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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, S.482–Criminal breach of Trust-Fraudulent Documents–Quashing– If on the basis of false and fraudulent documents a claim is made which leads to award of compensation in land acquisition matter, the interest of the State is certainly compromised or adversely affected-

Jun 29, 2017 sclaw

2017(1) Law Herald (SC) 461 : 2017 LawHerald.Org 606  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Criminal…

Cr P C

Quashment—Agreement to Sell—Non performance of contract—Dispute is of civil nature—FIR against seller quashed. Cheating—Mere failure to subsequently keep a promise, one cannot presume that he all along had a culpable intention to break the promise from the beginning. Non-Bailable Warrants—When to be issued—Explained.

Jun 27, 2017 sclaw

  2007(4) LAW HERALD (SC) 3288 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Jutsitce R.V. Raveendran, CJI The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dalveer Bhandari Criminal Appeal No. 1392…

Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) – Section 321 – Withdrawal from prosecution – Dismissal of application by Trial Court and High Court – Prosecution of MLA for submitting false and fabricated medical bills – Ethics Committee having accepted apology recommended for withdrawal of criminal case pending against appellant but Courts below refused to oblige – Application for withdrawal filed by Public Prosecutor was not based on his own independent application of mind

Jun 26, 2017 sclaw

  (2009) 12 JT 198 : (2009) 15 SCC 604 : (2009) 13 SCR 494 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA SRI YERNENI RAJA RAMCHANDER @ RAJABABU — Appellant Vs. STATE OF…

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Arbitration

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Sections 5, 34, and 37 — Scope of Judicial Intervention — Minimum intervention of judicial authority in domestic arbitration matters is required under Section 5 — Challenge to an arbitral award under Section 34 is limited to specific grounds, including patent illegality or conflict with the public policy of India — Scope of interference by the Appellate Court under Section 37 is akin to and cannot travel beyond the restrictions laid down under Section 34 — Appellate Court cannot undertake an independent assessment of the merits of the award or re-interpret contractual clauses if the interpretation by the Arbitral Tribunal was a plausible view and upheld under Section 34 — Setting aside an arbitral award under Section 37, which was upheld under Section 34, based on providing a different interpretation of contractual clauses is unsustainable in law. (Paras 24, 25, 30, 31, 36, 37, 39, 50, 51)

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Limitation

Limitation Act, 1963 — Article 54 — Suit for specific performance — Commencement of limitation period — Where the defendant subsequently executed an affidavit ratifying the agreement to sell and conveying no-objection to the transfer, the period of limitation commences from the date of the admitted affidavit, as this is the stage at which the executant finally refused to execute the sale deed to the extent of her share — Trial court and High Court erred in dismissing the suit on the ground of limitation calculated from an earlier disputed date. (Paras 13, 35, 36, 37)

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Arbitration

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9(2) read with Rule 9(4) of 2001 Rules — Setting aside High Court judgment — High Court erroneously treated the date of filing of the Section 11 petition (28.06.2024) as the commencement date, leading to the conclusion that proceedings commenced beyond the statutory period — Where the arbitration notice was served (on 11.04.2024) well within the 90-day period from the ad-interim injunction order (17.02.2024), proceedings commenced in time as per Section 21 — High Court’s finding unsustainable, resulting in the restoration of the Trial Court’s initial ad-interim injunction order. (Paras 28, 31, 32) E. Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 9 — Interim injunction — Dispute regarding existence

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Corporate

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 2(28) — Definition of “motor vehicle” — Components — Definition has two parts: an inclusive part (mechanically propelled vehicle adapted for use upon roads) and an exclusive part — The second part expressly excludes “a vehicle of a special type adapted for use only in a factory or in any other enclosed premises” — Although Dumpers, Loaders, etc., may fall under the first part of the definition, they are excluded if their nature of use is confined to factory or enclosed premises, being special type vehicles/Construction Equipment Vehicles. (Paras 36, 37, 38, 39)

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