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Supreme Court Refers 'Bharat Drilling' Judgment' To Larger Bench For Clarity Whether Prohibited Claims Bind Arbitral Tribunals
The Supreme Court on Friday referred its 2009 judgment in Bharat Drilling and Foundation Treatment Private Limited versus State of Jharkhand (2009) 16 SCC 705. to a larger bench, observing that the ruling has been repeatedly and incorrectly relied upon to dilute prohibitory clauses in government contracts. A bench of Justice P S Narasimha and Justice A S Chandurkar said the earlier decision...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Inquiry Into Fees Charged By MP Advocate General In Nursing Council Matter
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking inquiry into the alleged exorbitant fees charged by the Advocate General of Madhya Pradesh and other State Law officers in a litigation related to the Madhya Pradesh Nurses Registration Council (MPNRC).After a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi expressed inclination to dismiss...
Supreme Court Doubts Verdict Which Held Mere Inconvenience Of Parties As No Ground To Transfer Criminal Case
The Supreme Court has cast doubt on its recent judgment in Shri Sendhur Agro & Oil Industries vs. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd which held that "mere convenience or inconvenience of the parties may not by itself be sufficient enough to pray for transfer" of a criminal case from one state to another as per Section 406 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant(as he was then) and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, in the order passed on November 18 (but uploaded today),...
'Not A Single Litigation From Homebuyers In Gujarat': Justice Pardiwala Says Most Unauthorised Building Cases From Delhi & Mumbai
Justice JB Pardiwala of the Supreme Court on Friday observed that disputes arising from unauthorised constructions and building-plan violations are predominantly reported from Delhi and Mumbai, unlike other States. The remark came while the Court was hearing a real estate dispute involving a builder who had constructed additional floors near the Mumbai International Airport without obtaining...
NEET-UG : Supreme Court Grants Relief To TN Students Who Lost MBBS Seats After Missing Fee Payment Deadline
The Supreme Court today (December 5) granted relief to three NEET-UG candidates from Tamil Nadu who had lost their MBBS seats after failing to complete the fee payment within the stipulated time owing to technical glitches.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar permitted the students to make the payment by Wednesday (December 10), thereby restoring their chance to secure admission. Initially, the bench was not convinced and it stated that if the relief is allowed primarily...
Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Mumbai Civic Body's Proposal To Engage Reliance Industries For Landscaping Reclaimed Lands
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the Expression of Interest (EoI) issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) inviting private agencies/voluntary organizations for landscaping work on reclaimed lands along the Mumbai Coastal Road.The petitioner challenges assignment of any work to Reliance Industries in pursuance to the aforesaid EoI and...
S. 32(1) Evidence Act | Imminent Death Not A Precondition For Treating Statement As Dying Declaration : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 4), while restoring the summons to the deceased's in-laws in the shooting case, held that the mere fact that death was not imminent at the time of recording the statement does not render a dying declaration irrelevant. The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh heard the case where the appellant lodged an FIR after his deceased sister was shot by her husband. Although the victim initially named only her husband in her Section 161...
