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Explained| Petitioners' Arguments In Supreme Court Against SIR
2025 was a year that had the Supreme Court occupied with one much-debated and discussed issue : Special Intensive Revision, the 'SIR'.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi concluded its hearing in December 2025 on the arguments of petitioners who have challenged the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) across various states....
Family Law: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtAlimony & Property Settlement – Held, alimony received after first divorce was not a relevant factor to determine the alimony payable after the divorce of the second marriage - The respondent's claim for Rs. 12 crores in permanent alimony and encumbrance-free ownership of the apartment as unjustified, considering that appellant-husband is an unemployed person and...
Bombay HC's 'Central Warehousing' Judgment Does Not Bar Arbitration Clauses In Leave & License Agreements : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld a Bombay High Court order appointing an arbitrator in a dispute arising from a leave and licence agreement for office premises of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited at Malad, Mumbai, holding that an arbitration agreement existed between the parties.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan held that the High Court was right in allowing...
Arbitration | Lack Of S. 21 Notice Not Fatal If Claim Is Otherwise Valid & Arbitrable : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court set aside a Kerala High Court judgment which had held that an arbitral tribunal cannot decide disputes beyond a specific issue referred to it and that a party cannot raise additional disputes without issuing a separate notice under Section 21 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.The Court set aside a judgment of the Kerala High Court and restored an arbitral award...
Chhattisgarh High Court Bids Farewell To Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari On His Superannuation
A farewell ceremony was organised at the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur, in honour of Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari on the occasion of his superannuation. Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari is scheduled to retire on 10 January 2026, and as 9 January marked the last working day of the week, the farewell ceremony was held at 3:30 p.m. in the Court Hall of the Chief Justice.On the occasion,...
Supreme Court Restrains Declaration Of Result For J&K Cricket Association Elections Over Alleged Fraud, Electoral Roll Manipulation By BCCI Sub-Committee
The Supreme Court yesterday restrained declaration of election results for the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), pursuant to allegations of fraud and manipulation of electoral roll levelled against members of Sub-Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria passed the order, while issuing notice on a...
Delhi Court Frames Charges Against Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav & Others In Land For Jobs Scam; Calls Them 'Criminal Syndicate'
A Delhi Court on Friday framed charges against RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the corruption case related to the alleged land for jobs scam case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts said Yadav and his family acted as a criminal syndicate and there was overarching conspiracy on their part.“The court finds on the touchstone...