S. 29A Arbitration Act | Arbitrator's Mandate Terminates On Expiry Of Time; Substituted Arbitrator Must Resume After Extension : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) held that once the statutory 18-month period for delivering an arbitral award expires, the arbitrator's mandate automatically comes to an end as per Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, when no application for extension is made. Therefore, when an extension of time is granted by the Court after the mandate of the arbitrator...

Police Can Freeze Bank Accounts Invoking S.102 CrPC In Cases Under Prevention Of Corruption Act : Supreme Court

In an important ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) ruled that the police/investigating agencies are empowered to freeze the bank account of a person under Section 102 Code of Criminal Procedure (now Section 106 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita)., against whom a proceeding is initiated under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”).Dismissing...

No Civil Remedies Against Lok Adalat Award, Only Remedy Is To Invoke High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an award passed by the Lok Adalat under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (“LSA”) cannot be set aside or annulled by the Executing Court. The proper avenue for challenging the award would be to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution, the Court said. “The principle that emerges is that the statutory finality...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Bombay HC's Contempt Sentence Imposed On Person Over 'Dog Mafia' Comment Against Judges

The Supreme Court today remitted a woman's 1-week simple imprisonment sentence for contempt of Court over her “dog mafia” remark against the Supreme Court and the High Court/their judges.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted that the petitioner-woman showed genuine remorse from the very beginning (when she was issued show-cause notice) and set aside the High Court's order...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 9, 2025

Links to today's reports :Catholic Bishops Conference Of India Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Rajasthan Anti-Conversion LawSupreme Court Closes Twitter India's Plea Against Multiple FIRs For Allegedly Promoting Tweet On KhalistanOne-Time Settlement With Bank No Ground To Quash Loan Fraud Case; Society At Large Is Impacted: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Issues Notice To ECI On Plea...

Higher Courts Must Avoid Unnecessary Remand Of Cases To Lower Courts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 9) criticised the practice of higher courts remanding matters that had long attained finality, noting that such orders only trigger “unnecessary further litigation” rather than bringing disputes to a finality. A Bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Manmohan heard the case, where the Allahabad High Court had reopened an issue conclusively...

Employees Who Resigned Or Retired After 5 Years' Service Entitled To Gratuity : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 9) held that an employee who resigns or opts for voluntary retirement is entitled to gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, provided he has completed at least five years of continuous service. A bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Manmohan directed the Delhi Transport Corporation to pay gratuity to the family of the Appellant-employee...

Supreme Court Flags Failure Of New Arbitration Bill In Providing Statutory Appeal Against Arbitral Tribunals' Termination Orders

The Supreme Court criticised the new Arbitration and Conciliation Bill for failing to address the ambiguity regarding the relief against an arbitral tribunal terminating the proceedings, noting that the new Bill made no effort to remedy this gap in the law."It is indeed very sad to note that even after these many years, procedural issues such as the one involved in the case at hand,...

Bail Can't Be Cancelled Merely For Non-Apperance In Police Station When Chargesheet Is Filed & Accused Attending Trial : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that bail cannot be revoked merely because an accused failed to report to a police station at periodic intervals, particularly once the investigation has concluded and trial has commenced. The judgment came in an appeal filed by Sheikh Irshad @ Monu, whose bail had been cancelled by the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, on the State's plea. A Bench comprising...

Non-Signatory Which Isn't A Veritable Party Cannot Invoke Arbitration Clause : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 9) held that a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement cannot invoke the arbitration clause against a party with whom it shares no legal relationship and where there is no indication of any intention to bind the non-signatory to the main contract. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan heard the matter, where the...

If Arbitral Tribunal Terminates Proceedings For Not Paying Fees, Remedy Is To Seek Recall & Then Invoke S.14(2) : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an arbitral tribunal is legally empowered to terminate proceedings under Section 38(2) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 when a party fails to pay its share of the arbitrator's fees.Once such a termination occurs, the remedy available to the party is to seek the recall of the order before the Tribunal itself. If the recall application is dismissed,...

'Failure To Name Known Accused In FIR A Crucial Omission', Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 8) set aside the conviction of a man in a murder case, observing that the prosecution's case failed to prove the guilt beyond a reasonable doubt due to a crucial omission in the FIR, where the informant, despite knowing the accused's identity, failed to name him in the FIR. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the case, noting...