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Arbitration | Unconditional Stay On Execution Of Award Only In Exceptional Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently declined to grant an unconditional stay on the execution of the arbitral award, holding that the requirement to deposit the security amount was justified since the award was not shown to have been induced or tainted by fraud or corruption. Referring to its latest ruling in Lifestyle Equities C.V. and Another v. Amazon Technologies Inc., a bench of Justices...
Statement Made Before Customs Officer U/S 108 Customs Act Over Goods Seizure Not Admissible In Evidence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that statements made by an assessee to the Customs Department under Section 108 of the Customs Act 1962, upon seizure of its goods, is not admissible as evidence in court of law.“Statements under Section 108 would not be admissible in evidence,” said a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain.Section 108 deals with the power of customs...
'We Can Direct ECI To Extend Date For Publication Of Draft Rolls If Case Made Out' : Supreme Court In Pleas Against SIR In WB, TN
While hearing the petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 26) orally remarked that it can extend the deadline for the publication of the draft electoral rolls if found necessary.Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made this oral comment when the parties appearing in the West Bengal matter...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Overnight Removal Of Govt Pleader; Says 'Doctrine Of Pleasure' Not A Licence For Arbitrary Action
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a notification cancelling the appointment of an Additional District Government Pleader within 24-hours of his appointment and appointing another advocate in his place.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna said,“The appointment made is on one day, and undone the next day, within a span of just 24 hours. The petitioner so appointed, as Government...
'Proceeds On Conjecture, Devoid Of Reasons': Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Barring Seer's Entry In Dharwad For Two Months
The Karnataka High Court (Dharwad bench) on Tuesday (November 25) set aside a prohibitory order dated November 04 passed against Adrushya Kadeshwara Swamiji, restraining him from entering the territorial limits of Dharwad district, for the period commencing from November 05 till January 03 next year.Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and said: "The order is devoid of reasons,...
Presidential Reference Opinion Turns The Constitution On Its Head
It has been famously said that no case is ever finally decided until it is rightly decided. The Supreme Court's opinion in the latest Presidential Reference -In re: Assent, Withholding or Reservation of the Bills by the Governor and the President of India 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1124 (the opinion) falls in that category. It has turned the Constitution on its head. References under Art 143 are made to illumine and resolve a constitutional or other question of law or fact where there is any doubt and...
Bombay High Court Upholds Arbitral Award In Favour Of TCS; Rejects UP Assembly's 'Frustration' Claim Over Cancelled Recruitment Exam
The Bombay High Court dismissed a petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretariat under section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Arbitration Act) thereby upholding an arbitral award passed in favor of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) concerning the conduct of an online recruitment examinations for Review Officers and Assistant Review...
Winter Internship Programme At Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority, Jabalpur, invites application for Winter Internship Programme.Name of the Post: InternNo. of Post: 45 (Forty Five) each batchDuration: Batch 1 - 02.12.2025 to 22.12.2025 Batch 2 - 07.01.2026 to 27.01.2026. Batch 3 - 3.02.2026 to 23.02.2026 Essential Qualification and Experience • Law students enrolled in recognized law colleges and universities during the months of December 2025, January 2026, and February 2026. How to apply? • Interested...
Written OTS Offer Revives Time-Barred Debt, NCLT Delhi Admits Insolvency Plea Against JS Designer
The National Company Law Tribunal at New Delhi has recently admitted Central Bank of India's insolvency plea against JS Designer Ltd, holding that the company's written one-time settlement proposals in 2024 constituted a fresh and enforceable promise to pay a time barred debt. A coram of Judicial Member Jyotsna Sharma and Technical Member Anu Jagmohan Singh noted that JS Designer had remained...
Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam: Supreme Court Exempts Ex- CM's Secretary & OSD, Director Of Balaji Cements From Surrender
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 26) exempted three accused in the Andhra Pradesh liquor scam from surrendering in terms of the Andhra Pradesh High Court's order which cancelled the default bail granted to them.The interim relief is granted to retired IAS officer K. Dhanunjaya Reddy (former Secretary in the CMO), Krishna Mohan Reddy (former OSD to former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan...