By Binny Yadav The recent 4:1 judgment of the Supreme Court—declaring that appellate courts may exercise “limited power” to modify arbitral awards under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996—marks a defining moment in India’s arbitration landscape. The majority ruling seeks to prevent manifest injustice without dragging parties back into fresh…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The much-feared arrest powers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) were thrust back into the spotlight recently when, on the agency’s Foundation Day, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju issued a striking piece of advice. Addressing ED officers, he urged restraint—advocating for delayed arrests in money laundering cases and emphasizing the need…
By Annunthra Rangan How often can we truly say that war is justified? Rarely—perhaps never. At a time when the world is already grappling with devastating conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, the last thing anyone expected was the eruption of yet another confrontation. And yet, here we are—India and Pakistan, once again standing on the…
The Delhi High Court on Friday closed a defamation suit filed by pharmaceutical and food company Hamdard Foundation, alleging that Patanjali Ayurved Limited founder Baba Ramdev had used communal slurs to target its popular drink Rooh Afza. The single-judge Bench of Justice Amit Bansal had earlier directed both Patanjali Ayurved Limited and Baba Ramdev to…
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Delhi High Court verdict that ordered the deletion of a Wikipedia page on defamation proceedings initiated by news agency Asian News International (ANI) against Wikimedia on the grounds that the page was prima facie contemptuous and amounted to interference in court proceedings. The Bench of Justice Abhay…
Expressing its strong disapproval against a Deputy Collector for disobeying the High Court’s order and forcibly removing hutments in Guntur district in January 2014, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered the State of Andhra Pradesh to demote the government official to the post of tehsildar. The Bench of Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine…
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to the State of Tamil Nadu to implement the National Education Policy (2020), including the three-language formula. The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan observed that it could issue directives under Article 32 of the Constitution to ensure…
Expressing its strong displeasure over the unfilled vacancies of judges in different High Courts across the country, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union government to expeditiously approve the recommendations made by the Collegium for the same. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan pulled up the Government after it…
The second National Lok Adalat of 2025 will be organised in 28 states and Union Territories (UTs) across the country on May 10 under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). In some states and UTs, where the courts were closed due to summer vacations, the Lok Adalat would be held later. The…
Supreme Court judge and Chief Justice of India-designate Justice BR Gavai has showered praise on former CJI Justice NV Ramana for his contribution to the judiciary and his vision in making justice accessible to the people. Calling Justice Ramana a people’s CJI, Justice Gavai said he was one of the first Chief Justices of India…