Orissa High Court held that orders passed by a Bench in matters outside the roster assigned by the Chief Justice are per se illegal. The Court said entertaining cases beyond allocation amounts to jurisdiction without authority, rendering such decisions fundamentally invalid.
The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s order directing SpiceJet and Ajay Singh to deposit Rs 144.51 crore in the long-running dispute with Kalanithi Maran and KAL Airways.
The Court also imposed Rs 1 lakh costs on Singh for repeatedly pursuing the litigation despite earlier directions.
The Delhi High Court has annulled an arbitral award against Oravel Stays (OYO) in a dispute with Zostel over a 2015 acquisition deal. The ruling highlights the necessity for formal agreements in business transactions, emphasizing that non-binding term sheets may not ensure enforceability in legal proceedings. Final order details are pending.
The Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Singapore set aside an arbitral award passed by a tribunal led by former Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. The Court found that nearly half of the award—212 out of 451 paragraphs—was copied word-for-word from two earlier arbitration awards, raising serious concerns over fairness and impartiality in the arbitration process.
