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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Shareholders for Alleged Scandalous Allegations in Legal Proceedings. Filing of false cases does not constitute criminal contempt unless it scandalizes the court or impedes administration of justice under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The petitioner, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC), filed a contempt petition against respondent shareholders Sureshchandra V. Par...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Foreign Company in Arbitration Dispute — Holds That Foreign Award Cannot Be Challenged Under Section 34 of Arbitration Act. Challenge to Foreign Award Lies Only Under Sections 47-48 for Enforcement, Overruling Bombay High Court's Reliance on Bhatia International.

The appellant, Noy Vallesina Engineering SpA (now Noy Ambiente S.p.a), an Italian company, challenged a judgment of the Bombay High Court which held t...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Summons in Defamation Case Against Newspaper Publisher and Editor for Reporting FIR — Reporting of Police Press Release Constitutes Fair Comment and Substantial Truth Under Exception 1 to Section 499 IPC.

The petitioners, Manish Karapurkar (Publisher) and K. R. Sreenivas (Editor) of The Times of India, Goa Edition, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under S...

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Supreme Court Stays High Court Order Striking Down Domicile/Residence-Based Reservation for PG Medical Admissions in Chandigarh. The Court holds that the validity of such reservation requires detailed examination and allows the admission process to continue subject to final outcome.

The Supreme Court of India heard appeals against the judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had struck down the domicile/residence-based ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Citizenship and Police Verification Requirements for Security Guards Under Private Security Agencies Act. Provisions Held to Be Reasonable Restrictions in Interest of Public Order and Security.

The petitioner, The Security Association of India, an association of security agencies, filed a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Summons Against Politician in Defamation Case for Alleged Remarks Against RSS — Statements Not Defamatory as They Did Not Refer to Complainant or Any Identifiable Individual.

The petitioner, Rahul Gandhi, a Member of Parliament and Vice President of the Indian National Congress, filed a criminal writ petition under Article ...