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Supreme Court Sets Aside NCDRC Order : No Privity of Contract Between Parties, Respondent Not a ‘Consumer’ Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Court Holds No Tripartite Agreement Proven, Respondent Not Entitled to Compensation Under Consumer Protection Act, 1986

Privity of Contract Essential for Consumer Status: The Court reiterated that for a person to qualify as a ‘consumer’ under the CPA, t...

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Acquisition of Land by the State – Authority of the Beneficiary Board – Public Policy Violation – Arbitrability of Land Acquisition Disputes – Effect of Illegal Agreements – Fraud on Sovereign Power

Acquisition of land under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, once completed with possession taken, results in absolute vesting in the Government, beyond ...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of “Deep and Pervasive Control” in Grant-in-Aid Disputes. Supreme Court Holds ICSSR Not Liable for Salaries of CRRID Employees; Grants Discretionary, Not a Matter of Right

Nature of the Litigation: The case involved a dispute between the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and Centre for Research in Rura...

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Bombay High Court Refused Permission to Abandon Part of Declaration Claim at the Appellate Stage. 

Order XXIII Rule 1(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Right to Withdraw Suit or Abandon Part of Claim – Appellate Stage – Effect of Trial...

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Supreme Court Dismissed Appeal Seeking Preliminary Inquiry Before FIR Registration. Preliminary Inquiry Not Mandatory for Cognizable Offences — Successive FIRs Do Not Automatically Amount to Harassment — Legal Safeguards Available Against Malicious Prosecution

Registration of FIR is a statutory duty when a cognizable offence is disclosed. The absence of a preliminary inquiry does not vitiate FIRs unless prov...

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High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Land Acquisition After 38 Years, Citing Delay and Laches. Petition Barred by Inordinate Delay – Abuse of Process of Law – Maharashtra Industrial Development Act, 1961 – Article 226 of the Constitution of India

Delay and Laches: The Court held that a petition filed after an inordinate delay, without any justification, is barred by the principles of delay and ...

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Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitios challenging notices under Section 153C of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, ruling that disputed questions of fact regarding incriminating material, limitation, and jurisdiction should be agitated before appellate authorities.

Income-Tax Act, 1961 – Section 153C – Limitation, Jurisdiction & Incriminating Material – Writ Petition Not Maintainable The writ petition ...

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Extension of Time for Hotel Construction Without Additional Lease Premium. Court Sets Aside CIDCO’s Termination Notice, Grants Extension for Hotel Project with Waiver of Additional Lease Premium

Arbitrary Action Violates Article 14: The Court held that CIDCO’s actions were arbitrary and violated the principles of equality under Article 1...

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High Court Quashed Appellate Order, Restored Temporary Injunction in Specific Performance Suit. Bombay High Court held that an unregistered Agreement for Sale is admissible as evidence in a suit for specific performance and reversed the appellate court’s decision denying temporary injunction.

A discretionary order granting a temporary injunction should not be interfered with unless it is arbitrary or perverse (Wander Ltd. vs. Antox India P....