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ARBIT. PETITION No. 38/2020

COX AND KINGS LTD. VS SAP INDIA PVT. LTD.

The Supreme Court affirmed the validity of the Group of Companies Doctrine in Indian arbitration law, ruling that companies within a corporate group, even if not explicit signatories to an arbitration agreement, could be bound by the agreement. Regarding exactly when non-signatories may be bound, the Court ruled that such determinations should be left to the competence of arbitral tribunals on a case-to-case basis. The judgment of the Court was authored by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, with Justice P. S. Narasimha authoring a concurring opinion.

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March 28 2023

CRLA/906/2016

Hon'ble Justice B. R. GAVAI, VIKRAM NATH ,SANJAY KAROL

PULEN PHUKAN & ORS. Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM


March 28 2023

CRLA/906/2016

Honourable Judge B. R. GAVAI, VIKRAM NATH ,SANJAY KAROL

PULEN PHUKAN & ORS. Vs. THE STATE OF ASSAM


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April 16 2024

CRLP/5722/2021

Hon'ble Justice VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA

SYNGENTA INDIA LTD. Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh


April 16 2024

CRLP/5722/2021

Honourable Judge VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA

SYNGENTA INDIA LTD. Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh


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Hon'ble Sri Justice Koka Subba Rao

Hon'ble Sri Justice Koka Subba Rao

The First Chief Justice of Andhra High Court , Guntur.
The first Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh , Hydrabad.
The First Chief Justice of India elevated from Andhra Pradesh.

The Hon'ble Sri Justice Koka Subba Rao, B.A., B.L., Judge, Supreme Court, since January 31, 1958. Born on July 15, 1902; educated at Govt. Arts College, Rajahmundry and Law College, Madras. Practised in Madras High Court from 1926. Judge, Madras High Court (March 1948 - July 1954). Chief Justice, Andhra High Court, Guntur (July 5, 1954 - October 31, 1956); Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court (November 1, 1956 - January 1958). Appointed as Chief Justice of India on 30.06.1966.
Resigned from his office on April 11, 1967, . The reason for his resignation was to contest the Presidential Elections as the candidate of the united opposition parties. He ultimately lost the election to Dr. Zakir Hussain.
This event marked him as the first Supreme Court Judge to resign to pursue a career in politics. While his decision garnered attention for its novelty, it also attracted public disapproval.