The Supreme Court, led by CJI Chandrachud, today reserved judgment on whether an ineligible person can nominate an arbitrator. Solicitor General Mehta emphasized strengthening arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism. The Court discussed significant questions of law and the challenges in the arbitrator selection process, with a focus on party autonomy and potential injustice.
The Supreme Court today directed the Maharashtra Government to transfer land to the Bombay High Court by September 7 for a new building. The court emphasized the project’s importance to avoid election-related delays. The state government committed to transferring the land by specified dates, and progress is being made to accommodate the high court’s facilities.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has also submitted a contempt petition against the State Bank of India for failing to disclose information on Electoral Bonds. The Supreme Court is scheduled to review this case tomorrow, alongside the contempt petitions from ADR & Common Cause, as well as the SBI’s request for an extension of […]
The Supreme Court of India on Monday has initiated a crucial hearing to resolve the longstanding debate on whether the royalty paid on mineral extraction, as outlined in the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, constitutes a tax. This significant legal question, which has seen conflicting interpretations over the years, could have wide-reaching […]
The Supreme Court of India is currently engaged in a comprehensive reassessment of its 2018 judgment regarding the automatic expiry of stay orders in civil and criminal cases. This pivotal decision, originally made in the case of Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency P. Ltd. vs. Central Bureau of Investigation, mandated that interim stay orders by […]
The Supreme Court of India, in a significant move, has commenced hearings on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act. This provision, which emerged from the Assam Accord, addresses the citizenship status of individuals who migrated from specified territories, including Bangladesh, to Assam between January 1, 1966, and March […]
The Supreme Court of India recently dismissed a petition that sought an official declaration on the constitutional validity of the abrogation of Article 370, an article that had once conferred special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. The bench, presided over by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and flanked by Justices J […]