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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Arbitration Clause Validity Dispute Under Lease Agreement. The arbitration clause designating the lessee's Managing Director as sole arbitrator is upheld as valid under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, absent contravention of public policy....

The Supreme Court heard appeals by Indian Oil Corporation Limited against a judgment of the Bombay High Court. The dispute arose from a lease agreement dated 20 September 2005, where the appellant lea...

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Supreme Court Reverses Acquittal and Restores Conviction in Murder Case Based on Dying Declaration. The Court held that a dying declaration recorded by a Magistrate under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC is credible and can sustain conviction without corroborative evidence, despite multiple declarations....

The State appealed against the High Court's judgment acquitting the accused of murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The dispute arose from the death of a woman...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Partnership Law Case on Maintainability of Suit by Unregistered Firm. The Court held that Section 69(2) of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 does not bar a suit for declaration and injunction based on fraud and statutory rights, as it does not involve enforcement of contractual rights....

The appeal arose from a suit filed by an unregistered partnership firm, Shiv Developers, seeking declaration and injunction to nullify a sale deed dated 24.02.2015, alleging fraud and non-payment of c...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Murder Conviction Case, Upholding Alibi Rejection and Concurrent Findings. Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act sustained based on eyewitness evidence and insufficient proof of alibi, with Juvenile Justice Act applied to a minor accused....

The case involved appeals against convictions for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and a firearm offence under Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959. The incide...

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Supreme Court Reverses High Court Order in Tender Dispute Involving Foreign Sovereign Funding. High Court Erred in Interfering with Technical Bid Rejection Under Article 226 as Project Funded by Japanese Loan with Non-Negotiable Terms Under Memorandum of Understanding....

The dispute arose from a tender process for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project, where the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), a government company, rejected the technical ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Suit for Recovery of Money, Remands for Trial on Evidence Due to Disputed Facts on Limitation. The Court Held That Limitation Issue Cannot Be Decided as a Preliminary Issue Under Order XIV Rule 2 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, When Facts Are Contested, Requiring Evidence on Nature of Transactions and Repayment Terms....

The appeal arose from a judgment of a Single Judge of the High Court of Delhi in RFA No 5 of 2019, which upheld the trial court's dismissal of a suit on the ground of limitation. The appellant had ins...

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Supreme Court Allows Writ Petition for Premature Release Consideration Under 2018 Policy Despite Subsequent Amendment. Court Holds That Policy Prevalent at Time of Conviction Governs Remission Consideration and Directs State to Re-examine Arbitrary Age Restriction in 2021 Policy....

The petitioner, convicted for offences under Section 302/307/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment by judgment dated 30.9.2004, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of t...

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Supreme Court Upholds Employees' Seniority and Promotion Rights in Service Regularization Dispute - Continuity of Service Entitles Counting of Retrenched Period for Promotion Without Monetary Benefits Under Article 226 of the Constitution....

The dispute originated from the appointments of the respondents as Assistant Managers on contract in 2000, which were regularized in 2006 under the Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation Lim...