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Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.9241 of 2019 Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited .... Appellant Versus Mr. Amit Gupta & Ors. .... Respondents 1 JUDGMENT Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J This judgment has been divided into sections to facilitate analysis. They are: A The appeal B The genesis of the PPA C Initiation of CIRP D Termination of the PPA E Proceedings before NCLT and NCLAT F Proceedings by the Successful Resolution Applicant G Submissions of counsel G.1 Submissions on behalf of the appellant G.2 Submissions on behalf of the respondents H Issues arising from the dispute I Jurisdiction of the NCLT/NCLAT over contractual disputes I.1 Section 60(5)(c): arising out of and in relation to I.2 Jurisdiction of NCLT and GERC I.3 Residuary jurisdiction of the NCLT under Section 60(5)(c) J Validity of ipso facto clauses J.1 Position of international and multilateral organisations 2 J.2 National jurisdictions J.3 Position in India K Appellan...
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REPORTABLE2023INSC975IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.6190 OF2023UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS APPELLANT(S) VERSUS DILIP PAUL RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT J.B. PARDIWALA, J.: For the convenience of the exposition, this judgement is divided in the following parts: - INDEX A. FACTUAL MATRIX ................................................................................................. 4 A.1 On-Spot/Preliminary Inquiry Report .......................................................................... 6 A.2 Frontier Complaints Committees Inquiry Report...................................................... 9 A.3 Central Complaints Committees Inquiry Report ..................................................... 10 A.4 Defence of the Respondent ....................................................................................... 23 A.5 Proceedings before the CAT ..................................................................................... 23 A.6 Proce...
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1 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No.194 OF2017Petitioner(s) VERSUS Respondent(s) Joseph Shine Union of India JUDGMENT Dipak Misra, CJI (For himself and A.M. Khanwilkar, J.) The beauty of the Indian Constitution is that it includes I you and we. Such a magnificent, compassionate and monumental document embodies emphatic inclusiveness which has been further nurtured by judicial sensitivity when it has developed the concept of golden triangle of fundamental rights. If we have to apply the parameters of a fundamental right, it is an expression of judicial sensibility which further enhances the beauty of the Constitution as conceived of. In such a situation, the essentiality of the rights of women gets the real requisite space in the living room of individual dignity rather than the 2 space in an annexe to the main building. That is the manifestation of concerned sensitivity. Individual dignity has a sanctified realm in a civ...
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Reportable 2024 INSC161IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeal No.451 of 2019 Sita Soren Appellant Versus Union of India Respondent Page 1 of 135 JUDGMENT Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, CJI Table of Contents A. Reference 4 B. Overview of the judgment in PV Narasimha Rao 8 C. Submissions 14 D. Reconsidering PV Narasimha Rao does not violate the principle of stare decisis 22 E. History of parliamentary privilege in India 34 F. Purport of parliamentary privilege in India 44 I. Functional analysis 44 II. Parliamentary privilege as a collective right of the House 54 III. Necessity test to claim and exercise a privilege 60 G. Bribery is not protected by parliamentary privilege 65 I. Bribery is not in respect of anything said or any vote given 65 II. The Constitution envisions probity in public life 72 III. Courts and the House exercise parallel jurisdiction over allegations of bribery 76 Page 2 of 135 IV. Delivery of results is irrelevant to the offence of...
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REPORTABLE2024INSC348IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5366-5367 OF2024FERTILIZER CORPORATION OF INDIA APPELLANTS LIMITED & ORS. VERSUS M/S COROMANDAL SACKS PRIVATE LIMITED RESPONDENT JUDGMENT J.B. PARDIWALA, J.: For the convenience of exposition, this judgment is divided into the following parts: - INDEX A. FACTUAL MATRIX ............................................................................................. 2 i. Case of the original plaintiff before the trial court ...................................... 4 ii. Case of the original defendants before the trial court .................................. 6 iii. Appeals before the High Court .................................................................... 9 B. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANTS/ORIGINAL DEFENDANTS .................................................................................................... 10 C. SUBMISSIONS ON BEHALF OF THE RESPONDENT/ORIGINAL PLAINTIFF ..........
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Agency for Intl Dev. v. Alliance for Open Soc'y Intl, Inc. NOTE:Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U.S. 321. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT etal. v. ALLIANCE FOR OPEN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, INC., etal. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the second circuit No. 1210.Argued April 22, 2013Decided June 20, 2013 In the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Leadership Act), 22 U.S.C. 7601 etseq., Congress has authorized the appropriation of billions of dollars to fund efforts by nongovernmental organizations to combat HIV/AIDS worldwide. The Act imposes two related c...
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Reportable INTHESUPREMECOURTOFINDIA CRIMINALAPPELLATEJURISDICTION CRIMINALAPPEALNOS.12171219OF2017 [ArisingoutofS.L.P.(Crl.)Nos.26402642of2016]. Ms.Eera ThroughDr.ManjulaKrippendorf...Appellant(s) Versus State(Govt.ofNCTofDelhi)&Anr.Respondent(s) JUDGMENT DipakMisra,J.Leavegranted. 2. Thepivotalissuethatemanatesforconsiderationin theseappeals,byspecialleave,pertainstointerpretation ofSection2(d)oftheProtectionofChildrenfromSexual OffencesAct,2012(forshort,thePOCSOAct),andthe primary argument of the learned counsel for the appellant is that the definition in Section 2(d) that defineschildtomeananypersonbelowtheageof18 2 years, should engulf and embrace, in its connotative expanse, the mental age of a person or the age determined by the prevalent science pertaining to psychiatry so that a mentally retarded person or an extremelyintellectuallychallengedpersonwhoevenhas crossedthebiologicalageof18yearscanbeincluded withintheholisticconceptionoft...
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Clapper v. Amnesty Int'l USA NOTE:Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U.S. 321. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus CLAPPER, DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE, etal. v. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA etal. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the second circuit No. 111025.Argued October 29, 2012Decided February 26, 2013 Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), 50 U.S.C. 1881a, added by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, permits the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence to acquire foreign intelligence information by jointly authorizing the surveillance of individuals who are not United States persons an...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 3802-3803 OF2020M/S. N.N. GLOBAL MERCANTILE PRIVATE LIMITED APPELLANT(S) VERSUS M/S. INDO UNIQUE FLAME LTD. & ORS. RESPONDENT(S) JUDGMENT K.M. JOSEPH, J.Index A. THE REFERENCE ............................................................................................................................... 2 B. A BIRDS OVERVIEW OF THE FACTS IN N.N. GLOBAL ...................................................................... 3 C. THE FINDINGS IN N.N. GLOBAL IN REGARD TO THE QUESTION UNDER THE CAPTION VALIDITY OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN AN UNSTAMPED AGREEMENT................................................... 5 D. SUBMISSION OF THE PARTIES ....................................................................................................... 15 E. ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................................... 29 F. ...
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REPORTABLE2023NSC838 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5542 - 5543 OF2023CELIR LLP ..APPELLANT VERSUS BAFNA MOTORS (MUMBAI) ..RESPONDENT(S) PVT. LTD. & ORS. JUDGMENT J.B. PARDIWALA, J.: For the convenience of the exposition, this judgment is divided in the following parts: A. Factual Matrix................................................................................. 3-10 B. Submissions on behalf of the Appellant.......................................... 10-13 C. Submissions on behalf of the Borrowers......................................... 13-23 D. Questions of Law falling for the determination of the Court........... 23-24 E. Legislative History and Scheme of the SARFAESI Act.................. 24-45 Page 1 of 111 F. Redemption of Mortgage under Section 60 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.......................................................................... 45-49 G. Redemption of Mortgage under the SARFAESI Act......................
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