Civil Appeal 6856/2025

M/S. Gayatri Project Limited VS Madhya Pradesh Road Development

Where the arbitration proceedings are still underway, but statement of defence has been filed, there it would not be open for the parties to raise an objection of lack of jurisdiction, but if the statement of defence has already been filed, the relevant stage for raising an issue of jurisdictions is already crossed and it would not be open for the parties to raise an objection of lack of jurisdiction.

Writ Petition (Civil) 1082/2020

SUHAS CHAKMA VS UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Sub:Over Crowing of prisoners – Open Correctional Institutions OCI)-establishment of OCIs – Directions to State Governments and union territories to create open and/or semi-open barracks within existing closed prisons, wherever feasible, so as to provide access of reformative correctional facilities to eligible prisoners; submission of status report to monitoring Committee as constituted under Direction F; and direction to High Courts to register a suo motu writ petition, as a continuing mandamus, for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the present judgment within their respective jurisdictions, particularly with respect to the establishment, functioning and expansion of OCIs. The High Courts, through their respective Registrar General, shall compile and forward consolidated report to this Court once every year, summarising the compliance status of States and Union Territories, progress achieved, best practices identified, and persistent gaps requiring policy or executive intervention. The first such consolidated annual report shall be placed on record before this Court on or before 31st March, 2027.