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Arbitration Award Which Ignores Vital Evidence Or Rewrites The Contract Is Liable To Be Set Aside: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an arbitration award which ignores vital evidence in arriving at its decision or rewrites a contract is liable to be set aside under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act on the ground of patent illegality.The bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and BR Gavai observed that a finding based on no evidence at all or an award which ignores vital...
Supreme Court To Hear On 25th Aug BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's Plea Against Delhi High Court's Refusal To Quash Summon Issued In Defamation Case Filed By Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
Supreme Court has on Friday decided to hear on August 25th BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's plea challenging the judgment of the Delhi High Court which refused to quash the summoning order issued by the Magistrate in defamation case filed by Manish Sisodia, Delhi's Deputy CMA bench comprising Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice V Ramasubramanian observed that the matter should be heard on...
Will Examine If Suspension Of Yatin Oza's Senior Designation Is Proportionate, Says Supreme Court
The Full Court of the Gujarat High Court has reiterated its earlier stand of not revoking the suspension of senior designation of Yatin Oza, the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday. Taking note of this development, the Supreme Court adjourned Yatin Oza's petition challenging the High Court's decision for hearing on merits to September 1. The Court said today that it will also examine if...
'Must Subserve Administration Of Justice': Supreme Court Formulates Principles On Withdrawal Of Prosecution Under Section 321 CrPC
The Supreme Court, in its judgment dismissing the plea seeking withdrawal of prosecution in assembly ruckus case, also formulated the principles on the withdrawal of a prosecution under Section 321 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that while deciding a plea to withdraw prosecution, the court must be satisfied that the grant...
Magistrate's Court At Mumbai Refuses Bail To Businessman Raj Kundra In Porn Film Case
A Metropolitan Magistrate's Court at Mumbai has refused to grant bail to actor Shilpa Shetty's husband - businessman Raj Kundra and his associate Ryan Thorpe in a case related to the alleged production and distribution of pornographic content. Kundra was arrested by the Mumbai Police's Crime Branch on July 19, 2021 and booked under sections 354(C) (Voyeurism), 292 (sale of...
Calcutta HC Bar Association Passes Resolution To Abstain From Boycotting Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal's Courtroom
The Bar Association of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday held a General Body meeting in order to address the grievances of a section of lawyers who have decided to boycott the courtroom of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal citing alleged transgressions in his administrative duties. The lawyers were aggrieved by the decision of the Chief Justice to delist a case from Justice...
'Umadevi' Judgment Doesn't Absolve Duty To Comply With Earlier SC Judgment Directing Regularization: Supreme Court To Anand University
The Supreme Court observed that the judgment in Umadevi case does not absolve the Anand Agricultural University of its duty to comply with the direction in an earlier judgment.Eligible daily wagers in accordance with the scheme have been eagerly awaiting regularization as per the judgment of this Court in Gujarat Agricultural University's case, the bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and...
West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Grants State Time Till July 31 To File Supplementary Affidavit To NHRC Report
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted time to the West Bengal government to submit its supplementary affidavit in response to report of the Committee of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) by July 31. The Court made it clear during the hearing on Wednesday that no further extension of time shall be given. The matter is slated to be heard next on August 2. The 5 judge...
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice SC Agrawal Passes Away
Former judge of the Supreme Court, Justice S.C. Agrawal has passed away at 88.Born on September 5, 1933 in Jaipur, Justice Agrawal completed his schooling from Rajasthan and obtained his degree in Law from Maharaja's College, Rajasthan University, in 1952. He pursued LL.M. from the University College, London in 1957.Justice Agrawal enrolled as a Pleader in the District Court, Jaipur in 1952....
'Destruction Of Property Not Freedom Of Speech In House' : Supreme Court Rejects Kerala Govt Plea To Withdraw Prosecution In Assembly Ruckus Case
The criminal prosecution against six members of the Left Democratic Front , who are accused in the Kerala assembly ruckus case of 2015, cannot be withdrawn, held the Supreme Court on Wednesday."The action of the members have trodden past the constitutional means", the Supreme Court observed while holding that they cannot claim protection of legislative privileges and immunity under Article 194...