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Supreme Court Disposes of Appeal Against Shaheen Bagh Protest Blockade as Situation Resolves Itself Due to Pandemic. Right to peaceful protest under Article 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) is fundamental but subject to reasonable restrictions; indefinite occupation of public roads is not permissible....

The case arose from a public interest litigation filed before the Delhi High Court concerning the blockade of the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, including the Okhla underpass, by protestors opposi...

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Supreme Court Directs Full Refund for Flights Cancelled During COVID-19 Lockdown — Office Memorandum Discriminating Between Pre-Lockdown and Lockdown Bookings Held Invalid. Airlines Must Refund Full Fare Without Cancellation Charges for All Cancelled Flights, and Credit Shell Cannot Be Imposed Unilaterally....

The judgment arises from a batch of writ petitions filed in the Supreme Court of India challenging the refusal of airlines to refund the full amount for tickets cancelled due to the COVID-19 lockdown....

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Supreme Court Allows Financier's Appeal in Consumer Dispute Over Hire-Purchase Repossession — Held That Financier Is Not a 'Service Provider' Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986 for Repossession of Vehicle on Default. The court ruled that repossession of a vehicle under a hire-purchase agreement after default is a contractual right and not a deficiency in service....

The appeal arose from a consumer dispute where the respondent, had entered into a hire-purchase agreement with the appellant, for a Mahindra Marshal Jeep. The complainant paid an initial amount and ag...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Arbitral Award in Licence Agreement Dispute, Upholds Damages for Use and Occupation. Court holds that even if relationship is treated as tenancy, tenant is liable for rent/damages during closure period under Section 108 of Transfer of Property Act....

The dispute arose from two licence agreements dated 27.08.1990 between the appellants (M/s Arun Kumar Kamal Kumar & Ors.) and the respondents (M/s Selected Marble Home & Ors.) for running a restaurant...

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Supreme Court Refers Medical Admission Reservation Cases to Larger Bench — Legal Competence of States Under Scrutiny....

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether State Governments possess the authority to reserve seats for inservice candidates in postgraduate medical courses, amidst conflicting interpretations o...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant in Arbitration Dispute — Validity of Arbitration Agreement Affirmed....

The case involved a dispute between two companies regarding the invocation of a bank guarantee linked to a work order. The respondent, Indo Unique Flame Ltd., had applied for a work order from Karnata...

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Supreme Court Allows Transfer of Divorce Petition from Delhi to Indore on Wife's Plea of Hardship and Lack of Influence. The Court held that Facebook posts showing participation in bar association events do not establish likelihood of bias, and the wife's hardship outweighed the husband's convenience under Section 24 CPC....

The petitioner-wife, Neetu Yadav, filed a transfer petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of a divorce petition filed by her husband, Sachin Yadav, from the F...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Transfer Petitions in Criminal Cases Alleging Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction — Cause of Action Not Wholly Absent in Gurugram...

The petitioner, Kaushik Chatterjee, was appointed as Group Chief Risk Officer-Executive Director of a non-banking finance company (the second respondent) on 4 August 2016, joining its Delhi office. He...