The Supreme Court on dealing with an appeal filed against the judgment of Calcutta High Court which had set aside the arbitration award passed a judgement stating that Relying on Section 31(7)(a) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, the arbitrator cannot grant interest for the period between the date of cause of action and date of award, if the parties by
The Supreme Court has decided that it will hear the Constitution Bench Matters from October 10. As per a notice issued the cases include NCT Delhi vs Union of India, Common Causes vs Union of India (euthanasia), Kalpana Mehta and Others Vs. Union of India and Others, The State Of Jharkhand vs M/S Hindustan Construction Company and National Insurance
The Madras High Court has laid down guidelines for recording and production of statements under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The directions were issued by a Special Division Bench after coming across a bail plea of a hearing and speech impaired person accused of sexual exploitation. The Bench has also directed the State to construct special
The Madras High Court on hearing a petition challenging the proposal of Indian Oil Corporation Limited to set up a petrol/diesel retail outlet adjacent to a school, proposed that the Government should consider framing regulations restricting the setting up of petrol/diesel Outlets near schools attended by small children as the presence of airborne organic compounds such as Benzene increases
The Madras High Court has established a committee of medical experts to submit a report on the kinds of treatment for the children suffering from Lysosomal Storage Disorder (LSD). The committee is directed to consider opinions of doctors at different institutions in Delhi and submit a report by 23 October and till then the children suffering shall be
A week after the Tamil Nadu government set up an inquiry commission to probe AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa’s death, a petition has been moved before the Madras High Court by PA Joseph seeking a stay on the commission and declaring it “illegal”. The petition stated that the governments order initiating the commission was “illegal and passed in mechanical manner”
The Bombay High Court has refused to quash an FIR against Valji Vadher who was charged for having bad intention for the victim minor girl. The HC adjudicated that if a person with sexual intent constantly follows or tries contacting a child by any means then he can be convicted for an offence defined under Section 11 of the
The democratic Youth of India has approached the Supreme Court regarding the deportation of the Rohingya Children. The Petition argues that deportation of children would be violation of provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989, which mandates protection of a special class of children, including the minority, the disabled and the refugees. It moreover
Kerala High Court has granted bail to Malayalam Actor Dileep in Actress Molestation Case with strict conditions. He was arrested on machination charges for committing abduction and sexual assault on another leading actress. His earlier bail applications were dismissed by the Kerala High Court on 24th July and 29th August 2017.
The Supreme Court has paved the way for a CID investigation against the OM Operation Mobilization, a Christian Charitable Trust in Hyderabad by dismissing its Special Leave Petition. A Complaint was filed against the NGO by its former Chief Finance Officer G. Albert Lael for the second time accusing the trustee Joseph D’souza of allegedly using the
