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Indian Judgements

Executive Arbitrariness Overruled: SC Restrains Unilateral Cross-Contractual Bill Deductions Without Natural Justice

The Supreme Court of India held that the State/Employer cannot unilaterally deduct or adjust alleged unadjudicated claims or overpayments pertaining to one contract from payments due to a contractor under separate, distinct, and ongoing contracts without explicit contractual authorization and without adhering to the principles of natural justice. The Court

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Resolving Decades of Deferred Dues: Supreme Court Directs Payment of Interest and Compensation for Defunct Corporation Employees

In this judgment authored by Justice Sandeep Mehta, the Supreme Court of India addressed residual issues arising from the long-standing statutory reorganisation of the erstwhile State of Bihar and the subsequent closure of five State-owned inter-State corporations. Building upon an earlier final report and order, the bench adjudicated three unresolved

Consensual Appointment of Sole Arbitrator and Modification of Interim Injunctions

This civil appeal arose from an interim order passed by the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court, which had stayed a Commercial Court’s Section 9 injunction order restraining the respondent from manufacturing and marketing certain electric vehicles in an ongoing commercial dispute. During the proceedings before the Supreme Court,

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