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Supreme Court Upholds NCLAT Decision in Insolvency Case — Dismissal of Petition at Pre-Admission Stage Affirmed. The NCLT's dismissal of the petition was justified as the corporate debtor was actively settling claims, and the interests of creditors were prioritized....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which upheld the National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) order dismissing a petition filed under Section 7 of the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to NLSIU's Separate Admission Test NLAT — Upholds University's Autonomy in Admission Process. NLSIU's decision to conduct its own entrance exam for 2020-21, deviating from CLAT, was held to be within its statutory powers under the NLSIU Act, 1986, and not arbitrary....

The judgment arises from a public interest writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India by Rakesh Kumar Agarwalla, father of a student aspiring to gain admission into the five-yea...

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Supreme Court Allows NCDC's Appeal in Income Tax Dispute Over Deduction of Grants as Revenue Expenditure. Grants disbursed by a statutory corporation as part of its business are deductible under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, regardless of the capital nature of the source funds....

The National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC), established under the National Co-operative Development Corporation Act, 1962, is a statutory body that advances loans and grants to State Gov...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of CISF Officer for Corruption and Fabrication of Evidence. Disciplinary Proceedings Valid Despite Minor Procedural Irregularities....

The appellant, Pravin Kumar, was a Sub-Inspector in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) posted at the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) unit in Mumbai. On 28 February 1999, Constable Ra...

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Supreme Court Upholds Domicile-Based Reservation in State Law University. State Legislature Competent to Enact Reservation for Local Students Under Article 14 and Article 15 of the Constitution....

The appellant, Shreyas Sinha, challenged the constitutional validity of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2018, which inserted Section 4A(3) into the parent Ac...

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Supreme Court Allows Repatriation of Minor Child to USA in Habeas Corpus Case, Modifies COVID-19 Conditions. The welfare of the child is paramount, and the foreign court's order is a factor; conditions requiring health certificates were impractical and set aside....

The appellant, father of a three-and-a-half-year-old child, filed a habeas corpus petition before the High Court of Karnataka seeking repatriation of his son from India to the USA, where the family or...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against NCLAT Order in Competition Law Case — Locus Standi of Informant Under Section 19(1)(a) of Competition Act, 2002. The Court held that the expression 'any person' in Section 19(1)(a) is wide and does not require the informant to be a consumer or competitor....

The appeal arose from an information filed by Samir Agrawal, an independent law practitioner, before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on 13.08.2018, alleging that cab aggregators Ola and Uber...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in Waqf Board Supersession Case — Upholds Government's Power to Supersede Board Under Section 99 of Waqf Act, 1995 When Elected Members Are Less Than Nominated Members, Rendering Board Unable to Perform Functions. Partial Setting Aside of Supersession Order Is Impermissible; Challenge Barred by Constructive Res Judicata....

The State of Tamil Nadu appealed against a common judgment of the Madras High Court that partially set aside the supersession of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The Board was originally constituted on 10.1...

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Supreme Court Restores NCLT Order Admitting Section 7 Application in Insolvency Case — NCLAT Erred in Rejecting Evidence of Outstanding Debt. The Court held that admissions made by a corporate debtor in a counter affidavit from a withdrawn petition can be relied upon in a subsequent Section 7 application under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016....

The case involves an appeal by SREI Equipment Finance Limited (the financial creditor) against an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that set aside the admission of its appli...