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 […]
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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
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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
Nathu Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. [Criminal Appeal No.522 of 2021] Court can grant special protection despite dismissal of application for anticipatory bail, provided it is reasoned Brief: In the instant appeal, the Hon’ble Supreme Court set aside the portion of High Court order wherein while dismissing application of anticipatory bail it
