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Constitution

Unreasoned Decisions Delivered On Technical Grounds Without Entering Into Merits Are Not Binding Precedents: SC HELD “It can never be in a summary manner, much less be rendered in a decision delivered on technical grounds, without entering into the merits at all. “dismissal of a case by it on the ground of delay in filing/non-filing is not a binding precedent.

Mar 12, 2020 sclaw

Unreasoned Decisions Delivered On Technical Grounds Without Entering Into Merits Are Not Binding Precedents: SC [Read Judgment] LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 12 March 2020 10:31 AM “It can never be in…

Constitution

VIRTUAL CURRENCY (VC) CASE :: Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 – Section 45JA and 45L – Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Section 35A read with 36(1)(a) and 56 – Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 – Section 10(2) read with Section 18 – Virtual currencies – Position as on date is that VCs are not banned

Mar 8, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH INTERNET AND MOBILE ASSOCIATION OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA — Respondent ( Before : Rohinton Fali Nariman, Aniruddha Bose and…

Constitution

Constitution of India, 1950 – Articles 14, 19 (1) (a), 19 (1) (c) and 21 – Organisation of political nature – Any organisation which habitually engages itself in or employs common methods of political action like ‘bandh’ or ‘hartal’ ,’rasta roko’, ‘rail roko’ or ‘jail bharo’ in support of public causes can also be declared as an organisation of political nature, according to the guideline prescribed in Rule 3 (vi) – Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

Mar 7, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH INDIAN SOCIAL ACTION FORUM (INSAF) — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA — Respondent ( Before : L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta, JJ. )…

Constitution

Constitution of India, 1950 – Articles 370 and 370(2) – Abrogation of Article 370 – Refering the issue of scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir to a larger bench – There is no conflict between the judgments in the Prem Nath Kaul v. State of Jammu and Kashmir, AIR 1959 SC 749 and the Sampat Prakash v. State of Jammu and Kashmir, AIR 1970 SC 1118 – Plea of the counsel to refer the present matter to a larger Bench is rejected.

Mar 3, 2020 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CONSTITUTION BENCH DR. SHAH FAESAL AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : N.V. Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, R.…

Constitution

Boycott Of Courts Can’t Be Justified As Freedom Of Speech & Expression : SC On Lawyers’ Strikes HELD “To go on strike/boycott courts cannot be justified under the guise of the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. Nobody has the right to go on strike/boycott courts. Even, such a right, if any, cannot affect the rights of others and more particularly, the right of Speedy Justice guaranteed under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution”,

Feb 29, 2020 sclaw

Boycott Of Courts Can’t Be Justified As Freedom Of Speech & Expression : SC On Lawyers’ Strikes [Read Judgment] LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK 28 Feb 2020 5:11 PM The Supreme Court…

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Arbitration

The Supreme Court held that for the purposes of calculating the limitation period for filing objections to an arbitral award, formal notice of the award is not required; awareness or knowledge of the award’s existence is sufficient

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I B C

Supreme Court found that the High Court should not have interfered with the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) as the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) provides a complete mechanism for resolution

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Land Acquisition

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013— Finality of Determinations— The Court established a precedent that once determinations regarding compensation and entitlements have been adjudicated and approved by the Court, they cannot be reopened by the Claims Commission based on changes in policy— This applies specifically to the ten villages for which reports were previously finalised— This means that the Commission should not re-evaluate or re-adjudicate cases that have already been settled.

Jan 11, 2025 sclaw
Arbitration

Judicial courts should exercise restraint in interfering with arbitration proceedings, allowing arbitral tribunals discretion in managing proceedings unless there is clear perversity or bad faith.

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