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Interest Act | Interest Can't Be Claimed On Delayed Payment If Contract Bars It : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that when the contract doesn't stipulate for payment of interest on a delayed payment, a party is not entitled to the same. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh set aside the Kerala High Court's decision, which had upheld the award of interest on delayed payments in favor of the Respondent. The case arose from a contract executed in April...
Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case : Supreme Court To Hear Khalid Saifi's Bail Plea, Rejects Claim For Parity With Co-Accused Given Bail
The Supreme Court today(February 18) issued notice in a plea filed by United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi, challenging the denial of bail by the Delhi High Court in connection with a case of a larger conspiracy into the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under the Indian Penal Code and UAPA. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale however orally said that...
Rs 1270 Crores Contracts Given To Arunachal CM's Kin, Alleges Petitioner Seeking Probe; Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court on February 17 reserved judgment in a public interest litigation seeking a probe by a Special Investigation Team(SIT) into the alleged irregular allotment of public contracts to companies owned by relatives of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu.The petitioners have alleged that contracts and tenders of the State have been awarded to firms associated with the...
'Cannot Specify Date For Return To India, English Courts Have Barred Me From Leaving England': Vijay Mallya Tells Bombay High Court
Former liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Wednesday while citing orders passed by the courts in England, told the Bombay High Court that he is unable to 'precisely' spell out as to by when he would exactly return to India since the English courts have barred him from leaving their jurisdiction. Notably, a division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad had on December...
Supreme Court Restrains Exhumation Of Tribal Christians' Dead Bodies In Chhattisgarh For Re-Burial Away From Their Villages
The Supreme Court today passed an interim order restraining forcible exhumation and re-location of tribal Christians' dead bodies away from their village grounds in Chhattisgarh.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria passed the order, while issuing notice on a public interest litigation assailing the forcible exhumation and re-location of tribal Christians' dead bodies...
Anjel Chakma Murder : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General To Examine Plea Seeking Guidelines Against Racial Violence
The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation seeking guidelines to curb identity-based and racial violence against persons from the North-East, requesting the Attorney General for India to examine the issues raised.The plea was filed in the wake of the alleged racially motivated murder of Tripura youth Anjel Chakma in Uttarakhand last December. The petitioner,...
Principles For Bail In Heinous Crimes Must Apply To Serious Economic Offences : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the principles governing bail in heinous offences apply with equal force to serious economic offences, as such crimes directly undermine the economic well-being and quality of life of citizens. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran set aside the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench order, which granted bail to an accused, who is a...
'ED Has Been Weaponised', 'No, ED Was Terrorised' : Exchange In Supreme Court Plea Against Mamata Banerjee
In ED's case against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and others over the IPAC office search, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju today submitted before the Supreme Court that the agency has been "terrorized".The remark was a response to a submission by Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra that the agency must justify its "weaponization". "It [ED] has not been weaponized, it has been terrorized",...
'Erroneous': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Verdict That Grabbing Minor's Breasts, Loosening Pyjama String Wasn't Rape Attempt
The Supreme Court has set aside the controversial judgment of the Allahabad High Court which had held that allegations of grabbing a minor girl's breast and loosening the string of her pyjama did not amount to an attempt to commit rape, but only to “preparation”. Holding that the High Court misapplied settled criminal law principles, the Supreme Court restored the original summons issued...
'No Foreign Expressions ' : Supreme Court Calls For Guidelines Rooted In Indian Social Fabric To Sensitise Judges On Sexual Offences
The Supreme Court has directed the National Judicial Academy to frame comprehensive draft guidelines to inculcate sensitivity and compassion in judicial handling of sexual offence cases, stressing that such norms must reflect India's social fabric and not be borrowed from foreign jurisdictions.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice NV Anjaria...