Justice Vikram Nath – Lawcutor

Supreme Court Holds Consumer Complaints Cannot Be Referred to Arbitration After Admission – Restores 2005 Housing Delay Complaint for Merits Adjudication

The Supreme Court has set aside orders of consumer fora that referred a long-pending housing society flat possession delay complaint to arbitration. The Court directed restoration of the complaint for…

Supreme Court: Refusal by Wife to Cook or Perform Household Chores Not Cruelty; “You’re Not Marrying a Maid, You’re Marrying a Life Partner” – Husband Must Contribute in Modern Times

The Supreme Court today orally observed in a matrimonial dispute that allegations of cruelty such as the wife not adequately performing household chores like cooking and washing do not amount…

Supreme Court Declares US Divorce Decree on Irretrievable Breakdown Not Enforceable in India; Grants Divorce Under Article 142 to Couple Married Under Hindu Rites

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that a decree of divorce passed by a US court on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not enforceable in India when…

Supreme Court Acquits Dashwanth in 2017 Tamil Nadu Child Rape-Murder Case: Overturns Death Sentence Citing Prosecution Failures

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In a landmark judgment that underscores the primacy of proof beyond reasonable doubt over moral convictions, the Supreme Court of India has acquitted Dashwanth, who was sentenced to death by…

Supreme Court Quashes Rajasthan High Court’s CBI Transfer Order in Granite Mining Extortion Case

In a significant ruling on judicial review powers, the Supreme Court of India has allowed the State of Rajasthan's appeal, setting aside the Rajasthan High Court's orders that transferred the…

Supreme Court: Economic Offences Cannot Be Quashed Merely Based on Settlement

The Supreme Court ruled that economic offences, which have wider societal and financial ramifications, cannot be quashed merely because the parties have arrived at a settlement. In dismissing the appeal…

Supreme Court: No Separate Delay Condonation Application Necessary under Order IX Rule 13 CPC

The Supreme Court ruled that a separate application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act to condone delay is unnecessary if the application under Order IX Rule 13 of the…

Can a Moratorium under Section 14 of Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, leave petitioners without any remedy

In the case of Anjali Rathi v. Today Homes & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd , the petitioners (Anjali Rathi) were to be given possession of apartment in the Canary Greens, housing…