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 Upholds Tamil Nadu Land Acquisition Laws: C.S. Gopalakrishnan vs. State of Tamil Nadu (2023) Date of the Judgment: May 9, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 510 Judges: Dinesh Maheshwari, J., Sanjay Kumar, J. Can State laws for land acquisition, which are different from the central law, be valid? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Supreme Court on Delay in Enforcing Rights under the Karnataka SC/ST Act: Shakuntala vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether significant delay in initiating proceedings impacts the enforcement of statutory rights under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
Supreme Court Rules Delay Fatal in Land Restitution Cases: Shakuntala vs. State of Karnataka (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether delay impacts the enforcement of statutory rights, specifically in the context of land restitution under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978. CASE TYPE: Land Law, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Based on Bona Fide Need: Kusum Lata Sharma vs. Arvind Singh (2023) Date of the Judgment: 25 April 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 377 Judges: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjay Kumar Can a landlord evict a tenant based on the need of her extended family, even if the property description has
Supreme Court Upholds Eviction Order Based on Landlord’s Bona Fide Need LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a landlord’s claim for eviction based on bona fide requirement can be rejected due to a perceived misdescription of the property, especially when the landlord resides in a joint family. CASE TYPE: Eviction under Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Father in Daughter’s Rape Case, Sets Minimum 20-Year Term LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court impose a minimum term of imprisonment beyond 14 years for life sentences in cases not involving the death penalty? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh vs. The State Govt. of NCT of
Supreme Court Enhances Punishment for Rape of Minor Daughter: Ravinder Singh vs. State (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Can the Supreme Court impose a fixed-term life sentence, specifying a minimum period of imprisonment beyond 14 years, even when the law does not prescribe a death sentence for the offense? CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ravinder Singh
Supreme Court allows appeal, restores case dismissed on technicality: Ali Hussain Ishaq Ali Vohra vs. State of Gujarat (2023) Date of the Judgment: April 24, 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC 418 Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Krishna Murari and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Can a court dismiss a case on a technicality when the petitioner clearly
