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Bombay HC Bars Sonakshi Sinha-Starrer ‘Tu Hai Meri Kiran’ Release [Read Judgment]
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Bombay HC Bars Sonakshi Sinha-Starrer ‘Tu Hai Meri Kiran’ Release [Read Judgment]

Bombay HC bars ‘Tu Hai Meri Kiran’ release until producer deposits ₹8.85 crore with 15% interest in a co-producer repayment dispute.

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Mere Breach Of Contract Does Not Constitute Cheating: SC [Read Order] Judiciary
Mere Breach Of Contract Does Not Constitute Cheating: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court quashed a cheating case against a tea company CEO, holding that a failed contractual transaction and transfer of ₹40 lakh to the company’s account did not establish dishonest intention from inception.

SC Allows Non-Signatories To Join Arbitration, Leaves Limitation And Estoppel Issues Open [Read Judgment] Judiciary
SC Allows Non-Signatories To Join Arbitration, Leaves Limitation And Estoppel Issues Open [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court holds, on a prima facie basis, that two non-signatories to a 1985 partnership deed are “veritable parties” to an arbitration because their rights in the disputed property may be substantially affected. The Court leaves questions of limitation and estoppel for the Arbitral Tribunal to decide.

Goa Is Juridical Seat Of Arbitration, Delhi HC Lacked Jurisdiction To Appoint Arbitrator: SC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Goa Is Juridical Seat Of Arbitration, Delhi HC Lacked Jurisdiction To Appoint Arbitrator: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court sets aside the Delhi High Court’s order appointing an arbitrator, holding that Goa is the juridical seat of arbitration under the agreement between Arcis Clean Energy and Parshva Innovation. The Court rules that the exclusive jurisdiction clause favouring Goa, read with the arbitration clause, establishes Goa as the seat and leaves the parties free to approach the competent High Court.

4,155 Arbitrations By Same Arbitrator Violated Neutrality: Delhi HC Declares Axis Bank Award Unenforceable Judiciary
4,155 Arbitrations By Same Arbitrator Violated Neutrality: Delhi HC Declares Axis Bank Award Unenforceable

The Delhi High Court declared an Axis Bank arbitral award unenforceable, noting that the same arbitrator handled 4,155 cases and unilateral appointments violated arbitral neutrality.

Supreme Court This Week: Key Rulings You Should Know (2026-10-05)

Supreme Court weekly roundup featuring 6 key rulings on cheque-bounce notice, compromise decrees, BNSS cognizance, arbitration, Delhi-NCR safety and pay parity.

Section 9 Relief Not Available While Section 12A Mediation Is Pending: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madras High Court dismisses a Section 9 arbitration plea after the applicant suppressed pending Section 12A pre-institution mediation proceedings, granting liberty to approach again after withdrawal.

Section 37 Appeal Cannot Be Converted Into Section 17 Application Before Tribunal: SC

Supreme Court holds that a Section 37 arbitration appeal cannot be remitted to an Arbitral Tribunal to be treated as a Section 17 application, even with parties’ consent.

Supreme Court This Week: Key Rulings You Should Know (2026-09-26)

Supreme Court’s key rulings this week cover CEC appointment law, Section 197 CrPC, POCSO safeguards, Article 311, life imprisonment, Companies Act, arbitration, Hindu property rights, gratuity and b...

High Court Location Does Not Determine Arbitration Seat: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds that Cuttack was merely the venue, not the juridical seat of arbitration, and restores Mahanadi Coalfields’ Section 34 petitions before Sundargarh District Court.

Supreme Court This Week: Key Rulings You Should Know (2026-09-20)

From corruption prosecutions and corporate criminal liability to taxation, equal pay, vehicle repossession and arbitration, here are seven key Supreme Court rulings from the week.

Arbitration Clause Extends To Personal Guarantee Integrated With Loan Agreement: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds that an arbitration clause in a loan agreement can bind a personal guarantor under Section 7(5) of the Arbitration Act when the guarantee is expressly made an integral and insepara...

Supreme Court This Week: Key Rulings You Should Know (2026-09-13)

Supreme Court’s key rulings this week cover POCSO, Article 226, arbitration, human rights, environmental clearances, corporate criminal liability, food labelling and insolvency, with important legal...

Madras HC Flags Confusion Over Numbering in Gayatri Balasamy Judgment [Read Judgment]

Madras HC flags confusion caused by continuous paragraph numbering in the Supreme Court’s Gayatri Balasamy judgment and asks law reporters to prevent such misreading.

Arbitrator, Not Writ Court, Must Decide ‘Excepted Matters’: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court held that an Arbitral Tribunal has jurisdiction under Section 16 to decide whether a contract termination dispute falls within an “excepted matters” clause, and writ courts canno...

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