{"id":347094,"date":"2025-05-03T17:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T11:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=347094"},"modified":"2025-05-03T20:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:34:36","slug":"know-thy-judge-ps-narasimha-career-life-judgments-supreme-court-legal-news-updates-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/05\/03\/know-thy-judge-ps-narasimha-career-life-judgments-supreme-court-legal-news-updates-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-style: italic;\">&#8220;The power of judicial review in matters concerning implementation of policy objectives should transcend the standard power of judicial review to issue writs to perform statutory duty&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3%;\">&#8211; Justice P.S. Narasimha<a id=\"fnref1\" href=\"#fn1\" title=\"1. Rutu Mihir Panchal v. Union of India, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 974\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14.0pt; text-decoration: underline;\">Early Life and Career<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, whose legal journey began in the 1980s, has the distinction of being one of the few advocates who were elevated directly from the Bar to the position of Supreme Court judgeship. His tenure as a lawyer boasts of several landmark cases like &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/11\/09\/ayodhya-verdict-heres-why-the-5-judge-bench-unanimously-held-that-the-disputed-site-belongs-to-hindus-detailed-report\/#comments\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Ayodhya Ramjanmabhoomi case<\/span><\/a>&#8221; for instance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha was born on 03-05-1963 to Justice Kodanda Ramayya, who was also a Judge and an eminent legal writer. Brought up in Hyderabad, Justice Narasimha passed his LL. B in 1988 and started practicing in Andhra Pradesh High Court. He specialised in laws related to Telecom, Competition, Electricity, and other Regulatory Jurisdictions<a id=\"fnref2\" href=\"#fn2\" title=\"2. Chief Justice &amp; Judges | SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (sci.gov.in)\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Thereafter he moved to New Delhi to practice at the Supreme Court of India and in 2008, he was designated as a Senior Advocate<a id=\"fnref3\" href=\"#fn3\" title=\"3. Soon To- be Judge P.S. Narasimha, Times of India\"><sup>3<\/sup><\/a>. In May 2014, Justice Narasimha was appointed as the Additional Solicitor General and held this position till 15-12-2018<a id=\"fnref4\" href=\"#fn4\" title=\"4. P.S. Narasimha, SC Observer\"><sup>4<\/sup><\/a>, having resigned from the post citing personal reasons<a id=\"fnref5\" href=\"#fn5\" title=\"5. PS Narasimha resigns a ASG, Economic Times\"><sup>5<\/sup><\/a>. He was also a member of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).<a id=\"fnref6\" href=\"#fn6\" title=\"6. Legal Aid, Supreme Court of India\"><sup>6<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14.0pt; text-decoration: underline;\">Prominent Cases as a Counsel, Amicus Curiae and Mediator<a id=\"fnref7\" href=\"#fn7\" title=\"7. Chief Justice &amp; Judges | SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (sci.gov.in)\"><sup>7<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">During his tenure as a Senior Advocate, Justice Narasimha played a key role in many crucial cases; most notable among them being the BCCI matters and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/11\/09\/ayodhya-verdict-heres-why-the-5-judge-bench-unanimously-held-that-the-disputed-site-belongs-to-hindus-detailed-report\/#comments\" target=\"_blank\">Ayodhya Land Dispute<\/a>. In the <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">BCCI matters<\/span>, Justice Narasimha was not only an <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">amicus curiae<\/span> (friend of the court), later on, he was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/03\/14\/sc-appoints-ps-narsimha-as-mediator-for-resolving-disputes-relating-to-bcci\/\" target=\"_blank\">appointed as a mediator<\/a> in all the matters relating to BCCI pending before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">M. Siddiq (Ram Janmabhumi Temple-5 J.) v. Suresh Das<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/082USFLJ\" target=\"_blank\">(2020) 1 SCC 1<\/a><\/span> , also known as the Ayodhya Land Dispute; Justice Narasimha was one of the many prominent counsels who appeared in the matter. Narasimha&#8217;s arguments in the matter centered around the belief of Hindus that the site in question is the birthplace of Lord Ram &#8211; &#8220;<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The test, which has to be applied for marshalling the evidence is the standard of preponderance of probability&#8230; proof of fact depends upon the belief or probability of the fact looking to the circumstances of the particular case<\/span>&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Justice Narasimha assisted the Supreme Court as a Law Officer in several landmark cases, including <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Assn. v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/8561Ywv9\" target=\"_blank\">(2016) 5 SCC 1<\/a>, (NJAC case) before the Constitution Bench.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">He was the <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">amicus curiae<\/span> for the Forest Bench and other cases concerning Judicial Appointments, Fast Track courts, and Tribal laws.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Justice Narasimha also represented the Indian side at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in the <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Italian Marines Case<\/span><a id=\"fnref8\" href=\"#fn8\" title=\"8. Italian Marines Case, NDTV\"><sup>8<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Justice Narasimha represented India before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), Hague in Investment Treaty Arbitration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 2%;\">Supreme Court appointed Justice Narasimha as a Mediator in the BCCI case to mediate between the members and the Board for holding elections and the constitution of an elected body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 3%; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*Did You Know?<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">As a Law Officer, Justice Narasimha was instrumental in constituting and being part of the High-powered Committee suggesting sweeping changes to the Arbitration Act and proposing a mechanism for Institutional Arbitration. He is closely associated with the making of the law on Mediation<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14.0pt; text-decoration: underline;\">As Judge of the Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 2%;\">The Supreme Court Collegium issued a Statement whereby the elevation of P.S. Narasimha as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/08\/18\/collegium-recommends-9-names-for-elevation-as-sc-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\">recommended.<\/a> Based on the recommendation, the President of India then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/08\/26\/president-appoints-9-supreme-court-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\">appointed<\/a> him and 8 others as Judges of the Supreme Court in 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 3%; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*Did You Know?<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Justice P.S. Narasimha is the 9<span style=\"vertical-align: super;\">th<\/span> lawyer to be directly elevated as Supreme Court Judge<a id=\"fnref9\" href=\"#fn9\" title=\"9. PS Narsimha elevation, Live Law\"><sup>9<\/sup><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14.0pt; text-decoration: underline;\">Notable decisions by Justice Narasimha<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 3%; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*Did You Know?<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Justice P.S. Narasimha is in line to become the 56th Chief Justice of India, if the convention of seniority is followed.<a id=\"fnref10\" href=\"#fn10\" title=\"10. https:\/\/www.barindia.in\/patron-members\/p-s-narasimha.pdf\"><sup>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Unilateral appointment clauses in public-private contracts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">While hearing two references made to the larger Bench, wherein the correctness of the <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Central Organisation for Railway Electrification v. ECI-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV)<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/cB6s4jwK\" target=\"_blank\">(2020) 14 SCC 712<\/a>, was called in question and the issue of unilateral appointment of arbitrators, and that whether a person who is ineligible to be appointed as arbitrator, can nominate an arbitrator, was to be dealt with, the five-Judge Bench comprising of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dr. DY Chandrachud, CJI<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Hrishikesh Roy<\/span>, JB Pardiwala, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PS Narasimha*<\/span> and Manoj Misra, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Central Organisation for Railway Electrification v. ECI SPIC SMO MCML (JV) A Joint Venture Co.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/xGR4C7V9\" target=\"_blank\">2024 SCC OnLine SC 3219<\/a><\/span>, held that unilateral appointment clauses in public-private contracts are violative of Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574870\" target=\"_blank\">14<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\">Constitution<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/11\/08\/unilateral-appointment-arbitrator-public-private-contracts-violate-article-14-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Judicial restraint in arbitration matters<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Division Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PS Narasimha*<\/span> and Manoj Misra, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Serosoft Solutions (P) Ltd. v. Dexter Capital Advisors (P) Ltd.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/43RJ83GI\" target=\"_blank\">2025 SCC OnLine SC 22<\/a><\/span>, while considering 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&#8217;s witness, despite the Arbitral Tribunal rejecting such a prayer, held that the High Court&#8217;s decision was not justified as the High Court had not bothered to indicate under what circumstances the order passed by the Tribunal was perverse. The Court directed the Arbitral Tribunal to resume the proceedings and conclude the same as expeditiously as possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/01\/09\/sc-stresses-judicial-restraint-in-arbitration-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Right to restore appeal challenging compromise decree<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Navratan Lal Sharma v. Radha Mohan Sharma<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/5U9u9rpN\" target=\"_blank\">2024 SCC OnLine SC 3720<\/a><\/span>, which was a civil appeal against a decision of the Rajasthan High Court whereby the High Court dismissed the revival application of the applicant solely on the ground that the previous order recording the compromise deed held that no liberty was granted to the parties to restore the appeal, the Division Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PS Narasimha*<\/span> and Manoj Misra, JJ. allowed the appeal, setting aside the impugned order and remand the matter to the High Court to decide the application for recall on its own merits. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/12\/16\/sc-upholds-right-to-restore-appeal-challenging-compromise-decree\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Monetary compensation for unnecessary litigation for overtaking senior&#8217;s vehicle at railway crossing<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The instant appeal was filed by the appellant who was admonished for overtaking his senior&#8217;s vehicle at railway crossing, seeking compensation for a wrongful order and expressing dissatisfaction at the quashment of order of admonition against him; the Division Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PS Narasimha*<\/span> and Sandeep Mehta, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">S.P. Pandey v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/pyBxEtNl\" target=\"_blank\">2024 SCC OnLine SC 2984<\/a><\/span>, observed that when the institutions that grow beyond proportion, officers act mechanically and many a times helplessly, ignore the simple and readily available remedies that are available in normal lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court further observed that small excesses like overtaking the vehicle of one&#8217;s senior at a railway crossing may be an incident of indiscipline in defense services, but the balance and proportion that needs to be maintained between such an infraction and its punishment will always be at the core of good governance. &#8220;<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">If the balance is not maintained, the distinction between bad governance, impropriety, unfairness and inhuman treatment is not much<\/span>&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/10\/29\/monetary-compensation-unnecessary-litigation-overtaking-vehicle-iaf-sc-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Compulsory acquisition of private property<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In an appeal filed by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (&#8216;Corporation&#8217;) against the Calcutta High Court Judgment, wherein the Court held that there is no power of compulsory acquisition of immovable property under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001689624\" target=\"_blank\">352<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000736783\" target=\"_blank\">Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980<\/a> (&#8216;the Act&#8217;), the division bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PS Narasimha*<\/span> and Aravind Kumar, JJ. In <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Kolkata Municipal Corpn. v. Bimal Kumar Shah<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/YwiAqumL\" target=\"_blank\">(2024) 10 SCC 533<\/a><\/span> has upheld the impugned Judgment. Further, while interpreting &#8220;authority of law&#8221; in Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001575115\" target=\"_blank\">300-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\">Constitution<\/a>, the Bench has held that a minimum content of a constitutional right to property comprises of seven sub-rights or procedures such as the right to notice, hearing, reasons for the decision, to acquire only for public purpose, fair compensation, efficient conduct of the procedure within timelines and finally the conclusion. These sub-rights have synchronously formed part of our laws and have attained judicial recognition. Therefore, as Section 352 does not provide for these sub-rights or procedures, it can never be a valid power of acquisition. Further, the Bench held that Section 352 is only intended to enable the Municipal Commissioner to decide whether a land is to be acquired for public purpose. The power of acquisition is in fact vested with the State under Section 537 and it will exercise it, in its own discretion, whenever the Municipal Commissioner makes an application to that effect. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/06\/14\/compulsory-acquisition-private-property-supreme-court-outlines-seven-sub-rights-constitutional-right-to-property\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Supreme Court verdict on constitutionality of Consumer Protection Act provisions<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">While considering the instant petition concerning challenge to the constitutionality of Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000214240\" target=\"_blank\">34(1)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000214254\" target=\"_blank\">47(1)(a)(i)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000214266\" target=\"_blank\">58(1)(a)(i)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000214317\" target=\"_blank\">Consumer Protection Act, 2019<\/a> for being violative of Article 14 for prescribing pecuniary jurisdictions of the district, state and national commissions on the basis of value of goods and services paid as consideration, instead of compensation claimed; the Division Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">P.S. Narasimha*<\/span> and Manoj Misra, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Rutu Mihir Panchal v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/13U30LF1\" target=\"_blank\">2025 SCC OnLine SC 974<\/a><\/span>, dismissed the challenge and declared that the said provisions are constitutional and neither violative of Article 14, nor manifestly arbitrary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Non-issue of notice to certain parties under S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000214226\" target=\"_blank\">21<\/a> of A&amp;C Act, 1996<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The issue in the instant appeal was whether service of notice invoking arbitration under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001544922\" target=\"_blank\">21<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726958\" target=\"_blank\">Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a> (A&amp;C Act) on a person and joinder of such person in the application under Section 11 for appointment of arbitrator are prerequisites for an arbitral tribunal to exercise jurisdiction over him, and further, when can an arbitral tribunal implead a person to the arbitration proceedings. The Division Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">P.S. Narasimha*<\/span> and Manoj Misra, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Adavya Projects (P) Ltd. v. Vishal Structurals (P) Ltd.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/3oHZ033q\" target=\"_blank\">2025 SCC OnLine SC 806<\/a><\/span>, held that a notice invoking arbitration under Section 21 of the A&amp;C Act is mandatory as it fixes the date of commencement of arbitration, which is essential for determining limitation periods and the applicable law, and it is a pre-requisite to filing an application under Section 11 of the A&amp;C Act. However, merely because such a notice was not issued to certain persons who are parties to the arbitration agreement does not strip the arbitral tribunal of its jurisdiction to implead them as parties during the arbitral proceedings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/04\/22\/non-issue-notice-under-s21-acact-arbitral-tribunal-jurisdiction-to-implead-sc-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Ex-Military Nursing Service officers considered &#8220;ex-servicemen&#8221; for State reservation and employment<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In a case concerning whether the recruitment advertisement issued by the Punjab Public Service Commission (&#8216;PPSC&#8217;), which provided reservation for &#8220;ex-servicemen,&#8221; would include personnel from the Indian Military Nursing Service (&#8216;IMNS&#8217;), the division bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">P.S. Narasimha*<\/span> and Manoj Misra, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Irwan Kour v. Punjab Public Service Commission<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/1zMHiC0b\" target=\"_blank\">2025 SCC OnLine SC 789<\/a><\/span>, held that IMNS personnel are included under the &#8220;ex-servicemen&#8221; category. The Court directed that respondent 4 qualifies as an ex-serviceman and should be considered for appointment under this respondent 4&#8217;s appointment would not lead to the automatic termination of the appellant&#8217;s service. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/04\/19\/ex-military-nursing-service-officers-ex-servicemen-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Supreme Court Verdict on Same Sex Marriage<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The 5-judge Constitution Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dr DY Chandrachud, CJI<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Sanjay Kishan Kaul<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">S. Ravindra Bhat<\/span>, Hima Kohli, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PS Narasimha<\/span>, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Supriyo v. Union of India<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/ZudWNX2q\" target=\"_blank\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 1348<\/a><\/span>, wrote 4 opinions on the Same Sex Marriage\/Marriage Equality matter where they agreed on some points and disagreed on others. In a 366 pages long verdict, heavy on words, all judges said in one voice that there was no fundamental right to marry and that the Supreme Court could not enter judicial legislation to read words into the Special Marriage Act and make it a gender-neutral legislation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court left it to Parliament to undertake this process. There were however some disagreements on certain points where Bhat, Kohli and Narasimha, JJ formed the majority and Chandrachud, CJI and Kaul, J were in dissent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Narasimha, J.<\/span>, in his judgment highlighted that CJI Chandrachud has classified that status of two persons in relationship: (a) &#8216;relationships&#8217; which do not have legal consequences, (b) &#8216;unions&#8217; which have legal consequences and marriages. However, as per him, the Court would violate the doctrine of Separation of Powers if it will positively mandate the State to grant recognition or legal status to &#8216;unions&#8217; from which benefits will flow, that the doctrine of separation of powers is violated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; margin-bottom: 3%; font-weight: bold;\">&#8220;<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The framing of a positive right and the positive entitlements which flow therefrom, essentially require the State to regulate such unions and benefits. In my opinion, the direction in effect, is to amend existing statutory frameworks, if not to legislate afresh<\/span>.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/10\/18\/supreme-court-verdict-on-same-sex-marriage-breakdown-of-the-agreements-and-disagreements-legal-news-lgbtqia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Supreme Court strips MPs, MLAs of Immunity for Casting Votes after taking Bribes<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The 7-Judge Constitution Bench comprising of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dr. DY Chandrachud, CJI*<\/span>, AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JB Pardiwala, Sanjay Kumar and Manoj Misra, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Sita Soren v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/6Y1BN7sY\" target=\"_blank\">2024 SCC OnLine SC 229<\/a><\/span>, overturned the 5-Judge Bench 1998 verdict in P.V. Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI\/SPE), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/OuG9MXcU\" target=\"_blank\">(1998) 4 SCC 626<\/a>, wherein it was established that the Member of Parliaments (&#8216;MP&#8217;) and Member of Legislative Assemblies (&#8216;MLA&#8217;) enjoyed immunity if they cast vote in the House after taking bribe for it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/03\/04\/no-immunity-for-mps-and-mlas-casting-vote-on-taking-bribe-sc-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">&#8216;Special Benches, Suo Motu cases&#8217;; SC issues guidelines for HCs for expeditious disposal of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/3p1Z7L45\" target=\"_blank\">(2024) 1 SCC 185<\/a><\/span>, related to expeditious disposal of criminal cases against elected members of the Parliament (MPs) and Legislative Assemblies (MLAs), the 3-judge bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dr. DY Chandrachud, CJI*<\/span> and PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra, JJ., issued several directions including a direction to the Chief Justices of the High Courts to register a suo-motu case with the title, &#8220;In Re: designated courts for MPs\/MLAs&#8221; to monitor early disposal of criminal cases pending against the members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies. The suo-motu case may be heard by the Special Bench presided by the Chief Justice or a bench assigned by them. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/11\/11\/sc-issues-guidelines-for-hcs-for-expeditious-disposal-of-criminal-cases-against-mps-mlas-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Promotional trailers not binding offers; Supreme Court sets aside NCDRC order against YRF for not including &#8216;Jabra Fan&#8217; song in the movie Fan<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Yash Raj Films (P) Ltd. v. Afreen Fatima Zaidi<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/O56SCldE\" target=\"_blank\">2024 SCC OnLine SC 578<\/a><\/span>, concerning a consumer dispute, wherein National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (&#8216;NCDRC&#8217;) have allowed the complaint alleging deficiency of service based on a &#8216;contractual obligation&#8217; and &#8216;unfair trade practice&#8217;, the division bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PS Narasimha*<\/span> and Aravind Kumar, JJ. while setting aside the impugned order, held that promotional trailers are unilateral and do not qualify as offers eliciting acceptance, and as such they do not transform into promises, much less agreements enforceable by law. Further, the facts do not indicate adoption of an unfair trade practice under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726966\" target=\"_blank\">Consumer Protection Act, 1986<\/a>. (&#8216;Act&#8217;). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/04\/23\/supreme-court-sets-aside-ncdrc-order-against-yrf-not-including-fan-song-present-promotional-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Supreme Court 5-Judge Bench Ruling on Group of Companies Doctrine<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The 5 Judges Bench comprising of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud C.J.*<\/span>, Hrishikesh Roy, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha*<\/span>, J B Pardiwala, Manoj Misra, JJ. in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Cox &amp; Kings Ltd. v. SAP India (P) Ltd.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/fSai19Wx\" target=\"_blank\">(2024) 4 SCC 1<\/a><\/span>, were called upon in a reference by the 3-Judges Bench to determine the validity of the &#8216;Group of Companies&#8217; doctrine (&#8216;Doctrine&#8217;) in the Indian arbitration jurisprudence. The Court unanimously upheld the application of the Doctrine in the Indian Arbitration regime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Justice Narasimha<\/span>, in his concurring opinion with supplemental reasoning said that the focus on mutual intention reflects a fundamental difference between the Doctrine and the principle of &#8216;piercing the veil&#8217; or alter ego. He explained that in veil-piercing, the separate legal identities of the parent and subsidiary companies are disregarded or nullified on equity and fairness considerations in order to prevent frauds. Therefore, he opined that the application of the Doctrine does not result in lifting the corporate veil and is rather based on identifying the mutual intention of the parties. On referring and comparison of various jurisdictions for application and rejection of the Doctrine, Justice Narasimha concluded that various jurisdictions use both consensual and non-consensual legal principles to determine whether a non-signatory is a party to an arbitration agreement and that the Doctrine is applied irrespective of the distinct juridical identities of each member of the group when they share a common economic reality by virtue of their role in the formation, performance, and termination of the contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/12\/09\/supreme-court-5-judges-bench-upheld-group-of-companies-doctrine-legal-news\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Whether contracts entered in name of President are immune from provisions protecting against conflict of interest of a party to contract?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Glock Asia-Pacific Ltd. v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/zu8ue956\" target=\"_blank\">(2023) 8 SCC 226<\/a><\/span>, filed under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001544910\" target=\"_blank\">11(6)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726958\" target=\"_blank\">Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a> for the appointment of a Sole Arbitrator by Glock Asia-Pacific Ltd, the three-Judge Bench of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PS Narasimha*<\/span> and J.B. Pardiwala, JJ. allowed the present application and appointed Justice Indu Malhotra, a former judge of Supreme Court as the sole Arbitrator to adjudicate upon the disputes arising under and in connection with the Conditions of Tender entered between the parties, subject to the mandatory disclosures under the amended Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001544912\" target=\"_blank\">12<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726958\" target=\"_blank\">Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a>. Further, it opined that a contract entered in the name of the President, cannot create an immunity against the application of any statutory prescription imposing conditions on parties to an agreement, when the Government chooses to enter a contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/06\/06\/contract-in-name-of-president-not-immune-against-conflict-of-interest-of-parties-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Supreme Court on Judicial Officers&#8217; pension: Recommendations, Compliance Timeline and Key Observations<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Giving an important ruling on Judicial Officers&#8217; pension, the 3-judge bench of Dr DY Chandrachud, CJI and V Ramasubramanian and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">PS Narasimha*<\/span>, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">All India Judges Assn. v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/9dJIsk2w\" target=\"_blank\">(2024) 1 SCC 546<\/a><\/span>, has observed that for efficient functioning of judicial system, it is necessary that judges of caliber and capacity are provided with the right incentives and promotion opportunities to maintain the high level of functioning of the judiciary. The Court has, hence, directed the High Courts and the competent authorities, to carry out necessary amendments in Service Rules of the Judicial Officers across all jurisdictions, to bring them in conformity with the following accepted recommendations within a period of 3 months. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/05\/26\/supreme-court-ruling-on-judicial-officers-pension-pay-allowances-independent-judiciary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Supreme Court directs States and UTs to send their Menstrual Hygiene Management Policy to Centre<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Jaya Thakur v. Government of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/99M3aC3N\" target=\"_blank\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 433<\/a>, where a social worker raised important issues of public interest bearing on the need for sanitation and menstrual hygiene for females who are studying in school; the full bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud, C.J., PS Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala, JJ., directed all the States and Union Territories to submit their menstrual hygiene management strategies and plans and to ensure that disposal mechanisms are available in school complexes for safe disposal of sanitary pads. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/04\/18\/supreme-court-directs-states-and-uts-to-submit-menstrual-hygiene-management-strategies-and-toilet-ratio-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Supreme Court stays Kerala HC order directing a woman in same-sex relationship to undergo counselling<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The 3-judge Bench comprising Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, C.J., and P.S. Narasimha, J.B. Pardiwala, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Devu G. v. V. State of Kerala<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/cA13jvBv\" target=\"_blank\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 112<\/a>, stayed Kerala High Court&#8217;s order directing a woman in same-sex relationship to undergo counselling sessions. The petitioner-appellant had approached the High Court seeking a writ of habeas corpus while alleging that she is in a same-sex relationship with the detenu who is kept in illegal detention by her parents. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/02\/08\/supreme-court-stays-hc-order-directing-a-woman-in-same-sex-relationship-who-was-illegally-detained-by-her-parents-to-undergo-counselling-legal-news-legal-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Why Supreme Court found no fault in cinema hall owners prohibiting outside food and beverages<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The division bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, CJ*<\/span> and P.S. Narasimha J., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">K.C. Cinema v. State of Jammu and Kashmir<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/mia1Q7Q9\" target=\"_blank\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 22<\/a>, set aside the impugned order of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and stated that the movie goers are bound by the condition of entry determined by the theatre owners i.e., prohibition on carrying food and beverages from outside into the precincts of the movie hall. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/01\/25\/set-aside-impugned-order-of-jk-high-court-stated-that-movie-goers-are-bound-by-condition-of-entry-determined-by-theatre-owners-i-e-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">[Enrollment fees] | Supreme Court issues notices to Union Government, Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In a writ petition titled <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/i4RC1apY\" target=\"_blank\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 391<\/a>, filed against the Union Government, Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils for charging the exorbitant enrolment fees and declaring the amount taken as arbitrary, unreasonable, and illegal, the full bench comprising of Dr. DY Chandrachud, C.J., P.S. Narasimha and J.B Pardiwala, JJ. termed this as a &#8220;significant issue&#8221; and issued notices to the Union Government, Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/04\/10\/supreme-court-to-examine-validity-of-exorbitant-enrolment-fees-charged-by-sbc-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">SCBA cannot assert right over 1.33 acres of Supreme Court land for constructing lawyers&#8217; chambers; Supreme Court dismisses petition filed by Senior Advocate Vikas Singh<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">While exercising its civil original jurisdiction, the full bench of Dr. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">D Y Chandrachud, C.J.*<\/span>, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha J.J., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Constitution v. Ministry of Urban Development<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/3y0IwUpn\" target=\"_blank\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 322<\/a> held that it cannot consider the plea of the Supreme Court Bar Association (&#8216;SCBA&#8217;) on the judicial side, to convert the entire 1.33 acres of the land allotted to the Supreme Court by the Ministry of Urban Development for the space for lawyers&#8217; chambers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/03\/24\/scba-cannot-assert-right-over-the-supreme-court-land-for-constructing-chambers-sc-dismisses-petition-filed-by-senior-advocate-vikas-singh-legal-news-legal-research-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Supreme Court verdict on scope of Pre-referral jurisdiction of High Court under S. 11 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In an appeal against the decision of Delhi High Court, wherein the Court allowed the respondent&#8217;s application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001544910\" target=\"_blank\">11(6)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726958\" target=\"_blank\">Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996<\/a> for the constitution of an Arbitral Tribunal, the Division Bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud, C.J. and <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">P.S. Narasimha*, J.<\/span>, in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">NTPC Ltd. v. SPML Infra Ltd.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/lMj4M94r\" target=\"_blank\">2023 SCC OnLine SC 389<\/a>, held that the High Court has committed an error in allowing the application under Section 11(6) of the Act. It ought to have examined the issue of the final settlement of disputes in the context of the principles laid down in <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Vidya Drolia v. Durga Trading Corpn.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/6K00z7rA\" target=\"_blank\">(2019) 20 SCC 406<\/a>. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/04\/26\/supreme-court-explains-pre-referral-jurisdiction-of-high-court-under-s-11-of-arbitration-and-conciliation-act-legal-research-legal-news-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Mere recommendation of the SP at the initial stage not sufficient to claim a right for promotion<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Sushil Kumar v. State of Haryana<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/jOtlBrE2\" target=\"_blank\">(2022) 3 SCC 203<\/a><\/span>, where a Constable&#8217;s name was recommended by the Superintendent of Police but the same was dropped down by the Inspector General of Police for promotion under the 10% quota of outstanding performance for inclusion in the B-I List for promotion to the post of Head Constable in the year 2004, the bench of KM Joseph and PS Narsimha, JJ has held that mere recommendation of the SP at the initial stage is not sufficient to claim a right for promotion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/01\/24\/mere-recommendation-of-the-sp-at-the-initial-stage-not-sufficient-to-claim-a-right-for-promotion-sc-explains-punjab-police-rules-1934\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Compassionate Appointment cannot be denied to children born from the second wife of a deceased employee<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1%;\">Holding that the condition imposed by the Railway Board circular that compassionate appointment cannot be granted to children born from the second wife of a deceased employee is discriminatory, the 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Mukesh Kumar v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/GLHSo04y\" target=\"_blank\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 229<\/a><\/span>, held that an applicant cannot be denied consideration under the scheme of compassionate appointments only because he is the son of the second wife of his father.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;Familial origins include the validity of the marriage of the parents of a claimant of compassionate appointment and the claimant&#8217;s legitimacy as their child. The policy cannot discriminate against a person only on the ground of descent by classifying children of the deceased employee as legitimate and illegitimate and recognizing only the right of legitimate descendant.&#8221;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/02\/25\/compassionate-appointment-cannot-be-denied-to-children-born-from-the-second-wife-of-a-deceased-employee-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">&#8220;A bus by bus, a mini-bus by mini-bus and not bus by a mini-bus&#8221; isn&#8217;t a correct way to interpret the expression &#8220;same nature&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1%;\">The Division Bench comprising of K.M. Joseph and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">RTA v. Shaju<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/OSdi5x6c\" target=\"_blank\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 209<\/a>, held that Rule 174(2)(c) of the Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules,1989 is valid and salutary and does not go beyond the scope of Section 83 of the MV Act, 1988. While interpreting the expression &#8220;same nature&#8221; the Bench observed that such expressions are better kept open ended to enable courts to subserve the needs of changing circumstances. The Bench expressed,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;&#8230;the assumption in the impugned judgment that the expression &#8220;same nature&#8221; is confined only to, mean &#8220;a bus by bus, a mini-bus by mini-bus and not bus by a minibus&#8230;.&#8221; is not a correct way to read the provision. There is no need to restrict the meaning of an expression &#8216;same nature&#8217;.&#8221;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/03\/09\/a-bus-by-bus-a-mini-bus-by-mini-bus-and-not-bus-by-a-mini-bus-isnt-a-correct-way-to-interpret-the-expression-same-nature-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Merely writing &#8220;cancelled&#8221; on registered power of attorney wouldn&#8217;t make it null and void<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Division Bench of K.M. Joseph and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Amar Nath v. Gian Chand<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/8jYQk7n6\" target=\"_blank\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 102<\/a>, held that mere writing the word &#8220;cancelled&#8221; or drawing a line would not render Power of Attorney null and void as there must be cancellation and it must further be brought to the notice of the third party at any rate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/02\/26\/merely-writing-cancelled-on-registered-power-of-attorney-wouldnt-make-it-null-and-void-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">&#8220;State cannot hide behind delay &amp; laches to evade its responsibility after acquiring land. There cannot be a &#8220;limitation&#8221; to doing justice&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">In <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Sukh Dutt Ratra v. State of H.P.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Nd8uS5CH\" target=\"_blank\">(2022) 7 SCC 508<\/a>, where the bench of S. Ravindra Bhat and P.S. Narasimha, JJ., were posed with the question as to whether the State can, merely on the ground of delay and laches, evade its legal responsibility towards those from whom private property has been expropriated, answering in negative, the bench held that the State cannot shield itself behind the ground of delay and laches as there cannot be a &#8216;limitation&#8217; to doing justice. <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/04\/07\/state-cannot-hide-behind-delay-land-owners-get-compensated-a\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">OLX Frauds| Supreme Court sets aside P&amp;H HC order directing deletion and re-listing of OLX advertisements with proofs<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and PS Narsimha, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Olx India B.V. v. State of Haryana<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/kxFw7off\" target=\"_blank\">(2022) 4 SCC 390<\/a>, set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing that the advertisements on OLX platform be deleted and be re-listed only after attaching an open PDF file along with each advertisement containing proofs and certificates. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/03\/11\/olx-scams-sc-sets-aside-ph-hc-order-directing-deletion-and-re-listing-of-olx-advertisements-with-proofs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Lok Adalat Award cannot be a basis for redetermination of the compensation under Section 28-A of the LA Act<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The bench of KM Joseph and PS Narasimha, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">NOIDA v. Yunus<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/1Ou4fK47\" target=\"_blank\">(2022) 9 SCC 516<\/a>, were called upon to decide whether the Award passed by a Lok Adalat can form the basis for redetermination of compensation as contemplated under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001516997\" target=\"_blank\">28-A<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-9000027868\" target=\"_blank\">Land Acquisition Act, 1894<\/a>. The Court held that an application under Section 28A of the LA Act cannot be maintained on the basis of an award passed by the Lok Adalat under Section 20 of LSA Act. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/02\/04\/lok-adalat-award-cannot-be-a-basis-for-redetermination-of-the-compensation-under-section-28a-of-the-la-act-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Supreme Court&#8217;s test for invoking power under Section 319 CrPC<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The bench of KM Joseph and PS Narasimha, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Ramesh Chandra Srivastava v. State of U.P.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/KJ1UsECL\" target=\"_blank\">(2021) 12 SCC 608<\/a>, reiterated the test laid down for invoking the power under Section 319 CrPC and has held that only when strong and cogent evidence occurs against a person from the evidence the power under Section 319, CrPC should be exercised. This power cannot be exercised in a casual and cavalier manner. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/09\/20\/more-than-a-prima-facie-case-read-supreme-courts-test-for-invoking-the-power-under-section-319-cr-p-c\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Is there a policy rewarding public prosecutors for securing death sentence? Supreme Court asks M.P. government in a Suo Motu case<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The 3-Bench comprising of Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and P.S. Narasimha, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Irfan v. State of M.P.<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/fnTg5Tar\" target=\"_blank\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 1053<\/a><\/span>, issued notice to Madhya Pradesh government on being appraised that there is a policy of incentivising public prosecutors for obtaining capital punishments in matters prosecuted by them. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/04\/27\/death-sentence-public-prosecutor-reward-madhya-pradesh-supreme-court-judgments-legal-research-news-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #c00000;\">Solitary Confinement of Death Row Convicts: Judicial officer to probe to apprise Supreme Court of ground reality<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">While addressing an appeal alleging solitary confinement of a death row convict, the 3-Judge Bench of Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and P.S. Narasimha, JJ., in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">B.A. Umesh v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/nMgzGRQQ\" target=\"_blank\">2022 SCC OnLine SC 1052<\/a>, directed local inspection by a District Judge to throw light on the ground situation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/04\/26\/solitary-confinement-jail-death-row-convicts-ground-reality-supreme-court-judgments-legal-news-updates-research\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">*Judge who authored the Judgment<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn1\" href=\"#fnref1\">1.<\/a> <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Rutu Mihir Panchal v. Union of India<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/13U30LF1\" target=\"_blank\">2025 SCC OnLine SC 974<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn2\" href=\"#fnref2\">2.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/main.sci.gov.in\/chief-justice-judges\" target=\"_blank\">Chief Justice &amp; Judges | SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (sci.gov.in)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn3\" href=\"#fnref3\">3.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/hyderabad\/soon-to-be-sc-judge-narasimha-grew-up-in-hyd\/articleshow\/85725598.cms\" target=\"_blank\">Soon To- be Judge P.S. Narasimha<\/a>, Times of India<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: -18pt;\"><a id=\"fn4\" href=\"#fnref4\">4.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scobserver.in\/judges\/pamidighantam-sri-narasimha\/\" target=\"_blank\">P.S. 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