Contractual Interest Bar Binds Arbitral Tribunals
The Supreme Court has ruled that an arbitral tribunal cannot award pre-reference interest when the parties’ contract expressly excludes such claims. In North Eastern Electric...
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Election Commission Challenge Moves Toward Constitution Bench
A divided Supreme Court bench has sent challenges to the 2023 law governing appointments to the Election Commission to the Chief Justice of India for...
Foreign Divorce Cases Need Not Be Halted Prematurely
The Supreme Court has upheld the removal of an injunction that had restrained a wife from pursuing divorce proceedings in England, stressing that anti-suit relief...
Bribery Conviction Requires Proof of Demand
The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of a Punjab public servant, holding that recovery of tainted currency cannot replace proof that the accused...
KSLU Introduces 1% Horizontal Quota for Transgender Students in Three-Year LLB Course
The Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) has introduced a 1% horizontal reservation for transgender students seeking admission to its three-year LL.B programme, while also reducing...
Silence in House Weighs Against Later Challenge, Madras High Court Rules in Mekedatu Case
The Madras High Court has held that legislators who are present when an amendment is proposed and put to vote, but neither object nor raise...
Supreme Court Orders New SIT Investigation Into 2012 Dharmasthala Rape-Murder Case
The Supreme Court has ordered a fresh investigation into the 2012 rape and murder of a 17-year-old student in Karnataka’s Dharmasthala, holding that the earlier...
Bombay High Court Tightens Festival Noise Rules, Bans Street Firecrackers and Laser Displays
The Bombay High Court has imposed stringent restrictions on festive celebrations across Maharashtra, ordering a complete prohibition on bursting firecrackers on public streets and roads...
Supreme Court Clarifies Widow’s Property Rights: Partition Not Required for Absolute Ownership Under Section 14(1)
The Supreme Court has ruled that a Hindu widow’s limited interest in her deceased husband’s property can mature into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of...
Tainted Cash Alone Cannot Prove Bribery Charge, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court has held that the recovery of marked currency notes, by itself, cannot justify a conviction for bribery when the prosecution fails to...
DHCBA Questions New Traffic Challan Adjudication Framework
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has raised objections to recent changes to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, particularly the provisions governing how...
Delayed Witness Disclosure Cannot Sustain Murder Conviction
The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of two men in a double-murder case, finding that a key witness’s delayed disclosure made the prosecution narrative...