{"id":288310,"date":"2023-04-01T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=288310"},"modified":"2023-04-04T09:44:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T04:14:37","slug":"supreme-court-constitution-bench-march-2023-two-verdicts-delivered-maharashtras-political-battle-reserved-and-hearing-pertaining-to-doctrine-of-group-of-companies-in-indian-jurisprudence-vis-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/04\/01\/supreme-court-constitution-bench-march-2023-two-verdicts-delivered-maharashtras-political-battle-reserved-and-hearing-pertaining-to-doctrine-of-group-of-companies-in-indian-jurisprudence-vis-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Constitution Bench March 2023| Two verdicts delivered; Maharashtra\u2019s political battle reserved and commences matter pertaining to Doctrine of Group of Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 document.title = 'Supreme Court Constitution Bench delivers two verdicts in March 2023 | SCC Blog'\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 document.querySelector('meta[name=\"description\"]').setAttribute(\"content\", \"SC Constitution Bench: Matters of appointment of Election Commission Members and enhancement of compensation for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims decided.\");\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt;\">Judgments Delivered<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001413961\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 216<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Judgment Delivered:<\/span> 02-03-2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Coram:<\/span> K.M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C.T. Ravikumar, J.J.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Abridgment:<\/span> The Constitution Bench settled the dispute revolving around appointment of members of the Election Commission of India and had held that the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners shall be appointed by the President on the advice of a 3-member committee consisting of:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>The Prime Minister of India<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha or in case, there is no such Leader, the Leader of the largest Party in the Opposition in the Lok Sabha having the largest numerical strength; and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"\">The Chief Justice of India<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"\">The Court made clear that this norm will continue to hold good till a law is made by Parliament.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/03\/03\/supreme-court-constitution-bench-election-commission-india-appointment-independence-prime-minister-leader-opposition-lok-sabha-cji-consolidated-fund-removal-reakdown-378-pages-verdict\/\">READ MORE&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Union of India v Union Carbide Corporation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9001422184\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 264<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Judgment delivered:<\/span> 14-03-2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Coram:<\/span> Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Abhay S. Oka, Vikram Nath and J.K. Maheshwari, J.J.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Abridgement:<\/span> The Constitution Bench dismissed the curative petition seeking enhancement of compensation for the victims of the world&#8217;s largest industrial disaster- the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The present petition was filed by the Union of India (&#8216;UoI&#8217;) in 2010 as <i>parens patriae<\/i> of victims on the direction of Union Cabinet to claim enhanced compensation alleging that the quantum of damages payable had vitiated the Court&#8217;s affirmation under <i>Union Carbide Corporation.<\/i> v. <i>Union of India<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0000016163\">(1989) 3 SCC 38<\/a> (&#8216;settlement judgment&#8217;) and <i>Union Carbide Corporation.<\/i> v. <i>Union of India<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0000017525\">(1991) 4 SCC 584<\/a> (&#8216;review judgment&#8217;).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/03\/14\/bhopal-gas-tragedy-sc-constitution-bench-dismisses-centres-plea-for-enhanced-compensation-from-union-carbide-corporation-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/\">READ MORE&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt;\">Judgment Reserved<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Subhash Desai v. Governor of Maharashtra, Civil Writ Petition No. 493 of 2022<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Judgment Reserved:<\/span> 16-03-2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Coram:<\/span> Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud C.J., and M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and P.S. Narasimha, J.J.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Abridgement:<\/span> The Constitution Bench reserved its judgment dated 16-03-2023 in a batch of petition pertaining to the split within the Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray factions, which led to a gigantic political crisis in Maharashtra leading to a change in the State government in the year 2022.Petitions were filed from both sides of the faction over multiple issues.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>The first being filed by Eknath Shine challenging the notices issued by the then Deputy Speaker against the rebels under the 10th schedule of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\">Constitution of India<\/a> over the alleged act of defection.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Thackeray faction filed petitions over the decision of the Maharashtra Governor to call for a trust vote, the alleged illegal swearing-in of Eknath Shinde as the Chief Minister of the State, the proposal of election of new Speaker etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/03\/16\/eknath-shinde-v-uddhav-thackeray-sc-constitution-bench-reserves-judgment-legal-news-legal-research-updates\/\">READ MORE&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt;\">Matters Heard<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Cox and Kings Limited v SAP India Private Limited, Arbitration Petition 38 of 2020<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Last Date of Hearing-<\/span> 28-03-2023<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Next Date of Hearing-<\/span> 11-04-2023<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Coram:<\/span> Dr. Dhananjaya Y. 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Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, J.J.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Abridgement:<\/span> The Constitution Bench commenced the hearing of Cox and Kings Limited v SAP India Private Limited, pertaining to the issue of:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Whether the Group of Companies Doctrine exists in Indian jurisprudence, independent of statutory provision?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Whether the same can be read into Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001544989\">8<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726958\">Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a> (&#8216;Arbitration Act&#8217;)?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Whether it should continue to be invoked on grounds of a single economic reality principle?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Whether it should be construed as a means of interpreting the implied intent or consent to arbitrate between the parties?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/03\/23\/supreme-court-considers-existence-of-doctrine-of-group-of-companies-in-indian-jurisprudence-legal-news-legal-research-updates\/\">READ MORE&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Click Here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/scconline_com_Supreme_Court_Constitution_Bench_March_2023_Two_ve.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><i>Don&#8217;t miss out on the Constitution bench verdicts delivered on appointment of members of the Election Commission of India and the curative petition seeking enhancement of compensation for the victims of the world&#8217;s largest industrial disaster- the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67517,"featured_media":288313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45673,34119],"tags":[34495,15921,55737,38441,5363],"class_list":["post-288310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columns-for-roundup","category-scmonthly","tag-chief-election-commissioner","tag-constitution-bench","tag-prime-minister-of-india","tag-shiv-sena","tag-supreme-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Supreme Court Constitution Bench March 2023| Two verdicts delivered; 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