Civil Appeal – Insurance Dispute – Challenge to NCDRC Judgment- The appellants contest the liability to pay a sum along with interest to the respondent, challenging the judgment of the NCDRC. The validity of the insurance policy and the coverage of a fire accident under the policy are at issue. The appellant's argument of policy cancellation lacks substantiating evidence. The NCDRC...
Civil Appeal – Challenge to National Green Tribunal Order – Non-compliance of STP regulations – Imposition of interim compensation – Quantum of compensation disputed – Lack of reasons for imposition of higher amount – Appellant challenges lack of reasoning – Tribunal’s decision lacks recorded reasons – Remand for reconsideration of interim comp...
Contempt of Court – Matrimonial dispute - Violation of Settlement Agreement – Respondent retracts from settlement agreement due to dissatisfaction with financial settlement, claiming financial constraints – Respondent’s behavior constitutes abuse of legal process as she seeks a more lucrative financial settlement – Respondent’s admission of not intending to resu...
Civil Appeal – Seizure of illicit rosewood logs – Challenge to High Court’s order releasing seized logs and lorry – Appellant contests the order allowing revision petition filed by the respondent – Background of the case involves stopping a lorry carrying rosewood logs, which were found beneath bananas and rice husk – Seized material declared government property...
Criminal Appeal – Admission Criteria – Challenge to eligibility condition for sports quota admission – Appellant aggrieved by the imposition of a minimum 75% aggregate marks requirement for claiming admission in engineering courses under the 2% sports quota – High Court rejected appellant’s writ petition – Peculiar nature of the eligibility criterion warranted f...
Marine Insurance - Breach of Warranty - Classification Certificate - Appeal against NCDRC decision - Appellant's challenge to the validity of Classification Certificate - Whether appellant complied with warranty requirement and informed Classification Society of defects before obtaining Certificate - Interpretation of Marine Insurance Act 1963 and related case law - Importance of informing Cla...
Goods and Services Tax Act – Refund claim – Limitation period for filing refund application – Proper officer rejecting the petitioner's refund claim as barred by limitation – Petitioner assailing the rejection – Challenge to vires of Rule 90(3) of the CGST Rules and paragraph 12 of the impugned Circular – Nature of deficiencies noted – Whether applicat...
Equal Pay for Equal Work - Writ Petition - Article 226 of the Constitution of India - Claim for Parity in Pay Scale - Petitioners, teachers working in schools administered by the Punjab Wakf Board, sought parity in pay scales with teachers in other Islamia schools under the same board. The Court held that persons similarly situated are entitled to similar treatment, including similar pay if perfor...
Family Court Appeal – Divorce on grounds of mental cruelty and allegations of illicit relationships – Husband seeking dissolution of marriage – Allegations of extra-marital affair made by wife in written statement – Husband’s failure to prove instances of cruelty claimed – Husband also alleging mental cruelty based on false allegations in wife’s pleadings ...
Arbitration Agreement – Prima facie consideration of the existence and validity of an arbitration agreement within the context of an application under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act – Court's role in determining the existence of a valid arbitration agreement and referring parties to arbitration – Application filed by plaintiff challenging the validity of a ...