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Supreme Court Clarifies Maintenance Rights of Major Unmarried Hindu Daughters: Maintenance under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956, Not Section 125 CrPC

Unmarried Hindu daughters not suffering from physical or mental disability cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 Cr...

Supreme Court Upholds Validity of PM CARES Fund, Affirms No Obligation to Prepare Separate COVID-19 Disaster Plan

SC Rules National Disaster Management Plan of 2019 Adequately Covers COVID-19; Funds of PM CARES and NDRF are Distinct a...

Supreme Court Holds Prashant Bhushan Guilty of Criminal Contempt Over Tweets Criticizing Judiciary

Apex Court asserts its constitutional power to suo motu initiate contempt proceedings; Twitter absolved as mere intermed...

Supreme Court Upholds Leasehold Rights and Compensation of Respondents in Land Acquisition Dispute

Court Dismisses Fraud Allegation Against Lease Granted by Gram Panchayat, Affirming Finality of Earlier Compensation Awa...

Supreme Court Affirms Equal Coparcenary Rights for Daughters Under Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005

Daughters recognized as coparceners by birth with equal rights and liabilities as sons; prior partitions before December...

Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Certificate Requirement for Electronic Evidence Under Section 65B of Evidence Act; Overrules Conflicting Judgments

In landmark judgment, Supreme Court emphasizes strict compliance with Section 65B(4) for admissibility of electronic rec...

Supreme Court Rules Retirement of One Partner in Two-Partner Firm Amounts to Dissolution of Partnership

In landmark judgment, SC clarifies distinction between retirement and dissolution under Partnership Act, 1932; orders fi...

Supreme Court Quashes Multiple FIRs Against Arnab Goswami, Upholds Journalistic Freedom Under Article 19(1)(a)

SC restrains multiplicity of FIRs over same cause of action, refuses to transfer Mumbai police probe to CBI, extends int...

Supreme Court Affirms Applicability of SARFAESI Act to Co-operative Banks, Upholds Parliamentary Competence Over Banking Activities

Constitution Bench clarifies legislative domain under Entry 45 of List I, rules that co-operative banks engaged in banki...

Supreme Court Affirms Its Constitutional Power to Punish for Contempt, Convicts Three Advocates for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges

In landmark judgment, Supreme Court clarifies suo motu contempt powers under Articles 129 and 142 of Constitution, dismi...

Supreme Court Constitution Bench Clarifies Section 24 of Land Acquisition Act, 2013: Acquisition Proceedings Lapse Only if Both Possession Not Taken and Compensation Not Paid; Interim Stay Period Excluded

Land acquisition under old 1894 Act does not lapse if either possession is taken or compensation is paid; deposit of com...

Supreme Court Sets Aside RBI’s 2018 Circular Restricting Banking Services to Virtual Currency Entities, Citing Disproportionality

SC Recognizes Virtual Currencies as Digital Representations of Value Capable of Performing Currency Functions; Upholds R...

Supreme Court Directs Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly to Decide Disqualification Petitions within Four Weeks

SC underscores Speaker’s exclusive jurisdiction under Tenth Schedule; urges prompt resolution of defection cases to upho...

Supreme Court Dismisses Review Petitions in Interest on Delayed Payments Case against Assam State Electricity Board

Court Holds Suit by M/s Shanti Conductors Barred by Limitation, Affirms Overriding Effect of Interest on Delayed Payment...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act Provision Granting Direct Appeal to Itself

Constitution Bench Rules State Legislature Exceeded Powers by Providing Statutory Appeal to Supreme Court; Presidential ...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitration Amendment Section 87, Upholds 2015 Amendment to Prevent Automatic Stay of Arbitral Awards

SC Rules Section 87 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (2019 Amendment) Manifestly Arbitrary Under Article 14; Cl...

Supreme Court Upholds Commercial Wisdom of Committee of Creditors in Essar Steel Resolution, Restricts NCLAT's Jurisdiction

Court affirms primacy of Committee of Creditors’ decisions under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016; sets aside NCLAT’...

Supreme Court Balances Right to Information and Judicial Independence in Landmark RTI Judgment

Constitution Bench rules that transparency in judicial appointments and asset declarations must be weighed against priva...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Finance Act, 2017 Rules on Tribunals, Refers Money Bill Issue to Larger Bench

Constitution Bench holds Finance Act’s Part XIV not a Money Bill; calls for judicial impact assessment and reforms in tr...

Supreme Court Rules Magistrates Can Order Further Investigation Post-Cognizance Until Trial Commences

Land-grabbing case clarifies Magistrate's supervisory powers under CrPC Sections 156(3) and 173(8), overruling recent ju...

Supreme Court Declines to Direct Parliament to Enact Law Against Custodial Torture, Upholds Separation of Powers Doctrine

SC Emphasizes Judicial Restraint and Constitutional Limits, Affirms Legislature’s Exclusive Role in Law-Making on Custod...

Supreme Court Upholds Minority Arbitral Award in Ssangyong vs. NHAI, Clarifies Limits on Court’s Interference in Arbitration

SC narrows scope of “public policy” in arbitration challenges post-2015 Amendment, emphasizes fair hearing rights and re...

Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Press, Rejects Government’s Attempt to Bar Publication of Secret Documents in Rafale Deal Case

Top Court Rules No Executive Power Exists to Restrain Publication of Official Secrets, Emphasizes Balancing Public Inter...

Supreme Court Rules Death Due to Malaria Not an Accident Under Insurance Policy

Illness contracted through mosquito bite in malaria-prone Mozambique not covered as “accidental death” in home loan insu...

Supreme Court Rules Transfer of Property Act Does Not Exclude Arbitration in Landlord-Tenant Disputes, Refers Matter for Larger Bench

Bench clarifies that Transfer of Property Act is silent on arbitrability and does not negate arbitration, overruling par...

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Affirming Differentiation Between Financial and Operational Creditors

Landmark Judgment Validates Provisions on Committee of Creditors, Resolution Applicants’ Eligibility, and Role of Inform...

Supreme Court Upholds TRAI’s Primacy in Telecom Sector Competition Disputes; CCI’s Investigation Order Quashed as Premature

While Competition Commission of India retains jurisdiction over anti-competitive agreements, Telecom Regulatory Authorit...

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment in Murder Case, Emphasizes Need for Reasoned Orders in Capital Punishment Appeals

SC stresses mandatory hearing under Section 235 CrPC and detailed reasoning for dismissal of death penalty challenges; r...

Supreme Court of India Regulates Firecracker Use to Combat Severe Air Pollution in Delhi-NCR

Landmark Judgment Balances Right to Health with Economic and Religious Interests, Mandates Green Crackers, Community Fir...

Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017; Rejects Double Taxation Challenge by Mohit Mineral Pvt. Ltd.

Top Court affirms Parliament's legislative competence to levy GST Compensation Cess and denies set-off claim against Cle...

Supreme Court Declares Section 497 IPC and Section 198 CrPC Unconstitutional, Decriminalizing Adultery in Landmark Judgment

Constitution Bench holds adultery law discriminatory, violative of Articles 14, 15, and 21 of the Constitution, striking...

Supreme Court Upholds “Creamy Layer” Principle for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; Rejects Requirement of Quantifiable Data for Backwardness

Constitution Bench clarifies that the “creamy layer” exclusion applies under Articles 14 and 16 without altering the Pre...

Supreme Court of India Paves Way for Live Streaming of Court Proceedings in Cases of National Importance