The Delhi High Court ruled on Monday that under Section 34 of the 1996 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, courts may set aside a portion of an arbitral award if that portion is susceptible of being severable or validly severed from the remainder. Trichy Thanjavur Motorway Ltd vs. Justice Yashwant Varma observed that the 1996 Act’s […]
Recently, the Delhi High Court ruled that if a wife insists on living apart from her husband’s family members without a legitimate reason, it can be considered cruel. The statement was made by Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna while dissolving a marriage on the grounds of cruelty and desertion, and after the
The Supreme Court recently stated, in Ejike Jonas Orji vs. Narcotics Control Bureau, that prolonged incarceration of pre-trial detainees violates their fundamental right to liberty and dignity. The court made this observation while relaxing the parole conditions of a Nigerian national accused of drug trafficking. On August 17, a bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and
The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently fined a cohabiting couple 10,000 for filing an application for police protection in the absence of a clear danger to their life or liberty. During an earlier hearing on the petition, Justice Alok Jain clarified that if the State determined that there was no perceived threat to the
The Supreme Court objected to the Gujarat High Court’s handling of a case in which a 26-week expectant rape survivor sought an abortion. [XYZ vs. Gujarat State] A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that a substantial amount of time had been lost due to the High Court’s initial decision to adjourn
The Supreme Court issued an order regarding the appointment of support personnel under the POCSO Act and their qualifications. The Court issued directives for the formulation of appointment guidelines. It is important to note that the POCSO Rules, 2020 define a’support person’ as “someone assigned by a child welfare committee to assist a child during
The Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, announced this morning that the Supreme Court has compiled a “Handbook on combating Gender Stereotypes” to identify and eliminate the use of words and phrases that are laden with gender stereotypes in court decisions and court language. “This is intended to assist judges and the legal community in
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, comprised of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Pankaj Mithal, ruled while hearing a number of appeals, “Public interest need not remain exclusively limited to ensuring maximal revenue accrual for the Government. Instead, the public interest encompasses, but is not limited to, a fair, transparent, and stable procedure that all
The Supreme Court ruled that, in marine insurance, if a ship is sent to sea in an unseaworthy condition, the insurer is not responsible for any losses attributable to unseaworthiness. It also noted that knowledge of a breach of warranty by an insurer does not inherently constitute a waiver unless expressly stated. The Court ruled
Today, in the Lok Sabha, the Central Government introduced three measures to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act. The Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, introduced the following bills: The Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 (to consolidate and amend the provisions relating to offences and matters connected thereto
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