Daily Supreme Court reporting that explains what the Court held, why it matters, and where each judgment sits in Indian law.
A Supreme Court division bench held that delayed deposit of Foreign Travel Tax falls under Section 38(4), not Section 38(3), and penalty is never automatic.
A Division Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar held that a High Court may quash proceedings under Section 482 even after conviction, where offences are private and settlement is voluntary.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran set aside conviction of a branch manager, finding the CBI case wholly unproved and ordering Indian Bank to account for excess auction proceeds.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Arun Palli quashed a land-fraud prosecution after holding that only the real victim, not the informant, may settle to end criminal proceedings.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran reversed Bihar courts that blocked a complainant's bid to summon the Medical Officer and Investigating Officer in a nine-year-old assault trial.
A three-judge bench upheld dismissal of contempt proceedings but directed NP and respondent entities to deposit Rs 200 crore more, finding genuine apprehension of asset dissipation.
A three-judge bench led by the Chief Justice issued directions on repatriation of mortal remains, DNA identification, compensation claims, and free legal aid for bereaved families.
A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant set aside the Special Judge's order taking cognizance against the former Prime Minister, accepting CBI's clean-chit closure reports on merits.
A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar held findings resting on no evidence are errors of law, and dismissed the claimant's plot allotment appeals.
A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu set aside an Allahabad High Court order and remanded the Article 227 plea, holding the third member did not exceed jurisdiction.
A Division Bench set aside a Rajasthan High Court order that dismissed a victim's mother's acquittal appeal for a 19-day delay without condoning it.
Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu set aside a Raigarh District Magistrate's externment order revived without notice, holding Section 8 hearing mandatory and the reopening jurisdictionless.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Pardiwala and Vinod Chandran restores auction sale of 65.94 acres, holding summary proceedings cannot displace long-held private title claims.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Pardiwala and Vinod Chandran holds that actual industrial use, not the zonal classification of land, governs stamp duty valuation under the Rajasthan Stamp Act.
A Supreme Court bench sets aside an Allahabad High Court order that wrongly dismissed a 24-year-old writ on the ground that Article 131 jurisdiction lay with the Supreme Court.
A Supreme Court division bench sets aside a 117-page Bombay High Court revision order for stepping beyond Section 115 CPC and effectively acting as an original court.
A bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Arun Palli quashed an FIR and chargesheet against a forest department employee for resisting her own medical examination, holding no offence was made out.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court set aside a show cause notice against Tata Steel, holding that mechanically reciting "suppression" without foundational facts cannot invoke the extended five-year limitation under Section 74 of the CGST Act.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih issued detailed operational directions to States, Union Territories, and High Courts to expedite dowry-related prosecutions and reduce pendency.
A bench of Justices Nagarathna and Manmohan holds that Section 45(3) of the Customs Act creates an independent, absolute liability on an approved custodian, overriding the conditional bailee-liability under the Major Port Trusts Act.
A Bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Manmohan quashed domestic violence proceedings, holding that a wife who voluntarily relinquished all monetary claims cannot revive them without challenging the settlement.
A Division Bench sets aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order requiring ad valorem court fees, ruling the question must await trial evidence.
A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan held that a degree obtained through distance education mode cannot bar promotion when earlier government orders recognised open university qualifications.
A Division Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta set aside bail orders for two accused in a pre-planned petrol-burning murder case, finding the High Court's reasoning flimsy and inadequate.
