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Supreme Court Expunges Strictures Against Rajasthan Judicial Officer, Holds High Courts Cannot Condemn Judicial Officers Unheard, Reiterates “Criticism Should Target Orders, Not Judges”, Allows Appeal Where Bail Order was Criticized Without Notice and Relied on Overruled Precedent

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by a judicial officer of the Rajasthan District Judiciary and expunged strictures passed against him by the Rajasthan High Court. The…
July 25, 2025
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Supreme Court Denies Appointment of Arbitrator, Holds Clause with “May be Sought Through Arbitration” Not a Binding Arbitration Agreement, Emphasises Prima Facie Scrutiny of Arbitration Clauses to Weed Out Non-Existent Agreements, Clarifies Parties Cannot Unilaterally Invoke Arbitration Without Clear Contractual Consensus

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the High Court’s refusal to appoint an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Court held…
July 25, 2025
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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings for Cheating Allegations Between Seller and Builder’s Agent, Holding Civil Land Disputes Cannot Be Criminalised, Orders ₹10 Lakh Cost on Complainant for Misusing Criminal Law, Protects Aged Widow and Daughter from Harassment in Property Deal Gone Sour

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by two women, a seventy-year-old widow of a retired Army officer and her daughter, quashing the First Information Report and criminal…
July 25, 2025
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Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Order Dismissing Appeal as Fully Abated Due to Non-Substitution of Co-Appellant’s Legal Representatives, Holds Right to Appeal Extinguished in Joint Decrees Where Non-Substitution Leads to Contradictory Outcomes, Denies Plea Under Order XLI Rule 4 Due to Indivisible Nature of Decree

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the High Court’s decision, which had declared the second appeal to have fully abated due to non-substitution of the legal representatives…
July 25, 2025