Rs 2 Lakh indemnity clause restrictive covenant
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Vijaya Bank while issuing the appointment letter to the respondent, included a restrictive covenant carrying an indemnity clause, wherein the respondent had to pay the Bank if he leaves the service before completion of 3 years.

Dismissal of suit
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court was considering an appeal appeal against an order of the High Court dismissing the suit while considering an application for an injunction.

HC supervisory power art. 227
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Short-circuiting of procedure to reach hasty outcomes is an undesirable propensity of an overburdened judiciary. Such impulses rendering procedural safeguards and substantive rights subvert certainty and consistency in law and need to be discouraged”.

justice joymalya bagchi supreme court
Know thy Judge

Justice Joymalya Bagchi formerly serving as Judge of Calcutta High Court was appointed to the Supreme Court on 10-3-2025 and is in line to become the CJI in 2031.

Justice Joymalya Bagchi Supreme Court
Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Bagchi’s elevation to the Supreme Court was recommended by the Collegium on 06-03-2025 and his appointment was confirmed by the Centre on 10-03-2025.

Justice Joymalya Bagchi
Appointments & TransfersNews

The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, CJI, in its meeting held on 06-3-2025, recommended the name of Justice Bagchi for the Supreme Court.

Justice Joymalya Bagchi
Appointments & TransfersNews

When appointed, Justice Joymalya will be in line to become Chief Justice of India after retirement of Justice KV Viswanathan.

calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court held that the Trial Court erred in awarding death penalty with reference to gravity of the offence alone.

calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court held that the proximity between the last seen circumstance and the recovery of the victim’s body established a livelink between their presence and the rape and murder.

calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Considering the evidence, including the presence of the accused in the room at the time of death and the nature of injuries, the Calcutta High Court held that the Prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.