Introduction Section 29A of the Arbitration Act is interpreted significantly in the case of TATA Sons (P) Ltd. v. Siva Industries & Holdings Ltd., which was heard by the Supreme Court of India and reported in 2023 (SC) 39. This is especially true when it comes to foreign commercial arbitrations. Case Background A share subscription agreement was signed in 2006 by TATA Sons, Siva Indu…
FACTS OF THE CASE: The present matter arises from a civil appeal filed by the appellant-Company, wherein the Supreme Court, by an order dated 01st March, 2024, had issued notice and specifically directed that no coercive steps be taken against the Directors of the appellant-Company in relation to Execution Application No. 576/2022 pending before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Com…
Facts: The landmark constitutional case of Aligarh Muslim University & Ors. v. Naresh Agarwal & Ors. arose in the context of a long-standing and deeply debated issue in Indian constitutional and educational law—whether Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), one of India’s most prominent central universities, qualifies as a minority institution under Article 30(1) of the Constitution o…
Facts of the Case Petitioner Shama Sharma filed a transfer petition under Section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, requesting the transfer of a petition for restitution of conjugal rights filed by the respondent, Kishan Kumar, under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The original petition, “Kishan Kumar v. Shama Sharma” (CM No. 136 of 2023), was pending consideration of…
Facts: 1. The Order was in the context of the ongoing writ proceedings before the Supreme Court filed against Patanjali Ayurved for publishing misleading claims and advertisements about ayurvedic products as a complete cure for certain diseases while trivializing the modern systems of medicine like allopathy, particularly during the COVID pandemic 1 . 2. The petition was filed by the In…