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The Court held that considering the parties’ status, the father’s admitted income and the needs of the 2 school-going daughters, maintenance of ₹60,000 per month was just and reasonable.
The Court observed that both parties had “occupied the time of the Bar Council of India, a High Court and this Court for eleven years”, time, it noted, “that belonged to other litigants, waiting for reliefs they genuinely need.”
A three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in Deena v. Union of India, (1983) 4 SCC 645, specifically analysed and evaluated comparative merits of different methods of execution of death sentence and upheld the constitutional validity of hanging as mode of execution of death penalty.
In a custodial death case, the Court directed the CBI to register an FIR and investigate the custodial violence, while directing the State of Chhattisgarh to pay ₹25 lakhs as interim compensation to the deceased’s legal heirs
Judges from across the Commonwealth, India’s top law officers, and a newly launched memoir on justice, the three-day Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference opened in Jaipur with a shared message: mediation isn’t an alternative to justice, it’s one of its truest expressions.
The Court held that the moratorium under Section 14 IBC protects only the corporate debtor and does not bar consumer proceedings against promoters, directors, landowners or other non-corporate debtor respondents.
The Court modified the impugned condition and directed that an advocate would be permitted to remain at a place from where he could see the respondent but would not be permitted to intervene in the investigation “at any cost”.
While issuing comprehensive directions, the Court noted that these proceedings called for a systemic recalibration of criminal justice system, wherein vulnerability is not treated as an afterthought, but as a constitutionally significant determinant for humane treatment of prisoners.
The Supreme Court set aside bail granted to 3 accused in a hospital murder case, holding that the High Court failed to consider their specific roles and serious criminal antecedents. The Court reiterated that custody period and delay in trial cannot alone justify bail in heinous offences involving armed mob violence.
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.
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.
“The ability to understand and be understood in one’s own language is not a matter of convenience, but a matter of existential rights, for comprehension must necessarily precede meaningful participation in the society and day to day life activities.”
The obligation of the State to act as a model employer is not a mere exhortation but flows directly from the guarantee of equality enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution.
The Court observed that the absence of competent and effective prosecution and defence not only undermines the fairness of the process but also increases the risk of a disproportionate, unjust, and uninformed sentencing outcome.
“Neither the FIR nor the impugned order discloses availability of any tangible material to substantiate the allegation that the appellant had conspired in the preparation of the alleged forged Will, or that the registered sale deed dated 18 December 1998 was executed by him with knowledge that the signatures on the Will were forged.”
The Court held that the scope and adjudication of the appeals had to be confined to the direction given by the Single Judge, and nothing beyond that.
The Court explained that the functioning of the High-Powered Committee is still at a nascent stage and therefore, the incorporation of this additional mandate, being of utmost significance, would not burden its proceedings.
“Protection of natural resources and fragile ecosystems is not only a statutory obligation but a constitutional imperative.”
Split charge-sheets from same FIR and prior suspension in connected case weigh with Court; issue of parallel prosecutions left open
“Where a case concerns the integrity of public procurement and involves allegations of conflict of interest at the highest levels, an investigation must be not only fair but must also appear fair.”