{"id":95561,"date":"2016-12-30T18:25:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T12:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=95561"},"modified":"2017-01-13T17:10:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T11:40:45","slug":"2016-scc-vol-10-december-28-2016-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/12\/30\/2016-scc-vol-10-december-28-2016-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 SCC Vol. 10 December 28, 2016 Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 \u2014 Ss. 45 and 8 \u2014 Reference of dispute to arbitration under S. 45 where arbitration clause exists \u2014 Mandatoriness of:<\/strong> Scope of enquiry under S. 45, confined only to the question whether arbitration agreement is \u201cnull and void, inoperative or incapable of being performed\u201d but does not extend to examination of legality and validity of substantive contract of which arbitration agreement is a part. Once it is found that arbitration agreement is a legal and valid agreement, capable of being performed by parties to the suit, court has no discretion but to pass an order referring parties to arbitration in terms of the agreement. [Sasan Power Ltd. v. North American Coal Corpn. (India) (P) Ltd.,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_813\">(2016) 10 SCC 813<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Companies Act, 1956 \u2014 S. 10-F \u2014 Review jurisdiction under \u2014 Scope of:<\/strong> Interference by CLB in excess of subject-matter of petition, liable to be set aside being an error apparent on record on review. [St. Mary\u2019s Hotel (P) Ltd. v. T.O. Aleyas,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_680\">(2016) 10 SCC 680<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Constitution of India \u2014 Art. 21 \u2014 Sterilisation procedures \u2014 Regulation of:<\/strong> Directions issued regarding framing of National Health Policy and effective implementation of sterilisation programme. [Devika Biswas v. Union of India,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_726\">(2016) 10 SCC 726<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Constitution of India \u2014 Arts. 21, 14, 32 and 47 \u2014 Vector borne diseases:<\/strong> Directions issued to resolve issues relating to the better management of the problems faced by the people of Delhi due to dengue and chikungunya. [Outrage as Parents End Life after Child\u2019s Dengue Death, In Re,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_709\">(2016) 10 SCC 709<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 \u2014 S. 427(1) \u2014 Person already undergoing sentence of imprisonment \u2014 Discretion of court to direct subsequent sentences to run concurrently therewith \u2014 Entitlement to:<\/strong> Two sentences awarded for dishonour of two cheques, directed to run concurrently. [Shyam Pal v. Dayawati Besoya,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_761\">(2016) 10 SCC 761<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Family and Personal Laws \u2014 Family Property, Succession and Inheritance \u2014 Will \u2014 Nature of Bequest\/Disposition: Vested\/Contingent\/Conditional\/Absolute\/Restricted\/Limited:<\/strong> Absolute bequest in earlier part of will to prevail over any subsequent bequest. Where an absolute bequest has been made in respect of certain property to certain persons, then a subsequent bequest made qua the same property later in the same will to other persons will be of no effect. Earlier clause of will granting absolute right to house property jointly to testator\u2019s widow and elder daughter but later clause directing that after death of widow and daughter other lineal descendants would become owners of specified parts of same property. Held, absolute bequest in Cl. 2 would prevail over subsequent bequest in Cl. 4. [Madhuri Ghosh v. Debobroto Dutta,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_805\">(2016) 10 SCC 805<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Infrastructure Laws \u2014 Water and Water Resources \u2014 Water disputes \u2014 Sharing of river water \u2014 Distress year\/deficit water:<\/strong> Matter directed to be decided by Committee for said purpose constituted by Notification dt. 22-5-2013 of Central Government. While pending such disposal and in view of plight of farmers of Tamil Nadu (whose samba crops were at stake), State of Karnataka directed to release 15,000 cusecs of water per day for 10 days. [State of Karnataka v. State of T.N.,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_617\">(2016) 10 SCC 617<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Local Government \u2014 Municipalities \u2014 Encroachment of public places:<\/strong> Encroachment of public street is not permissible. Allotment of public land without formal lease deed and without prior approval of Government would not confer any rights on occupants based only on resolution passed by Executive Committee of Municipality or letter of allotment issued by Municipality. The same would not legalise occupation of municipal land in absence of formal lease deed. [Asikali Akbarali Gilani v. Nasirhusain Mahebubbhai Chauhan,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_799\">(2016) 10 SCC 799<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 \u2014 S. 22 \u2014 Appeal to Supreme Court against orders of NGT:<\/strong> Reappreciation of evidence, required only where it is demonstrated that decision of Tribunal suffers from error apparent on face of record or is perverse. [Anil Hoble v. Kashinath Jairam Shetye,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_701\">(2016) 10 SCC 701<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Penal Code, 1860 \u2014 S. 149 [Ss. 302, 143, 147, 148 and 323 r\/w S. 149] \u2014 Fastening of vicarious liability under S. 149 \u2014 Requirements of:<\/strong> Once it is established that unlawful assembly had a common object, it is not necessary that all persons forming the unlawful assembly must be shown to have committed some overt act. Vicarious liability under S. 149 rests upon the fact whether the other members knew beforehand that the offence actually committed was likely to be committed in prosecution of the common object. [Saddik v. State of Gujarat,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_663\">(2016) 10 SCC 663<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Registration Act, 1908 \u2014 Ss. 32, 34, 35, 36, 69 and 87 \u2014 Recall of registration\/Document if was properly presented for registration, reopening question of, after registration\/Cancellation of registration of document after its registration:<\/strong> Competent authority for recall of registration\/Document if was properly presented for registration, reopening question of, after registration\/Cancellation of registration of document after its registration therefor, is civil court alone, and none of the authorities\/officers under 1908 Act have power in this regard. [Satya Pal Anand v. State of M.P.,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_767\">(2016) 10 SCC 767<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Representation of the People Act, 1951 \u2014 Ss. 100(1)(d) &amp; (c) \u2014 Relative scope \u2014 Improper acceptance of nomination paper:<\/strong> If improper acceptance of nomination materially affects results\u00a0then election can be declared as void. Under S. 100(1)(c) improper rejection of nomination on the other hand is itself is sufficient to invalidate election without requirement of any proof of material effect on election result. This is the distinction between Ss. 100(1)(d) and 100(1)(c). [Rajendra Kumar Meshram v. Vanshmani Prasad Verma,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_715\">\u00a0(2016) 10 SCC 715<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Town Planning \u2014 Illegal\/Unauthorised constructions\/Development\/Encroachment:<\/strong> Extension of permission for completion of building after removal of all deviations and upon strict verification by authorities concerned, permitted. [Madurai Corpn. v. P. Kayalvizhi,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_722\">(2016) 10 SCC 722<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Transfer of Property Act, 1882 \u2014 Ss. 67 and 60 \u2014 Nature of interest acquired by purchaser of mortgaged property sold for recovery of dues of mortgagee:<\/strong> Such purchaser acquires absolute ownership of the property. When immovable property, mortgaged with appellant Bank for securing loan, purchased by Bank itself in auction-sale in execution of decree for recovery of loan from respondent mortgagors, by virtue of auction-sale in favour of Bank, it became absolute owner of property and subsequent sale thereof by it to third party at a much higher price would not entitle respondents to claim refund of excess amount from appellant Bank. [State Bank of Travancore v. R. Sobhana,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/LoginForNewsLink\/2016_10_SCC_676\">(2016) 10 SCC 676<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 \u2014 Ss. 45 and 8 \u2014 Reference of dispute to arbitration under S. 45 where arbitration clause <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":102451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casesreported","category-supremecourtcases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2016 SCC Vol. 10 December 28, 2016 Part 5 | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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