Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2013 Judges: Altamas Kabir, CJI and Surinder Singh Nijjar, J. Citation: (2013) INSC 341 Can an arbitration agreement remain valid even if the main contract containing it is declared void? The Supreme Court of India addressed this crucial question in a case involving a real estate development project. The […]
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Company Law Board can compound offences punishable under Section 211(7) of the Companies Act, 1956 without the permission of the court when prosecution is pending. CASE TYPE: Company Law Case Name: V.L.S. Finance Ltd. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: May 10, 2013 Introduction Date of the Judgment: May
Date of the Judgment: May 10, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 352 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J. and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, J. Is a ‘Jugaad’ a motor vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988? The Supreme Court of India addressed this important question. This judgment clarifies the legal status of ‘Jugaad’ vehicles. The court determined
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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) should have exercised its right of first refusal (RoFR) over the sale of Cairn India Limited (CIL) shares to Vedanta Resources Plc. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation, Contract Law, Corporate Law Case Name: Arun Kumar Agrawal vs. Union of India & Others Judgment Date: May
Date of the Judgment: 9th May 2013 Citation: P. Ramaswamy vs. State (U.T.) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Criminal Appeal No. 747 of 2013, 2013 INSC 326 Judges: Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Can a case of molestation be resolved through a compromise? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in vacating an interim order in a property dispute. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Gazal Taneja & Ors. vs. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. & Anr. Judgment Date: May 8, 2013 Date of the Judgment: May 8, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 343 Judges: Justice H.L. Dattu
Date of the Judgment: 8 May 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 371 Judges: P. Sathasivam, J., Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can a court modify its final order after it has been passed? The Supreme Court addressed this question when it was asked to clarify its earlier order regarding the sale of a property. This case involves a
Date of the Judgment: May 8, 2013 Citation: 2013 INSC 368 Judges: Dr. B.S. Chauhan, J., Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, J. Can an eye-witness account alone be sufficient to convict a person for murder? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a criminal appeal, examining the reliability of an eye-witness and the corroborative
Date of the Judgment: May 6, 2013 Citation: [2013] INSC 310 Judges: G.S. Singhvi, J., Kurian Joseph, J. Can a High Court compel the government to complete land acquisition proceedings? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning land acquisition in Karnataka. The Court clarified that it cannot force the government
Date of the Judgment: May 6, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 318 Judges: H.L. Gokhale, J. and Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can a government order clarifying promotion rules unintentionally create new preferences? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case concerning promotions of typists to Section Officers in the Kerala Administrative Secretariat. The
Date of the Judgment: May 6, 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 325 Judges: G.S. Singhvi J., H.L. Gokhale J. Can a court increase the compensation awarded by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning a road accident victim. The court enhanced the compensation, emphasizing the need
Date of the Judgment: 03 May 2013 Citation: (2013) INSC 376 Judges: Altamas Kabir, C.J.I., Anil R. Dave, J., Vikramajit Sen, J. Can a television show broadcast a dramatized version of a case when an appeal is pending? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case involving a television show based on
