The Supreme Court ruled that clauses allowing one party to appoint an arbitrator in public-private contracts violate Article 14 of the Constitution. This decision came from a civil appeal where the Court examined the...
The Supreme Court noted that it should use its discretion under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 only in rare situations where a compelling case is presented for allowing a delay in submitting...
The Supreme Court has instructed the government to make a final decision about the effects of “royalty on royalty” when calculating the average sale price of minerals. The Court listened to arguments from Kirloskar...
The Supreme Court has allowed a review petition regarding the 2021 Canon India ruling, confirming that DRI officers can issue show-cause notices under the Customs Act. This decision responds to a petition from the...
On the last day of Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud in Court, many members of the bar gathered, including Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal. Sibal expressed, “You are an exceptional son of an...
The Supreme Court has highlighted some shortcomings in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) and offered recommendations for the operation of the NCLTs (National Company Law Tribunal) and NCLATs (National Company Law Appellate...
The Madras High Court has rejected a writ petition that aimed to limit the number of lawyers who can accompany VIP or VVIP litigants in lower courts. The Division Bench, led by Chief Justice...
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition from a BESCOM Junior Engineer who sought to dismiss a criminal case against him. This case is linked to a transformer explosion that resulted in the...
The Supreme Court supported the Armed Forces Tribunal’s decision to reverse the conviction of Air Force Officers under Section 304 Part II IPC. The Court noted that an acquittal strengthens the presumption of innocence....
The Supreme Court decided that the 2015 change to the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 restricts judicial review at the Section 11 stage to just checking if an arbitration agreement exists. The Court overturned...
