delay

Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT | IBC overrides Limitation Act; Delay beyond period of 45 days cannot be condoned

While adjudicating an appeal file with a delay of 55 days, the Tribunal held that S. 238 IBC overrides S. 12 of the Limitation Act, 1963 and therefore this Tribunal does not have power to condone a delay beyond a period of 45 days.

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Allahabad High Court rejects claim of compassionate appointment after 27 years delay of adopted son

    Allahabad High Court: Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, J. dismissed a writ petition filed for claiming compassionate appointment stating that compassionate appointment

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court alarmed by long pendency of POCSO cases; Principal judge to submit causes for delay and unequal distribution of cases

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. while hearing a bail application of a man accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year-old in

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Whether S. 5 Limitation Act, 1963 apply to appeals under S. 18 of POSH Act, 2013? Delhi High Court answers

    Delhi High Court: C Hari Shankar, J. opined that Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 will apply in respect

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court | Substitution of an appointment on compassionate grounds through contractual appointment held illegal; directions issued

    Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Ravi Malimath, CJ. and Vishal Mishra, J. allowed a writ petition directing

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court lambasts police force for blatant callousness and failure in tracing an 11-year-old missing minor girl

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Rohit Arya and Milind Ramesh Phadke, JJ. took strong exception to the functioning of

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court dismisses a writ petition challenging land acquisition proceedings after a delay of 62 years

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of Siddharth Mridul and Gaurang Kanth, JJ. dismissed the writ petition as it was filed after

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay High Court| Slow pace of trial defeating the very purpose of POCSO Act; Court of Sessions to submit report of pending cases, number of Special Courts

    Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. while adjudicating a bail application which dealt with an unfortunate incident of a girl

Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Can a defence person change the name of his wife twice in his service records? Tribunal answers

Armed Forces Tribunal (Lucknow Bench): The Division Bench of Justice Umesh Chandra Srivastava, Member (J) and Vice Admiral Abhay Raghunath Karve, Member

Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC │ Court finds rape charges “vexatious and frivolous “; FIR quashed after delay of 18 years to file a case

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Anand Pathak, J. allowed a petition which was preferred under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure seeking

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Can State deny benefits of New Pension Scheme citing delayed appointments when the delay was not attributable to employees?  Supreme Court answers 

Supreme Court:  The Division Bench comprising Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi, JJ., reversed the impugned judgment of the Madras High Court and held that

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Non-execution of Arbitration Award even after 30 years-long delay: SC slams Allahabad High Court; U.P. Government to consider constituting four Additional Commercial Courts

Supreme Court: On being apprised of 30 years-long delay in execution of an Arbitration Award, the Division Bench comprising M.R. Shah and

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Person languishes in jail for 2 years despite being granted bail by Supreme Court; Supreme Court criticizes Trial Judge for misinterpreting bail order

Supreme Court: In a significant case, the 4-judges Bench comprising of Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat, P.S. Narasimha and Sudhanshu Dhulia,

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Can employer recover excess increment granted on account of error after 10 years of retirement of the employee? Supreme Court decides

Supreme Court: Reversing the concurrent findings of the Single Judge and Division Bench of Kerala High Court, the Bench of S. Abdul

Case Briefs

Decide all 350 bail applications in one go, Supreme Court directs Allahabad HC to expeditiously dispose of bail applications in cases pending for 10 years and 14 years

Supreme Court: On being appraised of high number of pending bail applications in 10-14 years old cases, the Division Bench of Sanjay

Op EdsOP. ED.

Supreme Court clarifies interplay between S. 55 and S. 74 of Contract Act in Welspun v ONGC

by Hiroo Advani†, Sheikh Yusuf Ali†† and Manav Nagpal †††
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 18

Case BriefsForeign Courts

SL CoA | Court not satisfied with the delay caused by pandemic in filing revision, application dismissed in rape of minor case

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka:  Menaka Wijesundera and Neil Iddawala, JJ. while deciding on a revision

Case BriefsHigh Courts

MP HC | Courts should emphasize on bridging the gap between the time period of reservation and delivery of the judgment

Madhya Pradesh High Court: The Division Bench of Sheel Nagu and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, JJ., allowed the petition while hearing an appeal

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Can’t treat unequals equally; No automatic vacation of stay under Section 254(2A) Proviso 3 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 if the assessee is not responsible for the delay: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Dealing with an important question as to the constitutional validity of the third proviso to Section 254(2A) of the Income

Case BriefsSupreme Court

“What greater certificate of incompetence would there be for the legal Department!”; SC on State of MP “again and again” filing appeals after inordinate delay

“The State of Madhya Pradesh continues to do the same thing again and again and the conduct seems to be incorrigible!”