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Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

SEBI | Insider Trading case against Varun Beverages Chairman Ravi Kant Jaipuria comes to a close after payment of Rs. 56 Lakhs

Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI): The proceedings against Varun Beverages’ Ravi Kant Jaipuria came to an end after a settlement of

Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCLAT| Using provisions of IBC for revival of TDS amounts is a misuse of IBC; NCLAT holds defaults over non-payment of TDS is not a ground for initiation of CIRP

A coram of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson), Shreesha Merla (Technical member) and Naresh Salecha (Technical Member) has held that non-payment of TDS

Case BriefsHigh Courts

In matrimonial offences, quashing is welcome as it shows that parties have decided to put an end to the lis as well as to the misery they undergo: Del HC

Delhi High Court: Stating that, cases under Section 376 of Penal Code, 1860 should not be quashed and should not be taken

Case BriefsHigh Courts

[Rape] Kar HC addressed whether offence under S. 376 IPC can be compounded in case of settlement arrived between the parties

Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna, J., quashed the proceedings against the petitioners in Crime No.87 of 2022 of Byadarahalli Police Station pending

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Is independent suit questioning a compromise decree maintainable or one has to approach the same Court which recorded the compromise to challenge it? SC answers

“If clever drafting of the plaint has created the illusion of a cause of action, the court will nip it in the bud at the earliest so that bogus litigation will end at the earlier stage.”

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Consent decree cannot be modified/ altered unless the mistake is a patent or obvious one: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that a consent decree cannot be modified/ altered unless

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Settlement terms decided by Mediation and Conciliation Centre, can be the reason for quashing of an FIR under S. 482 CrPC: All HC

Allahabad High Court: Rajeev Singh, J., reiterated that under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, an FIR i.e. First Information Report

Case BriefsSupreme Court

“NCLT can encourage settlements, it cannot direct it by acting as courts of equity” SC holds NCLT has limited powers to either admit or reject an application u/s 7(5) of IBC

Supreme Court: The Division Bench comprising of Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud* and A S Bopanna, JJ., held that the powers of NCLT

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Husband, his family harass wife for dowry leading to her committing suicide. Can settlement between accused and wife’s father be accepted? Court decides

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., decided whether a settlement of parties wherein an accused and his family members who subjected his

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Woman commits suicide due to alleged illicit relationship of husband; mother registers case but seeks to withdraw stating she had lodged report under ‘rage’ | Bom HC Demystifies

Bombay High Court: Division Bench of M.S. Sonal and Pushpa V. Ganediwala, JJ., quashed the charges of abetment of suicide and other offences

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Chh HC | Agreement to withdraw criminal complaint after receiving payment for the same cannot be regarded as any lawful term and is void

Chhattisgarh High Court: Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Section 138 NI Act| Once settlement has been entered into, the complainant cannot pursue the original complaint: Supreme Court

The settlement agreement subsumes the original complaint.

Case BriefsSupreme Court

In absence of any settlement, Lok Adalat can’t enter into merits of writ petition and dismiss it on merits: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a case where the members of the Lok Adalat, Madhya Pradesh High Court had entered into the merits of

Op EdsOP. ED.

Exploring Arbitration Claims through the Lens of Law of Limitation: A comprehensive analysis

by Tariq Khan†
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 71

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Tendency of guaranteeing decision to come in favour of one party or other, amounts to maligning a particular Judge and at large, institution itself by giving an impression that justice can be bought

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J., addressed a matter wherein a mother was cheated of an amount Rs 16,50,000 by a man

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Ker HC | Can the fact that minor rape victim attained majority and married the rapist lead to quashment of criminal proceedings? HC answers

Kerala High Court: Shircy V., J., held that argument that now the victim of rape had attained majority and was living happily

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Person accused under S. 307 IPC if entered into a compromise with victim, can Court quash criminal proceedings in light of settlement? Delhi HC unravels

Delhi High Court: Emphasizing on the gravity of seriousness of Section 307 Penal Code, 1860, Subramonium Prasad, J., observed that, “…an offence

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Section 7(4)(C) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 : Acquiesence by Silence?

by M. Dhyan Chinnappa† and Rohan Tigadi††

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Does non-payment of stamp duty on a commercial contract invalidates arbitration agreement? Explained

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J., decides a matter covering various aspects of the arbitration agreement. Instant petition under Section 11 of

Case BriefsHigh Courts

All HC | In minor’s custody case, where child is below 5 years of age, mother is preferred, but is there any exception to it? Court explains

“Human affairs can never be disposed of by a rubber stamp approach or the application, virtually of mathematical formulae.”