Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To HCs On Summoning Govt Officials, Says Personal Presence Should Be Exceptional

The Supreme Court advised High Courts to refrain from oral remarks humiliating the officers and comments on their social background, dress etc.

Supreme Court Refuses SIT/CBI Probe In Adani-Hindenburg Case; Endorses SEBI Investigation, Regulations

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 3) refused to order a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) or the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) into the allegations levelled in the Hindenburg Research report regarding stock price manipulations by the Adani group of companies.A three-Judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra...

'Candidature Can't Be Cancelled For Trivial Errors' : Supreme Court Gives Relief To Police Aspirant Who Gave Wrong Date Of Birth

The Supreme Court today allowed plea of a man, aspiring to become a Police Constable, whose candidature was cancelled by the respondent-authorities on account of an inadvertent error made by him while mentioning his date of birth in the application form. Directing the respondent-authorities to treat the appellant as a candidate who 'passed' the selection process, considering the...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023- Code Of Civil Procedure (CPC)

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Civil Trial - Fixing of the date of trial shall be in consultation with the learned advocates appearing for the parties to enable them to adjust their calendar. Once the date of trial is fixed, the trial should proceed accordingly to the extent possible, on day-to-day basis. (Para 2 (v)) Yashpal Jain v. Sushila Devi, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 916 : 2023 INSC 948Code...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2023 [All Parts]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much-awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers, judges and students.A disclaimer is added...

Section 482 CrPC- Important Supreme Court & High Court Judgments of 2023

Supreme Court Judgments- Section 482 Of The Code of Criminal Procedure., 1973 Sec 482 CrPC | Pendency Of Suit Concealed, Cloak Of Criminal Offence Given To Civil Dispute : Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Case Title: Usha Chakraborty & Anr. Versus State of West Bengal & Anr., 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 67 Coram: Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar The Supreme...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023 On Arbitration

12 months' time limit under Section 29A Arbitration Act not applicable to international commercial arbitration. TATA Sons Pvt. Ltd. v. Siva Industries and Holdings Ltd., 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 39 : 2023 INSC 13 : (2023) 5 SCC 4212015 Arbitration Amendment not applicable though S.11 application was filed after it, if arbitration notice was issued pre-amendment. Shree Vishnu Constructions v. Engineer...

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act- Important Supreme Court & High Court Judgments of 2023

Supreme Court Judgments-Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Domestic Violence Act: Supreme Court Asks Union To Hold Meeting With States/UTs To Address Inadequacy Of Protection Officers Case Title: We The Women of India v. UoI And Ors. WP(C) No. 1156/2021 Coram: Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta The Supreme Court directed the Secretary of the...

Supreme Court Judgements On Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code In 2023

Sabka Vishwas Scheme: Supreme Court Grants Relief To Company Which Missed Deadline Due To IBC MoratoriumThe Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices M R Shah and Justice B V Nagarathna has remarked that “No one can be expected to do the impossible” while granting relief to a company which could not avail the benefit of settlement of tax dues under “Sabka Vishwas (Legacy...

Sec.138 Negotiable Instruments Act- Important Supreme Court & High Court Judgments of 2023

Supreme Court Judgments- Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881Sec 138 NI Act - Accused Relies On Income Tax Returns To Show Complainant Did Not Have Financial Capacity; Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal Case Title: Rajaram Sriramulu Naidu (D) vs Maruthachalam (D), 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 46 Coram: Justices B R Gavai and M M Sundresh The Supreme Court reiterated that the standard...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2023 - Part 4 [76 to 100]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much-awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers, judges and students.A disclaimer is added...

Supreme Court Judgements On Arbitration In 2023

Starting Point Of Limitation U/ Section 34(3) Arbitration Act In Cases Of Suo Motu Correction Of Award: Supreme Court ExplainsThe Supreme Court observed that the starting point for the limitation under Section 34(3) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, in case of suo moto correction of the award, would be the date on which the correction was made and the corrected award is received by the...