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LiveLaw Academy Launches Intensive Course on Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice by Sr. Adv. Percival Billimoria
LiveLaw Academy has launched its Intensive Course on Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice, designed and taught by Percival Billimoria. Registrations are now open. Interested participants can enroll through the LiveLaw Academy website. This course is designed to bridge the gap between legal theory and the practical realities of dispute resolution, offering participants a structured and hands-on understanding of arbitration as practised in India and internationally. A Practical,...
Supreme Court Allows Transwoman To Apply As Transgender For Delhi Teaching Posts Regardless Of Gender Notified For Vacancy
The Supreme Court recently came to the aid of a transgender person, who has been filing repeated petitions seeking protection of her employment rights, by allowing her, as an interim measure, to apply as a transgender person to teaching posts advertised by the Delhi Government regardless of the gender mentioned against a particular vacancy.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing a petition filed by Jane Kaushik, who was aggrieved by the Delhi Directorate of...
Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: March 30 To April 05, 2026
JudgmentsGovt Can Withdraw Tax Concession Given To Industry In Public Interest : Supreme CourtCase Details: State of Maharashtra & Others v. Reliance Industries Ltd. & OthersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 304The Supreme Court has observed that tax concessions granted by the government create no indefeasible right on the recipient to claim it indefinitely, and the government can withdraw...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: March 2026
SUPREME COURT S.173(3) BNSS Safeguard Against Mechanical Registration Of FIRs On Vague & Doubtful Allegations: Supreme Court Case Title: ASHISH DAVE Versus THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ANR., SLP(Crl) No. 19369/2025 The Supreme Court has observed that Section 173(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) is intended to prevent the mechanical registration of FIRs...
Independent Cooperative Societies Not 'State' Under Art 12; Their Election Process Not Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction: Supreme Court
In a dispute pertaining to election of the Management Committee of District Milk Unions in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court recently held that District Milk Unions are independent co-operative societies not amenable to writ jurisdiction of High Courts.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan observed that the Rajasthan High Court erred in entertaining pleas challenging bye-laws framed by the District Milk Unions, as the District Milk Unions cannot be characterized as "instrumentalities of...
Investments Of Multi State Co-Operative Societies Must Align With Society's Own Business As Per Bye-Laws: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a multi-state co-operative society can invest in another company, including as a resolution applicant under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, only if the target company is either its subsidiary or engaged in the “same line of business”.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan clarified that Section 64 of the Multi-State...
IBC | NCLT Not To Examine If 'Pre-Existing Dispute' Will Succeed While Considering S.9 Application Of Operational Creditor : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that it is impermissible for the adjudicating authority under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code to examine the merits of the dispute while considering an application for CIRP under Section 9 by an operational creditor. It added that once the authority is satisfied that there exists a plausible pre-existing dispute, the Section 9 application would...
'Technology A Constitutional Instrument' : CJI Surya Kant Launches e-Courts Phase III Project With₹7,200 Crore Outlay
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) today formally launched Phase III of the e-Courts project, involving an outlay of Rs 7210 crores, describing it as a transformative step aimed at making justice delivery seamless, inclusive, and accessible across the country. Addressing a two-day National Conference on Judicial Digital Transformation held in New Delhi, CJI Surya Kant emphasised that...
Right To Contest Co-operative Society Elections Subject To Statutory Limitations : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that neither the right to vote nor the right to contest an election is a fundamental right. The two rights are distinct from each other, and the right to contest is subject to stricter regulations, such as, in terms of qualifications, disqualifications, and institutional requirements.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan made the observation...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 10, 2026
Links to reports of April 10 :Court Cannot Substitute Its Decision In Place Of Authority's Discretion : Supreme Court Sets Aside Direction To GovernorTitle Suit Hit By 'Constructive Res Judicata' If Plaintiff Omitted It In Earlier Injunction Suit Where Title Was Disputed : Supreme CourtWest Bengal SIR | Supreme Court To Consider 'Freezing Date' Issue For Pending Appeals On April 13'Don't Rush...