Daily Supreme Court reporting that explains what the Court held, why it matters, and where each judgment sits in Indian law.
A bench of Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran acquits a murder accused because no court ever passed the mandatory order under Section 299 of the Cr.PC.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside the High Court, holding the driver's licence unproven for 2007-2010 and applying pay-and-recover.
A bench of Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran dismissed Rajasthan's SLP, holding that political pressure vitiated the revival of a corruption prosecution sanction.
A Supreme Court bench held that Uttarakhand's failure to consult the Public Service Commission was directory, not mandatory, entitling promotee Deputy Collectors to seniority from their 2007 ad hoc appointment.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court held that a Reach Stacker operating inside an Inland Container Depot is excluded from the definition of motor vehicle under Section 2(28) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh set aside a High Court order and granted lump-sum compensation for a 2007 stray bull attack, issuing suggestions on cattle regulation.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih rules that the Registrar's deletion of a service rule bar was a lawful exercise of statutory power, restoring S.P. Chandrakar's promotion.
A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale held Bihar's 2014 policy restricting compassionate appointment to divorced or deserted daughters cannot stand under Article 14.
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale held that Section 374 CrPC gives no appeal against a first-time conviction recorded by a Sessions Court reversing acquittal, leaving only revision.
A three-judge Bench struck down the 2021 Office Memorandum as an impermissible perpetual post-facto clearance regime while sustaining the 2017 Notification as a valid time-bound amnesty.
A Division Bench declares elevators common carriers and upholds 70% liability on OTIS for a fatal 2003 RAW office lift accident, dismissing the company's appeal.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih dismissed four writ petitions challenging remainder-of-natural-life sentences, holding Sriharan settled the question and clemency orders survive judicial review.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva partly restores a granddaughter's title under a 1990 gift deed, clarifying co-owners' alienation rights under the Hindu Succession Act.
A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva found that a High Court judge sat on a case involving land he had previously argued over as counsel.
A bench of Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran re-appreciated evidence from scratch and found no basis to disturb a three-decade-old acquittal.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih holds the National Commission for Scheduled Castes wields only recommendatory, not adjudicatory, power under Article 338.
A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran held that refusing to refund unutilized FSI premium for residential projects, while allowing it for others, violates Article 14.
A three-judge bench led by the Chief Justice held that e-filing, virtual hearings and urgent-listing circulars already ensure access to constitutional remedies beyond court hours.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih held that possession, loan repayment history, and an undertaking together outweigh registration in interim custody disputes.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court held that a Section 14 moratorium protects only the corporate debtor, allowing homebuyers' NCDRC complaint to continue against co-respondents.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta held that terminating confirmed Junior Clerks over recruitment irregularities without a departmental enquiry violates Article 311(2), and ordered reinstatement.
A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih held that a prior dismissed impleadment application bars a second attempt under a different CPC provision when the underlying issue is identical.
Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta set aside conditions confining interrogation to one prison and mandating non-stop transit videography, granting SIT seven days unrestricted police custody.
A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih held that stamp duty on Birla Corporation's limestone lease is computed on anticipated royalty, dismissing the appeal.
