May 2025 - Page 2 of 2 - Lawwatch : Legal Resources for Learners

District Court has no Power to Modify an Arbitral Award u/s 34 of the AC Act

By K Rajasekharan 10 May 2025Civil law1 Comment

In the issue whether the Principal District Court can modify arbitral awards under Section 34 & Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (AC Act) the five member Constitutional Bench in Gayatri Balasamy v M/S Isg Novasoft Technologies Limited [2025 INSC 605] decided that under the Sections 34 & 37, the Principal District Court has no power to modify the award.

Maintenance Not to be Granted Without Considering Affidavit on Assets & Liabilities

By K Rajasekharan 9 May 2025Family, Marriage & Divorce, Maintenance in Family Cases

The Supreme Court (SC), in Aditi Alias Mithi v Jitesh Sharma [2023 INSC 981 ] directs the courts in India to follow the detailed guidelines issued by it in Rajnesh v Neha & Another [(2021) 2 SCC 32], including filing of the uniform format of Affidavit for Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities, in maintenance proceedings.

Criminal Law Cannot be Set in Motion Suppressing Material Facts

By K Rajasekharan 7 May 2025Criminal law

The Supreme Court (SC) addressed the issue of whether the complaint filed by a complainant under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, suppressing material facts, is valid in Rekha Sharad Ushir v Saptashrungi Mahila Nagari Sahkari Patsansta Ltd [ 2025 INSC 399].

Advocate can File Petition for Restoring a Suit Dismissed for Default

By K Rajasekharan 4 May 2025Civil law

A suit, which was dismissed for default, can be set aside and restored to file under Order IX Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), on the basis of an application made by the Advocate on the strength of Vakalatnama executed by the plaintiff in his favour in the interest of justice, says the High Court of Kerala in Balakrishnan v Geetha N G.

SC not to Take over the Role of Organs of the State under Article 142

By K Rajasekharan 2 May 2025Constitutional law

In the Constitutional Bench decision in Supreme Court Bar Association vs Union of India & Another [AIR 1998 SC 1895], the Supreme Court (SC) held that wider the amplitude of the power of the SC under Article 142, the greater is the need for it to see that the power is used with restraint.

Additional Witness can be Examined u/s 311 CrPC, if Court Permits

By K Rajasekharan 1 May 2025Criminal law

An additional witness summoned as per Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) can be examined as a Prosecution Witness if the court finds that such a person ought to have been examined as a prosecution witness, but was omitted due to oversight, mistake or for any other reason.

MACT can Award Higher Compensation than What is Claimed

By K Rajasekharan 1 May 2025Motor Vehicles Act

The Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (MACT) has power to award higher compensation than what is claimed by the claimant, if the claimant is eligible for more than what was originally claimed, says the SC in Mona Baghel & Others v Sajjan Singh Yadav & Others.