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2015 Amendment Won't Apply To Section 34 Applications Filed Prior To It The 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 court affirmed the judgment of the Single Judge and Division Bench to the exten..

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 un..

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CONSUMER Rights Right to Safety- Right to be protected against the marketing of goods and services, which are hazardous to life and property. Right to Information- Right to be informed about the quality, quantity, pur..

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's name. Justices Sanjay Kis..

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 Constitution, and that any violation of that right is a constitutional viola..

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 contribution of legal profession ..

A) VICARIOUS LIABILITY In some cases, a person may be held liable for acts committed by others. In the case of vicarious liability, both the persons at whose behest the act is done, as well as the person who does the act, are liable. It is a type of strict liability, where liability arises due to a relation between the princi..

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 petition under Section 34 to set aside. li style="text-align: ju..

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 li style="text-ali..

Key Takeaways Journalist ShyamMeera Singh and other activists arrested by the Tripura police under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) have petitioned the Supreme Court to quash the first information report filed against them Background li style..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Supreme Court on Monday postponed until November 29, 2021 the hearing on a writ petition seeking public disclosure of vaccine clinical trial data and post-vaccination data, as required by international medical norms. A bench of Justices LN Rao and AS Oka made t..

KEY TAKEAWAYS In response to the recent judgement convicting former Delhi High Court Bar Association President Rajiv Khosla for assaulting a woman lawyer Sujata Kohli in the year 1994, the Coordination Committee of All District Court Bar Associations of Delhi unanimously resolved to go on complete work abstinence tomo..

Strict Liability and Absolute Liability Introduction Generally, a person is liable for his own wrongful acts and one does not incur any liability for the acts done by others. In certain cases, the liability of one person for the act done by another person may arise. Such liability can ..

NUISANCE Nuisance is the wrong committed by a person by unlawfully interfering with another person’s enjoyment of property or exercise of a lawful right. Any act that disturbs the comfort, health, or safety of a person is nuisance. In Ratanlal & Dhirajlal’s“The Law of Torts”, nuisance was defined a..

Key Takeaways The Bombay High Court has set aside a special court order and granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of Anil Deshmukh till November 12 in connection with a money laundering case. Background The Enfor..