Arbitral Award Cannot Be Set Aside Merely On The Ground Of Erroneous Application Of Law Or Misappreciation Of Evidence : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday (30th March), held that apart from the grounds mentioned in Section 34(2)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 2013, an arbitral award can be set aside only when it is vitiated by patent illegality, and not on ground of erroneous application of law or by misappreciation of evidence. A Bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Re-Appointment Of Kannur University VC

The Supreme Court on April 4 issued notice in the SLP challenging the Re appointment of the Vice Chancellor of Kannur University. A bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Vikram Nath issued notice on the Special Leave Petition that assailed Kerala High Court's order datedFebruary 23, 2022 ("impugned judgement") wherein a Division Bench had upheld Single Judge's order of dismissing...

Arbitrator's Fee : Claim & Counter-Claim Have To Be Bundled Up Together, With Rs.30 lakhs Ceiling, Says Supreme Court During Hearing

The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed the hearing on the issue of fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant was hearing the plea by the ONGC on the issue of the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.During the...

BREAKING| Parliament Passes Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill 2022 Allowing Collection Of Prisoners' Biometrics

The Rajya Sabha today passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 which enables investigating officers to collect the biometric details of prisoners. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday, April 4.The Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha by a voice-vote. An opposition proposal to refer the Bill to a select committee was defeated in vote.The Bill proposes to allow Police...

Forcible Dispossession Of Private Property Of A Person Without Following Due Process Of Law, Is Violative Of Both Human & Constitutional Right: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that forcible dispossession of private property of a person without following due process of law, is violative of both their human right and constitutional right.Sukh Dutt Ratra and Bhagat Ram claim to be owners of land which was utilized for the construction of the 'Narag Fagla Road' in 1972-73. They filed a writ petition before the High Court of Himachal Pradesh...

"Ingenuity Of Lawyers" : Supreme Court On 60 Cases Between Husband & Wife In Matrimonial Dispute

"The ingenuity of the lawyers has to be marked, 60 cases between a husband and a wife!" the Supreme Court of India remarked on Wednesday while hearing a case of matrimonial discord.The remark came from Justice Hima Kohli, after the counsel appearing for petitioner informed a Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana that 60 cases have been filed by the husband and wife in 30 years...

Amalgamation Doesn't Wind Up Company; Income Tax Notice Not Invalid Merely Because It Was Sent To Amalgamating Company : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, held that whether corporate death of amalgamating entity upon amalgamation per se invalidates an assessment order issued under the Income Tax Act, 1961 cannot be determined on a bare application of Section 481 of the Companies Act, 1956 or its equivalent in the 2013 Act, which deals with the dissolution of the said company. The Apex Court stated that the...

Centre Should Allocate Funds To Implement Domestic Violence Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Central Government cannot leave the implementation of the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act 2005 to the States alone and should bear the responsibility of allocating funds for the enforcement of the rights under the Act.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha was hearing a PIL filed by the NGO "We The Women...

Supreme Court Disposes Amazon-Future Case As Parties Agree To Resume Singapore Arbitration Proceedings

The Supreme Court on Wednesday recorded the agreement between Amazon and Future Group to approach the Singapore Arbitration Tribunal to resume the arbitration proceedings on an understanding that the Tribunal will on priority hear Future Retail Ltd's application seeking termination of the arbitration proceedings instituted by Amazon against the FRL's merger with Reliance Group.The Court...

Breaking: Delhi HC Strikes Down MEA's Decision Requiring Judges Of Supreme Court, High Courts To Seek Political Clearance For Private Visits Abroad

The Delhi High Court has struck down an office memorandum dated July 13, 2021 issued by Ministry of External Affairs, to the extent that it required the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts to seek political clearance for private visits abroad. "Insofar as the instant O.M. dated 13.07.2021 requires judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts to seek political clearance for...

NEET-PG Counselling : Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Issue Related To Maharashtra State Quota

In the NEET-PG Counselling matter, the Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider tomorrow the issue related to the counselling process in the State Quota in Maharashtra.An application has been filed by a group of doctors seeking a clarification that the restriction in the March 31 order of the Supreme Court for State Quota candidates to join Mop-Up round applies only to those candidates...

TMC Leader Saket Gokhale Moves Supreme Court Challenging Extension Of Tenure To ED Director SK Mishra

All India Trinamool Congress's Spokesperson Saket Gokhale has moved Supreme Court challenging the extension of tenure of Mr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra, current Director of Directorate of Enforcement on grounds of it being invalid under the provisions of Sec 25 of The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003. It was alleged that his extension of tenure is also in gross violation of the...