Between The Lines – Page 35 – Vaish Associates Advocates

Supreme Court: Court can permit the filing of a counter claim even after the written statement has been filed but not after the issues have been framed unless there are exceptional circumstances

The Supreme Court (“SC”) in the matter of Ashok Kumar Kalra v. Wing Commander Surendra Agnihotri and Others (decided on November 19, 2019) held that a counter claim against the original claim may at the court’s discretion be filed after the written statement has been filed but not after the issues have been framed. However, […]

Registrar of Companies cannot strike off the name of a company when there is litigation or insolvency proceedings pending by or against it – NCLT Ahmedabad

The National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad (“NCLT Ahmedabad”) has by an order dated November 6, 2019 (“NCLT Order”), held that the Registrar of Companies cannot, during the pendency of Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”), strike off the name of a company involved in pending litigation. FACTS M/s. J. R. Diamonds Private Limited (“Company”) was incorporated […]

Supreme Court: Definition of commercial disputes under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 to include immovable property ‘actually used’ and not ‘likely to be used’, ‘ready to be used’ or ‘to be used’

The Honourable Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) in its judgement, in Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises Ltd. v. K.S. Infraspace LLP &Anr. {Civil Appeal No. 7843 of 2019} (decided on October 04, 2019) held that as far as disputes arising out of agreements relating to immovable property are concerned, only those disputes which arise of immovable […]

Delhi High Court: Applications seeking transfer of proceedings from the High Court to the National Company Law Tribunal operating under the IBC are maintainable

The Delhi High Court, in the case of Action Ispat and Power Limited v. Shyam Metalics and Energy Limited (decided on October 10, 2019) held that an application seeking transfer of proceedings from the Delhi High Court to the National Company Law Tribunal operating under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) is maintainable. FACTS […]

Promoter of a corporate debtor in liquidation is ineligible to apply for the compromise and arrangement of such corporate debtor

In Jindal Steel and Power Limited v. Arun Kumar Jagatramka and Another (dated October 24, 2019) the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) has held that even though a compromise and arrangement is permissible with respect to a company undergoing liquidation, however, the promoter of such a company is ineligible to make an application for […]

Delhi High Court orders for global takedown of Data

The High Court of Delhi, in the case of Swami Ramdev and Another v. Facebook, Inc., and Others (decided on October 23, 2019) ordered Facebook, Inc. and other platforms to takedown, remove, block, restrict or disable access on a global basis, to all the defamatory videos and content that was challenged in this suit, from […]