The Kerala High Court held Section 164(2) (Disqualifications for Appointment of Director) and Section 167(1) (Vacation of Office of Director) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not ultra vires Article 14 or Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.

The Kerala High Court held Section 164(2) (Disqualifications for Appointment of Director) and Section 167(1) (Vacation of Office of Director) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not ultra vires Article 14 or Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.

The Allahabad High Court held that under the Contempt of Court Act, 1971, affecting of personal service on the alleged contemner is an essential requirement. It ruled that service on the contemnor through the official attached with him is a clear violation of the prescribed rules and cannot in any way be presumed personal service.

The Allahabad High Court had allowed the Writ Petition filed by CG Power an Industrial Solutions Ltd. against the order of Executive Engineer, Unnao, UPPCL regarding Labour Cess under the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996

The Supreme Court has held that two companies incorporated in India can choose a forum for arbitration outside India. The question before the Court was: Whether or not two companies incorporated in India can choose a forum for arbitration outside India

The Delhi High Court (HC) held that an arbitral tribunal ought to decide the objection under Section 16 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996 as soon as possible, as a preliminary ground. The Court observed, “The statute contemplates that the party raising the objection has to raise it with alacrity and hence by an overall reading of Section 16 and especially

The Supreme Court (SC) on has observed that mere recovery of currency notes is not sufficient to be considered as an offence under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA). A bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan, Subash Reddy, and M.R. Shaw observed

A Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court (HC), has said in a recent order that commercial matters involving Arbitration disputes can only be heard by commercial court of the status of district judge or additional district Judge. The Bench held that

The High Court (HC) bench clarified that in a regular appeal it is open to the Court to embark on a fact-finding exercise, to re-read and re-appraise the evidence, to interpret the documents afresh, and to do all things de novo that the Court of original jurisdiction

It is best if the arbitral tribunal decides on the question of the existence of a valid arbitration agreement. When there is a doubt regarding the validity of an arbitration agreement, the Court must send the matter to the arbitral tribunal