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Delhi High Court | SFIO Probe Under Section 212(1)(c) Companies Act Quashed | Investigation Order Vitiated by Non-Existent Grounds and Misreading of Audit Reports

Delhi High Court | SFIO Probe Under Section 212(1)(c) Companies Act Quashed | Investigation Order Vitiated by Non-Existent Grounds and Misreading of Audit Reports

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Delhi Single Bench of Justice Sachin Datta set aside an order of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs dated 05.09.2024, which had directed the Serious Fraud Investigation Office to investigate the affairs of Moser Baer India Ltd. and its subsidiaries. The Court held that the order under Section 212(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 suffered from legal infirmities, including reliance on non-existent grou...

Delhi High Court Orders Release of Padma Bhushan Awardee B.C. Sanyal’s Artwork | Customs’ Pakistan-Origin Claim Unproven, Valuation Found Approximate

Delhi High Court Orders Release of Padma Bhushan Awardee B.C. Sanyal’s Artwork | Customs’ Pakistan-Origin Claim Unproven, Valuation Found Approximate

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Delhi Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain directed the release of an artwork created by Padma Bhushan awardee B.C. Sanyal, which had been detained by the Customs Department. The Court held that there was no conclusive evidence to establish Pakistan as the country of origin and recorded that the valuation of ₹30 lakhs was based only on approximation. Pending further pro...

Delhi High Court: Customs Must Be Sensitive In Proceedings Against Start-Ups And MSMEs | Govt Policy Promotes Start-Up Culture | Court Orders Release Of Goods On Duty Payment Under Customs Act

Delhi High Court: Customs Must Be Sensitive In Proceedings Against Start-Ups And MSMEs | Govt Policy Promotes Start-Up Culture | Court Orders Release Of Goods On Duty Payment Under Customs Act

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Delhi Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Shail Jain directed the immediate release of goods belonging to a recognised start-up operating in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises sector. The Bench ordered that the release be affected within twenty-four hours upon payment of differential customs duty determined in an Order-in-Original. The Court held that the redemption fine an...

Delhi High Court | Notional Seniority Granted from Date of Appointment Offer | Joining Within Extended Period Deemed Valid Under Service Rules

Delhi High Court | Notional Seniority Granted from Date of Appointment Offer | Joining Within Extended Period Deemed Valid Under Service Rules

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Delhi Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain held that a petitioner who joined service within an extended period granted by judicial orders is entitled to seniority reckoned from the date stipulated in the original appointment offer. The Bench directed that the petitioner’s seniority be fixed as per her merit in the selection process with effect from the date of appointm...

Delhi High Court | Interim Relief Granted to Castrol | Groundless Threats of Trademark and Copyright Infringement over ‘3X Protection’ Restrained

Delhi High Court | Interim Relief Granted to Castrol | Groundless Threats of Trademark and Copyright Infringement over ‘3X Protection’ Restrained

Isabella Mariam   The High Court of Delhi Single Bench of Justice Tejas Karia directed that the defendants are restrained from issuing any groundless threats of legal proceedings pertaining to Trade Mark and/or Copyright infringement proceedings against the plaintiff, its Indian subsidiary, and authorized distributors, in relation to the use of specified marks. The court further directed that till the next date of hearing, such thr...

Delhi High Court | Rights Under RPwD Act Not Confined to Benchmark Disabilities | ONGC Must Consider Candidate With 17% Hearing Impairment for Appointment

Delhi High Court | Rights Under RPwD Act Not Confined to Benchmark Disabilities | ONGC Must Consider Candidate With 17% Hearing Impairment for Appointment

Safiya Malik   The High Court of Delhi Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Renu Bhatnagar set aside the cancellation of an appointment and directed the respondent corporation to consider the appellant for employment as Assistant Executive Engineer (Instrumentation). The Bench held that the appellant, who was declared medically unfit due to a 17% hearing impairment, should be considered for appointment against a vacan...

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