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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Under Part II of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Holds That Objections to Enforceability Must Be Raised Under Section 48 and That Pendency of Civil Suit Does Not Bar Execution....

The case involves two special leave petitions filed by LMJ International Ltd. and Sri Munisuvrata Agri International Ltd. against Sleepwell Industries Co. Ltd. concerning the enforcement of two foreig...

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Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement of Contract Workers in BHEL Case — Contract Labour Arrangement Held Sham Due to Direct Control and Supervision by Principal Employer. The Court affirmed that workmen performing identical duties under BHEL's supervision were entitled to reinstatement without backwages under the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The case involves appeals by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) against a judgment of the Uttarakhand High Court dismissing its writ petition challenging a Labour Court award. The Labour Court had d...

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Supreme Court Disposes of Writ Petition Seeking Re-investigation of Triple Murder Case, Directs CBI to Examine SIT Report. Court finds SIT report consistent with original charge sheet but notes lack of professional rigour in initial investigation....

The case arises from the murder of Smt. Seema Garg, daughter-in-law of petitioner No.1, and her two children on 24.07.2001. FIR No.221 of 2001 was lodged at Police Station Pilakhwa, District Ghaziabad...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Quashing of FIRs in Non-Compoundable Offences Based on Compromise. The Court held that Section 482 CrPC cannot be used to quash serious offences like attempt to murder and robbery merely on compromise, as it affects public interest and societal order....

The Supreme Court of India heard two appeals by the State of Madhya Pradesh against separate High Court orders quashing criminal proceedings on the basis of compromise. In the first case (Criminal App...

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Supreme Court Restores Sentence in Parricide Case: High Court's Reduction to Period Already Undergone Set Aside. Proportionality in Sentencing Reaffirmed for Offence Under Section 304 Part II IPC....

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which, while upholding the conviction of the respondent Suresh for the offence under Section 304 Part II of t...

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Supreme Court Finds Reliance Companies Guilty of Contempt for Breach of Undertakings to Pay INR 550 Crore to Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. The court held that the undertakings making payment conditional upon sale of assets were contrary to the court's order and constituted wilful disobedience....

The Supreme Court of India dealt with three contempt petitions filed by Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. against Reliance Communications Ltd., Reliance Telecom Ltd., and Reliance Infratel Ltd. (collectively, ...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Minor Kidnapping and Murder Case — Accused's Young Age, Good Conduct, and Reformative Potential Considered. The Court held that the case did not fall within the 'rarest of rare' category under Section 302 IPC, and mitigating circumstances warranted commutation....

The appellant, Dnyaneshwar Suresh Borkar, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Pune for offences under Sections 302, 364, and 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Under Part II of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Holds That Objections to Enforceability Must Be Raised Under Section 48 and That Pendency of Civil Suit Does Not Bar Execution...

The Supreme Court dismissed two special leave petitions filed by LMJ International Ltd. and Sri Munisuvrata Agri International Ltd. against the judgment of the Calcutta High Court, which had rejected ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Buyer's Refund Claim for Excise Duty Paid Under Protest by Manufacturer — Limitation Period Under Section 11B Applies Separately to Buyer. The Court held that the buyer's refund claim is time-barred as it was filed beyond six months from the date of purchase, and the manufacturer's protest does not extend the limitation for the buyer....

The case involves a batch of appeals by Western Coalfields Ltd. (the buyer) against the rejection of its refund claim for central excise duty paid by the manufacturer, M/s. Fenner (India) Ltd., under ...