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The Court did not grant any relief to the third consortium member, Abir Infrastructure Private Limited, as it had not filed an appeal challenging the High Court judgment.
The Court took note of the hallucination of facts in the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order while setting it aside.
Supreme Court dismissed SLP filed by BMRCL challenging Karnataka High Court judgment restoring arbitral award in favour of Navayuga Engineering Company, reiterating limited scope of interference under Sections 34 and 37, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and upholding award including finance charges as compensatory claim.
Supreme Court clarifies that rejection of a jurisdictional plea under Section 16, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be challenged under Section 34 at an interim stage and must await the final arbitral award.
Formerly a Judge of Kerala High Court and Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed to the Supreme Court in January 2025.
“If both the giver and the taker are penalised, no giver of dowry can be expected to come forward to make a complaint, being under the threat of being prosecuted himself.”
Unapproved restructuring of loan facility not in compliance with the Debenture Trust Deed cannot defeat the admission of Section 7 IBC application once financial debt and default are established.
“Nepotism and self-aggrandizement are anathema to a democratic system, more so when it happens within a society comprising members of the government service, enabling housing facilities to its members by transparent allotment.”
Aravali Hills and Ranges is an area comprising significant biodiversity. The Range also act as a green barrier thereby preventing desertification in the Indo-Gangetic plains, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh.
CREDAI had filed a petition seeking review of the Vanashakti judgment that had barred post-facto ECs, putting certain ongoing or completed projects without prior EC at risk of demolition.
Delhi Ridge acts as the green lungs of the city, especially in the present conditions of increased pollution. Therefore, the Delhi Ridge Management Board needs to actively work towards protecting and preserving the Delhi Ridge after its due identification.
“When a person cannot incriminate himself, he cannot be prejudiced or incriminated by the statement of his counsel, only on the basis of the professional communications he had with his counsel, in confidence”.
The directions issued by the High Court included that the activities near Futala Lake shall not lead to any damage to the lake and the entire waterbed along with its recreational and beautification structures are kept clean and properly maintained.
“A careful reading of the provisions clearly demonstrates that if more than one injury is caused in the same accident the amount of compensation payable under the Act shall be aggregated, but not to the extent of such aggregation exceeding the amount which would have been payable if permanent total disablement had resulted from the injuries.”
In this 14-year-old cold-blooded case, the deceased was hacked to death in front of his own son. During the trial, 71 out of 87 witnesses turned hostile including the relevant ones, thereby leading to the collapse of the prosecution case before Trial Court.
Formerly a Judge of Kerala High Court and Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed as Judge of Supreme Court in January 2025.
The High Courts should direct for CBI investigation only in cases where material prima facie discloses something calling for an investigation by CBI and it should not be done in a routine manner or on the basis of some vague allegations. The “ifs” and “buts” without any definite conclusion are not sufficient to put an agency like CBI into motion.
The High Court unfortunately reversed the acquittal without anything other than a finding on alibi having not been proved and the accused not having offered any explanation regarding the death of the deceased, which occurred while they were living together.
“There was no promise of marriage to coerce consent from the complainant for sexual intercourse.”
“It is true that admission to candidates who had not appeared in the NEET examination could not have been given by the College.”