The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed a Special Court in Srinagar to speed up the trial of a man booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), observing that prolonged incarceration without timely completion of trial raises serious constitutional concerns.

According to the plea, the FIR was registered in March 2020, the charge sheet was filed in October 2020, and charges were framed in March 2021. The petitioner argued that despite several witnesses already being examined, the proceedings were moving slowly while he continued to remain in custody.

The Delhi High Court has modified the conviction of a man sentenced to life imprisonment for the death of his friend during a drunken altercation, holding that the case did not amount to murder under Section 302 IPC.

According to the prosecution, Sanjay Singh and the deceased Amit were close friends who frequently consumed alcohol together. On February 29, 2020, Singh allegedly took Amit to his rented room in Bakkarwala, Delhi, where both consumed liquor.

The Supreme Court of India has clarified that an arbitration clause contained in an earlier redevelopment agreement can become binding in later agreements if those agreements clearly adopt all terms of the original contract.

The dispute arose after Hirani Developers entered into a redevelopment agreement with Nehru Nagar Samruddhi Co-operative Housing Society in 2011 for redevelopment of a dilapidated property. The agreement included an arbitration clause under Clause 36 for resolving disputes through a sole arbitrator.