Supreme Court
18th May, 2019
The Apex Court in Hemreddi (D) Through Lrs. versus Ramachandra Yallappa Hosmani and Ors. bearing no. Civil Appeal No. 4103 of 2008 decided on 07.05.2019 held that where appeal is being filed by more than […]
18th May, 2019
The Supreme Court has observed that a defendant in a specific performance suit should plead in his written statement the hardship that will be caused if the decree of specific performance of the contract is […]
18th May, 2019
The Supreme Court held that a revision under Section 21(b) can only be filed challenging a ‘consumer dispute’ and an execution proceedings being independent proceedings, cannot be said to fall under the meaning of “consumer […]
6th May, 2019
The Supreme Court held that the Government while reconsidering the minimum wages ought not cross its jurisdiction and alter the provision of the contract between the employee and the employer. The Court further held that […]
6th May, 2019
Registered trade union can file insolvency petition as operational creditor on behalf of its members
A registered trade union which is formed for the purpose of regulating the relations between workmen and their employer can maintain a petition as an operational creditor on behalf of its members. The above-mentioned observation […]
6th May, 2019
The Supreme Court has observed that the suits, appeals and applications referred to in the Limitation Act, 1963 are suits, appeals and applications which are to be filed in a Court and not before a […]
24th Apr, 2019
The Supreme Court has observed that the protection offered to a statutory tenant by Rent Control Laws can only be overcome by following the procedure laid out in such laws. The Supreme Court delivered […]
24th Apr, 2019
The Supreme Court has held that the appointment of arbitrator by a person who himself is ineligible to be an arbitrator as per Section 12(5) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 is void ab […]
19th Apr, 2019
The Supreme Court has observed that mere financial assistance to buy a property cannot be the sole determinative factor/circumstance to hold the transaction as benami in nature. The Court delivered the reasoning in the […]
19th Apr, 2019
The Supreme Court has held that it would be necessary for the Court before considering and passing final orders on an application under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act to await the adjudication by the […]
11th Apr, 2019
The Apex Court held that Judicial orders/quasi-judicial orders passed by any court/tribunal/authority deciding the lis between parties should be supported by reasoning and parties as well as appellate courts are entitled to know the reason […]
11th Apr, 2019
The provision in the State Act contemplating payment of Gratuity will be inapplicable in respect of the employees of the local bodies. The Supreme Court has held that the employees of the local bodies like […]