M/s. Lancor Holdings Limited vs. Prem Kumar Menon and others [2025 INSC 1277] Whether unworkable arbitral award passed with undue and unexplained delay liable to be set aside? RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 63. To conclude, the questions framed for consideration in these appeals are answered as under: (i) What is the effect of undue and unexplained delay
Denash vs. The State of Tamil Nadu [2025 INSC 1258] Special court has jurisdiction to order interim custody of the vehicle to the owner when he is unconnected with the transaction RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 21. Thus, a conjoint and holistic reading of Sections 60(3) and 63, makes it abundantly clear that the power to determine whether
Novenco Building and Industry A/S vs. Xero Energy Engineering Solutions Private Ltd. & Anr. [2025 INSC 1256] Criteria to determine whether a suit contemplates any urgent interim relief RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 20. The legal test distilled from the aforesaid decisions for the purposes of rejection of the plaint and for adjudication of interim relief can be
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Annamalai vs. Vasanthi and Others [2025 INSC 1267] Can plea regarding maintainability of the suit be raised for the first time at the appellate stage? RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 31. From the aforesaid decisions what is clear is that though a plea regarding maintainability of the suit, even if not raised in written statement, may be raised
Annamalai vs. Vasanthi and Others [2025 INSC 1267] When a declaratory relief is essential RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 25. A declaratory relief seeks to clear what is doubtful, and which is necessary to make it clear. If there is a doubt on the right of a plaintiff, and without the doubt being cleared no further relief can
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Leelavathi N. and Ors. Etc. vs. The State of Karnataka and Ors. Etc. [2025 INSC 1242] When can a writ petition under Article 226 be maintained despite alternate remedy RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 36. A careful perusal of the aforesaid judgments leads us to the conclusion that where an efficacious alternate remedy is available, the High Court
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Kannaiya vs. State of Madhya Pradesh [2025 INSC 1246] When the genesis and manner of the incident itself are doubtful, conviction cannot be sustained RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 58. In this regard, reference may be made to the decision of this Court in Pankaj v. State of Rajasthan, wherein it was emphasised that when the genesis and
Rajendra Bihari Lal and Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And Others [2025 INSC 1249] Whether multiple FIRs pertaining to the same alleged offence are maintainable? RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 96. A plain reading of Section 154 of the Cr.P.C. makes it clear that a police officer is not obliged to record every subsequent piece of information
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Rajendra Bihari Lal and Another vs. State Of Uttar Pradesh And Others [2025 INSC 1249] Whether an FIR can be quashed after the filing of chargesheet? RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 87. It was held by this very Bench in Somjeet Mallick v. State of Jharkhand & Ors., reported in (2024) 10 SCC 527, that a petition to
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Union of India & Ors. vs. Subit Kumar Das [2025 INSC 1235] Mere placement in the wait list does not create any vested right for being appointed to a post RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 12. While considering the entitlement of the respondent to any relief on the basis of his placement in the Reserved Panel, it would
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