: Six important court rulings in the first half of 2023
The momentum in hearings and deciding important cases continued until the courts closed for the summer vacation in June.
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SAT reserves Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka's pleas for orders
Senior counsel Janak Dwarkadas appeared for Punit Goenka while lawyer Somashekar Sundaresan appeared for Subhash Chandra. SEBI was represented by senior advocate Darius Khambata.
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Google appeals against NCLAT order upholding Rs 1,338 crore anti-trust penalty
It is to be noted that the CCI has also challenged the NCLAT's order at the Supreme Court.
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SC forms new Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud
The Constitution Bench is likely to assemble on July 12 and 13.
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CCI junks abuse of dominance plea against LG Electronics
CCI found that LG was not a dominant player in the air conditioning technology market, as claimed by a Mumbai-based AC repair firm, with Daikin the firm leader since 2020
