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NCLAT observed that Tribunal cannot clothe itself with a jurisdiction which has not been vested upon it by the legislature. Thus, grant condonation of delay beyond the 15th day even on equitable consideration or on the ground of hardship or technical considerations will amount to jettisoning the intent of the legislature which is impermissible.
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The Delhi High Court sentenced YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to 6 months’ imprisonment for criminal contempt over derogatory videos targeting Judges and the judiciary on his “Fight 4 Judicial Reforms” channel, holding that malicious attacks on courts are not protected as fair criticism under Article 19(1)(a).
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Registered conveyance deed carries a strong presumption of validity and genuineness and cannot be lightly disregarded merely because consideration cheques were encashed at a later date. Also, additions under Section 69-A based on suspicion and double taxation of the same funds are unsustainable.
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“The procedural delay of 16 years in the case has given an opportunity to the police and the State to cover their tracks in a manner that the truth remains obscured. The attempts by this Court to now lay its hands on the videography evidence get obfuscated on account of this delay.”
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“There cannot be quarrel with the proposition that no clause can be read into the contract entered between the parties.”
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“The statutory right of the landowner under Section 126(1)(b) being twofold as discussed above, the corporation could not have conjured a precondition for the landowner to abjure part of the compensation in order to receive the other part.”
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Upon comparing the allegations against the appellant with those against other co-accused who were granted bail by Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court concluded that there was “no major distinction” between their respective roles.
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Noting that hospitals allotted government land in Delhi were not diligently complying with directions to provide free treatment to economically weaker sections, the Supreme Court directed a joint meeting of government departments, land agencies, hospitals, and the Amici Curiae to prepare an effective SOP for enforcement.
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“Pension is not a bounty but a valuable statutory right earned by an employee after rendering long years of service and any order resulting in deprivation or permanent withholding of pension entails serious civil consequences and requirement of hearing is not an empty ritual but a substantive safeguard to ensure fair exercise of discretion by the authority.”
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“Non-maintenance of records is springboard for commission of offence of foeticide, not just a clerical error.”
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The Delhi High Court upheld an arbitral award holding that deduction towards Minimum Guaranteed CENVAT Credit (MGCC) shortfall was impermissible in the absence of an express contractual clause. The Court also ruled that limitation commenced from the date of actual deduction from final invoices and not from a prior notice contemplating such deduction.
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The Supreme Court held that a transaction involving receipt of money with an obligation to return it with promised interest constitutes a ‘deposit’ under the MPID Act regardless of nomenclature.
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The Court held that a railway employee is not entitled to HRA when vacant government quarters, in the entitled category, are available.
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The Supreme Court held that a wife pursuing her professional career and living separately for her child’s welfare cannot amount to cruelty or desertion.
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Delay attributable to suppliers falling in the category of controllable factors is equally applicable in accordance with Regulations 11 and 12, CERC Tariff Regulations, 2014.
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The Supreme Court held that a partition decree determining shares, possession, mesne profits and mode of sale can be executable without a separate final decree, setting aside M.P. High Court orders that stalled execution proceedings.
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In July 2025, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of a newspaper article presenting alarming statistics on menace of stray dogs. Since then, the Court has periodically issued directions in this regard.
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The Court held that deduction for shortfall in Minimum Guaranteed CENVAT Credit (MGCC) could not be made from the net contract value, as such an interpretation would effectively result in a double deduction unsupported by the contract terms.
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Emphasising judicial discipline, the Court expressed serious reservations about Division Bench decisions in Gulfisha Fatima, 2026 SCC OnLine SC 10 and Gurwinder Singh, (2024) 5 SCC 403 for making a clear departure from ratio laid down by the three-Judge Bench in K.A. Najeeb, (2021) 3 SCC 713.
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The High Court noted that since the State Information Commission failed to record any findings on mala fide denial, unreasonable delay, or contumacious conduct, the penalty order lacked legal foundation and was therefore liable to be quashed.
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