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SC junks plea seeking to disqualify vice-president, law minister for collegium remarks
The plea was an appeal against the judgment of the Bombay High Court that dismissed a PIL by the lawyers association.
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Go First crisis: What is CCI's role when the number of competitors shrinks?
The CCI can penalise an enterprise for abusing dominant position and levy penalties on companies for cartelising. Though the CCI has wide powers, it can neither force Go First to stay afloat, nor can it step in before an offence is committed, say lawyers
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‘Go First trying to hold on to assets they don’t own’, aircraft lessors tell NCLAT
On May 10, the National Company Law Tribunal admitted Go First's voluntary plea to initiate insolvency resolution process
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CCI to inquire whether Google’s user choice billing policy violates its order
CCI's order highlights that changes in billing system policy have been made only in respect of app developers offering apps to users in India and not in respect of Indian app developers offering apps to users located outside India.
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‘Why should West Bengal ban The Kerala Story while it's exhibited in rest of the country, CJI Chandrachud observes
The CJI also observed that the film is being exhibited in States that have similar demography as West Bengal.
BUSINESS
Same-sex marriage case: Who argued for and against the matter in Supreme Court?
Spread over 10 days, a galaxy of India’s top lawyers argued on the batch of petitions seeking legal sanction to same-sex marriage.
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Supreme Court reserves pleas seeking legal sanction of same-sex marriage for judgment
The court heard nearly 40 lawyers over a period of 10 days before it reserved the case for judgment.
BUSINESS
NCLAT to hear SMBC Aviation Capital's plea challenging Go First's insolvency on May 12
On May 10, the National Company Law Tribunal admitted Go First's voluntary plea to initiate insolvency resolution process
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MC Exclusive: Asking the SC to extend the Special Marriage Act to same-sex couples is a step too far: Harish Salve
alve said that the courts have a role to play in protecting the rights of same-sex couples, but they should not be rewriting the law, as the Act is clearly meant for binary relationships.
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Supreme Court to deliver verdict in cases pertaining to Maharashtra political crisis on May 11
The judgment is expected to answer legal questions such as the validity of the governor's decision to ask former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to face a floor test and should the governor have asked the rebel faction leader Eknath Shinde to take oath as chief minister.
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MC Exclusive: Nowhere in the world does judiciary appoint itself, Harish Salve on collegium system
Salve doesn't subscribe to the belief that if the judiciary is not left free to appoint judges, then the independence of the judiciary will be compromised. "These are myths which need to be busted,” he stated.
BUSINESS
NCLT admits Go First's voluntary insolvency plea; moratorium to kick in
The tribunal reserved the case for judgment on May 4 after hearing the arguments from Go First and aircraft lessors.
BUSINESS
Controversy over The Kerala Story is largely political, says Harish Salve
The Kerala Story” is about a group of women from the state who converted to Islam and joined ISIS. According to its makers, it reveals the events behind "approximately 32,000 women" allegedly going missing from Kerala.
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'Depends on who gives the ranking' Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on India being ranked 161 in press freedom
The case will now be heard in July
BUSINESS
Karnataka govt decision scrapping 4% quota to Muslims not to be implemented till further orders: SC
The case will now be heard in July 2023.
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Go First seeks moratorium for revival as NCLT begins hearing insolvency plea
Go First has sought interim moratorium. Aircraft is its only asset. The company sees big scope of revival
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With 6 judges set to retire in two months, what next for Supreme Court?
The sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court is 34 judges. With six judges retiring between May 14 and July 8, the strength will fall to 28 if no appointments are made
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Supreme Court sets aside Bombay HC order barring prosecution against Deloitte and BSR
The judgment was passed in an appeal by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs against a 2020 order of the Bombay HC granting relief for the two audit firms, which moved to court against the government’s decision to ban them from auditing activities for five years.
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NCLT to hear GoFirst voluntary insolvency plea today
On May 2, the airline announced that it has filed an application for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Delhi.
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Defamation case: No interim protection for Rahul Gandhi from Gujarat High Court
Justice Hemant Prachhak, who heard the arguments, noted that the circumstances of the case is such that he would pass a final judgment in the case after the summer vacations, which ends on June 5.
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Chintels Paradiso collapse: Residents could approach consumer forum, say lawyers
In February 2022, a portion of tower D of Chintels Paradiso, a housing society at Gurugram, collapsed, leading to the death of two women
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Consultations on re-examining sedition law at advanced stage, government tells SC
The case will now be heard in August. The Supreme Court put the law on hold in May 2022, asking the Centre and states not to register any sedition case under Section 124A of the IPC, which was added to the penal code in 1890
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Rs 2 crore penalty for bad haircut: SC to hear Delhi five-star hotel's challenge on May 4
In 2021, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission slapped a fine of Rs two crore on ITC Maurya for giving a bad haircut to an aspiring model and sabotaging her career
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SC can grant divorce on grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage
A constitution bench said that both sides have to agree to nullify the marriage. It also ruled that the six-month waiting p[period to apply for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act can be done away with if both parties consent to it
