Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Archives

Claims can’t be bisected into arbitrable and non-arbitrable at the stage of appointment of arbitrator under Section 11 of A&C Act: Supreme Court

“The High Court erred in bisecting the claim of the appellant into two parts, one arbitrable and the other non- arbitrable, when it found arbitration agreement to be there for settlement of disputes between the parties.”

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High Court cannot dismiss substantive portion of suit while hearing appeal against rejection of interim injunction: Supreme 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.

Judicial interference in arbitration agreement

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC stresses on judicial restraint in arbitration matters; sets aside HC’s order granting opportunity for cross-examination despite Arbitral Tribunal’s rejection

The Court examined the question that whether the High Court correctly exercised its supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 in granting the respondent one more opportunity to cross-examine the appellant’s witness, despite the Arbitral Tribunal rejected such a prayer.

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SC grants bail to accused in minor’s gang rape case considering the 5 years period spent in custody and slow progress of trial

Earlier, the Bombay High Court had refused to grant bail to the accused considering the seriousness of the offence.

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha

Justice P.S. Narasimha whose tenure as an advocate is full of landmark cases, became the 9th advocate to be directly elevated from the Bar to the Supreme Court judgeship.