Daily Supreme Court reporting that explains what the Court held, why it matters, and where each judgment sits in Indian law.
A Division Bench holds Section 134 of the Trade Marks Act is not displaced by Commercial Courts notifications, identifies an anomaly in Jharkhand, and places the matter before the Chief Justice.
A Division Bench rules that once an arrest is voided for want of written grounds, only a magistrate can permit re-arrest, on an application endorsed by a superior officer.
A Division Bench restores a fifteen-day extension for the ATS to file its chargesheet, finds the High Court's detour into sanction irrelevant, and orders the accused to surrender within 30 days.
A Division Bench affirms that National Seeds Corporation stays liable for 12% interest because its deposit did not comply with Order XXI Rule 1, and asks the Law Commission to fix the gap.
A Division Bench holds that a civil court cannot pass preservatory interim orders while a Section 92 CPC leave application is pending, but may grant leave without prior notice in genuinely urgent cases.
Dismissing the assessee's appeals, a Division Bench upholds the CIT's Section 263 revision and holds that premium on the sale of export quota is not income derived from exports.
A Division Bench holds the 2011 Maharashtra Poisons Rules amendment violates Articles 14 and 19(1)(g), finding it a disproportionate restriction on manufacturers who use methanol as raw material.
A division bench acquitted a former Divisional Security Commissioner, holding recovery of bribe money from an approver intermediary, without proof of demand attributable to him, cannot sustain conviction.
A Bhatti-Anjaria bench dismissed the Revenue's appeal, holding that once an ITSC order under Section 245D(4) attains finality, an Assessing Officer cannot reopen it under Section 148.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan modified its January 2026 direction on sanitary napkins in schools, citing microplastic pollution risks from oxo-biodegradable materials.
A bench led by the Chief Justice held that reiterating existing seat-belt laws would not aid enforcement, disposing of the PIL with liberty to approach the ministry.
A Supreme Court division bench upholds Madras High Court's transfer of a motor accident claim to Chittoor, ruling that an insurer's branch office location cannot ground territorial jurisdiction.
A Division Bench condemns a finance company's pre-dawn, forcible repossession of a truck, awards Rs 14.5 lakh in refund and compensation, and orders the RBI to enforce its own guidelines.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu held that a litigant cannot suffer where the NCLAT’s own e-filing system caused the one-day delay.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu dismisses an Anganwadi Supervisor's appeal, holding her appointment void for violating the express district-experience requirement.
A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant resolved disputes over eligibility, seniority, and High Court judge nominations for women's co-option seats in State Bar Councils.
A Division Bench holds that lessees claiming through a trust cannot revive writ jurisdiction to protect possession once the trust's own special leave petition was withdrawn without relief.
A Division Bench of Justices Pardiwala and Vinod Chandran doubts whether Section 14B damages under the EPF Act are mandatory, referring the question while directing instalmental payment of dues.
Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan dismissed an Article 32 petition, holding that Section 35 of the SARFAESI Act overrides inconsistent laws, rejecting the res judicata plea.
The Pardiwala-Chandran Bench held that a Trust is not a juristic person capable of suing or being sued, quashing criminal proceedings against an educational and charitable Trust.
A Division Bench dismisses Union of India's batch of disability pension appeals, holding the 2008 Entitlement Rules preserve the core claimant-protective framework of the 1982 Rules.
A Division Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Vijay Bishnoi held that courts cannot read an unstated parameter into an examination question and second-guess the examining body.
A two-judge bench held that a three-year fishing licence over Sharda Sagar Jalashya is a profit à prendre lease, upholding a Rs.15.72 lakh deficit stamp duty demand.
A Supreme Court division bench held that India's sovereign assurance to Portugal capped Abu Salem's detention but did not convert his life sentences into a fixed 25-year term.
