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Refusal to continue to execute a contract unless reciprocal promises are performed by the other party is not abandonment of contract: SC

Supreme Court: Explaining the law on abandonment on contractual obligation, the bench of Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian*, JJ has held that

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Application for rescission of contract ‘mandatory’ to avail the relief, as S. 28, Specific Relief Act, 1963 doesn’t confer indefeasible right

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Sudhir Mittal, J. dismissed the revision petition filed by the petitioners (in this case the judgment-debtors) against

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Crafting an Effective Contract

Bhumesh Verma, Managing Partner, Corp Comm Legal
Cite as: (2022) PL (CL) February 99

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Bombay HC rejects argument that a dispute cannot be referred for arbitration on account of fraud: Read why

Bombay High Court: B.P. Colabawalla, J., addressed an arbitration application filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Instant

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Whether a Breach of Institutional Arbitral Rules Constitutes a Breach of Contract? And Whether Such Breach would be Repudiatory in Nature?

by Garima Sharma†

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | If the party is able to make out an exceptional case and the court finds irretrievable injustice would occur if writ jurisdiction is not invoked, High Courts do have the power to entertain the writ petition

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sam Koshy J. partly allowed the petition and partly disposed of the petition expressing no opinion on the termination

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8 Legal Stories of the Week: From High Courts to District Courts

“For a contract to be enforceable, the restraint of trade clause must be reasonable.” [Rajesh Kumar Gandhi v. Mukesh Dutt] Read the

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Insurer refuses to issue insurance policy as Risk Confirmation letter obtained on concealment of material fact by Insurance Broker: Policy will be vitiated? NCDRC answers

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Ram Surat Maurya (Presiding Member) addressed a matter wherein the date of issue of the Risk

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Owners and Contractor’s Liability towards Subcontractors

by Hiroo Advani†, Kanika Arora††, Surbhi Ahuja††† and Ria Garg*

Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 5

Case Briefs High Courts

Importance of ‘consideration’ cannot be belittled: Del HC explains the significance of consideration in enforceability of an ‘Agreement’

Delhi High Court: “It is the consideration which puts enforceability in the agreements to make promises legally binding”, Asha Menon, J., stated

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If arbitrator becomes functus officio, can provisions under Ss. 14 and 15 of the A&C Act to appoint substitute arbitrator be invoked? Allahabad HC decides

Allahabad High Court: Noting the significance of Sections 14 and 15 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Jayant Banerji, J., expressed

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

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Law on Force Majeure | Builder taking shelter of “Force Majeure” clause for delay in handing over possession: Justified or not? Read what NCDRC says

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Expressing that the builder cannot take shelter of “Force Majeure” while delay in handing over possession