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Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitration Agreement Requirements: “Mere Use of the Word ‘May’ Doesn’t Create Binding Arbitration Clause” — Appointment of Arbitrator Rejected Due to Absence of Mandatory Arbitration Clause

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging a High Court order that had rejected the appointment of an arbitrator under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The apex…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
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Supreme Court Acquits Death Row Convict for Lack of Evidence and Contradictory Eyewitness Testimony: “No Man Should Be Sent to the Gallows on Shaky Testimony”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court set aside the conviction and death sentence of the appellant who had been accused of murdering four members of his family and injuring two others.…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
fraud
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Supreme Court: “Facade of Legitimacy for a Fraudulent Design” – Commercial Construction in Prohibited Zone Not Protected by Regularisation, Criminal Proceedings to Continue

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal seeking quashing of criminal proceedings against a building owner accused of constructing a commercial building in a prohibited zone in conspiracy with…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
interpretation
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Supreme Court Reiterates Strict Interpretation of Statutory Rights Under the Hindu Succession Act: “No Right Survives Once the Statutory Period Has Lapsed” – Appeal Dismissed for Being Time-Barred

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the legal representative of a deceased plaintiff seeking possession and declaration of ownership over ancestral property. The Court held that…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Dowry-Murder Case: “When Death Penalty is Imposed Without Adhering to ‘Rarest of Rare’ Guidelines, It Becomes Arbitrary and Excessive”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court partly allowed the criminal appeal by commuting the death sentence awarded to the appellant into life imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life without…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
judicial officer
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Supreme Court Expunges Strictures Against Judicial Officer: “To err is human… but Judges must not be condemned unheard”

Court’s Decision In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court expunged the scathing remarks passed by the Rajasthan High Court against a Judicial Officer for granting bail in a criminal case.…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
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Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance Despite Dubious Third-Party Claims: “Doctrine of Lis Pendens Nullifies Transactions Intended to Defeat Decree”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court upheld the decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell agricultural land over 9 acres, executed in 2001, in favour of the plaintiffs. The…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
eviction
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Supreme Court Restores Eviction Decree, Holds “Deemed Service” Valid Despite Postal Endorsement of ‘Not Delivered’: “Service by Registered Post Invokes Presumption of Delivery under General Clauses Act”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and restored the eviction decree passed by the Trial Court, setting aside the High Court's judgment that had quashed the decree on…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
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Supreme Court: “Delay in delivery of possession is not just breach of contract but a denial of basic rights” – Buyer awarded compensation with interest for undelivered flat after 11 years

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the buyer of a flat who had entered into an agreement with a builder in 2012. Despite payment of over…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025
property dispute
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case in Property Dispute: “Abuse of Criminal Law to Settle Civil Scores Cannot Be Permitted”

Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal challenging the Telangana High Court’s refusal to quash an FIR filed against a 70-year-old woman and her daughter in a property…
Posted by Rawlaw August 3, 2025

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