Contract Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Location Requirements for LPG Distributorships: Tapas Kumar Das vs. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (2024)

/ Administrative Law, Contract Law, Government Contracts, Interpretation of Contracts, Judicial Review, Location Clause, Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG Distributorships, Public Procurement, Unified Guidelines for Selection of LPG Distributorships

Supreme Court Clarifies Location Requirements for LPG Distributorships: Tapas Kumar Das vs. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation of advertisement terms for location of business premises in the context of LPG distributorship selection. CASE TYPE: Contract/Administrative Law Case Name: Tapas Kumar Das vs. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited & Ors. [Judgment Date]: 19th March, […]

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Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling on Aravana Prasadam: Travancore Devaswom Board vs. Ayyappa Spices (2024) INSC 183

/ Contract Law, Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 with Section 3(1)(j), Maintainability of PIL, Public Interest Litigation, Tender Process

Supreme Court overturns High Court ruling on Aravana Prasadam: Travancore Devaswom Board vs. Ayyappa Spices (2024) INSC 183 LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a public interest litigation (PIL) should be entertained when filed by a party with a vested interest in a tender process, and whether a religious board preparing and distributing prasadam qualifies as a “food

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Supreme Court Upholds Loan Agreement Terms: Rajesh Monga vs. HDFC (2024)

/ Binding Nature of Contracts, Consumer Protection Act, 2019, Consumer Protection Law, Contract Law, Contract Law with Clause 2.2(a), Interpretation of Contracts, Unfair Trade Practices

Supreme Court Upholds Loan Agreement Terms: Rajesh Monga vs. HDFC (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a lender can alter interest rates based on its own prime lending rate, despite initial assurances linking it to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) rate. CASE TYPE: Consumer Case Name: Rajesh Monga vs. Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited & Ors.

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Supreme Court clarifies tax deduction on commission for telecom services: Bharti Cellular vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (2024)

/ Commission or Brokerage, Contract Law, Income Tax Act, 1961, Income Tax Act, 1961 with Section 194H, Independent Contractor, Indian Contract Act, 1872 with Section 182, Principal-Agent Relationship, Tax Deduction at Source

Supreme Court Clarifies Tax Deduction on Telecom Services: Bharti Cellular vs. ACIT (2024) Date of the Judgment: February 28, 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 148 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, J. and S.V.N. Bhatti, J. Can telecom companies be required to deduct tax at source on income earned by their distributors? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court Sets Aside APTEL Order on Renewable Energy Project Timelines: Solar Energy Corporation of India vs. Wind Four Renergy (27 February 2024)

/ Breach of contract, Contract Law, Electricity Act, 2003, Electricity Act, 2003 with Recovery of Dues, Energy Law, Interpretation of Contracts, Power Purchase Agreements, Renewable Energy

Supreme Court Sets Aside APTEL Order on Renewable Energy Project Timelines: Solar Energy Corporation of India vs. Wind Four Renergy LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the commencement date for condonation of delay in commissioning a renewable energy project, specifically a wind power project. CASE TYPE: This case falls under the ambit of

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Supreme Court clarifies commissioning timelines in renewable energy projects: Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited vs. Wind Four Renergy Private Limited (27 February 2024)

/ Breach of contract, Contract Law, Electricity Act, 2003, Electricity Act, 2003 with Section 142, Power Purchase Agreements

Supreme Court Resolves Dispute on Commissioning Deadlines in Renewable Energy Project Date of the Judgment: 27 February 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 160 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta. The judgment was authored by Justice Sanjiv Khanna. Can a delay in the operationalization of a power transmission system justify an

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Supreme Court Orders 12% Interest on Coal Refund: M/S. Domco Smokeless Fuels Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Jharkhand (22 February 2024)

/ Contempt of Court, Contract Law, Directions, Interest, Orders, Refund, Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court Orders 12% Interest on Coal Refund: M/S. Domco Smokeless Fuels Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of Jharkhand (2024) Date of the Judgment: 22 February 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 133 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Sandeep Mehta, J. Can a company be denied a refund of excess payment for coal, along with interest, despite previous

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Supreme Court Upholds Right to Terminate Agreement for Delayed Possession: Venkataraman Krishnamurthy vs. Lodha Crown Buildmart Pvt. Ltd. (22 February 2024)

/ Breach of contract, Consumer Law, Consumer Protection Act, Consumer Rights, Contract Law, Contract Law with Clause 11.3, Interpretation of Contracts, Real Estate

Supreme Court Upholds Right to Terminate Agreement for Delayed Possession: Venkataraman Krishnamurthy vs. Lodha Crown Buildmart Pvt. Ltd. (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a purchaser can terminate an agreement for sale and claim a refund when the builder fails to offer possession for fit-outs by the agreed-upon date, despite obtaining a partial occupancy certificate. CASE TYPE:

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Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Resignation Before Effective Date: Suman V. Jain vs. Marwadi Sammelan (20 February 2024)

/ Contract Law, Estoppel, Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994, Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 with Section 59(1), Resignation, Service Law, Waiver, Withdrawal of Resignation

Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Resignation Before Effective Date: Suman V. Jain vs. Marwadi Sammelan (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an employee can withdraw a prospective resignation before its effective date. CASE TYPE: Service Law. Case Name: Dr. Mrs. Suman V. Jain vs. Marwadi Sammelan through its Secretary and Others. Judgment Date: 20 February 2024 Date

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Supreme Court clarifies commencement date of life insurance policies in suicide cases: Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Jaya Wadhwani (2024) INSC 10 (03 January 2024)

/ Contract Law, Insurance Contract, Insurance Law, Insurance Law with Reinstatement of Policy, Interpretation of Contract, Suicide Clause

Supreme Court Clarifies Commencement Date of Life Insurance Policies in Suicide Cases Date of the Judgment: 03 January 2024 Citation: 2024 INSC 10 Judges: Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Rajesh Bindal Can the date a life insurance policy becomes effective be different from the date the policy was issued? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed

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Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Clause: Sushma Shivkumar Daga & Anr. vs. Madhurkumar Ramkrishnaji Bajaj & Ors. (2023)

/ Arbitration Agreement, Arbitration Law, Arbitration Law with Section 8, Contract Law, Contract Law with Conveyance Deed, Development Agreements, Judicial Intervention, Tripartite Agreements

Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration in Property Dispute: Sushma Daga vs. Madhurkumar Bajaj (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a dispute arising from a conveyance deed and development agreements, which are based on prior agreements containing an arbitration clause, can be referred to arbitration, even if the subsequent documents lack such a clause. CASE TYPE: Civil, Arbitration Case

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Group of Companies Doctrine: Supreme Court Defines Scope in Arbitration Cases (2023)

/ Arbitration Act, 1996 with Section 8, Arbitration Agreement, Arbitration Law, Contract Law, Group of Companies Doctrine, Indian Contract Act, 1872 with Contract Principles, Privity of Contract

Supreme Court Clarifies Group of Companies Doctrine in Arbitration Law Date of the Judgment: December 06, 2023 The Supreme Court of India, in a landmark judgment, has clarified the applicability of the “Group of Companies” doctrine in arbitration law. This ruling addresses a critical question: Can a company that hasn’t signed an arbitration agreement be

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