Supreme Court Monthly Digest- October 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index
Live LawAdvocate Supreme Court deprecates practice of litigant engaging new lawyer to reargue case after court expressed dissatisfaction on merits. Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India v. Delhi International Airport, 2024 LiveLaw 812 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 - Arbitration Clause in Public Premises Disputes – Applicability of the Public Premises Act, 1971 vis-à-vis the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Jurisdiction of the High Court - Held, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal by Central Warehousing Corporation, upholding the High Court's decision to refer the dispute to arbitration. The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal, criticizing High Court orders that pressure trial courts to expedite proceedings contrary to High Court Bar Association, Allahabad v. State of U.P., 2024 LiveLaw 177. Ratilal Jhaverbhai Parmar v. State of Gujarat, 2024 LiveLaw 820 The Supreme Court sets aside the High Court judgment which was signed and uploaded after the judge's retirement. Rama Devi v. State of Bihar, 2024 LiveLaw 776 Section 302 and 391 - Dacoity and Murder - Conviction and sentencing in a case involving circumstantial evidence and alleged contradictions in witness testimonies - Imposition of the death penalty under the "rarest of rare" doctrine - Held, the Supreme Court set aside the death sentence of a watchman convicted for the dacoity and murder of his employers to life imprisonment and upheld the conviction of the appellants, finding no infirmity in the judgments of the Trial Court and High Court regarding guilt.