Latest Case Updates
Can one opt for arbitration in Consumer Disputes?
The Hon’ble Supreme Court answered the aforementioned question in affirmative in the case of Emaar MGF Land Limited vs. Aftab Singh MANU/SC/1458/2018 “This Court held that disputes within the trust, trustees and beneficiaries are not capable of being decided by the...
House Arrest to Avoid Over Crowding of Prisons
While enumerating the scope of Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Gautam Navlakha vs. National Investigation Agency (12.05.2021 - SC) : MANU/SC/0350/2021 propounded the following guidelines for house arrest: “ On the...
NCLT Has Jurisdiction in Contractual Cases
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited vs. Amit Gupta and Ors. (08.03.2021 - SC) : MANU/SC/0157/2021 held that the National Company Law Tribunal had rightfully exercised its jurisdiction in a contractual matter, with respect to...
On what basis is the sentence pronounced in the case of Conviction under NDPS Act?
In the case of Gurdev Singh vs. State of Punjab (06.04.2021 - SC) : MANU/SC/0236/2021, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has made the following observations regarding the aggravating and mitigating factors while pronouncing sentence in case of conviction under the NDPS Act:...
Scope of Private Vehicle under the NDPS Act
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Boota Singh and Ors. vs. State of Haryana (16.04.2021 - SC) : MANU/SC/0283/2021 has interpreted Section 43 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act as follows: “The evidence in the present case clearly shows...
Proposed Changes in Trial of Cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act
While referring the matter to a 3 judges bench the Hon’ble Supreme Court has propounded the following directions regarding trial of cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, in the matter of In Re: Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I....