Court can’t directly appoint arbitrator if parties have not exhausted remedies under Arbitration Agreement
Supreme Court: The bench of AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that the Chief Justice or his Designate, in exercise
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Employee is entitled to full back wages if charges against him are found to be malicious
Supreme Court: The bench of L Nageswara Rao and MR Shah, JJ held that a man, by virtue of the disciplinary proceedings
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Environmental Clearance for development of Airport at Mopa, Goa to be revisited
Supreme Court: In a case challenging the grant of an Environmental Clearance (EC) for the development of a greenfield international airport at
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Saravana Bhavan owner P Rajagopal guilty of murdering his employee in 2001 [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, MM Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ has upheld the conviction and sentence of life
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SC explains meaning of “total turnover” under the Karnataka Sales Tax Act
Supreme Court: While examining the applicability of the turnover tax as defined under Section 6 B(1) of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957, the bench of AM Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi, JJ held: “the expression ‘total turnover’ which
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No stipulation of period of completion of Serious Fraud Investigations under Companies Act
Supreme Court: The bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and UU Lalit, JJ has held that Section 212 of the Companies Act, 2013
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SC acquits man in an 18-year-old rape case
Supreme Court: The bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ acquitted a man convicted for the offence of rape and
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Death due to malaria occasioned by a mosquito bite in a malaria prone area is not an accident
Supreme Court: When the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta, JJ was tasked with determining whether a death due to
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SC| Can’t summon additional accused under Section 319 CrPC in the absence of strong and cogent evidence
Supreme Court: In case where a man tried to rope in other relatives of his wife in a criminal proceeding that he
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IPL spot-fixing: SC sets aside life ban imposed on Sreesanth by BCCI
Supreme Court: In a huge relief to cricketer S. Sreesanth, the bench of Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph, JJ has set aside
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SC yet again reminds the High Courts of the limitations under Section 100 CPC
Supreme Court: The Court, yet again, reminded the High Courts of the limitations under Section 100 CPC and said: “despite the catena
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SC| UPSC can recommend Officers having atleast 6 months tenure left for post of Director General of Police
Supreme Court: Clarifying the order dated 03.07.2018, the bench of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and L. Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ said
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SC commutes death sentence of a man who raped and killed a 5-year-old to 25 years’ imprisonment. Here’s why
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of NV Ramana, MM Shantanagoudar and Indira Banerjee, JJ has commuted the death sentence to 25 years’
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Not the first time when Mathews Nedumpara has ‘attempted to browbeat and insult Judges’: SC
Supreme Court: Holding advocate Mathew Nedumpara guilty of contempt, the bench of RF Nariman and Vineet Saran, JJ has issued notice to
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Clauses stipulating ‘deposit-at-call’ before invoking arbitration defeats the purpose of ADR process
Supreme Court: In the case where a Notice Inviting Tender had a clause asking the parties invoking arbitration to furnish a “deposit-at-call”
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SC ‘fixes’ it’s January 7 verdict; Teachers can now claim gratuity under Payment of Gratuity Act
Supreme Court: The Bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Indu Malhotra, JJ has held that pendency of any writ petition by itself
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SC| Revisionary Court shouldn’t act like an Appellate Court
Supreme Court: Reminding the Courts of the scope of their powers, the bench of Abhay Manohar Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari, JJ has
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Ayodhya Dispute to be settled by a ‘confidential’ Court monitored mediation; No Gag order passed [Full Report]
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and SA Bobde, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer, JJ has
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SC awards Rs. 10 Lakh compensation in a medical negligence case to ‘send message’ to medical practitioners
Supreme Court: In a case of medical negligence where a minor surgery resulted in amputating a woman’s arm, the bench of Abhay
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SC elaborates on the scheme of determining additional purchase price under Clause 5A under Sugarcane Control Order, 1966
Supreme Court: On the question relating to assessment of the taxable income of a Co-operative Society engaged in the business of production
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