Supreme Court Dismisses NHAI’s Plea for Prospective Application of Tarsem Singh Judgment: Holds That ‘Solatium’ and ‘Interest’ Must Be Granted to All Landowners Affected Between 1997-2015

Supreme Court Upholds Retrospective Application of Tarsem Singh (2019) Judgment: “Landowners Whose Lands Were Acquired Under the NHAI Act Between 1997-2015 Entitled to Solatium and Interest; Financial Burden Not a Justification to Deny Compensation”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed the Miscellaneous Application filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), affirming that the judgment in Union of India v. Tarsem Singh (2019)…
Supreme Court Holds Termination of Daily-Wage Workmen Illegal: "Employer Cannot Use Recruitment Ban to Deny Regularization; Sections 6E & 6N of U.P. Industrial Disputes Act Violated"—Orders Reinstatement with Back Wages and Regularization Process

Supreme Court Holds Termination of Daily-Wage Workmen Illegal: “Employer Cannot Use Recruitment Ban to Deny Regularization; Sections 6E & 6N of U.P. Industrial Disputes Act Violated”—Orders Reinstatement with Back Wages and Regularization Process

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by the workmen, holding that their termination was illegal and violated Sections 6E and 6N of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act,…
Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award Rejecting Contractor’s Claims: Holds Clause 49.5 of GCC Validly Bars Damages for Employer-Caused Delays, Estoppel Prevents Appellant From Reneging on Written Undertakings, and Judicial Intervention Under Section 37 Arbitration Act is Limited

Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award Rejecting Contractor’s Claims: Holds Clause 49.5 of GCC Validly Bars Damages for Employer-Caused Delays, Estoppel Prevents Appellant From Reneging on Written Undertakings, and Judicial Intervention Under Section 37 Arbitration Act is Limited

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the Delhi High Court’s decision, which upheld an arbitral award rejecting the appellant’s monetary claims. The Court ruled that Clause 49.5…