The Gujarat High Court (“GHC”) has in its judgment dated June 10, 2022 (“Judgment”), in the matter of Kanhai Foods Limited v. A and HP Bakes [R/First Appeal No. 2638 of 2021], held that issues involving enforcement of the conditions of a contract cannot be the subject matter of an application for interim measures under […]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) has, in its order dated June 20, 2022, in the matter of M/s. Reliance Industries Limited (Adjudication Order No. ORDER/BM/LD/2022-23/17202-04) held that a company cannot abdicate its responsibility to verify a news article that has appeared in the newspaper. Facts SEBI conducted an investigation in the suspected insider […]
The Hon’ble Supreme Court (“SC”) has in its judgment dated June 3, 2022, in the matter of Vallal RCK v. M/s. Siva Industries and Holdings Limited and Others [Civil Appeal Nos. 1811-1812 of 2022], held that the NCLT/NCLAT should not sit in appeal over commercial wisdom of the Committee of Creditors (“CoC”) to allow withdrawal […]
The 47th GST Council (the ‘Council’) meeting was held on 28th and 29th June, 2022, under the chairmanship of Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. During the course of the meeting, the Council dealt with important issues and in retrospect, issued Press Release with its recommendations. Overview of Recommendations: The Council has, […]
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) has in its judgement dated May 9, 2022 (“Judgement”), in the matter of Sahara India v. Shri Nandkishor Vishnupant Deshpande and Another [Company Appeal (AT) (Insolvency) No. 368 of 2021] held that the National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”) does not have the power to suo-moto classify a transaction […]
The National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata (“NCLT”) has in its order dated May 17, 2022 (“Order”) in the matter of Hemant Kanoria v. SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited (Through its Administrator, Mr. Rajneesh Sharma) [IA (IB) No. 75/KB/2021 in CP (IB) No. 295/KB/2021] held that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) and guidelines issued by […]
