Recent Judgments

Supreme Court of India:

·        The Goa Foundation vs. M/s Sesa Sterlite Ltd. & Ors.  [07.02.2018]

·        M/s ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd. vs. M/s ANS Constructions Ltd. & Anr.  [07.02.2018]

·        Dr Akshya Bisoi & Anr. vs. All India Institute of Medical Sciences & Ors.  [06.02.2018]

·        M/s Maya Appliances (P) Ltd now known as Preethi Kitchen Appliances Pvt. Ltd. vs. Addl. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes & Ors.  [06.02.2018]

·        The State of Karnataka & Ors. vs. Shankar Baburao Kangralkar & Anr.  [06.02.2018]

·        Dataram Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.  [06.02.2018]

·        IQ City Foundation & Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors.  [06.02.2018]

·        Chhabildas vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.  [06.02.2018]

·        Union of India & Anr. vs. Pushpavathi & Ors. Etc.  [06.02.2018]

·        Ajayinder Sangwan and Ors. vs. K. K. Mohan  [05.02.2018]

·        Ajayinder Sangwan and Ors. vs. Bar Council of Delhi & Ors.  [05.02.2018]

High Court of Bombay:

·        Shivaji Shankar Jadhav & Anr. vs. Laxman Gajanan Godbole Through His Power of Attorney Nikhil Dinkar Pawar  [06.02.2018]

·        Hemant Atmaram Shinde & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors.  [06.02.2018]

·        Krishnakumar Sitaram Dhuri vs. Union of India & Ors.  [06.02.2018]

·        Mr. M. A. Menon & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr.  [06.02.2018]

·        Ashok Arjun Salkar vs. Union of India & Anr.  [06.02.2018]

·        Shri C. H. Satam & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr.  [06.02.2018]

·        Shri A. S. Mahajan  & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr.  [06.02.2018]

·        Shri Y. S. Ganu & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr.  [06.02.2018]

·        Mr. Anil Kumar Pundir & Ors. vs. vs. Union of India & Anr.  [06.02.2018]

·        Union of India vs. M/s Steelfab Engineering Corporation  [06.02.2018]

·        Umakant s/o Dattatray Chakkarwar vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr.  [06.02.2018]

·        The State of Maharashtra vs. Manohar Gunwant Gourkar & Ors.  [06.02.2018]

·        Gulam Sarvar s/o. Farukh Khan vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors.  [05.02.2018]

·        Santosh Ramchandra Sahare vs. The State of Maharashtra  [05.02.2018]

·        British Airways vs. M/s Bhagwandas B Ramchandani  [02.02.2018]

·        Himmatrao s/o Gangaramji Gawande vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr.  [01.02.2018]

·        Vishnu s/o Krishnarao Vairale vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr.  [01.02.2018]

·        Hanuman Rajaram Mhatre vs. The Commissioner of Police, Thane and Ors.  [31.01.2018]

·        Anil Vitkar vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.  [29.01.2018]

·        Sunil Baghel s/o C.B. Singh Baghel & Ors. vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.  [24.01.2018]

Recent Notifications

·        Relief for MSME Borrowers registered under Goods and Services Tax (GST)

·        Seeks to increase BCD tariff rate on Chana (Chickpeas), [Tariff item 0713 20 0] from 30% to 40% by invoking section 8A (1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 and accordingly, the effective rate of BCD on Chana (Chickpeas), will also be 40%

·        Seeks to increase import duty on all types of sugar under tariff head 1701, [Raw sugar, Refined or White sugar, Raw sugar if imported by bulk consumer] from the present 50% to 100% (Tariff rate) with immediate effect and without an end date

Recent Foreign Court Decisions

England & Wales High Court (Chancery Division) Decisions:

·        Barry Knibbs & Ors v Revenue And Customs [2018] EWHC 136 (Ch) (07 February 2018)

·        Sky Plc & Ors v Skykick UK Ltd & Anor [2018] EWHC 155 (Ch) (06 February 2018)

·        Rosemary Lee & Anor v Benjamin William Gorwyn Lee & Anor [2018] EWHC 149 (Ch) (05 February 2018)

·        Vadim Maratovich Shulman v Igor Valeryevich Kolomoisky & Anor [2018] EWHC 160 (Ch) (02 February 2018)

·        Smyth-Tyrrell & Anor v William Robert Bowden [2018] EWHC 106 (Ch) (02 February 2018)

England & Wales High Court (Queen’s Bench Division) Decisions:

·        Faiz Siddiqui v The Chancellor, Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford [2018] EWHC 184 (QB) (07 February 2018)

·        JMX (A child by his Mother and Litigation Friend, FMX) v Norfolk and Norwich Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 185 (QB) (07 February 2018)

·        Tracy Hassell v Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC 164 (QB) (06 February 2018)

·        Al-Ko Kober Ltd & Anor v Balvinder Sambhi [2018] EWHC 165 (QB) (02 February 2018)