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Kay Bouvet Engineering Ltd. vs. Overseas Infrastructure Alliance (India) Private Limited [Civil Appeal No. 1137 of 2019] Court while admitting section 9 application has only to see whether a dispute truly exists in fact and is not spurious, hypothetical or illusory Brief: The Supreme Court in an appeal under section 62 of the IBC, 2016 allowed the appeal and found […]

Suman Chadha & Anr. vs. Central Bank of India [Special Leave Petition (C) No. 28592 of 2018] Undertaking given to play fraud upon the court and obtain relief is contempt of court Brief: In the instant case, the Supreme Court while dismissing the SLP, confirmed the contempt verdict of the High Court for failure to comply with undertaking given in the

Dena Bank (now Bank of Baroda) vs. C. Shivakumar Reddy and Anr [Civil Appeal No. 1650 of 2020] Decree for money passed by the DRT, or any other Tribunal or Court would give rise to a fresh cause of action for the Financial Creditor Brief: The Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that a judgment and/or decree

Amazon.Com NV Investment Holdings vs Future Retail Ltd and others The Supreme on Friday ruled that Future Retail’s $3.4-billion deal to sell its retail assets was bound by an arbitrator’s order that put the transaction on hold. This is a big boost to partner Amazon, which had sought to block the deal. Amazon and Future had

New Okhla Industrial Development Authority & Anr. vs. B D Singhal & Ors., [Civil Appeal No. 2310 of 2021] Deciding effective date for superannuation falls in realm of policy and High Court trench thereupon  Brief: In the instant civil appeal, the Supreme Court held that the High Court has trenched upon the realm of policy

K.P. Natarajan & Anr. vs. Muthalammal & Ors. [Special Leave Petition (C) No.2492 of 2021] Decree against minor without having been represented by a duly appointed guardian is nullity Brief: In the instant petition the Supreme Court affirmed that a decree against  a minor without the minor having been represented by a guardian duly appointed

Reepak Kansal vs. Union of India and others [Writ Petition (Civil) No. 554 Of 2021] Supreme court directs NDMA to frame guidelines for grant of ex gratia assistance on account of loss of life due to COVID-19 Brief: In the instant writ petitions, the Supreme Court has directed NDMA to recommend guidelines for ex gratia

Shaik Ahmed vs. State of Telangana [Criminal Appeal No.533 of 2021] Threat to hurt or death is a pre-condition to attract the offence under section 364-A (kidnapping for ransom) Brief: In this case, the Supreme court partly allowed the appeal against conviction of the accused under section 364-A of the IPC. The Court noted the

Satbir Singh & Another vs. State of Haryana [Criminal Appeal Nos. 1735­1736 of 2010] Section 304­-B of IPC does not take a pigeonhole approach in categorizing death as homicidal or suicidal or accidental  Brief: In this appeal, the Supreme Court upheld conviction of the accused-husband under section 304-B but set aside conviction under section 306

Gurmeet Singh vs. State of Punjab [Criminal Appeal No. 1731 of 2010] A conviction under section 304-B can be sustained without any charges under section 498-A of IPC Brief: In this appeal, the Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of accused under for under section 304-B, IPC. The Court held that once elements of section