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Category: Arbitration

Arbitration

Arb and C Act, 1996 – Ss 11 & 11(6) – Appointment – if the petitioner has any grievance with regard to the manner in which the Arbitrator has been appointed and has entered reference, the contentions could be urged before the Arbitrator by way of objection or in such other proceedings – A petition under Section 11(6) seeking appointment of the Arbitrator in this situation, is not sustainable.

Feb 7, 2021 sclaw

1/3 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH EUROBEARINGS INDIA PRIVATE. LIMITED — Appellant Vs. EUROBEARINGS R.I. — Respondent ( Before : S.A Bobde, CJI, A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, JJ.…

Arbitration

Non-payment of stamp duty on commercial contract – Since the arbitration agreement is an independent agreement between the parties, and is not chargeable to payment of stamp duty, the non-payment of stamp duty on the commercial contract, would not invalidate the arbitration clause

Jan 17, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH M/S. N.N. GLOBAL MERCANTILE PRIVATE LIMITED — Appellant Vs. M/S. INDO UNIQUE FLAME LIMITED AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y.…

Arbitration

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 34 – HELD – this is a case where the inferences drawn are a non-sequitur to the plain and simple words of the e-mails/communications read in evidence, which were before the Tribunal and which do not support the inferences drawn. In this view of the matter, clearly the approach of the majority of arbitrators is arbitrary and capricious; and therefore cannot pass judicial muster. (See : Associate Builders v. DDA, (2015) 3 SCC 49)

Dec 20, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH ANGLO AMERICAN METALLURGICAL COAL PTY LIMITED — Appellant Vs. MMTC LIMITED — Respondent ( Before : Rohinton Fali Nariman and K.M. Joseph, JJ. )…

Arbitration

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 50 – Commercial Courts Act, 2015 – Section 13(1) – Foreign award – Enforcement of – A further appeal by a party aggrieved by an order of enforcement, even under the later enacted Commercial Courts Act, 2015 is not maintainable

Nov 29, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH NOY VALLESINA ENGINEERING SPA, (NOW KNOWN AS NOY AMBIENTE S.P.A) — Appellant Vs. JINDAL DRUGS LIMITED AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Indira…

Arbitration

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Sections 11, 11(6) and 11(12)(a) – HELD the arbitration clause contained in in the main agreement would govern the parties insofar as the present nature of dispute that has been raised by them with regard to the price etc including recovery as against purchase order arbitration clause

Sep 17, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH BALASORE ALLOYS LIMITED — Appellant Vs. MEDIMA LLC — Respondent ( Before : S. A. Bobde, CJI. A. S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian,…

Arbitration

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 9 HELD It is clear that in case HSBC was to enforce the Foreign Final Award in India in accordance with section 48 of the 1996 Act, irreparable loss would be caused to it unless at least the principal sum were kept aside for purposes of enforcement of the award in India. Accordingly, we dismiss Civil Appeal No.5145 of 2016 filed by Avitel India and the Jain family, and allow Civil Appeal No.5158 of 2016 filed by HSBC.

Aug 20, 2020 sclaw

  SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH AVITEL POST STUDIOZ LIMITED AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. HSBC PI HOLDINGS (MAURITIUS) LIMITED — Respondent ( Before : R. F. Nariman and…

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I B C

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 — Section 14, Section 238 — Telecom laws — Spectrum — Nature of — Can spectrum, even if treated as an asset in corporate debtor’s books, be subjected to proceedings under IBC? — Held, No. Spectrum is a natural resource, the right to use which is granted by the Government under a licence, not ownership. The IBC cannot override the specific statutory regime governing telecommunications law.

Feb 22, 2026 sclaw
Constitution

. Cricket Association Rules — Applicability of Supreme Court Judgments — A district cricket association’s rules and bye-laws are not necessarily required to be identical to those of the national cricket governing body (BCCI) based on previous Supreme Court judgments, as the specific rulings in those cases did not mandate such precise conformity for district associations.

Feb 22, 2026 sclaw
Service

Service Law — Regularisation of Services — Casual Workers — Supreme Court held that casual workers who were similarly situated to those whose services had been regularised in previous judgments, should also have their services regularised. The Court noted that the work performed was perennial and fundamental to the functioning of the department, and that excluding these workers amounted to discrimination.

Feb 22, 2026 sclaw
Bail Declined

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 438 — Anticipatory Bail — Absconding accused — General rule is that an absconder is not entitled to anticipatory bail, exception being when court is prima facie satisfied that no case is made out against the accused after perusing FIR, case diary, and other materials — Accused absconded for almost six and a half years, threatened victim, had criminal antecedents, and was not traceable — Acquittal of co-accused does not automatically entitle absconding accused to anticipatory bail, as prosecution is not expected to adduce evidence against absconding accused during trial of co-accused — Granting anticipatory bail to an absconding accused sets a bad precedent

Feb 22, 2026 sclaw