Supreme Court Rules That Holding Arbitration Hearings in a City Does Not Automatically Make It the Legal “Seat”
The Supreme Court held that without express designation, an arbitration hearing location is merely a 'venue' and not the 'seat', permitting courts at the contract site to entertain Section 34…
Supreme Court Rules Public Interest Litigation Cannot Be Used to Settle Private Tender Rivalries
The Supreme Court held that PIL cannot resolve private tender disputes between competing bidders. It set aside the High Court's order and granted the appellant three months to complete the…
A Court Deposit Alone Does Not Stop Interest: Supreme Court Explains When the Clock Really Stops
The Supreme Court held that an award-debtor's conditional court deposit does not extinguish interest liability; only an unconditional deposit under Order XXI Rule 1 CPC that the award-holder can freely…
No Leave, No Interim Orders: Supreme Court Strengthens Protections for Public Trusts
The Supreme Court held that civil courts cannot pass interim orders or appoint receivers while a leave application under Section 92 CPC is pending, as no suit exists until leave…
Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra’s Methanol Denaturing Rules as Disproportionate and Arbitrary
Supreme Court strikes down Maharashtra Poisons Rules mandating denaturants in methanol and Form A licences, holding them disproportionate and arbitrary under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) as they burden lawful industry…
No Consent, No Valid Tribunal: Supreme Court Sets Aside Arbitrary Interim Orders and Restores Frozen Assets
The Supreme Court set aside an arbitral tribunal's appointment for lack of consent and bias, quashed its interim orders, directed return of transferred funds and restoration of properties, and appointed…
Officiating in a Higher Post Does Not Lock in Old Promotion Rules, Supreme Court Holds
The Supreme Court held that employees working on an officiating basis without regular or ad hoc promotion do not acquire a vested right to be considered under old rules when…
SANOFI INDIA LTD. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Supreme Court examines if a company can be prosecuted for criminal conspiracy and corruption without its directors or employees being arraigned, applying the 'directing mind and will' doctrine of corporate…
Supreme Court Says India’s Proposed Food Warning Labels Need More Science and Accessibility
The Supreme Court directed FSSAI to revise its front-of-package labelling proposal, ruling that any warning-label regime for high fat, sugar or salt foods must be scientifically robust, literacy-friendly, and grounded…
Supreme Court Rejects Stale ₹57-Lakh Electricity Claim and Bars Power Utilities from Consumer Ombudsman
The Supreme Court dismissed a power utility's appeal. It held that only consumers can approach the Electricity Ombudsman under Section 42(6) of the Electricity Act, 2003, and that a 2007…