LALIT KUMAR JAIN vs UNION OF INDIA

Supreme Court of IndiaJudgment21 May 2021

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The Supreme Court of India decided this matter on 21 May 2021. The registry identifies it as Diary No. 26016/2020. The bench of 2 comprised Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice L. Nageswara Rao.

The disposal recorded by the registry is "The Supreme Court dismissed the petitions and upheld the validity of the impugned notific…". The record refers to 5 enactments, among them Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Indian Contract Act, 1872 and Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002. 12 statutory provisions are noted on the record.

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Court	Supreme Court of India
Record type	Judgment
Diary number	Diary No. 26016/2020
Date of decision	21 May 2021
Decision year	2021
Bench	HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO
Petitioner	LALIT KUMAR JAIN
Respondent	UNION OF INDIA
Disposal	The Supreme Court dismissed the petitions and upheld the validity of the impugned notification, affirming that it was w…
Reporting	reportable
Acts	Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Indian Contract Act, 1872 Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920
Sections	Section 1(3) Section 2(e) Section 78 Section 79 Section 94 to 187 Section 239(2)(g), (h), (i), (m) to (zc), (zn) to (zs), and Section 249 Section 60 Section 179 Section 128 Section 133 Section 140 Section 31

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