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September 11, 2026

Supreme Court Mandates Adoption Of Guidelines To Inculcate Sensitivity And Compassion In Judicial Processes For Sexual Offences

By: sayum

"The need for judicial decisions in cases involving sexual offences to be informed not only by legal principle but also by sensitivity, compassion, and empathy." Supreme Court of India, in...

September 11, 2026

Right To Catch Fish Amounts To 'Profit à Prendre' And Is Compulsorily Registrable As A Lease Under Section 17(1)(d) Registration Act: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The law settled by this Court that when the right is given to a person to catch fish in the tank, it is profit à prendre attached to, or a...

September 11, 2026

Principle Of Parity | Supreme Court Extends Benefit Of Fixed-Term Sentence To Co-Accused Based On Remission Period

By: sayum

"When the benefit of commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment was granted by this court to the co-accused Madan and the imprisonment also was for a fixed term of...

September 11, 2026

Order XXII Rule 9(3) CPC | Application Under Section 5 Limitation Act Must Be Filed Separately To Condonate Delay In Setting Aside Abatement: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Procedure, as is trite, is the handmaiden of justice, but in law, it cannot be treated as a lowly servant and ignored altogether; especially if substantial rights are involved, since...

September 11, 2026

Supreme Court Refuses To Dilute 'Bangalore Water Supply' Ratio, Affirms Worker Protection Remains The Core Of Industrial Disputes Act

By: sayum

"To dilute the decision of this Court in Bangalore Water Supply (supra) would be to create a large and unprincipled exemption for Government departments, unless such activities are governed by...

September 11, 2026

Petrol Pumps Act As 'Commission Agents' For Mahanagar Gas, Liable To Pay Service Tax Under Business Auxiliary Service: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The whole status of the respondent-Corporations becomes that of a facilitator, who by providing different kind of agreed upon services, arrange and smoothen the sale by MGL to the vehicle...

September 11, 2026

Motor Insurance Policy Covers Cross-Border Travel If Specifically Authorized By Valid Permit Under MVA: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The insurer should communicate this requirement of extending coverage, as in the case of separate health insurance policies that are undertaken while travelling abroad, as it is possible that an...

September 10, 2026

Arbitration Agreement Can Be Incorporated Into A Personal Guarantee Through A Composite Transaction: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The phrase 'as if the provisions thereof were set out herein in extension' operates as a deeming fiction internal to the contract, binding every facility agreement, including the Personal Guarantee,...

September 10, 2026

Arbitral Tribunal Under Section 16 Of A&C Act Has Exclusive Jurisdiction To Determine Arbitrability Of Claims Including Excepted Matters: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Whether the dispute regarding termination is, in whole or in part, an “excepted matter” outside the Arbitrator's jurisdiction... are questions that Section 16 of the Act commits to the Arbitrator...

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