Earlier Arbitration Clause Binds Developer, Society Members As Redevelopment Agreements Adopted All Terms: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently referred a redevelopment dispute between a developer and five members of a co-operative housing society to arbitration, holding that an arbitration clause in an earlier development agreement became binding through later accommodation agreements that adopted all its terms. "This was, thus, not a case of mere reference to an earlier agreement but a case where the parties to the later contract clearly intended to import the Development Agreement, body and soul, into...

High Court Cannot Reopen Arbitration Maintainability In Award Challenge After Final Reference-Stage Ruling: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that where a court has already conclusively ruled in proceedings under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 that arbitration is maintainable and that finding has attained finality, the issue cannot be reopened later in a Section 37 challenge to the arbitral award. “When the Courts have ruled on the fact that application under Section 11 of the Act was maintainable and when such a decision has attained finality, revisiting the issue of...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In Delhi HC Order Quashing NBWs Against Engineer.ai Founder

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court ruling quashing non-bailable warrants issued by the Enforcement Directorate against Engineer.ai founder Sachin Dev Duggal in a Videocon-linked money-laundering probe.A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma, after briefly hearing the parties, declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's order.The Delhi High Court on December 19, 2025 had quashed the warrants, holding that non-bailable warrants...

West Bengal Coal Scam Case: Supreme Court Seeks Anup Majee's Reply In ED Plea Against Anticipatory Bail

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a reply from Anup Majee, an alleged key accused in the West Bengal coal smuggling-linked money laundering case, on a plea filed by the Directorate of Enforcement challenging a Delhi High Court order granting him anticipatory bail. The Delhi High Court had, on June 13, 2025, held that the “twin conditions” under Section 45 of the PMLA were satisfied. It noted that the investigation had continued for nearly five years without any attempt to arrest Majee, despite...

ED Moves Supreme Court Against Refusal To Defer Order On Charge In Jindal Steel-Linked Coal Block Case

The Directorate of Enforcement has moved the Supreme Court against a trial court order refusing to defer the order on charge in a money laundering case linked to allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block, in which Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. and other accused are facing prosecution.The petition challenges a March 25, 2026 order of the Special Judge (PC Act) (CBI), Coal Block Cases, Rouse Avenue Courts, New Delhi, dismissing the ED's application under Section 346 of the Bharatiya...

Fixed Share Of Gross Receipts Paid To AOP Member Was Taxable Revenue Income, Not Exempt Profit: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the 35% share of gross sale proceeds received by Sanand Properties Pvt Ltd from an Association of Persons (AOP) formed for a Pune housing project was taxable business income and not an exempt share of profit, holding that the payment was insulated from project expenses and therefore bore the character of revenue rather than profit. A bench led by Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K V Viswanathan delivered the ruling in a dispute arising out of a joint...

Supreme Court Requests Early Delhi HC Hearing In Pernod Ricard's ₹3,000 Crore Customs Duty Dispute

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi High Court to hear, within weeks, Pernod Ricard India Pvt Ltd's challenge to a September 2025 customs adjudication order in a valuation dispute in which it allegedly faces duty liability of around Rs 3,000 crore. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh noted that Pernod Ricard's writ petition before the Delhi High Court was listed for July 28, 2026. It directed the parties to appear before the High Court on May 15; requested...

Supreme Court Says Appeal Without Certified Copy Was "Wholly Incompetent," Sets Aside NCLAT Order Condoning Delay

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an NCLAT order condoning delays in filing and refiling an insolvency appeal against the approval of a resolution plan for Samson and Sons Builders and Developers Pvt Ltd, holding that the appeal was a “wholly incompetent appeal” as there was effectively no filing of a valid appeal in the eyes of the law.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran set aside the NCLAT's November 10, 2025 order condoning delays of 15 days in filing and 150 days in...

Supreme Court Dismisses Income Tax Appeal Against IDBI Bank Over Delay Of 275 Days

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Income Tax Department's plea against IDBI Bank Ltd over a 275-day delay, refusing to interfere with the Bombay High Court's decision quashing reassessment proceedings for AY 2016-17.The High Court, in its order dated March 24, 2025 held that the reasons recorded by the Assessing Officer were factually incorrect, reflected non-application of mind, and amounted to an impermissible review based on change of opinion.A Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri...

Supreme Court Seeks Revenue Explanation On Digitisation Of Missing GST Files In Bengal Cold Rollers Case

The Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the Revenue regarding the digitisation of 14 files seized in a GST investigation that are now stated to be missing in the case of Bengal Cold Rollers Pvt. Ltd.The taxpayer argued that the absence of the original files affected its ability to establish the genuineness of transactions in pending GST adjudication proceedings. A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan noted the Revenue's stand that although the original physical...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Prayag Group Promoters' Bail Plea In ₹2,862 Crore PMLA Case

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea by Prayag Group promoters Basudeb Bagchi and Avik Bagchi challenging a Calcutta High Court order refusing them regular bail in a PMLA case. The Enforcement Directorate alleges the promoters defrauded investors of around Rs. 2,862 crores. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted the ED's appearance on advance notice and dispensed with formal service of notice on the agency. The matter has been listed for hearing on July 14, 2026....

Non-Signatory Collaborator Whose Role Was Essential To Contract Can Invoke Arbitration: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a collaborator whose technical expertise was essential for a contractor to qualify for a project bid can invoke the arbitration clause in the principal contract.This would apply where the collaborator's role makes it effectively a party to the agreement.“The meetings convened between the Employer, the Contractor and the Collaborator, after delay in execution of the contract, the tripartite agreement entered into between them and the further communications...