Search Results for Tag : Fraud
Judgments
Burden of proof to establish that transaction was entered into by pardanashin lady, after clearly understanding its nature, rest upon person who seeks to sustain a transaction(30.04.2018)
In instant case, Defendant No. 1 is the Appellant against a confirming judgment. Plaintiffs-Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 instituted the suit for declaratio.....
Tags : Gift deed, Execution, Fraud
Cenvat cannot be denied, when records are not held to be untrue or falsified(13.12.2019)
The brief facts of the case are that, the Appellant are engaged in manufacture of Alloy Steel Castings. They were issued show cause notices that, they.....
Tags : Cenvat credit, Fraudulent availment, Legality
Notifications & Circulars
Measures initiated by RBI to prevent fraudulent use of debit cards(29.11.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that number of debit cards outstanding at the end of August 2016 was 71.2 crore. RBI has informed that frauds.....
Tags : Fraudulent use, Debit card, Prevention
“Profiteering” found in HUDA-private developer transaction(13.05.2016)
An authority acquiring land under the guise of public purpose, but subsequently passing it on to a private builder amounts to acquisition for a privat.....
Tags : Land acquisition, fraud, huda, private use
Desperate father misleading British court denied relief(20.05.2016)
A person having obtained a favourable order from a foreign court cannot claim its benefit if the same was obtained by defrauding that court.
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Tags : family, high court, united kingdom, fraud, children, welfare
CVC analyses 100 top bank frauds - identifies loop holes-suggests systemic improvements(16.10.2018)
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has reviewed and analyzed Top 100 Bank Frauds, as on 2017.
Sharing the details Dr. T.M. Bhasin, Vigilan.....
Tags : Bank frauds, Loop holes, Identification
Provisioning pertaining to Fraud Accounts(18.04.2016)
Reserve Bank of India notified amendments to provisions in respect of Fraud Accounts. Banks making good amounts upon detection of fraud can adjust fin.....
Tags : fraud accounts, banks, adjustment, profit and loss
SEBI Issues Advisory Against Fraudulent Trading Schemes claiming to be offered to Indian residents by FPIs(26.02.2024)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been receiving a number of complaints regarding fraudulent trading platforms which falsely claim.....
Tags : Advisory, Trading Schemes, Frauds
Central Fraud Repository comes into operation(21.01.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified operation of the Central Fraud Registry from 20 January, 2016. The Registry, first mentioned in the Bank’s Tags : RBI, Central fraud registry, cell
Information regarding fraud in the name of TRAI(15.11.2023)
1. It has been brought to the notice of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India that some companies / agencies / individuals are fraudulently asking pub.....
Tags : Information, Fraud, Companies
CMRL’s invocation of Gammon’s guarantee would cause irretrievable injustice(08.09.2015)
The Madras High Court granted an injunction in favour of Gammon, preventing Chennai Metro Rail Limited from invoking its bank guarantee. CMRL’s move s.....
Tags : Fraud, guarantee, metro, injunction
Bald allegation of fraud without proof would not render a decree obtained by a party as fraudulent(02.01.2017)
Appellant (represented by his legal representatives) is aggrieved by judgment passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh whereby his appeal has been d.....
Tags : Fraud, Allegation, Proof
International Cases
Fraudulent claims rule does not defeat a claim wholly good in law, even if a lie is told in support of it(20.07.2016)
Duty of utmost good faith applied not only in making of contract but in course of its performance. In facts of present case, insurance claim was relat.....
Tags : Fraudulent claims rule, Applicability, Insurer’s Liability
A trustee is entitled to the benefit of the lapse of time when, although he had done something legally or technically wrong, he had done nothing morally wrong or dishonest(28.02.2018)
Present appeal raises a well-formulated issue as to the construction of Section 21 of the Limitation Act 1980, and a rather more diffuse question as t.....
Tags : Fraud, Summary judgment, Suitability
RBI regional offices entrusted UCB fraud monitoring and reporting duties(19.05.2016)
The Reserve Bank of India notified a revised fraud monitoring and reporting mechanism for Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks.
Under the new.....
Tags : Co-operative bank, fraud, reporting, monitoring
Code of Conduct and institutional mechanism for prevention of fraud or market abuse(03.03.2021)
1. Pursuant to the report of the Committee on Fair Market Conduct ('Committee'), set up inter-alia to recommend appropriate Institutional Mechanism to.....
Tags : Conduct, Institutional mechanism, Prevention, Fraud
Caution to public against fraudulent calls / e-mails / messages about refund of money(07.07.2022)
It has come to the notice of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that unscrupulous individuals are trying to cheat public by holding out.....
Tags : Caution, Public, Fraudulent calls
News
RBI Operationalise CFR(22.01.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in order to minimize frauds, has operationalised a Central Fraud Registry (CFR) with effect from January 20.
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Central Fraud Registry
Allahabad HC Directs Govt to Take Appropriate Steps to Stop Fraudulent Recovery of Late Fees(20.10.2021)
Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to take appropriate steps to stop the fraudulent practice being adopted by the colleges.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Fraudulent Recovery of Late Fees
Madras HC to Police: Register Case for Fraudulent Appointment in Panchayat Office(28.07.2022)
Madras High Court has directed the jurisdictional police to register a criminal case and proceed according to the law in the matter pertaining to frau.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Police, Fraudulent Appointment, Panchayat
COMPANY - SC: Companies Act Does Not Stipulate Any Fixed Period for Completion of Serious Fraud Investigation(28.03.2019)
SC while holding that there is no stipulation of any fixed period for completion of a Serious Fraud investigation observed that stipulation in Section.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 212(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, Serious Fraud investigation
SEBI Levies Two-Year Ban on Individual for Fraudulent Trading(17.10.2019)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has barred an individual for two years from the capital markets for indulging in fraudulent trade practices, wh.....
Tags : SEBI, Fraudulent Trading
Securities and Exchange Board of India Fines Jindal Cotex Officials for GDR Fraud(24.01.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has slapped a fine of Rs. 10.7 Crores on Jindal Cotex and its three officials in a matter related to manipulati.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Jindal Cotex, GDR Fraud
Securities and Exchange Board of India Fines 21 Entities for Fraudulent Trading(28.01.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has slapped a total fine of Rs 1.89 Crores on 21 entities for executing fraudulent trading in Sarang Chemicals .....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Fraudulent Trading
Bombay HC Stays ED’s Order to Freeze All Demat A/Cs of Accused in NSEL Fraud(24.01.2017)
Bombay High Court has stayed an order passed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) freezing all demat accounts and investments of Jignesh Shah-promoted comp.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, NSEL Fraud, 63 Moons Technologies Limited
NCDRC: Bank Liable for Fraudulent Online Transaction if Account Holder's Fault Not Proved(11.01.2021)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that in case of fraudulent transactions leading to withdraw of money from a person's .....
Tags : National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Fraudulent Online Banking Transaction
NCLT Prohibits Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi And 62 Others From Selling Their Assets(06.03.2018)
Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has restrained Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and 62 others associated with the two diamond dealers.....
Tags : PNB Fraud, Nirav Modi
CRIMINAL - Madras HC Sets Free HIV+ Man Convicted for Fraud(05.03.2019)
Madras High Court has granted liberty to a man who was convicted and sentenced to one month of imprisonment for swindling public money from a co-opera.....
Tags : Madras High Court, HIV+ Man Convicted for Fraud
Supreme Court: Basis that Allegations of Fraud are not Arbitrable is a Wholly Archaic View(13.01.2021)
Supreme Court has ruled that the ground that allegations of fraud are not arbitrable is a wholly archaic view, which has become obsolete, and deserves.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fraud, Arbitrable
Del. HC: SFIO Not Barred from Investigating Offence Under IPC(26.12.2023)
Delhi High Court has held that a conjoint reading of Sections 4(1) & 154 of CrPC and Sections 212 & 219 of Companies Act, 2013, it cannot be said that.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Serious Fraud Investigation Office, CrPC, Companies Act
Kerala High Court Pulls Up Trial Court for Not Posting Total 4U Financial Fraud Case Promptly(23.12.2015)
Kerala High Court has observed that there was mistake on part of the trial court in not posting Total 4U financial fraud case promptly and directed Th.....
Tags : Kerala High Court , Total 4U Financial Fraud Case
Kar HC: Shareholder Can't Itself Initiate Proceeding Before Magistrate for Fraud Under Companies Act(27.10.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a shareholder, minority or otherwise, cannot initiate proceedings before the Magistrate by himself or herself for a.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Shareholder, Fraud
Securities and Exchange Board of India Fines Nine Firms Over Fraudulent Trading in Turbotech(19.02.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a total fine of Rs. 59 Lakhs on nine firms for indulging in fraudulent trading in the scrip of Turb.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Fraudulent Trading in Turbotech
J&K&L HC: Enquiry Before Termination Not Necessary if Appointment Obtained Fraudulently(06.12.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that if an appointment is non-est in the eyes of law or is based upon forgery and fraud, it is not ne.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Termination, Fraudulently
Cal. HC: Civil Court has Jurisdiction to Determine Title of Fraudulently Issued Shares(07.12.2022)
Calcutta High Court has held that under the Companies Act, 2013, Civil Courts have jurisdiction to enquire into allegations of fraud pertaining to the.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Civil Courts, Shared, Title, Fraud
SC: Appointment Secured on Basis of Fraudulent Caste Certificate is Void Ab Initio(16.03.2020)
Supreme Court has observed that an appointment secured based on a fraudulent caste certificate is void ab initio and Government Resolutions and Circul.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fraudulent Caste Certificate
Patna HC: Telecom Companies Violating TRAI Guidelines By Not Lodging FIRs in Cyber Frauds(13.01.2022)
Patna High Court has observed that the Telecom companies are violating the guidelines of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) by not regis.....
Tags : Patna High Court, Lodging FIRs in Cyber Frauds
Delhi Court Denies Bail to Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar in Yes Bank Loan Fraud Case(01.11.2021)
Delhi Court has rejected the bail application filed by Avantha Group Promoter Gautam Thapar in connection with the Yes Bank loan fraud case.
Tags : Delhi Court, Yes Bank Loan Fraud Case
Bombay HC: Can’t Refuse Referral of Dispute to Arbitration on Basis of Allegations of Fraud Simplicit(21.04.2025)
Bombay High Court has held that merely on the basis of allegations of fraud simpliciter, dispute cannot be refused referral to arbitration under Secti.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Fraud Simpliciter, Arbitration
SC: Can Continue FIRs against Borrowers Even if Classification of Accounts as Fraudulent was Set Asid(28.04.2025)
Supreme Court has held that criminal proceedings and FIRs initiated against the account holders for the offence of fraud can be continued even if clas.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Classification of Accounts, Fraudulent
SC: To Seek Exemption from Limitation Period Plaintiff Must Demonstrate Fraud(06.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that for a plaintiff to seek exemption from limitation period under Section 17 of the Limitation Act, 1963, plaintiff must .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Limitation Period, Fraud
SC: Courts Should Refrain from Interfering With Invocation of Bank Guarantee Except in Cases of Fraud(08.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that it is well established that Courts should refrain from interfering with the invocation of a bank guarantee except in c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bank Guarantee, Fraud
SC: Courts Should Refrain from Interfering With Invocation of Bank Guarantee Except in Cases of Fraud(08.05.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that it is well established that Courts should refrain from interfering with the invocation of a bank guarantee except in c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bank Guarantee, Fraud
RBI Amends Norms on Bank Frauds(19.04.2016)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), while amending disclosure norms, has asked banks to disclose fraud cases and make provisions for them not exceeding four .....
Tags : Reserve Bank of India, Bank Frauds
SC: Alleging Fraud & Collusion Between Counsel After Many Years Doesn’t Renders Decree Invalid(24.03.2017)
Supreme Court has observed that allegation of fraud and collusion between counsel for opposite parties, after many years, ipso facto does not render d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fraud, Collusion, Decree
Bombay HC Imposes 50,000 Fine on CBI For Arrest of Woman After Sunset(21.05.2018)
Bombay High Court has slapped a fine of Rs. 50,000 on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for an illegal arrest made by its officer in the PNB f.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, PNB fraud
SEBI Imposes a Penalty of Rs 5 Crore on Mehul Chokshi in PNB Fraud(28.02.2020)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has slapped a penalty of Rs. 5 Crore on Gitanjali Gems Ltd. and its promoter, Mehul Chokshi for non- disclosure.....
Tags : Securities and Exchange Board of India, Mehul Chokshi, PNB Fraud
Delhi HC Seeks Status Report to Investigate into Alleged Digital Fraud by Facebook(02.04.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought Delhi Police Cyber Cell's status report in a plea pertaining to alleged click fraud and other digital criminal frauds hatc.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Alleged Digital Fraud by Facebook
Delhi HC Upholds Extradition of NRI to United States in Bank Fraud Conspiracy Case(10.08.2017)
Delhi High Court has upheld order of extradition of an NRI to United States in a case alleging bank fraud conspiracy.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bank Fraud Conspiracy
Allahabad High Court Enquires on Number of People Getting Pensions Fraudulently(27.12.2021)
Allahabad High Court has asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to specify as to how many persons are getting pensions fraudulently by showing themselves to.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Fraudulent Pensions
Bombay HC Orders Release of Ex- ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar in Loan Fraud Case(09.01.2023)
Bombay High Court has ordered the release of former ICICI bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in a petition alleging illegal.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Chanda Kochhar, Illegal Arrest, Loan Fraud Case
Delhi High Court Refuses to Quash Summons in GST Fraud Case(03.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has refused to quash the summons against a person accused of creating numerous fake firms and availing Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraudul.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Summons in GST Fraud Case
Delhi HC Directs SIT to Complete Investigation in Plea Seeking Inquiry into Banking Fraud(18.03.2020)
Delhi High Court has directed the Special Investigation Team to conclude investigation into banking frauds as expeditiously as possible and in all cir.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Banking Fraud Cases
Allahabad HC: Appointment in Public Services Secured Through Fraudulent Concealment Void Ab Initio(24.02.2022)
Allahabad High Court has held that when employment in a public service is obtained by playing fraud, the long continuation in such service would be im.....
Tags : Allahabad High Court, Fraudulent Concealment
SC: Before Classifying A/Cs as Fraud, Banks Must Give Borrowers Opportunity of Hearing(27.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that principles of audi alteram partem, howsoever short, have to be applied before declaring a party as 'a fraudulent borrower'.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Audi Alteram Partem, Fraud, Bank
Bombay High Court Directs SEBI to Inquire Role of FTIL in NSEL Payment Fraud(13.08.2015)
Bombay High Court has directed Security and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) to inquire role of Financial Technologies India Limited(FTIL) in Rs. 5574 cr.....
Tags : Bombay High Court,Security and Exchange Board of India,FTIL,NSEL Payment Fraud
RBI Limits Consumer Liability In Cases Of Online Fraud(13.07.2017)
RBI has mandated Banks to urge their customers to mandatorily register for SMS alerts, and, wherever available, to register for e-mail alerts, for ele.....
Tags : RBI, Online Fraud
CIC Issues Summon to Secretary to L-G over RTI on Tax Fraud(22.09.2015)
Central Information Commission (CIC) while taking serious view of how an RTI application was handled by Lieutenant Governor secretariat, Information C.....
Tags : Central Information Commission,RTI on Tax Fraud
Delhi HC Orders Background Check of 21-Year-Old Student’s 68-Year-Old Foreign National ‘Wife’(26.10.2015)
Delhi HC on a plea filed by 21 year old man who is having 68-year-old foreigner “wife”,to allow extention of her visa in India, has found age differen.....
Tags : Delhi HC, green card fraud, human trafficking
NCLAT Upholds MCA's Move to Freeze Assets of Independent Directors in PNB Fraud Case(13.07.2018)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has upheld Ministry of Corporate Affairs' plea to freeze assets of independent directors of companies .....
Tags : NCLT, PNB Fraud Case
Delhi HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest to SpiceJet Promoter Ajay Singh in Fraud Case(08.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to Ajay Singh, SpiceJet Promoter in an alleged fraud case with regard to transfer of airli.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, interim protection, arrest, Ajay Singh, SpiceJet Promoter, fraud
Ker. HC: KPSC Has No Power to Conduct an Enquiry into an Applicant's Caste Status(04.11.2024)
Ker. HC has observed that Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) has no power to conduct an enquiry into an applicant's caste status. If it suspects .....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Caste Status, Fraud
SC: Can’t Set Aside Confirmed Sale Except for Fraud, Collusion, Inadequate Pricing(16.12.2024)
SC has explained that any sale by auction or other methods under SARFAESI Act once already confirmed/concluded ought not to be set-aside or interfered.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Sale Process, Fraudulent
SC: Bank is Responsible to Safeguard Customers against Fraudulent Transactions(07.01.2025)
SC has stated that it is the responsibility of the bank to safeguard customers from unauthorized and fraudulent transactions and the Bank should remai.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fraudulent Transactions, Safeguard Customers
SEBI Slaps Rs 19 Lakh Fine on 2 Entities for Executing Fraudulent Trading(17.09.2019)
SEBI has imposed a total fine of over Rs 19 lakh on two entities for executing fraudulent trade in the illiquid stock option segment on the BSE. The e.....
Tags : SEBI, Fraudulent Trading
SC Dismisses SFIO Plea to Cancel Bail of Nowhera Shaikh in Heera Exim Gold Scam Case(13.05.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed the application filed by Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) seeking cancellation of bail granted to Nowhera Shaikh,.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Serious Fraud Investigation Office, Nowhera Shaikh, Heera Gold Exim Private Limited
SC: NCLT to Exercise Power u/s 59 of Companies Act, if Applicant Victim of Open-and-Shut Fraud Case(11.09.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that if, on facts, an open-and-shut case of fraud is made out and the person seeking rectification of the register of membe.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Fraud Case, NCLT
Gau. HC Issues Guidelines Regarding Release of Seized Money in Cyber Frauds or Crimes(08.10.2024)
Gau. HC has issued guidelines directing Trial Courts not to insist on registration of FIRs in matters already registered on NCRP on cyber frauds / cri.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Trial Courts, Cyber Frauds
SC: Breach of Promise to Marry Doesn’t Amount to Rape Unless Fraudulent Intent Exists(26.03.2025)
Supreme Court while quashing a rape case against a man accused of forcible sex under the pretext of marriage, has observed that a breach of a promise .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Promise to Marry, Fraudulent Intent
SC: Can’t Recover Excess Payments Made to Employee in Absence of Fraud or Misrepresentation(07.04.2025)
Supreme Court has observed that if an excess payment made to an employee was not on account of any fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the emplo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Excess Payments, Fraud, Misrepresentation
Supreme Court Declines to Interfere with High Court Order in Rs 7,200 Crore Satyam Fraud Case(15.10.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Hyderabad High Court’s order that set aside an Enforcement Directorate order provisionally attaching .....
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Bombay HC Expresses Displeasure Over Ineffective Function of Helpline Number for Fraud(06.03.2025)
Bombay High Court has expressed displeasure over the ineffective functioning of national helpline number '1930' for 'cyber fraud' and remarked that th.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Helpline Number, Fraud
Calcutta HC: Can Grant Unconditional Stay of Award if it is Induced by Fraud(10.03.2025)
Calcutta High Court has observed that an unconditional stay of award can be granted if it is affected or induced by fraud or corruption. However an ho.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Stay of Award, Fraud
Gujarat High Court, Constitutional Validity, State Government(11.03.2025)
Gauhati High Court has observed that mere breach of contract cannot give rise to criminal prosecution for cheating unless fraudulent or dishonest inte.....
Tags : Gauhati High Court, Criminal Prosecution, Fraudulent Intention
Cal. HC to Centre: Probe Fraud Committed by Railways to Obtain Favorable Award(09.08.2023)
Calcutta High Court while unconditionally stayed an arbitral award granted in favour of South Eastern Railways on ground of fraud perpetrated by collu.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Arbitral Award, Collusion, Fraud
Gujarat High Court: Police is Not there to Conciliate Matters(11.02.2025)
Gujarat High Court while hearing a matter concerning alleged fraudulent transactions over sale of two plots where police allegedly asked the parties t.....
Tags : Gujarat High Court, Conciliate Matters, Fraudulent Transactions