Writ Court can’t compel filing of charge-sheets or fix rigid trial timelines; it may affect Investigating Officers’ discretion: Supreme Court
A litigant cannot be placed in a worse position merely for having approached the court.
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Supreme Court Halts UGC 2026 Regulations; Revives 2012 Regulation pending Judicial Review
“Upon a prima facie consideration, it appears to us that some of the provisions of the Impugned Regulations suffer from certain ambiguities, and the possibility of their misuse cannot be ruled out.”
Cheques Bounced? Supreme Court Confirms You Can File Multiple Complaints under S. 138 NI Act for the Same Transaction
“A separate cause of action arises upon each dishonour of a cheque provided the statutory sequence of presentation, dishonour, notice, and failure to pay is complete.”
Apprehended Industrial Dispute justifies Reference; Prior Demand Not Mandatory: Supreme Court
The Reference under Section 10 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 cannot be quashed merely because no prior demand was served on the employer.
Article 142 to the Rescue: SC allows Widow to Settle Loan & Secure Release of Mortgaged Property
“Though the demand raised by the Bank is legally sustainable, we find that compliance thereof would lead to extreme hardship for the appellant.”
30% Women’s Reservation to apply in Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Elections, Supervisory Committee to continue oversight: SC
The Court in Meena A Jagtap v. Bar Council of India, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2749, directed that 30% posts of Executive Members along with that of ‘Treasurer’ of Gujarat High Court Bar Associations as well as all the District Bar Associations shall be exclusively earmarked/reserved for women advocates.
Supreme Court issues directions for voters flagged in West Bengal Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
“It appears that approximately 1.40 crore individuals have been issued notices for the purpose of document verification.”
State Police or its specialised agency can investigate Prevention of Corruption Act offences against Central Government Employees: Supreme Court
“The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) is also a wing of State Police. The offences under the PC Act are also cognizable and can, therefore, be investigated by the State Police or VACB.”
Wait-listed candidate has no vested right to appointment beyond the statutory life of reserve list: Supreme Court
“The judiciary would do well to remain circumspect of these practical realities, and interpret service rules in a manner that furthers the very object of a selection process, that is, the selection of the most suitable candidates from suitable candidates for appointment in a timely manner.”
Supreme Court clarifies when share substitution on amalgamations is taxable under S. 28 Income Tax Act
Business profits must be concrete and commercially realisable, not mere paper adjustments. In amalgamation, substitution of shares that yield realisable assets of definite value constitutes taxable income under Section 28 of Income Tax Act, 1961, guided by the doctrine of real income to tax genuine gains while avoiding illusory ones.
Aluminium shelves used for growing mushroom classifiable as ‘aluminium structures’, not ‘parts’ of agricultural machinery: SC
When interpreting a tariff heading involved in a classification dispute, the tribunal or court may need to invoke and rely on the common or trade parlance test to understand the meaning and scope of the terms used in that tariff heading.
Personal appearance of accused before appellate/revisional court on every date after suspension of sentence & grant of bail not warranted: Supreme Court
“The proper course is to proceed with the appeal on merits, ensuring representation, while securing presence only in accordance with law upon dismissal or as otherwise required.”
Right to work | Expiry of selection panel can’t defeat substantive rights of a person with benchmark disability: Supreme Court
“True equality at the workplace can be achieved only with the right impetus given to disability rights as a facet of Corporate Social Responsibility.”
Failure to issue notice under S. 21 of A&C Act not fatal if claim is otherwise valid and arbitrable: Supreme Court
Section 21 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 is concerned only with determining the commencement of the dispute for the purpose of reckoning limitation. There is no mandatory prerequisite for issuance of a Section 21 notice prior to the commencement of arbitration.
S. 3 Judges (Inquiry) Act 1st proviso doesn’t negate individual authority of Parliament; Art. 32 remedy confined only to fundamental rights enforcement: SC
“Constitutional safeguards for Judges cannot come at the cost of paralysing the removal process itself. The first proviso must, therefore, be construed to balance prescribed protection with the effective functioning of the mechanism for removal of a Judge from office triggered by the peoples’ representatives, and not to frustrate it altogether.”
No Relief to Tiger Global in Flipkart Share Sale case; Supreme Court says transaction designed with sole intent of evading tax
“Tax extractions by Sovereign states across the globe is broadly in the nature of an income tax called as the direct tax which includes international taxation and corporate taxation and the indirect tax which is a tax on goods and services which is termed as GST in India and VAT by the European Union and a resale tax in USA.”
Landowners in Joint Development Agreement not “Consumer”; May approach Civil Court: SC upholds NCDRC’s order
Supreme Court granted liberty to the appellants to institute a civil suit with entitlement to claim exemption from limitation under Order VII Rule 6 CPC read with the Limitation Act, 1963.
Forest lands cannot be used for non-forestry purposes: Read Supreme Court’s direction to restore Karnataka’s forest land with indigenous plantations
The very grant of lease to the respondent for agricultural purposes was uncalled for because it led to devastation and deforestation of huge forest area admeasuring nearly 134 acres.
“Law can’t change with change of Bench”; Supreme Court directs refund to Adani Power; quashes customs duty on electricity supplied from SEZ to DTA
“The discipline of precedent is not a matter of personal predilection; it is an institutional necessity. Stare decisis et non quieta movere… is a working rule which secures stability, predictability and respect for judicial outcomes. The law cannot change with the change of the Bench.”
Supreme Court stays Aravalli order; directs constitution of High-Powered Committee to clarify definition of Aravalli Hills and Ranges and its ecological impact
Strong concerns are raised about misinterpretation and improper implementation of the newly adopted definition of the Aravalli Hills and Ranges. Their dissent arises from perceived ambiguity in the directives, creating a pressing need for further clarification to avoid regulatory gaps that could undermine the ecological integrity of the Aravalli region.