Landlord-tenant disputes under Transfer of Property Act are arbitrable: SC The Supreme Court held that landlord-tenant disputes governed by the Transfer of Property Act (TP Act) are arbitrable (except when they are covered by a specific forum created by rent control laws) as they are not actions in rem but pertain to subordinate rights in personam that arise from…
The Supreme Court recognized that Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has the power to regulate the monetary and credit system, which also extends to the regulation of virtual or cryptocurrencies. The Court, however, held that the RBI circular of April 2018, which completely banned regulated financial institutions from providing services to crypto businesses, is…
The Indian Parliament passed three agriculture act the new farm bill Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance, Farm Services Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020—during its monsoon session culminating on 23 September. One of the most significant members of society…
The Court held that the District Forum has no power to extend the time for filing the response to the complaint beyond the period of 15 days in addition to 30 days as is envisaged under Section 13 of the Consumer Protection Act. It further held that the commencing point of limitation of…
Answer: It has been recently held by Hon’ble Supreme Court that parties to a contract who are Indian nationals or Companies incorporated in India can choose a forum for arbitration outside India. Nothing stands in the way of party autonomy in designating a seat of arbitration outside India even when both parties happen…
In an important and significant judgment having social implications, the Supreme Court held that a daughter enjoys the same rights as a son as a coparcener in the joint Hindu family property irrespective of whether the father coparcener was alive on September 9, 2005, or not. The main issue, in this case, was the…
Introduction The Heart and Soul of Democratic India are its Constitution. According to the Constitution, Parliament, and the state legislatures in India have the power to make laws within their respective jurisdictions. This power is not absolute in nature. The Constitution vests in the judiciary, the power to adjudicate upon the constitutional validity of…
An SC bench, headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, held that such demeanor by a wife will certainly amount to inflicting cruelty on the man, and will be grounds for divorce under marital laws. The top court allowed a plea for divorce by an army officer whose wife wrote several complaints against him…
Fight against black money and corrupt practices have been the prime focus of the Modi government. Since the first cabinet meeting till now, there have been numerous steps taken to curb black money. Steps were taken by the Modi government so far against black money—demonetization, amnesty-like schemes, renegotiating treaties with tax havens—proves that this…
The Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 2617 of 2020 [arising out of SLP (C) No. 9866 of 2019 titled Siri Chand (Deceased) through LRs v/s Surinder Singh noted that as per Section 17 (1)(d) of the Registration Act, 1908 leases of immovable property from year to year, or for any term exceeding one year,…