SUPREME COURT REITERATES THAT IN THE EVENT ATTESTING WITNESSES TO A DOCUMENT ARE NOT ALIVE, THE AUTHENTICITY OF SUCH DOCUMENT MAY BE PROVED BASED ON OTHER EVIDENCE

SUPREME COURT REITERATES THAT IN THE EVENT ATTESTING WITNESSES TO A DOCUMENT ARE NOT ALIVE, THE AUTHENTICITY OF SUCH DOCUMENT MAY BE PROVED BASED ON OTHER EVIDENCE A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Hima Kohli passed a Judgment dated 14.03.2023 in the matter of Ashutosh

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SUPREME COURT ACQUITTED THE APPELLANT-PUBLIC SERVANT ON THE GROUND THAT THE MONEY ACCEPTED WAS NOT IN THE NATURE OF ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION

SUPREME COURT ACQUITTED THE APPELLANT-PUBLIC SERVANT ON THE GROUND THAT THE MONEY ACCEPTED WAS NOT IN THE NATURE OF ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION A Two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Rajesh Bindal passed a Judgment dated 17.03.2023 in the case of Neeraj Dutta v State (Govt. of N.C.T.

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SUPREME COURT HOLDS TENANT LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORISED ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO USE THE LEASED PREMISES IN FAVOR OF A THIRD PARTY

SUPREME COURT HOLDS TENANT LIABLE FOR UNAUTHORISED ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO USE THE LEASED PREMISES IN FAVOR OF A THIRD PARTY In a recent case of Yuvraj vs Janardan Subajirao Wide and other connected matters, Civil Appeal Nos. 2855­-2856 of 2011, a two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Sanjay

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Delhi High Court: Determination of Arbitral Fees is Contractual in Nature and Requires Tripartite Consensus between both Parties and Arbitrator(s)

Delhi High Court: Determination of Arbitral Fees is Contractual in Nature and Requires Tripartite Consensus between both Parties and Arbitrator(s) The Delhi High Court held that the Supreme Court’s decision passed in Oil and Natural Gas (ONGC) vs. Afcons Gunanusa JV (2022), where it had interpreted the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses PIL Against Nayara Refinery: No reason to Monitor when Pollution Control Board is Monitoring Emission Daily

Gujarat High Court Dismisses PIL Against Nayara Refinery: No reason to Monitor when Pollution Control Board is Monitoring Emission Daily The Gujarat High Court dismissed the writ petition (Public Interest Litigation), filed against the oil refinery Nayara Energy Limited for allegedly emitting hazardous substances and polluting Vadinar Village in Devbhumi Dwarka. The matter was heard

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