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SC Announces New 5-Judge Constitution Bench
This Constitution Bench will hear 4 cases from July 12th, 13th 2023 on appointment to public services, Arbitration and Motor Vehicles Act.
26th Jun 2023
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Justice Ajay Rastogi’s Notable Judgements
The 4th senior most Judge of the SC, Justice Rastogi, has authored 158 judgements.
16th Jun 2023
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Justice K.M. Joseph’s Notable Judgements
Justice Joseph, among the most prolific judgement writers at the SC, wrote 4 Constitution Bench Judgements in 2023 alone.
15th Jun 2023
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Intractable Difficulties: The Decision in NN Global
The SC's recent decision invalidating unstamped arbitration agreements poses practical difficulties in resolving urgent matters.
27th May 2023
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2023 Summer Session Review: Notable Hearings
What key cases were heard during the Supreme Court's summer session? SCO reviews.
24th May 2023
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2023 Summer Session Review: Judgements
With SC on summer vacation, SCO recaps the notable judgements of the summer session of 2023.
24th May 2023
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Judgement Pronouncement: Validity of an Unstamped Arbitration Agreement
The Supreme Court in a 3:2 split held that an unstamped arbitration agreement cannot be enforced until the stamp duty has been paid.
25th Apr 2023
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J. Indu Malhotra’s 9 Most Significant Judgments
During her term at the Supreme Court, Indu Malhotra J has delivered several noteworthy judgments.
12th Mar 2021
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J. Indu Malhotra Wrote 84 Judgments, Mostly on Service and Arbitration Law
Justice Malhotra has distinguished herself as the only woman to be appointed as SC judge directly from the bar.
12th Mar 2021
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Central Organisation For Railway Electrification v ECL-SPIC-SMO-MCML (JV), JSW Steel Limited v South Western Railway
The Supreme Court will decide if a person who is ineligible to be an arbitrator can nominate another person to be an arbitrator.
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, P.S. Narasimha J, Hrishikesh Roy J, Pankaj Mithal J, Manoj Misra J
Cox and Kings Ltd. v SAP India Pvt. Ltd.
The Supreme Court held that companies outside of an arbitration agreement can be made parties to arbitration proceedings as per the Group of Companies doctrine.
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Hrishikesh Roy J, P.S. Narasimha J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J
Oil And Natural Gas Corporation v Afcons Gunanusa JV
The Supreme Court decided that party autonomy is paramount in arbitrations. Arbitrators, therefore, cannot decide their fees unilaterally.
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