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Supreme Court Allows Builder's Written Statement Filed Beyond 45 Days in Consumer Case Due to COVID-19 Extension of Limitation. The Court held that the suo motu order extending limitation during the pandemic overrides the statutory bar under Section 38 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019....

This batch of civil appeals arose from an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (National Commission) dated 07.09.2020, which refused to take on record the written statement fil...

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Supreme Court Upholds International Arbitral Award in Coal Supply Dispute — Damages Awarded for Breach of Contract. Division Bench of Delhi High Court Erred in Setting Aside Majority Award Under Section 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as Findings Were Plausible and Not Perverse....

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal against a Division Bench judgment of the Delhi High Court that had set aside a majority international arbitral award. The appellant, Anglo American Metallurg...

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Supreme Court Upholds Contempt Petition Against Corporate Debtor for Non-Compliance with Court Orders. Withdrawal Attempt from Approved Resolution Plan Constitutes Contempt Under Section 31 of IBC....

The Supreme Court of India adjudicated two interrelated proceedings involving the Committee of Creditors of AMTEK Auto Limited and Deccan Value Investors LP (DVI). The first was a contempt petition fi...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Permanent Injunction Suit — Lawful Possession Established Despite Title Not Being in Issue. The Court held that in a suit for injunction, proof of lawful possession suffices and title need not be proved unless specifically in issue, and that official documents over 30 years old are admissible under Section 90 of the Evidence Act....

The appeal arises from a suit for permanent injunction filed by the appellants (plaintiffs) against the respondents (defendants) in 1974, alleging attempted encroachment on their property bearing No. ...

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Supreme Court Orders CBI Investigation in Murder Case Due to Sham Police Investigation. Court finds investigation perfunctory and designed to conceal, directs CBI to investigate role of respondent no.5 and others under Sections 302, 120B IPC....

The case arises from the murder of Ram Bihari Chaubey, father of the petitioner Amar Nath Chaubey, who was shot dead at his residence in Varanasi on 4 December 2015. An FIR was registered under Sectio...

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Supreme Court Upholds Transfer of Winding Up Petition to NCLT Despite Admission Order. Discretion Under Section 434(1)(c) Companies Act, 2013 Properly Exercised Where Liquidation Was at Initial Stage and No Irreversible Steps Taken....

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals by Action Ispat and Power Pvt. Ltd. against the Delhi High Court's order transferring a winding up petition to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The winding...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Tender Cancellation Case — Violation of Natural Justice as Contractor Not Heard Before Termination of Contract. The Court Held That Principles of Natural Justice Require a Hearing Before Cancelling a Contract Awarded Through Tender, Even If Financial Irregularities Are Alleged....

The case involves appeals by the State of Uttar Pradesh against a High Court judgment that set aside the cancellation of a contract awarded to Sudhir Kumar Singh by the U.P. State Warehousing Corporat...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Case: Reversal of Acquittal by High Court Sustained. Commercial Quantity of Charas Recovered from Appellants; Complainant as Investigating Officer Not Per Se Biased....

The case pertains to the conviction of Rajesh Dhiman and Gulshan Rana under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) for possession of 3 kg 100 gms of charas, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Finding of Illegal Denial of Admission but Modifies Relief: Directs College to Pay Compensation Instead of Creating Additional Seat. The Court held that creating an additional seat beyond sanctioned intake is impermissible, and compensation is an appropriate remedy for illegal denial of admission in PG medical courses....

The case involves a dispute over admission to the first year Post-Graduate Medical Specialty course of MS (General Surgery) for the academic year 2020-2021. The respondent, Mothukuru Sriyah Koumudi, p...