Several courts have been found to omit the 'future prospects' in income of youth who die in road accidents while calculating compensation
A session court acquitted Kumar in a case of assaulting a woman in 2014
The police began a probe into the alleged scam after ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) filed a complaint through Hansa Research Agency about rigging of TRP by some channels
Disputes over delays in the performance of work contracts due to the current pandemic have started surfacing in courts
The Supreme Court does not generally interfere in an interim order, but if a high court passes an order, which affects the revenue of the state, it will interfere in the public interest
An international arbitration wound its way through four courts in India, and two times in the Supreme Court, lasting two decades before ending last week at the apex court
If a party joins arbitration proceedings without raising objections regarding jurisdiction of the court, it cannot raise the issue at a later stage, especially after the pronouncement of the award
A weekly selection of key court orders
A firm with a grievance should not rush to the high court when there is an efficacious remedy under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act.
A weekly selection of key court orders
Creation of new states is usually followed by litigation over tax liabilities of industrial units in the new territories
The HC allowed ONGC's petition and quashed the notification. Appealing against the order, the ONGC Labour Union defended the notification in the SC
The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a provision in the National Highways Act
When a court orders a stay in a land acquisition case, the acquisition of all pockets of land should be suspended
The Supreme Court last week reiterated that once a cheque is issued by the drawer, there is a presumption under Section 139 of the Negotiable Instruments Act in favour of the holder
Bombay High Court last week ruled that once an arbitrator is appointed at the request of a disputing party and he recuses from the post, the opposite party cannot recommend a name as a substitute