Category: Constitution

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 366(29A)(d) – Finance Act, 1994 – Section 65(105)(zzzzj) – Transfer of right to use the goods -When the substantial control remains with the contractor and is not handed over to the user, there is no transfer of the right to use the vehicles, cranes, tankers, etc – Whenever there is no such control on the goods vested in the person to whom the supply is made, the transaction will be of rendering service within the meaning of Section 65(105) (zzzzj) of the Finance Act after the said provision came into force.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S. K.P. MOZIKA — Appellant Vs. OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD. AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh…

High Court, by the impugned judgment and order, could not have issued a mandamus to the instrumentalities of the State to enter into a contract, which was totally harmful to the public interest – Award of a contract, whether it is by a private party or by a public body or the State, is essentially a commercial transaction – In arriving at a commercial decision, considerations which are paramount are commercial considerations

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH JAIPUR VIDYUT VITRAN NIGAM LTD. AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. MB POWER (MADHYA PRADESH) LIMITED AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : B.R. Gavai…

BILKIS BANO – In a case where the trial has been transferred by this Court from a court of competent jurisdiction of a State to a court in another State, it is still the Government of the State within which the offender was sentenced which is the appropriate Government which has the jurisdiction as well as competency to pass an order of remission under Section 432 of the CrPC – Therefore, it is not the Government of the State within whose territory the offence occurred or the convict is imprisoned which can assume the power of remission – Gujarat Government’s order granting remission to 11 convicts is quashed

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH BILKIS YAKUB RASOOL — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ. ) Writ…

Share Market – Drastic fall in the securities market,- The impact on investors, the purported lack of redressal available and the disbursement of loans to the Adani Group allegedly without due procedure – The petitioners sought various directions, including a direction to constitute an SIT to oversee the SEBI investigation into the Adani Group and that all such investigations be court-monitored –

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH VISHAL TIWARI — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, CJI., J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj…

Article 229 of the Constitution does not grant the Chief Justice the power to make rules regarding the post-retiral benefits of former judges – The State Government has the legislative power to make laws regarding the post-retiral benefits of its employees, including former High Court judges.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED SUPREME COURT AND HIGH COURT JUDGES AT ALLAHABAD AND OTHERS —…

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 370 – Abrogation of Special Status for Jammu and Kashmir upheld – State of Jammu and Kashmir does not have ‘internal sovereignty’ which is distinguishable from the powers and privileges enjoyed by other States in the country – Article 370 was a feature of asymmetric federalism and not sovereignty.

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CONSTITUTION BENCH IN RE: ARTICLE 370 OF THE CONSTITUTION ( Before : Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, B R Gavai, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Section 2(1)(h) read with Section 7 – Arbitration Proceedings – Applicability of Group of Companies Doctrine – Group of Companies doctrine is applicable to arbitration proceedings – Definition of “parties” under Section 2(1)(h) read with Section 7 of the Arbitration Act includes both the signatory as well as non-signatory parties

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CONSTITUTION BENCH COX AND KINGS LTD. — Appellant Vs. SAP INDIA PVT. LTD. AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI., Hrishikesh…