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Daily Supreme Court reporting that explains what the Court held, why it matters, and where each judgment sits in Indian law.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Removal of Tirupathi Mutt Head, Orders Independent Enquiry Under Article 142
A Division Bench found the Dharmika Parishad's removal proceedings fatally tainted by non-supply of documents, pre-determination, and structural bias, ordering a retired judge to conduct a fresh enquiry.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Rs. 447 Crore Disgorgement Against Reliance Industries in RPL Futures Case
A Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan held that SEBI failed to prove fraud under the PFUTP Regulations, setting aside disgorgement while upholding a lesser disclosure penalty.
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Supreme Court Dismisses MPRDC's Challenge to Arbitral Award, Upholds Termination Payment to Jabalpur Corridor
A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar dismissed Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation's civil appeal, affirming a 2014 arbitral award directing termination payment to a Malaysian-backed road concessionaire.
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State Must Pay Rs 11 Lakh for Keeping Convict in Jail 24 Days After Court Ordered His Release
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih held that bureaucratic delay in deciding whether to appeal a release order cannot justify continued detention.
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Conviction Upheld but Life Sentence Cut to Time Served for 1984 Truck Murder Conspirator
A Supreme Court bench upheld Gopi Chand's conviction for criminal conspiracy to commit murder but modified his life sentence to the 18-plus years already served.
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Supreme Court Extends TET Deadline for In-Service Teachers to August 2028, Dismisses Review Petitions
A Division Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan dismissed review petitions challenging mandatory TET for in-service teachers, but extended the compliance deadline by one year.
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Award Passed During Pending Suit Without Court's Leave Cannot Bar Plaintiff's Possession Claim, Supreme Court Holds
A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar holds that a 1983 arbitral award, rendered without compliance with Section 21 of the Arbitration Act 1940, could not non-suit plaintiffs who never consented to it.
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Supreme Court Upholds DNA Test Order in Paternity Suit, Balances Privacy Against Child's Right to Know
A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh dismissed a father's challenge to a DNA test order, holding the balance of interests favoured the child seeking paternity declaration.
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High Court Cannot Fix Rent Without Evidence Under Article 227, Supreme Court Holds
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh sets aside a High Court rent enhancement order made without material on record, remanding the matter to the Rent Control Officer, Bahraich.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Fazalwas Land Compensation Appeal, Follows Krishan Kumar Ruling
A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant dismisses a Gurugram landowner's appeal for higher compensation, holding the dispute squarely covered by the earlier Krishan Kumar judgment.
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Notice in Mutation Proceedings Amounts to Constructive Notice of Probate, Rules Supreme Court
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi holds that ignoring a court notice is not the conduct of a reasonably prudent person, barring a belated probate revocation application.
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Criminal Prosecution Cannot Continue After DRT-Endorsed Loan Compromise, Supreme Court Rules
A Division Bench quashes CBI charges under Sections 420 and 471 IPC, holding that prosecution initiated two years after a DRT-approved settlement is oppressive and an abuse of process.
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Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Complaint, Finds Allegations Vague and Statements Parrot-Like Repetitions
A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan quashed a POCSO complaint against a husband's family, finding the prosecutrix's statement a verbatim reproduction of the complainant's complaint.
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Probationer Cannot Be Removed for Misconduct Dressed Up as Poor Performance, Supreme Court Holds
A Division Bench led by Justice J.K. Maheshwari upholds quashing of a bank officer's termination, finding the employer bypassed disciplinary proceedings by invoking unsatisfactory performance.
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Supreme Court Bars Fourth Recall of Rape Survivor After Seven-Year Trial Delay
A Division Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma held that Section 311 CrPC cannot be used to fill defence lacunae or inflict repeated hardship on a prosecutrix.
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Supreme Court Sets Aside Rs 447 Crore Disgorgement Against RIL, Finds No Fraud in RPL Futures Trade
A Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan holds that exceeding position limits through agency arrangements does not, without more, constitute fraud under the PFUTP Regulations.
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Criminal Prosecution Cannot Continue After DRT-Endorsed Loan Compromise, Supreme Court Rules
A Division Bench quashes CBI charges under Sections 420 and 471 IPC, holding that UCO Bank's belated complaint after a settled compromise was oppressive and an abuse of process.
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Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentences in Pistol-Point Kidnapping of 8-Year-Old for Ransom
A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale affirms that brandishing a firearm during abduction satisfies Section 364A's threat condition, even without an explicit verbal threat.
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High Court Cannot Re-examine Contracts to Override Arbitrator's Section 16 Ruling, Supreme Court Holds
A Supreme Court bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar holds that writ courts cannot interpret contracts to displace an arbitrator's stamp-duty ruling under Section 16.
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Cutting and Grooving Aluminium Composite Panels Is Not Manufacture, Supreme Court Rules
A bench of Justices Pardiwala and Mahadevan holds that adapting ACPs to building dimensions does not produce a distinct product attracting excise duty.
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Rule of Primogeniture Does Not Govern Succession to Erstwhile Ruler's Private Properties, Supreme Court Holds
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and S.V.N. Bhatti rules that private properties declared by the Kapurthala Maharaja under the merger covenant devolve under Hindu Law, not primogeniture.
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Supreme Court Issues Nine Interim Directions to States on Road Accident Trauma Care
A Division Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar directed all States and UTs to integrate emergency helplines, operationalise PM RAHAT, and build trauma registries within fixed deadlines.
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Supreme Court Restores Specific Performance Decree, Rejects High Court’s Re-appreciation of Concurrent Findings
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi held that the Madras High Court exceeded its Section 100 CPC jurisdiction by reversing concurrent findings on a genuine sale agreement.