Category: Legal Update

Civil suit, Corporate Case, Criminal Law, Judgement, Legal Update, NI Act

CIVIL COURT PROCEEDINGS ARE BINDING ON CRIMINAL COURTS JURISDICTION ON SAME MATTER OF DISPUTE- SC

Civil court decree binding on criminal court when matter of dispute is same

Judgement, Legal Update, Limitation

Time taken diligently pursuing remedy in wrong forum, to be excluded u/s 14 of Limitation Act- SC

Section 14 Limitation Act

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, Judgement, Legal Update

Arbitration Clause would not ispo facto apply unless specifically mentioned in another contract- SC

Arbitration & Conciliation Act

Criminal Case, Judgement, Legal Update

Only drug inspector can probe, institute complaint under section 32(1)(a)- SC

Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940

Customs Act, Indirect Tax, Judgement, Legal Update

Challenging constitutional validity of Section 129 E of the Customs Act, held invalid- SC

Section 129 E Customs Act, 1962

Consumer Protection Act, Corporate Case, Judgement, Legal Update

Company” is included in the definition of “person” under the Act of 1986- SC

Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Judgement, Legal Update, Money Laundering, PMLA

Supreme Court reaffirmed that ED must inform grounds of arrest

ED must tell grounds of arrest to accuse

Income Tax, Legal Update

Approval under section 151 of the Income Tax Act, should not be in mechanical manner for the reopening of assessments

Section 151 Income Tax Act

Corporate Law, Legal Update, NI Act

Pre-mature complaint under section 138 NI Act, 1881 is not maintainable- Karnataka HC

Section 138 NI Act, 1881

Criminal Law, CrPC, Judgement, Legal Update

CRIMINAL CLOAK GIVEN TO CIVIL CASES CAN BE QUASHED- SC

Section 482 CrPC, 1973