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Supreme Court Allows Contractor's Appeal in Arbitration Dispute Over Interest on Delayed Payment. The court examined entitlement to interest under Clause 60.8 of the contract and validity of alleged waiver through communications, referencing arbitration provisions and contract law principles.

The dispute arose from a contract awarded by the State of Kerala to the appellants for highway upgradation, executed on 7 November 2002. The appellant...

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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Accused in Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence for Terror Funding. Payment of Extortion Money Under Duress for Business Operations Does Not Constitute Terror Funding Under Section 17 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

The dispute arose from a criminal appeal concerning bail denial to an accused charged with multiple offences, including under the Unlawful Activities ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Husband and In-laws in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Soon Before Death Harassment. Demand of Rs. 10 Lakhs Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Deceased's Illness and Treatment Records Suggest Natural Causes.

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Sandeep Kumar and his parents under Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code for dowry death. The d...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Power to Fix Higher Sugarcane Price in Conflict Resolution Between Constitution Benches. State Advised Price (SAP) is Valid and Not Repugnant to Central Minimum Price Under Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966.

The Supreme Court considered a reference from a three-judge bench regarding an alleged conflict between two Constitution Bench decisions: Ch. Tika Ram...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in TADA Case Due to Involuntary Confession and Lack of Corroboration. Confession recorded under Section 15 of TADA Act found not voluntary as guidelines in Kartar Singh were not followed, and confession of co-accused not admissible without joint trial.

The appellant, Raja @ Ayyappan, was convicted by the Designated Court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA) for ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Triple Murder of Children in Revenge Killing. Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence Including Last Seen Theory, Motive, and Recovery of Bodies at Accused's Instance.

The appellant, Manoj Suryavanshi, was convicted for the abduction and murder of three minor children (Vijay, Ajay, and Sakshi) aged 8, 6, and 4 years,...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against Appointment of Arbitrator in WAPCOS Ltd. v. Salma Dam Joint Venture. The court held that the arbitration agreement was novated by a subsequent amendment and that the petitioner lacked authority to invoke arbitration after revocation of power of attorney.

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals against the Delhi High Court's order appointing a sole arbitrator under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Railways' Appeals Against Appointment of Independent Arbitrator in Contract Disputes. Failure to Appoint Arbitrator Within 60 Days Forfeits Railways' Right Under Clause 64 of GCC.

The Supreme Court dismissed two appeals filed by the Union of India (Railways) against the judgments of the Delhi High Court appointing independent ar...