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Supreme Court Upholds International Arbitral Award in Coal Supply Dispute — Damages Awarded for Breach of Contract. Division Bench of Delhi High Court Erred in Setting Aside Majority Award Under Section 37 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 as Findings Were Plausible and Not Perverse.

The Supreme Court of India heard an appeal against a Division Bench judgment of the Delhi High Court that had set aside a majority international arbit...

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Supreme Court Affirms Interim Maintenance for Wife and Son in Matrimonial Dispute. Court Frames Guidelines on Maintenance Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and Other Enactments to Ensure Uniformity and Consistency.

The case arises from an application for interim maintenance filed by the wife and minor son under Section 125 Cr.P.C. The wife left the matrimonial ho...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to NLSIU's Separate Admission Test NLAT — Upholds University's Autonomy in Admission Process. NLSIU's decision to conduct its own entrance exam for 2020-21, deviating from CLAT, was held to be within its statutory powers under the NLSIU Act, 1986, and not arbitrary.

The judgment arises from a public interest writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India by Rakesh Kumar Agarwalla, father of a st...

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Supreme Court Upholds Sub-Classification Within Scheduled Castes for Reservation in Punjab Act. State can provide preferential treatment to more backward castes without tinkering with Presidential List under Article 341.

The Supreme Court considered the constitutional validity of Section 4(5) of the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) ...

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Supreme Court Refers Challenge to 103rd Constitutional Amendment Providing 10% EWS Reservation to Constitution Bench. The Court finds substantial questions of law regarding basic structure and interpretation of Articles 15(6) and 16(6) warranting a five-judge bench hearing.

The Supreme Court, in a batch of writ petitions, considered the constitutional validity of the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 201...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Property Dispute Over Family Settlement Memorandum Registration. Court holds that memorandum recording pre-existing family arrangement does not require registration under Indian Registration Act, 1908, and parties acting upon it are estopped from resiling.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in a second appeal, which reversed the first appellate court's ...

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Supreme Court Allows Assessee's Appeal in Income Tax Dispute Over Non-Compete Fee Taxability. Amount Received Under Deed of Covenant Held as Capital Receipt Not Taxable Under Section 28(ii)(a) of Income Tax Act, 1961, Due to Separate Genuine Transaction and Procedural Error in High Court's Judgment.

The appeal concerned the assessment year 1995-96 involving Shri Shiv Raj Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director of Central Distillery and Breweries Ltd...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Company Law Dispute Over Maintainability of Oppression and Mismanagement Petition. Nomination Under Section 72 of Companies Act, 2013 Vests Rights in Nominee, Excluding Legal Heirs from Claiming Shares for Petition Maintainability Under Sections 241 and 242.

The dispute arose from a family tussle following the death of Mr. Abhey Kumar Oswal, who held significant shares in Oswal Agro Mills Ltd. and Oswal Gr...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Muslim Divorced Woman in Maintenance Case — Family Court Has Jurisdiction Under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. High Court erred in holding that Family Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain application under Section 3 of the Act.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which set aside an order of the Family Court granting maintenance to a Muslim divorced wo...