#Justice

On 02-Mar-2023, an incident occurred in Supreme Court of India where in there is a “heated” exchange between present SCBA President Sr. Adv Vikas Singh and CJI. The cause of the same was Adv Singh seeking a matter relating to Bar and Lawyers Chamber to be listed which has been purportedly delayed for over 6 months.  For the interest of the reader,   the summary transcript of the heated exchange has been captured towards the end of this article.  But what is more pertinent subject...

Abstract : A division bench of the Delhi High Court on Friday upheld a single-judge order setting aside the arbitral award which had directed Antrix Corporation Limited (commercial arm of ISRO) to pay damages of over US$ 560 million along with interest to Devas Multimedia Private Limited. In its judgement, the division bench said that the act of fraud is an anathema to all equitable principles and every transaction tainted with fraud must be viewed with disdain by courts. "In the...

To err is human. And courts are no different. Error can, may and does occur. Though there is a thin line between honest mistake and willfull default. In a society where corruption is said to be the mainstay of our society, its a slippery slope between error and corruption. While some may argue that corruption must involve exchange of goods or services or anything with value, well, the dogs chasing its tail never ends.  I , as member of the Bar, though feel duty found,.. but...