Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024
Live LawIndex Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that "the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions of 7.62 cms or more in length and 1.72 cms or more in breadth has been brought under the mischief of the Arms Act, would be applicable only when the recovered knife is meant for the specified reasons i.e., 'manufacture, sale or possession for sale or test' as indicated in the DAD notification.” Case Details: M/s Grasim Industries v. State of Madhya Pradesh Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 946 The Supreme Court criticised the National Green Tribunal for 'outsourcing' its opinion to a committee and basing its opinion only on the findings of the committee. The bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan observed that for the contract to be concluded, the plaintiff shall not only aver about his readiness and willingness to perform the contract but “is also obliged to adduce necessary oral and documentary evidence to show the availability of funds to make payment in terms of the contract in time.” Case Details: Bijay Agarwal v. M/s Medilines Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 948 The Supreme Court reiterated that the official signatory of the company does not assume the status of a 'drawer of a cheque' to attract the liability for payment of compensation under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Case Details: Abhay Jaiswal v. State of Madhya Pradesh Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 952 Citing the high pendency of criminal appeals in the Madhya Pradesh High Court and the unlikelihood of an early hearing of an appeal filed in 2024, the Supreme Court suspended the sentence of a convict who was sentenced to five years imprisonment in a cheating case.