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Supreme Court Hears Writ Petition by Foreign State Against Union of India Regarding Criminal Jurisdiction Over Its Military Personnel for Deaths at Sea. The Petitioners Challenge the Jurisdiction of Kerala Police and Invoke Sovereign Immunity, Relying on International Law, Maritime Zones Act, 1976, and UNCLOS, Seeking Transfer of Custody to Italy....

The case arose from an incident on 15 February 2012, when the Italian commercial vessel M.V. Enrica Lexie, with a Military Protection Detachment on board, encountered an Indian fishing vessel, St. Ant...

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Supreme Court Considers Scope of Section 45 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act in International Commercial Disputes. Multiple Issues Framed on Reference to Arbitration in Multi-Party Joint Venture Agreements....

The dispute arose from a series of joint venture and ancillary agreements executed between Indian company Chloro Controls (I) P. Ltd. and foreign collaborators forming the Severn Trent group for the m...

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Supreme Court Allows Workman's Appeal on Distribution of Company Assets in Liquidation. Holds that Secured Creditors Have Pari Passu Charge Only Over Properties Specifically Charged, Not All Assets; Workmen Have Priority for Uncharged Properties Under Sections 529 and 529A Companies Act, 1956....

The dispute arose from the winding up of U.M.I. Special Steel Limited, a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956. The company became sick, and the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstru...

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Supreme Court Refers to Larger Bench the Question of Quashing Non-Compoundable Offences Under Section 482 CrPC Based on Settlement, Reconsidering B.S. Joshi, Nikhil Merchant, and Manoj Sharma. The Court Doubts Whether Non-Compoundable Offences Can Be Indirectly Compounded via Inherent Powers, Noting Section 320(9) CrPC's Bar....

The matter arose from a Special Leave Petition filed by one Gian Singh, who had been convicted under Sections 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. While his appeal a...

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Supreme Court Constitution Bench Examines Applicability of Part I of Arbitration Act, 1996 to Foreign-Seated Arbitrations. Reference Arises from Conflicting Views in Bhatia International and Venture Global Engineering....

The Supreme Court of India, by a reference order dated 16 January 2008, directed the listing of Civil Appeal No. 7019 of 2005 and connected matters before a Constitution Bench to examine the correctne...

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Supreme Court Adjudicates Appeals by Sahara Companies on SEBI's Regulatory Powers Over OFCDs. Case centers on Section 55A(b) Companies Act and compliance with DIP Guidelines for issuance of optionally fully convertible debentures....

The case involved two Sahara Group companies, Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Limited (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Limited (SHICL), which raised funds through Optionally Ful...

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Supreme Court of India Decides Revenue Appeal Against Tribunal's Order on Excise Valuation of Fiat Cars. Assessee's Price Below Cost Held as Normal Price Under Section 4(1)(a) by Tribunal, Revenue Challenges on Ground That Price Did Not Reflect Manufacturing Cost and Profit....

The dispute concerned the valuation of Fiat Uno model cars for central excise duty under Section 4 of the Central Excise Act, 1944. The assessee, M/s Fiat India (P) Ltd., manufactured cars and filed p...

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Supreme Court Examines Culpability for BMW Hit-and-Run: State Appeals Against High Court's Reduction of Conviction from Section 304 Part II to Section 304A IPC. The Core Issue is Whether the Accused Had Knowledge of Likely Death to Attract the Graver Offence....

The case arose from a fatal motor accident involving a BMW car driven by the respondent, Sanjeev Nanda, on the night of 9/10 January 1999 in New Delhi. The prosecution alleged that the car, driven ras...

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Supreme Court Hears Appeals Against Conviction Under Sections 302, 201, 34 IPC in Dismemberment Murder Case. Accused Challenge Life Imprisonment Contending Weak Circumstantial Evidence and Tutored Witnesses....

The case involved the brutal murder and dismemberment of Archideb Bhattacharjee in 2003 after he refused to pay an extortion demand of Rs.40,000 to the accused. The prosecution alleged that on the nig...