Aarohi Girish Dhumale On 7th November 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the determination of the seat of arbitration should not rely on a formulaic or unpredictable application of choice-of-law principles based on abstract factors linked to the underlying contract. Read more
Pranav Shukla The Supreme Court observed on November 11 that religious teachings prioritize environmental stewardship, and therefore, activities like firecracker use, which degrade Delhi-NCR’s air quality, cannot be justified on religious grounds. The Supreme Court of India has made a Read more
Aastha Pareek On November 8, 2024, a Division-Bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Chief Justice Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Manoj Misra, clarified the extent of judicial intervention permissible when considering applications for appointing arbitrators under Section 11(6) Read more
Rehan Khan Justice Sanjiv Khanna sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 11th November at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office. With a tenure of approximately six months, Justice Khanna will Read more
Pranav Shukla On 8th November 2024, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud gave a heartfelt farewell speech which marked as an emotional conclusion of his tenure as the 50th Chief Justice of India. With gratitude and humility, he reflected on his judicial Read more
Aastha Pareek The Supreme Court of India recently expressed strong disapproval over repeated delays in a bail application pending before the Allahabad High Court since August 2023. The case, Wazid v. State of Uttar Pradesh, brought to the fore the Read more
Rehan Khan Today marks the final day of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s tenure in the Supreme Court of India. Appointed to the apex court in 2016 and elevated to the position of Chief Justice in November 2022, Justice Chandrachud has Read more
Rehan Khan On 8th November, the Supreme Court, by a 4:3 majority, held that the minority status of an educational institution does not end simply because it is regulated by a statute or administered by non-minority members. This ruling, in Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale On 5th November, 2024, the Kerala High Court ruled that a Civil Court has the authority to enforce a decree issued by a Civil Court in a Waqf dispute, even before the establishment of the Waqf tribunal, Read more
Pranav Shukla The Supreme Court of India has made it mandatory for Sessions Courts to order compensation to victims of sexual assault and bodily harm, particularly women and minors, under Section 357-A of the CrPC. This significant ruling aims to Read more