by The Legal Blog | Jan 1, 2013 | Arbitration, Legal Concepts
The Full Bench of the Delhi High Court was seized with an interesting question, in HDFC Bank v. Satpal Singh Bakshi, as to whether the remedy of arbitration stands excluded in cases where specific tribunals are set up to decide the disputes between the same parties,...
by The Legal Blog | Dec 29, 2012 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts, Practice and Procedure
Justice Swatanter KumarSupreme Court of India An interesting question came up before the Supreme Court in Anju Chaudhary Vs. State of U.P. whether there can be more than one FIR in relation to the same incident or different incidents arising from the same...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 14, 2012 | Arbitration, Legal Concepts
Justice LodhaSupreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Hindustan Copper Ltd. Vs. Monarch Gold Mining Co. Ltd. was called upon to adjudicate on the procedure adopted by the Calcutta High Court while dealing with a petition under Section 11 of the Arbitration...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 14, 2012 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts
Justice LodhaSupreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Abuzar Hossain @ Gulam Hossain Vs. State of West Bengal has discussed the law relating to Juveniles. The matter was placed before the Bench comprising J. Lodha, J. Dave and J. Thakur, on a reference by...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 2, 2012 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts, Negotiable Instruments Act
Justice TS ThakurSupreme Court of India The Supreme Court in MSR Leathers Vs. S. Palaniappan has held that prosecution based upon second or successive dishonour of the cheque is also permissible so long as the same satisfies the requirements stipulated in...
by The Legal Blog | Sep 28, 2012 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts
Justice RM LodhaSupreme Court of India The Full Bench of the Supreme Court in Gian Singh Vs. State of Punjab has upheld the correctness of the law laid down in B.S. Joshi and others v. State of Haryana and another [(2003) 4 SCC 675], Nikhil Merchant v. Central...