Supreme Court Rejects Recusal Plea in Sanjiv Kumar Bhatt Case Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2023 Citation: SLP (Crl.) No. 9445 of 2022 Judges: M.R. Shah, J. and C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a judge be asked to recuse from a case simply because they made observations about a party in a previous, related case? […]
Supreme Court Rejects Recusal Plea in Sanjiv Kumar Bhatt Case LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a judge should recuse from a case based on prior observations made in a related matter. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sanjiv Kumar Rajendrabhai Bhatt v. State of Gujarat & Anr. Judgment Date: 10 May 2023 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 10
Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award on Power Purchase Agreement: Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. vs. State of Goa (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 448 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Sanjay Kumar, J. Can a court interfere with an arbitrator’s decision on a complex commercial contract? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question
Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award on Power Purchase Agreement Dispute Date of the Judgment: 10 May 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 514 Judges: Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjay Kumar. This was a unanimous decision by a two-judge bench, with the opinion authored by Justice Dinesh Maheshwari. Can an arbitral award be overturned by a court simply
Supreme Court Allows Repatriation of Funds, Sets Aside Bank Guarantee in Jermyn Capital LLC Dubai vs. CBI Date of the Judgment: 9 May 2023 Citation: (2023) INSC 438 Judges: Krishna Murari, J. and Sanjay Kumar, J. Can a company’s assets be frozen indefinitely due to an investigation against an unrelated individual? The Supreme Court of
Supreme Court Allows Repatriation of Funds, Overturns Bank Guarantee Requirement in Jermyn Capital LLC Dubai vs. CBI LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a freeze order on a company’s assets can be sustained when the company is not implicated in the alleged crime and the accused individual is discharged. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: M/s. Jermyn Capital LLC
Supreme Court Upholds Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Acts: C.S. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Tamil Nadu land acquisition laws are discriminatory and arbitrary compared to the Central Land Acquisition Act. CASE TYPE: Land Acquisition Law Case Name: C.S. Gopalakrishnan ETC. vs. The State of Tamil Nadu & Others [Judgment
Supreme Court clarifies applicability of 2015 Arbitration Amendment Act in appointment of arbitrator: Shree Vishnu Constructions vs. Military Engineering Service (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Applicability of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015, specifically Section 11(6A), to court proceedings for the appointment of an arbitrator. CASE TYPE: Arbitration Law Case Name: M/s. Shree Vishnu Constructions vs.
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Dealership Contract: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. M/S. Sathyanarayana Service Station (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a dealership agreement can be terminated by either party by giving a three-month notice, and if such termination requires acceptance by the other party. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Arbitration Law. Case Name: Indian Oil Corporation
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Dealership Contract: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. M/S. Sathyanarayana Service Station (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a dealership agreement can be terminated by either party by giving a three-month notice, and whether the acceptance of such a notice is required for termination. CASE TYPE: Contract Law, Arbitration Case Name: Indian Oil
Supreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Land Buyers: Mukeem Ahmad vs. State of U.P. (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a criminal case for cheating can be sustained against a buyer of land when the seller’s title is disputed, but the land was duly recorded in the seller’s name at the time of sale. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court quashes criminal case against land purchasers in property dispute: Mukeem Ahmad vs. State of U.P. (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 09, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 506 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Rajesh Bindal, J. Can a criminal case be pursued against individuals who purchased land from a seller with a seemingly
