Arbitral Tribunal Cannot Award Pre-Reference Interest Where Contract Expressly Bars It: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that Arbitral Pre-Reference Interest cannot be awarded when the governing contract expressly prohibits interest on delayed periodical or final...
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence of Man Convicted of Raping and Murdering Six-Year-Old Stepdaughter
The Supreme Court has ordered Death Sentence Commutation for Waris, who was convicted of raping and murdering his six-year-old stepdaughter in Madhya Pradesh. The...
Anti-Suit Injunction Cannot Rest on Speculation About Enforceability of Foreign Decree: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an Anti-Suit Injunction cannot rest merely on speculation about a future foreign decree. An Indian court cannot assume...
Election Commissioners’ Appointment: Justice Dipankar Datta Questions Whether Constitutional Trust in Prime Minister Has Been ‘Betrayed in Practice’
Supreme Court Justice Dipankar Datta on Wednesday questioned the Union government's reliance on “constitutional trust” while defending the Election Commissioners Appointment mechanism. He asked...
Supreme Court Sends Challenge to Election Commissioners Appointment Law to Constitution Bench
The Supreme Court has referred petitions challenging the Election Commissioners Appointment Law to a Constitution Bench. The petitions question the 2023 law governing appointments...
