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The Court held that “a stipulation mandating the deposit of a substantial percentage of the claim amount, as a precondition to invoking arbitration would inevitably suppress claims, deter recourse to alternative dispute resolution, and thereby defeat its very object”.
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Hailing from Garli, India’s first heritage village, Justice Sanjay Karol served his parent High Court of Himachal Pradesh as Acting Chief Justice and High Courts of Tripura and Patna as Chief Justice before his elevation as a Supreme Court Judge on 6 February 2023.
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The Supreme Court, by order dated 9 May 2014 in Subrata Chattoraj v. Union of India, (2014) 8 SCC 795, had directed the transfer of investigation into the Saradha Chit Fund Scam and other chit fund cases from the State Police to the CBI.
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The Court held that where material facts are disputed, the appropriate remedy ordinarily lies before the competent adjudicatory forum and not before High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution.
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The Court condemned witch-hunting as a “malady” that lets prejudice and superstition override the rule of law and constitutional morality, affirming the murder conviction and stressing that reason must prevail over collective irrationality.
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The Court held that communication of the Section 69, CGST Act order may be made electronically, in addition to the modes permitted under BNSS and other legally permissible modes of communication.
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The Court particularly disapproved of the manner in which the High Court had examined the disputed questions “as if it were an expert of experts” and concluded that the directions flowing from such examination were “clearly indefensible”.
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The Court explained that Insider Trading, in essence, is a “dealing in a company’s securities having been informed by confidential information which is likely to affect the price of the securities in the market, once such information is made public”.
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The deceased had made the “supreme sacrifice” in the performance of his duty and had thereafter been posthumously decorated with the Shaurya Chakra, India’s third-highest peacetime gallantry award.
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While noting that the reported amounts defrauded had decreased substantially, the Court regarded this trend as certainly encouraging but expressly cautioned that “continued monitoring remains indispensable”.
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The Court held that employees serving in disciplined and uniformed forces such as the CISF are expected to maintain consistently high standards of efficiency and discipline.
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The Court granted 1 final opportunity to the defaulting States, that had failed to deposit the earlier costs of ₹50,000 were granted to deposit enhanced costs of ₹1,00,000 by 5 August 2026, failing which contempt proceedings would follow.
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An Administrative-cum-Finance Officer of MAKAIAS challenged his compulsory retirement, alleging that the disciplinary proceedings were vitiated by bias on the part of the Director who acted as the disciplinary authority.
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The Court directed the Jail Superintendent to preserve and produce within 1 week the CCTV footage relating to another alleged incident dated 27 June 2026 involving the appellant.
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The Court held that a comprehensive maintenance contractor owes a heightened duty of care and where it is aware of a defect and fails to implement the necessary remedial measures or ensure safe operation, it is guilty of deficiency in service.
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From a fake AI-generated precedent that voided an insolvency order to a stray bull attack that reshaped animal-welfare law, July 2026 was one of the Supreme Court’s most consequential months. Explore 30+ rulings spanning constitutional law, criminal justice, technology, and human rights, plus the appointments, transfers, and numbers behind the month’s docket.
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The Court clarified that the safeguards against arrest laid down in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273 shall be strictly followed. No live-in partner or relative should be arrested without the mandated preliminary safeguards.
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The Court noted that the respondent was dragged unnecessarily to the High Court by a review prompted by the office of the Chief Minister. The State ought to have accepted the High Court’s interference with a “patently illegal and blatantly tainted” sanction order.
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Justice Ujjal Bhuyan’s legal journey reflects a blend of professional excellence and personal versatility. Born into a distinguished legal family in Guwahati, he built an independent and accomplished career in the legal field spanning over more than 3 decades. Beyond the courtroom, he is known for his keen interest in music, acting, and sports, reflecting a personality that extends beyond the confines of the law.
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The Court observed that environmental adjudication requires reconciling 2 competing constitutional aspirations, the fundamental right of present and future generations to live in a pollution-free environment and the developmental aspirations of a nation comprising nearly one-sixth of humanity.
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