A three-judge divisional bench of Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, Justice Vikram Bhat and Justice B. V. Nagaratha heard an appeal on October 7, 2021, to challenge the 27% and 10% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in all-India quota for postgraduate Medical programmes, wherein the petitioners held that as many […]
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Contractual Clause barring the payment of interest restricts an Arbitrator from awarding pre-award interest under Section 31 of the Arbitration Act, 1996: Justice S. A. Nazeer
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Oct
Oct
An appeal was filed against the order of the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court dated September 19, 2017, in front of a two-judge bench of Justice S. A. Nazeer and Justice Krishna Murari of the Supreme Court in the case of Garg Builders v. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (2021) C.A. 6216/ 2021, wherein […]
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Guilt of the accused can be ascertained only after the examination of all the witnesses as desired by the prosecution: Karnataka High Court
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Oct
Oct
In the case of The State of Karnataka v. Santosh (2021) CRL.A. 414/ 2021, a two-judge bench of Justice G. Narendar and Justice M. I. Arun of Karnataka High Court heard the appeal against the judgement and order of acquittal dated February 02, 2020, by the Additional Sessions and Special Judge, Chikkamagaluru. On April 29, […]
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An entity must be discharging a public function and the disputed action challenged by the writ petition under Article 226 must fall within the domain of public law: Justice M. N. Bhandari
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Oct
Oct
In the case of Uttam Chand Rawat v. The State of U.P. & Ors. (2021) W.P. 9814/ 2020, a three-judge divisional bench of the Allahabad High Court of Acting Chief Justice M. N. Bhandari, Justice Prakash Padia and Justice S. K. Singh weighed in on the question of whether private institutions come under the purview […]
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Absence of salutation like ‘Mr.’ and ‘M/s.’ whilst drawing cheque is no ground to file charge under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Justice P. Gopinath
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Oct
Oct
In the case N. Raveendran v. Shahajan & Anr. (2021) CRL. A. 1344/ 2006, Justice P. Gopinath of the Kerala High Court adjudicated the judgement dated May 04, 2006, from the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Muvattupuzh (CC. 453/ 2004) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The appellant is a managing partner […]
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The death sentence imposed by Trial Court out of an unfair trial is a judicial shock and a displeasure to the High Court: Justice G. Narendar
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Oct
Oct
A mother of two children: an elder son named Sunil, aged 15 years and a younger daughter, aged 12 years, lived along with her husband, a mason by profession, in Byrandahalli village, wherein the woman worked as a coolie. The daughter, a student in grade 6, was allegedly sexually assaulted by the accused, Mr Venkateshappa. […]
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Breastfeeding is the Fundamental Right of a Mother under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution: Justice K. S. Dixit
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Sep
Sep
Petitioner Husna Banu moved to the Karnataka High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in the case of Husna Banu v. The State of Karnataka & Ors. (2021) W.P. 16729/ 2021 to seek the custody of her child, Mohammed Arhaan because she allegedly is the true biological mother of the said child. […]
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Justice G. S. Patel of Bombay High Court issues guidelines to protect the anonymity of the parties to a POSH investigation: No Media Reporting, No Public Disclosure Without Approval of the Court
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Sep
Sep
Justice G. S. Patel of the Bombay High Court in a civil suit represented by Ms Abha Singh and Advocates Dr Birendra Saraf and Mr Lancy D’souza for the plaintiff and defendants respectively held that it is imperative to protect the identities of the parties to a POSH investigation under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment […]
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Rules of Arbitration comes into play only after the arbitration commences before the appropriate jurisdiction of law at the Seat of Arbitration: Justice S. K. Kait
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Sep
Sep
In the case of S. P. Singla Constructions Private Limited v. Construction and Design Services, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (2021) ARB.P. 450/2021, the respondent had invited Qualification cum Request for Proposal dated April 06, 2016, for the design, engineering, procurement and construction of a dedicated four-lane corridor across the River Ganges for use by the […]
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Arbitration from one Arbitration Agreement cannot be invoked in disputes originating from another Arbitration Agreement between the same parties: Justice Surya Kant
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Sep
Sep
In the case of DLF Home Developers Limited v. Rajapura Homes Private Limited & Anr. (2021) SC 490, the petitioner has filed an Arbitration Petition under Section 11, Sub-Sections 6 and 12 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Sub-Section 6 of the Act allows a party to the arbitration to request the Supreme Court/ […]