(1)
NTPC LTD. .....Appellant Vs.
M/S DECONAR SERVICES PVT. LIMITED .....Respondent D.D
04/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Arbitration – Scope of Judicial Review – Sections 30 and 33 of Arbitration Act, 1940 – Courts do not sit in appeal over arbitral awards – Reappraisal of evidence not permissible – Arbitrator’s reasonable interpretation upheld if not perverse or based on a wrong proposition of law – Appeals dismissed [Paras 10-13].
Construction Contracts – Rebate a...
(2)
SATPAL .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF HARYANA .....Respondent D.D
03/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Murder by Pouring Kerosene Oil – Dying Declaration – Victim suffered 90% burn injuries and was in a fit condition to make a dying declaration – Dying declaration recorded by Judicial Magistrate found reliable – Family members’ presence in the hospital not a ground to disbelieve the dying declaration – Conviction under Section 302 IPC upheld ...
(3)
RAHUL .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF HARYANA .....Respondent D.D
03/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Criminal Law – Murder by Gunshot – Circumstantial Evidence – Conviction of the accused based on the complete chain of circumstantial evidence leading to the irresistible conclusion of guilt – Motive established by evidence of the deceased's relationship with accused's wife – Recovery of weapon and forensic evidence supporting the prosecution’s case &ndas...
(4)
SUBODH KUMAR .....Appellant Vs.
SHAMIM AHMED .....Respondent D.D
03/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Ex Parte Decree – Setting Aside – Provincial Small Cause Courts Act – Compliance with Proviso to Section 17 – Application under Order 9 Rule 13 to set aside ex parte decree cannot be granted automatically – Compliance with proviso to Section 17 is a precondition – Tenant failed to deposit entire decretal amount or give security at the time of application –...
(5)
N. SUBRAMANIAN .....Appellant Vs.
M/S ARUNA HOTELS LIMITED AND ANOTHER .....Respondents D.D
03/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Insolvency and Bankruptcy – Section 9 Application – Limitation – Corporate Debtor's acknowledgement of arrears of salary within the limitation period – Date of the last acknowledgement (30.09.2014) to the date of filing the petition (27.07.2017) falls within three years – NCLT's admission of Section 9 application justified – Appeal allowed [Paras 1-10].
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(6)
SACHIN KUMAR AND OTHERS .....Appellants Vs.
DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICE SELECTION BOARD (DSSSB) AND OTHERS .....Respondents D.D
03/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Recruitment Process – Public Employment – Systemic Fraud – Entire recruitment process for the post of Head Clerk (Grade II (DASS)) annulled due to systemic fraud and irregularities including mass cheating and impersonation – Decision to cancel the entire process upheld to preserve public confidence in recruitment processes – Cancellation causing hardship to a few not ...
(7)
DAKSHIN HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED .....Appellant Vs.
M/S NAVIGANT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent D.D
02/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Arbitration – Limitation Period – Section 34(3) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 – Period of limitation for filing objections commences from the date when the signed copy of the award is made available to the parties – Draft award not considered as starting point for limitation period – Appeal allowed and objections deemed filed within the limitation period [Para...
(8)
THE STATE (GNCT OF DELHI) NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU .....Appellant Vs.
LOKESH CHADHA .....Respondent D.D
02/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Suspension of Sentence – NDPS Act – Stringent Bail Conditions – High Court erred in suspending sentence without complying with Section 37 NDPS Act requirements – Respondent convicted for offences involving commercial quantities of narcotics – Trial Court’s findings indicate respondent’s guilt – Appeal allowed, suspension of sentence set aside, respon...
(9)
SHIVAJI CHINTAPPA PATIL .....Appellant Vs.
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA .....Respondent D.D
02/03/2021
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Penal Code – Murder – Circumstantial Evidence – Absence of Motive – Lack of evidence suggesting violence or struggle – Medical expert did not rule out suicidal death – Post-Mortem report indicated death due to asphyxia by hanging – Absence of motive weighs in favor of the accused – Benefit of doubt given – Appellant acquitted [Paras 1-34].
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