Showing 1213 articles
Supreme Court Slams Reliance for Obstructing 20-Year-Old Case with Its Resources, Imposes ₹10 Lakh Costs: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has strongly criticised Reliance Industries Limited for repeatedly challenging proceedings in a long-pending commercial dispute with NTPC Limited. A Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed Reliance Industries Limited’s appeal and imposed costs of ₹10 lakh. The Court…
Retired Judges Appointed to Central Industrial Tribunals Cannot Claim Pay Parity with Other Tribunal Members: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by re-employed former judicial officers serving as Presiding Officers of Central Government Industrial Tribunals-cum-Labour Courts (CGIT-cum-LCs). The petitioners had sought pay scales equivalent to those granted to officers of other National Tribunals under the…
Interest Maintained in Suspense Account Forms Part of Bank Debt, Supreme Court Restores PNB's ₹54.90 Lakh Claim: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside the Orissa High Court’s order that had reduced the amount payable to Punjab National Bank (PNB) to ₹29,55,678.02 as full and final settlement of a loan account. The Supreme Court held that the High Court had failed to consider the interest amount maintained by the bank separately in a…
Witch-Hunting Practices Continue to Persist as Superstition Supersedes Constitutional Morality, Laments Supreme Court
Supreme Court on Witch-Hunting: Reason Must Defeat Superstition, Conviction in 1998 Murder Case Upheld Supreme Court Raises Serious Concern Over Witch-Hunting The Supreme Court has strongly condemned the continuing practice of witch-hunting in parts of Indian society while dismissing the appeal of Balku Oram against…
Man Acquitted in 2013 Burn Death Case After Dying Declarations Found Suspicious and Prosecution Evidence Insufficient: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted Jupudi Suresh in a 2013 burn death case concerning the death of his wife after extensive burn injuries. A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran found serious doubts in the prosecution case and held that the evidence placed before the Court was not sufficient to…
PF and ESPP Deductions Cannot Reduce Maintenance Liability; Child Maintenance Enhanced to ₹1.5 Lakh: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has enhanced the monthly maintenance payable for two minor children from ₹1.25 lakh to ₹1.50 lakh in the case of Harpreet Sawhney v. Puneet Sharma. The Court also increased the maintenance payable to their mother from ₹20,000 to ₹30,000 per month, particularly after considering her medical expenses.…
Man Acquitted in 2009 Child Rape Case as Medical and Forensic Evidence Failed to Support Prosecution Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted Ram Singh in a 2009 case involving the alleged rape of a four-and-a-half-year-old child, holding that the prosecution evidence was not sufficient to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. A bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the judgment of…
Time Spent in Winding Up Proceedings Cannot Be Excluded Under Section 14 of Limitation Act for Filing Recovery Suit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that the period spent by a party pursuing winding-up proceedings cannot automatically be excluded while calculating limitation for a later money-recovery suit under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The Court held that a winding-up proceeding and a civil suit for recovery of money…
Post-Award Section 9 Application by Unsuccessful Party Maintainable in Exceptional Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that in rare and compelling circumstances, an award debtor can approach the Court under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 even after an arbitral award has been passed. Such interim protection can be granted when it is necessary to prevent irreparable prejudice and…
Arbitration Dispute: ₹3.5 Crore Deposit Direction Against National Projects Construction Corporation Upheld: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd. (NPCC) and upheld the direction requiring NPCC to deposit ₹3.5 crore with the Registry of the Delhi High Court. The amount is to remain secured while proceedings challenging the arbitral award under Section 34 of the…
