Supreme Court
An additional written statement, introducing a contradictory and inconsistent stand, is impermissible
Supreme Court Reinstates Trial Court's Decision, Bars Additional Written Statement in Civil Dispute, Supreme Court overr...
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Excise Commissioner in Corruption and Money Laundering Case
Bail Granted Considering Investigation Completion, Prolonged Trial, and Co-accused Already Released...
SC stays Delhi HC verdict on law students' attendance
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while hearing pleas, including the one filed by the B...
SC directs Rajasthan, MP, UP to take effective steps to curb illegal sand mining
The top court directed these states to ensure the establishment and operationalisation of surveillance and monitoring in...
Industrial Policy - Concessional tariff available to new industry not available to existing units undergoing substantial expansion
Supreme Court Clarifies Industrial Policy Benefits, Rules in Favor of Himachal Pradesh Government, Supreme Court overtur...
Motor Vehicles - Claims under Section 163A do not require proof of negligence
Supreme Court Awards Compensation of Rs. 14.9 Lakhs in Long-Standing Motor Accident Claim, Apex Court Overturns Lower Co...
Customs Tariff Act - Misclassification of goods - Wrong classification attracts higher duties
Recovery of incriminating articles, even if panch witnesses turn hostile, can be relied upon, Supreme Court Upholds Life...
Medical negligence - Exoneration in civil proceedings on merits bars continuation of criminal proceedings on the same allegations
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Anaesthetist in Kerala Medical Negligence Case, Apex Court finds abse...
Rival Wills - Estate in custodia legis : Court-appointed Administrator acts as the "hand of the Court"
Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Directive for Criminal Investigation in Disputed Testamentary Case, The Supreme Court...
Dowry Prohibition Act - Allegations against in-laws were omnibus, generalized, and devoid of material particulars - Quashed
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute, Supreme Court finds allegations again...
SC notice to Centre on plea alleging 'vague' definition of wetland
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Union of Ind...
SC refuses to entertain plea challenging decision to grant cabinet rank to MLAs, MLCs in Karnataka
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the petitioner to file a review petition ...
SC notice to Centre on plea highlighting vacancies in Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Centre and sought assistan...
SC refuses urgent hearing of PIL seeking complete ban on cow slaughter
"You remembered this a day before. No urgency. Thanks," said a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Jo...
KG Basin: SC agrees to fresh request by RIL to resolve dispute with Centre
On May 20, the apex court had declined a submission by Reliance Industries to put the hearing in the Krishna-Godavari ba...
If offence takes place inside house, inmates to explain how victim succumbed: SC
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K V Viswanathan upheld the conviction and life sentence of Gour Acharjee f...
Criminal law can't be set in motion against every relative of husband on omnibus allegations: SC
The top court said that while safeguarding the rights and dignity of victims of domestic violence remains of paramount i...
SC to hear plea of Parsi woman against discrimination after marrying man of another faith
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that it may pass an i...
Power rebate meant only for new industrial units, says SC, overturns Himachal HC order
Setting aside the Himachal Pradesh High Court's verdict, a bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan ru...
Criminal proceedings cannot be permitted to convert a civil property dispute into a weapon of harassment
Supreme Court Quashes Nine-Year-Old FIR in Civil Property Dispute, Apex Court Rules Against Criminalizing Civil Disputes...
High Court's failure to notify the appellant about the appointment of an amicus curiae is a violation of natural justice
Supreme Court Orders Rehearing in Conviction Appeal, Citing Violation of Natural Justice, High Court's Failure to Notify...
SC declines urgent hearing on plea seeking probe into Cockroach Janta Party
The petition has also sought action against those involved in the alleged commercial exploitation of oral observations m...
Prolonged incarceration and delay in trial under UAPA can be considered for bail despite statutory restrictions
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to UAPA Accused Amidst Delay Concerns, Supreme Court highlights constitutional balance...
Supreme Court reitrates principles governing grant and cancellation of bail
Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Bail Order for Accused in Attempted Murder Case, Apex Court Cites "Manifest Error of ...
Non-mention of accused in inquest report cannot justify grant of bail in isolation, ignoring other incriminating materials
Supreme Court Overturns High Court's Bail Grant in Bhagat Singh Murder Case, High Court Order Lacked Substantial Reasoni...
Last seen together theory - Large time gaps weaken the theory and cannot solely substantiate conviction
Supreme Court Acquits Two in 2012 West Bengal Murder Case, Supreme Court cites insufficient evidence and weak circumstan...
A threat to upload a video of a woman can be construed as a threat to impute unchastity, violating her privacy and dignity
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Criminal Intimidation Case Involving Threat to Impute Unchastity, Apex Court Confirm...
When will DERC appointment selection committee be notified? asks SC
The plea said regular, tenured appointments ensure impartiality and autonomy in discharge of both the adjudicatory and r...
Stray dogs case: SC refuses to entertain mentioning of plea over Punjab CM's statement
The counsel said after the top court's May 19 order in the stray dogs case, the Punjab chief minister had allegedly stat...
Punjab local body polls: SC refuses to entertain plea challenging use of ballot papers
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi questioned the petitioner ...
SC issues notices to Centre on PIL seeking ban on employment of children in orchestrax, spas
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi took note of the submissio...
SC notice to Chhattisgarh govt on bail plea of businessman in manpower commission 'scam'
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi issued notice to the stat...
Twisha Sharma death: 'Pained' by narrative that judiciary was shielding accused, says SC
The apex court took suo motu cognisance of the Twisha Sharma case after a media report raised questions of institutional...
SC grants bail to Chhattisgarh's former excise commissioner in two liquor policy cases
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipup M Pancholi granted the relief in two ...
NEET paper leak: NTA has not learnt lessons, says SC; issues notices on pleas
It has also sought a direction to appoint a high-powered monitoring committee until a fresh body is formally constituted...
SC declines urgent hearing on plea seeking probe into Cockroach Janta Party
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked advocate N K Goswami, appearing for the p...