SCC Weekly

Constitution of India — Art. 226 — Writ appeal — Tax matters: Jurisdiction of Division Bench in a writ appeal is primarily

Service Law — Retirement/Superannuation — Voluntary retirement — Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS): Where VRS floated by employer is contractual in nature and

Constitution of India — Art. 137 — Review: Reagitation of decided issue, not permissible. [T.N. Terminated Full Time Temporary LIC Employees Assn.

Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 1999 — Regn. 45-B: Regn. 45-B is not ultra vires the provisions contained

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 7, 8, & 16 — Arbitrability of dispute: Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil court in

Arbitration Act, 1940 — Ss. 28, 30, 33, 3 and Sch. I, Cl. 3: It is mandatory to complete arbitration proceedings within

Constitution of India — Art. 14 — PIL: U.P. Ex-Chief Ministers Residence Allotment Rules, 1997 which permitted ex-CMs to continue occupation of

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 11(5) and 11(12) and 16 — Appointment of arbitrator: Claims sought to be referred to

Constitution of India — Arts. 174, 85 and 163 — Summoning, proroguing or dissolving of State Legislature under Art. 174: If Chief

Constitution of India — Arts. 136 and 145(3): Reference to Constitution Bench to restrict scope of Art. 136, dismissed. Even if a

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 11(6) — Appointment of arbitrator: In absence of counter as to referability of dispute to

Constitution of India — Art. 32 — Droughts — 2015-2016 Drought in India: As one-third population   of the country, that is, about

Motor Vehicles — Road accidents, deaths and injuries — Laws governing road safety: Binding directions of Supreme Court in exercise of power

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 53, 54, 55-A and 45 — Validity of non-remittable special category sentence in substitution of death sentence:

Administrative Law — Promissory Estoppel — Applicability — Nature and Scope — Invocation of the Doctrine: It is not the law that

Central Excise Act, 1944 — Ss. 11-B and 11-BB — Circular dated 30-5-1995, cl. (g) — Refund — Liability of the Revenue

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Ss. 31(7)(a) and (b) — Compound interest: Amount awarded under S. 31(7)(a) whether with interest or

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Ss. 148 and 151 — Discretion of court to extend time for doing any act prescribed/allowed by

Arbitration Act, 1940 — Ss. 13, 29, 30, 33 and 34 — Powers of arbitrator to award interest pendente lite: Award of