Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up [Aug 7-13]

Judgments/OrdersCentral Civil Service Rules | Retired Employee Can Be Appointed As Inquiry Authority In Disciplinary Proceedings: Supreme CourtCase title: Union of India v. Jagdish Chandra SethyCitation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 609The Supreme Court recently held that the disciplinary authority under the Central Civil Service Rules is empowered to appoint a retired employee as an inquiry authority....

Supreme Court Half Yearly Bail Digest 2023

Accused cannot be denied bail on the sole ground that the co-accused has not surrendered. Sebil Elanjimpally v. State of Odisha, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 474 : 2023 INSC 557Accused not entitled to default bail when first extension (passed in absence of accused) wasn't challenged & second extension was passed in his presence. Qamar Ghani Usmani v. State of Gujarat, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 297 : AIR 2023...

Weekly Digest Of IBC Cases: 31 July To 7 August 2023

NCLT Go Airlines | NCLT Issues Notice On Application Filed By RP Seeking Refund Of Cancelled Ticket Amount To Passengers Case Title: Go Airlines (India) Limited Case No.: Company Petition No. (IB)-264(PB)/2023 The National Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”), New Delhi Bench, comprising of Shri Mahendra Khandelwal (President) and Shri Rahul Bhatnagar (Technical Member), has...

Half Yearly Digest Of IBC Cases: January To June 2023

Supreme Court “Inappropriate, Almost Bordering On Contempt”: SC Deprecates NCLAT Order Impeding Implementation Of SC Order Case Title: Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. v Iirf India Realty Xii Ltd. & Ors. Case No.: CIVIL APPEAL NO.9062/2022 The Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Abhay S. Oka while adjudicating an appeal has set aside...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2023, Administrative Law

A notification which is not in compliance with clause (1) of Article 77 is not invalid, unconstitutional or non-est for that reason alone. Rather, the irrebuttable presumption that the notification was issued by the President of India (acting for the Union Government) is no longer available to the Union Government. The notification continues to be valid and it is open to the Union Government...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2023- Arbitration

12 months’ time limit under Section 29A Arbitration Act not applicable to international commercial arbitration. TATA Sons Pvt. Ltd. v. Siva Industries and Holdings Ltd., 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 39 : 2023 INSC 13 : (2023) 5 SCC 4212015 Arbitration Amendment not applicable though S.11 application was filed after it, if arbitration notice was issued pre-amendment. Shree Vishnu Constructions v....

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [July 17 – 23, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEXBailSupreme Court grants bail to Teesta Setalvad; calls Gujarat HC observations 'perverse', 'contradictory'. Teesta Atul Setalvad v. State of Gujarat, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 554 : 2023 INSC 637ChequeNI Act | In cheque dishonour case, interim compensation can be ordered to be paid only after the accused pleads not guilty. Pawan Bhasin v. State of U.P., 2023 LiveLaw (SC)...

Allahabad High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2023

ORDERS/JUDGMENTS [NOMINAL INDEX PROVIDED AT THE BOTTOM] Benefit Of Doubt Regarding Correctness Of Answer Key Goes In Favour Of Exam Authority & Not Candidate: Allahabad High Court Case title - Gyan Prakash Singh vs. State of U.P. and others [WRIT - A No. - 8892 of 2022] Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (AB) 1 Noting that there is always a presumption about the correctness of...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Half Yearly Digest [January - June 2023]

Nominal Index [Citations 1- 168]:Gulshan Nazir Vs Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 1M/S Aisha Construction Vs JKCA 2023 LiveLaw (JKL ) 2Manzoor Ahmad Mir Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 3Godrej Consumer Products Limited Versus Union of India 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 4Mst Zaiba Vs Ghulam Ahmad Zargar & Ors 2023 LiveLaw(JKL) 5Zahid Nabi Khan Vs UT of J&K 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) 6Khazir...

Gujarat High Court Monthly Digest: July 2023

Nominal Index [Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Guj) 110-125]Teesta Atul Setalvad Vs. State Of Gujarat 2023 Livelaw (Guj) 110TBEA Energy v. R K Engineering 2023 Livelaw (Guj) 111Anilaben Rohitbhai Modi Versus Income Tax Officer, Ward 5(3)(1), Ahmedabad 2023 Livelaw (Guj) 112Ajay Raydhanbhai Kumbharwadiya (Boricha) vs. State Of Gujarat & 6 Other(S) 2023 Livelaw (Guj) 113Rahul Gandhi Versus...

Karnataka High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2023

Nominal Index [Citations 1 - 247]Priyanaka R Patil v. Kendriya Sainik Board. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 1Ankit Kumar & others v. State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 2M/S. Provident Housing Limited v. Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 3Latha Choodiah v. Sree Balaji H. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 4P Sunil Kumar & ANR v. State of Karnataka. 2023...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [July 10 – 16, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEXAdvocateSupreme Court 'shocked' to see lawyer filing Article 32 petition against state to recover legal fees. Vijay Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P., 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 523Civil LawConcealment of material facts from the Court - A litigant can be nonsuited in case he is found guilty of concealing material facts from the court or misstating the same. (Para 54) State of Orissa v....