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S. 31(7) Arbitration | Arbitral Tribunal Has Power To Award Different Rates Of Interest For Pre-Reference & Pendente Lite Period : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, an Arbitral Tribunal has the power to award different rates of interest for different phases.A bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan overturned the Delhi High Court's ruling, which had invalidated the tribunal's grant of interest on interest, deeming it impermissible under Section 31(7) of...
Electricity Act | Broad Powers Under Section 79 Allow CERC To Act Without Pre-Existing Regulations : Supreme Court
In a notable ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's (CERC) authority under Section 79 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to award compensation for delays in inter-state transmission projects. The bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan clarified that CERC's power is regulatory, not adjudicatory, and extends to issuing case-specific orders even...
Supreme Court Asks Union & States To Create Special POSCO Courts On Top Priority, Mandates Timeline Compliances
The Supreme Court on May 15 closed the 2019 suo moto proceedings initiated in relation to addressing the systematic flaws under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. It has directed the Union and States Government to set up Special POCSO Courts on top priority basis. A bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and PB Varale closed the proceedings, asking the Union and...
ISKCON Temple In Bengaluru Belongs To ISKCON Society Bangalore, Not Mumbai : Supreme Court
Deciding a 24-year-old property dispute between the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Mumbai and International Society for Krishna Consciousness Bangalore, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 16) held that the ISKCON temple in Bengaluru belongs to ISKCON Society Bangalore registered under the Karnataka Societies Act.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih...
No Probation For Food Adulteration Offences Committed Between 1976 & 2006 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 15) clarified that the provisions of the Probation of Offenders Act cannot be invoked for offences committed under the now-repealed Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (PoFA), during the period between 1976 and its repeal in 2006 by the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSS Act). “The benefit that the Probation Act envisages is inapplicable to an...