Radhika Mittal On November 8, 2024, the Supreme Court of India has revisited its earlier judgment concerning the 2018 amendment to the Specific Relief Act, 1963 and determined that the amendment should apply retrospectively, allowing parties involved in contracts executed Read more
Aastha Pareek Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, who recently assumed his position, is undertaking significant changes in Supreme Court procedures, including addressing requests for handling adjournments through a method of letter circulation and reintroducing physical causelists. These moves Read more
Aastha Pareek In a recent landmark ruling of Rajeev Suri v. Archaeological Survey of India and Ors, the Supreme Court of India expressed severe disapproval toward the Defence Colony Residents Welfare Association (RWA) for its encroachment on the historic Gumti Read more
Rehan Khan On 4th November, the Supreme Court granted a woman’s request to transfer several matrimonial cases filed against her husband, a judicial officer in Uttar Pradesh, from Meerut’s Family Court to the Family Court in Saket, New Delhi. The Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale On 8th November 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the doctrine of lis pendens applies even when the petition for review is pending in the registry in a defective condition. This case was heard by a bench Read more
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