Protection From SARFAESI Act Not Available To 'Tenant-In-Sufferance' : SC Clarifies Interplay Between SARFAESI And Tenancy Laws [Read Judgment]

"If any of the tenants claim that he is entitled to possession of a secured asset for a term of more than a year, it has to be supported by the execution of a registered instrument", Court held.

Habeas Petition Seeking Release Of Shah Faesal Withdrawn From Delhi HC

The habeas corpus petition filed in Delhi High Court challenging the detention of civil servant turned politician Shah Faesal was withdrawn on Thursday.This was after Faesal's wife informed the court that she had met her husband and was under instructions to withdraw the writ. While permitting the withdrawal of the petition, the bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal...

Chidambaram's Bail Plea : Delhi High Court Asks CBI To File Status Report In INX Media Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the CBI to file a status report in 7 days replying to the application moved by P Chidambaram for regular bail in INX Media case. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, counsel for P Chidambaram, submitted that the impugned events in the case pertained to 2007-2008, the FIR was lodged in 2017, and the accused was interrogated only once before his arrest....

National Conference Leader Moves SC For Restoration Of Internet And Landline Services In J&K Hospitals

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking restoration of internet and landline services across hospitals and medical establishments throughout Jammu and Kashmir. The writ petition, filed by the Spokesperson of the National Conference, Dr. Sameer Kaul, highlights the adverse effects of the prolonged shutdown of internet services on health and...

Non Payment Of Debt After Issuance Of Recovery Certificate Not A 'Continuing Wrong' : SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has held that non-payment of debt after the issuance of recovery certificate cannot be regarded as a continuing wrong so as to give rise to a continuing cause of action under the Limitation Act.The bench of Justices R F Nariman and Surya Kant held so while allowing an appeal against an order of NCLAT which allowed the admission of an insolvency petition with respect to...

Relief Of Specific Performance Can Be Refused For Non Performance Of An Essential Promise In Contract: SC [Read Judgment]

"A party cannot claim that though he may not perform his part of the contract he is entitled to specific performance of the same."

"Do Not Do This Nonsense, Justice Can't Be Purchased And Delayed, Says "Furious" SC

"Justice cannot be purchased like this", a "furious" Supreme Court said on Wednesday while coming down heavily on VVIP chopper scam accused Gautam Khaitan in a case related to the black money law. The apex court, dealing with the issue as to whether the 2016 black money law could be allowed to operate with retrospective effect from July 2015 to book and probe offenders, took umbrage...

Contract Act-'Undue Influence' Can't Be Inferred Merely Because Family Member Was Taking Care Of Elderly Person: SC [Read Judgment]

"If certain members of the family are looking after the elderly and others by choice or by compulsion of vocation are unable to do so, there is bound to be more affinity between the elder members of the family with those who are looking after them day to day."

Appointment Of Arbitrator: SC/HC Jurisdiction Confined To The Examination Of Existence Of Arbitration Agreement: SC [Read Judgment]

"It is clear that the law prior to the 2015 Amendment that has been laid down by this Court, which would have included going into whether accord and satisfaction has taken place, has now been legislatively overruled"

Chidambaram Moves Delhi HC Seeking Regular Bail In INX Media Case

Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has approached the Delhi High Court seeking regular bail in the case registered by CBI in relation to INX Media transaction.Chidambaram is at present lodged in Tihar Jail, Delhi, with the CBI Court remanding him to judicial custody till September 19 on September 5, after 15 days of CBI custody. He was arrested from his Jor Bagh residence on...

Vaiko Files Habeas Petition In SC For Release Of Ex-J&K CM Farooq Abdullah [Read Petition]

MDMK leader and Raya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu, Vaiko, has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court seeking the release of National Conference leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah from detention.The petition states that Abdullah, who was slated to attend a conference at Chennai on September 15 on the occassion of birthday of former Tamil Nadu CM C...

'Is It Possible To Rid This Chancellor's Foot Syndrome?': Justice Lokur Condemns Collegium's Recent Recommendations

Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Madan Lokur stated that the recent recommendations of the Supreme Court collegium "indicate an absence of consistency bordering on arbitrariness", in article published in the Economic Times. Calling the process of selection of judges to the Supreme Court a Chancellor's Foot syndrome, he said, "There are no fixed criteria for selection of judges to...