The conundrum in seeking Interim reliefs for foreign seated arbitrations in India
by Sushmita Gandhi*, Anamika Singh** & Bhargav Kosuru***
law
Yearly Wrap Up | A Reflection on 2020
It’s the last day of 2020, and here we are with the 20 most-read Case Briefs of the SCC Online Blog in
Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Justice Hima Kohli, Dr Justice S. Muralidhar appointed as Chief Justices of respective HCs
Appointment Orders President is pleased to appoint Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Judge of the Calcutta High Court, to be the Chief Justice of
P&H HC | Reiterating personal autonomy of choosing a life partner, Court clarifies that enforcement of a Fundamental Right cannot rest on ‘marriageable age’ of the petitioner
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Alka Sarin, J., allowing the present petition, reemphasized on the extended view of Article 21 as opted
Ker HC | HC upholds concurrent findings of conviction and sentence of Trial Court and Appellate Court sought to be set aside in revision petition
Kerala High Court: N.Anil Kumar, J., allowed the instant revision petition against the concurrent findings of the Trial Court and the Appellate
MP HC | Justice Satish Chandra Sharma appointed as a Judge of Karnataka HC
Transfer Orders Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court transferred as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court
AP HC | Chief Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari appointed as CJ of Sikkim HC
Transfer Orders President transfers Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, as Chief Justice of the Sikkim High
Calcutta HC | Justice Joymalya Bagchi of Cal HC appointed as Judge Andhra Pradesh HC
Transfer Orders of Justice Joymalya Bagchi of Calcutta High Court as a Judge Andhra Pradesh President, after consultation with the Chief Justice
Jhar HC | [Public Interest Litigation] Being a prime institution of the State, NUSRL definitely needs regular support from the State Government; necessary directions issued
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J., while issuing directions for encircling the
P&H HC | Is there any provision of Negotiable Instruments Act that refers to any pre-condition for availing a valuable right of first appeal? HC elaborates
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Gurvinder Singh Gill, J., observed that, Right to appeal against conviction is an invaluable statutory right vested upon
2020 Wrap-Up — 22 Notable rulings by High Courts on Negotiable Instruments Act
And, that’s a wrap! Here’s the list of our coverage on Negotiable Instruments Act in the year 2020. [Allahabad High Court] All
Chh HC | Degree of proof which is necessary to order conviction in a criminal case is different from degree of proof necessary to record commission of delinquency in a departmental proceeding
Chhattisgarh High Court: P. Sam Koshy J., dismissed the petition stating that no interference is required at this juncture keeping in mind
Ker HC | After appointment of Sole Arbitrator, it is up to the Arbitrator to consider the question as to whether appellant would be entitled to claim any interim measure of protection under S. 17 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; HC cannot interfere
Kerala High Court: T.V. Anilkumar, J., dismissed the present Appeal against the impugned order of Additional District Court whereby the Court refused
All HC | Can a dispute relating to election to a cooperative society be called in question under writ jurisdiction? HC considers Coop. Societies Act and Rules
Allahabad High Court: The Division Bench of Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, JJ., a dispute relating to the election of
Chh HC | [MV Act] Whether Insurance Company is liable to pay passengers travelling in an offending ‘goods vehicle’? Terms ‘goods vehicle’ and ‘goods carriage vehicle’ discussed
Chhattisgarh High Court: A Division Bench of P. R. Ramchandra Menon and Parth Prateem Sahu JJ. allowed the appeal and modified the
Centre declares entire State of Nagaland to be ‘disturbed area’ for 6 months more months
Central Government hereby declares that whole of the State of Nagaland to be ‘disturbed area’ for a period of six months with
Centre notifies “Real Estate Agents” with annual turnover of Rs 20 lakhs or above as “persons carrying on designated businesses or professions” under PMLA, 2002; Rescinds earlier notification
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (iv) of clause (sa) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Prevention of
Ker HC | Unless injury complained of had connection with employment in which deceased was engaged, he cannot make a legal claim for compensation; HC reiterates legal position
Kerala High Court: T.V. Anilkumar, J., allowed the instant appeal against the impugned order of Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation, Thiruvananthapuram. The brief
NCLAT | Whether reflection of debt in Balance Sheet of a Corporate Debtor would amount to acknowledgement under S. 18 of Limitation Act? 5-Member Bench decodes Interplay between IBC & Limitation Act; discusses ‘Judicial Indiscipline’
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi: The Bench of Justice Bansi Lal Bhat (Acting Chairperson) and Justice Venugopal M. (Judicial
All HC | Chief Judicial Magistrate, Etah directed to conduct inquiry over manhandling of an Advocate by police
Allahabad High Court: The Division bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Saumitra Dayal Singh, J., directs the Chief Judicial Magistrate to submit a