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Courts can modify arbitral award under Section 34: Gayatri Balaswamy v. M/s ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd.

Introduction The Supreme Court constituted the Constitution Bench of 5 Judges to decide on the question of law: whether the…

5 months ago

Imran Pratapgadhi v. State of Gujarat and Ors.(2025), The Conundrum Between Fundamental Rights and FIRs

Introduction         FactsIssueArgumentsAppellantRespondentJudgmentReasoningOn the question whether any offence is madeObligation to register FIRFIR registration in this caseStandard to be applied while ascertaining…

8 months ago

Supreme Court held Google Maps PIN location is an arbitrary bail condition

The appellant was granted bail concerning offences related to NDPS Act and two conditions. The first condition was to give…

1 year ago

WhatsApp Status cannot be held offensive unless intention reflects

In this case, the Supreme Court considered whether WhatsApp status can be held offensive under sec. 153A of IPC. The…

1 year ago

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Section 6A of Citizenship Act: Case Summary

Case Title Case CitationJustices Question(s)Factual Background Decision of the Supreme CourtReasons for the Decision Objections on the maintainabilitySection 6A conforms with Part II…

1 year ago

The Legitimacy of the Basic Structure Doctrine

AbstractI. IntroductionII. Legal Legitimacyi. Express Constitutional Meaningii. Implied meaninga) The doctrine of implied limitationsb) Doctrine of Necessary Implicationc) Structural interpretationiii. Amending or Interpreting the…

2 years ago

Electoral Bond Scheme (EBS) declared Unconstitutional: ADR v. UOI Case Analysis

Bench: CJI Dr. DY Chandrachud, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, Manoj Misra and Sanjiv Khanna. Case Title: Association for Democratic Reforms…

2 years ago

Ram Singh v. UOI, Jat Reservation: An Affirmative Action Approach Analysis

Authors: Jeet Sinha and Sarika Mittal. Image Source: The Statesman I.  Background behind Jat ReservationII. FACTS OF CASEIII. IMPORTANT PROVISIONS FOR ANALYSING NCBC’S…

2 years ago

The important Insolvency powers of NCLT as adjudicating authority under IBC

Need of Insolvency systemDifference between ‘Winding up’, ‘Liquidation’ and ‘Insolvency’NCLT as ‘Adjudicating Authority’ and its role under IBCScope of NCLT…

3 years ago

IR Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu (2007): Landmark Judgment on Schedule 9 and Basic Structure

IR Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu is one of the landmark decisions of Hon'ble Supreme Court on 9th Schedule…

3 years ago