Arbitration - 2015 Amendment Won't Apply To Section 34 Applications Filed Prior To It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the 2015 amendment to Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 will apply only to Section 34 applications that have been made after the date of the amendment. "Section 34 as amended will apply only to Section 34 applications that have been made to the Court on or after 23.10.2015, irrespective of the fact that the arbitration proceedings may...

Advocate Losing A Case After Arguing Is Not 'Deficiency Of Service' For Filing Consumer Complaint: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an advocate losing a case cannot be said to be deficiency in service on his/her part."In every litigation, either of the party is bound to lose and in such a situation either of the party who will lose in the litigation may approach the consumer fora for compensation alleging deficiency in service, which is not permissible at all", the bench comprising Justices...

Gujarat Riots - No Appeal Filed Against Maya Kodnani's Acquittal; VHP Persons Appointed Prosecutors In Many Cases : Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court

On Wednesday, to demonstrate the lack of proper investigation by the SIT in the Gujarat riots conspiracy case, Mr. Kapil Sibal pointed out to the Supreme Court that SIT has not challenged the Gujarat High Court's decision to acquit Maya Kodnani, former BJP MLA from Naroda, who was identified as the 'kingpin' in the Naroda Patiya massacre of 2002 by the trial court. Kodnani was named as a...

Gujarat Riots | 'No Investigator With A Sense Of Justice Will Discard These Evidence': Sibal Slams SIT Probe Giving Clean Chit To Narendra Modi & Ors

Sibal argued that the SIT did not question the accused, seize their phones, collect their call records and ignored evidence showing conspiracy and hate speech and discarded the Tehalka sting reports, though the same were used for prosecution by SIT in the Naroda Patya case.

Notable Interventions Of Madras HC Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Now Proposed To Be Transferred To Meghalaya HC

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee to the Meghalaya High Court. The recommendation, which was made in the Collegium meeting held on September 16, was published only on November 9.Chief Justice Banerjee who hails from the Calcutta High Court was appointed as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court on January 4, 2021. He is...

'Show Nawab Malik's Tweets Are False' : Bombay High Court To Sameer Wankhede's Father In Defamation Suit

The Court said that the actions of Sameer Wankhede as a public officer can be examined.

Delhi's Air Quality Crisis : Important Supreme Court Orders On Firecrackers & Stubble Burning [2016-2021]

As the Air Quality Index (AQI) dipped to hazardous category in Delhi and other surrounding cities following the festival of Diwali, the discussion on Supreme Court orders on regulation of firecrackers and stubble burning have again come to the forefront. The Supreme Court over the last few years has passed a number of orders stipulating directions for regulating persistent issues such as the manufacture and sale of firecrackers, vehicular emissions, air pollution and other analogous concerns....

Breaking: SC Collegium Recommends Transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee To Meghalaya HC

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 16th September 2021 has recommended the transfer of Mr. Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Chief Justice, Madras High Court to Meghalaya High Court.The collegium has also recommended the transfer of Mr. Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, Judge, Allahabad High Court to Madras High Court.Click Here To Read The StatementClick Here To Read The...

Legal Profession Is Not About Profit Maximization, But About Service To Society : CJI NV Ramana

Speaking at a function organized by the National Legal Services Authority to observe the "Legal Services Day", the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Tuesday that the legal profession is not about profit maximization but about service to the society. As an appeal to the young law students, the CJI said : "Your decision to join the legal aid movement will pave the path for a great...

Courts Are Closed But Is Justice On Leave? Revisiting The Debate On Judicial Vacations

The fact that after vacation for Dussera, the Supreme Court had again gone on a week-long vacation for Diwali has reignited the debate on the need for court vacations.The ones questioning the en masse vacations have resorted to the argument of innumerable cases pending across the strata of the Indian judiciary(as per the statistics on the Supreme Court's own website, as of 01/10/2021 there are 69,922 pending matters before it). Another argument is that no other public institution takes as...

Why Petrol & Diesel Excluded From GST? Kerala High Court Seeks GST Council's Response

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the GST council to explain why petrol and diesel were not included within the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST). A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly asked the GST council to file a statement in this regard within ten days. The Court was adjudicating upon a petition filed by Kerala...

Bombay High Court Directs Nawab Malik To File Reply To Wankhede's Defamation Suit By Tomorrow, Hearing On November 10

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik to respond to a defamation suit filed by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede's father by tomorrow. Dhyandev Wankhede has sought a declaration that Malik's remarks, in press releases or interviews or social media including but not limited to his Twitter account, are "tortious...