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Supreme Court Examines Legality of Entry Tax on Goods Imported from Abroad; State Legislations of Orissa, Bihar, Kerala and Jharkhand Under Scrutiny...

Background: The case involves a batch of civil appeals before the Supreme Court concerning the levy of entry tax on goods imported from foreign countries and brought into the local areas of various St...

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Supreme Court Adjudicates Batch of Appeals Involving Transit Fee Levied by Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh Under Indian Forest Act, 1927. Appeals Arise from Differing High Court Decisions on Validity of Transit Rules Framed Under Section 41....

The Supreme Court addressed a batch of cases concerning the levy of transit fee on forest produce. The matter involved three States: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh. Under Section 41 of...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Corporate Debtor's Appeal Against NCLT Order Admitting Insolvency Application Under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Maharashtra Act Moratorium Does Not Bar Insolvency Proceedings as Section 238 of the Code Overrides Inconsistent State Laws....

The appeal arose from the first application under the newly enacted Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The corporate debtor, a multi-product company, faced financial distress and entered into a cor...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Corporate Debtor's Appeal Against Admission of Insolvency Application Under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Erstwhile Directors Cannot Maintain Appeal After Appointment of Insolvency Professional, Signaling Paradigm Shift to Inability of Management to Continue if Unable to Pay Debts....

Background: The case arose under the newly enacted Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), which came into force in November-December 2016. The appellant, M/s Innoventive Industries Ltd., a multi-...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Erstwhile Directors in First Insolvency Case, Holding IBC Overrides State Moratorium. Corporate Debtor's Belated Defence of Non-Disbursal Under Master Restructuring Agreement Rejected as After-Thought....

The case arose from the first application under the newly enacted Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The appellant, a multi-product company, faced financial difficulties from 2012 and could not ser...

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Supreme Court Allows Regulatory Appeal on Trial Forum under Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. Procedural Amendment to Section 26 by the 2002 Amendment Act Held Retrospective, and All Pending Trials for Pre-2002 Offences Must Proceed Before Special Court as per the 2014 Amendment....

The Supreme Court addressed a batch of appeals and writ petitions concerning the correct forum for trial of offences under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. Private parties were ac...

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Supreme Court Allows Default Bail in PC Act Case, Holds Detention Period of 60 Days Applies When Maximum Sentence is Not Explicitly at Least Ten Years. The Court Interprets 'Imprisonment for a Term Not Less Than Ten Years' in Section 167(2) CrPC to Grant Default Bail When Charge Sheet Not Filed Within 60 Days....

These Special Leave Petitions were preferred against the order of the Gauhati High Court dated 11.01.2017 rejecting the bail application of the petitioner, Rakesh Kumar Paul. The case stemmed from FIR...

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Supreme Court Allows Default Bail to Accused in Corruption Case Due to Expiry of 60-Day Detention Without Charge Sheet. Interpretation of 'Imprisonment for a Term Not Less Than Ten Years' Under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Clarified; Bail Right Accrues on Expiry of Maximum Detention Period, Not Defeated by Later Filing of Charge Sheet....

The Supreme Court addressed the right to default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in a case arising from a corruption investigation. The petitioner, Rakesh Kumar Paul...

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Supreme Court Directs Suspension of Mining Operations and Investigation into Illegal Mining in Odisha. Lessees Operating Without Statutory Clearances Under Environment and Forest Laws Ordered to Stop Mining, and CEC to List Violators....

These writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution brought to light a massive mining scandal in the Keonjhar, Sundergarh, and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha, where lessees were alleged to have ...