Insights

Justice R F Nariman has retired as a Judge of the Supreme Court in August 2021 with a rapturous farewell just 7 years after his elevation directly from the Bar. His brief tenure leaves us a legendary legacy that will traverse the chapters of Indian jurisprudence in golden font.

The Supreme Court has issued directions to the concerned authorities to allow eligible female candidates to appear for the examination and train at the National Defence Academy.

The Supreme Court has held that a motor accident claim petition does not abate even after the death of the injured claimant as the right to sue can be passed to his heirs and legal representatives in so far as loss to the estate is concerned.

The Supreme Court has held that the interim order of the Singapore Emergency Arbitrator is enforceable in India under Section 17(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, thereby upholding the order passed by Singapore EA and stalling Future Retail’s $3.4 billion deal to sell its retail assets.

The Calcutta High Court, while adjudicating upon a plea wherein the arbitration was before ICC, held that, unless expressly excluded by parties to the arbitration, choosing a foreign law to govern an arbitration would not exclude the provision of approaching Indian courts for interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

The State Government in West Bengal has provided temporary relief (till 30th Oct 2021) to all buyers by reducing the rate of stamp duty by 2% for registration of deeds affecting sale/lease of land/house/flat etc. and the circle rate /market value by 10%  from the prevalent market rate.