applicability of arbitration amendment act 2015
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Upholding the Telangana High Court judgment, the Supreme Court held that the law prevailing prior to the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 shall be applicable in a case where the notice invoking arbitration is issued prior to the Amendment Act, 2015.

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death sentence in honour killing case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It is well-settled law that awarding of life sentence is a rule and death is an exception. The application of the rarest of rare case principle is dependent upon and differs from case to case.”

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up intermediate education act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court did not find any place for a ‘deemed appointment' and held that the selection process concludes only after the mandatory approval of the DIOS is granted.

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section 123 of customs act 1962
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court was called upon to decide whether a settlement remedy under Section 127B of the Customs Act, 1962, would be available for the seized goods, which are specified under Section 123 of the said Act, the bench of Krishna Murari and Sanjay Karol, JJ gave a spilt verdict and referred the matter to a larger bench.

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allahabad high court school fees order
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court stayed the operation of the Allahabad High Court's judgment to the extent it directs refund of the fee paid to ex-students, till the next date of hearing.

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last seen evidence
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court said that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt and the case did not pass the standard required in a case of circumstantial evidence.

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land grabbing cases
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that if the State Government is so conscious or interested in taking action against land grabbers, it is the discretion of the State Government to bring or better the appropriate legislation with the definition of ‘land grabber’, ‘land grabbing’ and ‘land grabbing cases’.

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wholesale reservation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that the State Government may examine the data of last few years, to come to a realistic finding as to what should be the extent of these reservations. A wholesale reservation is not serving any purpose, rather it frustrates the very purpose of the reservation

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section 52 a of wakf act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Expression Whoever alienates or purchases or takes possession of, which is the opening phrase of Section 52A of the Wakf Act, 1955, cannot be read or construed to include possession taken in the past, which resulted in continued possession, when the provision was enacted.”

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pre import condition supreme court
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court said that to avail exemption benefits, two conditions were to be fulfilled, one, – that the exports made under the Advance Authorizations, were physical exports in nature, and the other, that there must be fulfillment of ‘pre-import condition’.

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section 140(5) of the companies act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court observed that if the interpretation that once an auditor resigns, the proceedings under Section 140(5) stand terminated and are no longer further required to be proceeded, an auditor may resign to avoid Tribunal’s final order and its consequence as provided under the second proviso to Section 140(5).

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bjp leader kailash vijayvargiya
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court went into the depths of Chapter 12 of Code of Criminal Procedure regarding a complaint case before Magistrate and the case laws around them.

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supreme court precedent
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that the distinction between obiter dicta and ratio decidendi in a judgment, as a proposition of law, has been examined by its several judgments.

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private secretaries at delhi high court
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that there was no fault on the part of the appellants. It was because of the wrong marking at the relevant time that they were deprived of the appointments, and they were not placed in the merit list, and such was required to be corrected on the revision of the marks on re-evaluation.

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kanimozhi election
Case BriefsSupreme Court

DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi’s election was challenged on the ground that she had intentionally supressed the information about the payment of income tax of her spouse.

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beant singh assassination case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court also directed the competent authority to deal with the mercy petition later and take further decision as and when deemed necessary.

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up urban planning and development act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Supreme Court said that the State can permit the Development Authorities to levy only those development charges which are mentioned in the Section 15(2-A) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973.

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regularisation of work-charged employees
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court observed that allowing the instant appeal would tantamount regularizing the appellants' services as work charged from the initial appointment.

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bilkis bano case
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court noted that the convicts have been making attempts to avoid the Bench from hearing the case.

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chargesheet without complete investigation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The right of default bail under Section 167(2) of the CrPC is not merely a statutory right, but a fundamental right flowing from Article 21 of the Constitution of India, observed the Supreme Court.

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