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Commercial Suits Filed Before 20.08.2022 Without Pre-Institution Mediation Be Kept In Abeyance To Explore Mediation : Supreme Court
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court (May 15) reaffirmed that pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 is mandatory, as held in Patil Automation's case (2022), but clarified that this requirement applies prospectively from 20.08.2022 to avoid disrupting pending cases. In Patil Automation Private Limited v. Rakheja Engineers Private Limited, (2022)...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Man Convicted For Rape On False Marriage Promise After Parties Agree To Marry
In an exceptional turn of events on Thursday (May 15), the Supreme Court suspended the sentence of a man, who was convicted for rape on the false pretext of marriage, after he and the complainant-woman agreed to marry each other.The Court granted interim bail to the man to enable him to marry the woman.The bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and SC Sharma was hearing the case where...
Supreme Court Imposes Fine Up To Rs. 25,000 Per Tree For Illegal Felling In Taj Trapezium Zone
The Supreme Court recently imposed penalties up to Rs. 25,000 per tree for illegal tree felling within the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ), invoking its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution.Farmers who illegally fell private trees of exempted species to be fined Rs. 5,000 per tree as a compounding fee, with the timber returned to them. In cases involving restricted species or exempted...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 15, 2025
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Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment Tomorrow On Court Managers' Appointment
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow on the issue relating to the appointments of Court Managers in the All India Judges Association case.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice AG Masih and Justice K Vinod Chandran will pronounce the verdict.Apology & Clarification : It was initially misreported that the matter was listed for judgment on the issue of...
Madras HC Should've Followed Principles Of Natural Justice If It Intended To Recall Order Quashing ED Case Against Former DGP: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today quashed an ECIR against former DGP MS Jaffar Sait in a money laundering case, holding that the Madras High Court erred by rehearing the matter after having already allowed his quashing petition, without issuing notice to the parties.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan allowed Sait's appeal against the Madras High Court's decision to relist for...
Supreme Court Asks Bombay HC To Decide Challenge To Maratha Quota Law Soon
The Supreme Court recently declined to entertain a plea challenging the 10% Maratha reservation quota in Maharashtra's government jobs and educational admissions. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih refused to entertain the writ petition filed by the candidates preparing for NEET UG and NEET PG 2025 Exams. Considering the nearing date of examinations (June 15 for NEET PG, NEET UG...
Arbitral Award Cannot Be Set Aside Solely For Lack Of Jurisdiction If No Timely Objection Raised Before Tribunal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on May 15 reiterated that arbitral awards made under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, cannot be set aside merely because the disputes should have been adjudicated under the Madhya Pradesh Madhyastham Adhikaran Adhiniyam, 1983 (“MP Act”), and no jurisdictional objections were raised at the proper stage of the proceedings. The Court held that any challenge to...
Student Suicide: Supreme Court Directs Personal Presence Of IIT Kharagpur Officer, Police Officer-In-Charge To Explain Delay In Filing FIR
Taking serious note of the delay in filing an FIR by IIT Kharagpur authorities in the incident of a student's suicide, the Supreme Court on May 13 directed the officer concerned of the IIT and the Officer in Charge of the area Police station to be present at the next hearing to explain the reasons for such lapse. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan was hearing the matter...
Chandni Chowk Illegal Constructions | Supreme Court Stays Conversion Of Residential Houses Into Commercial Complexes; Warns MCD Of Contempt
While dealing with allegations of illegal constructions taking place in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, the Supreme Court recently passed an order staying the conversion of residential houses into commercial complexes in the area."Construction of residential premises to commercial complexes shall remain stayed in the relevant areas...no further construction to convert the residential houses...
NSEL Scam | IBC Moratorium Doesn't Bar Property Attachments Under Maharashtra Protection Of Interest Of Depositors Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (May 15) ruled that the moratorium under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (“IBC”) doesn't prohibit attachment of properties under the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act (“MPID Act”). The Court rejected the contention that the moratorium imposed under the IBC bars the attachment of properties under the MPID Act. It held that the...
BREAKING | Supreme Court Clears ₹500 Crore Shri Banke Bihari Temple Corridor Plan, Permits Land Purchase Using Temple Deposits
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court today (May 15) permitted the Uttar Pradesh Government to use funds from the Shri Banke Bihari Temple (Vrindavan) for acquiring 5 acres of land around the temple for corridor development, on the condition that the acquired land shall be registered in the name of the deity. Modifying the order of the Allahabad High Court, which had prohibited the...