KEY TAKEAWAYS The Court noted that applying the two-year limit to awards issued under Section 24(1)(a) of the 2013 Act could result in practical absurdities and paradoxes. The Supreme Court ruled that the provision of the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS According to the Supreme Court, the 2015 change to Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 will only apply to Section 34 applications filed after the amendment's effective date. In a case where the applicability of S ..
Key Takeaways The Supreme Court held that losing a case after an argument cannot be termed as a deficiency in service on the part of an advocate. The Coram consisted of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna which gave this judgement in the case of Nandl ..
2015 Amendment Won't Apply To Section 34 Applications Filed Prior To ItThe name of the case was Ratnam Sudesh Iyer v Jackie Kakubhai Shroff. The decision was given by a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh. In this case, the cou ..
Key Takeaways Section 25 of the 2013 Act would apply to the awards made and published under Section 24(1)(a) of the 2013 Act.Background The State of Maharashtra, on 16th June 2011, issued a land acquisition notification under Section 41 of the 1894 A ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Supreme Court has ruled that a complaint submitted on behalf of a company under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be rejected just because the Managing Director's name appears first, followed by the company ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS On Monday, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that when two adults choose each other as life partners in a consensual manner, it is a manifestation of their choice that is recognised under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constit ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Justice NV Ramana, Chief Justice of India, on the occasion of legal services day addressed law students at an even organized by National Legal services Authority (NALSA). CJI spoke about the legal aid movement and elaborated on the cont ..
Key Takeaways A party is not barred from raising an additional ground for setting aside an arbitration award in arbitration appeal under Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,1996, merely because the said ground was not raised in the pet ..
Key Takeaways The practice of handwritten clauses in mediation settlements needs to be discontinued forthwith unless it is countersigned or initialled by the Mediator or Counsellor as well as by the parties in their presence.Background The developmen ..