Daily Supreme Court reporting that explains what the Court held, why it matters, and where each judgment sits in Indian law.
A Division Bench led by Justice J.B. Pardiwala holds the Revised Guidelines 2016 binding, reverses NGT's order quashing environmental and consent permissions for a Uttar Pradesh CBWTF.
A Division Bench upheld the deceased's-age multiplier rule and enhanced compensation for a pillion rider left totally blind and with a permanent stoma after a 2011 truck accident.
A Division Bench set aside A1's conviction, holding that shoddy investigation relying on confessions, uncertified electronic records and an unreliable watchman left no case to answer.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran held Professional Clearing Members had no duty to verify individual clients' positions and no restitution power existed under stock exchange byelaws.
A division bench held the High Court wrongly refused Section 482 relief on finality grounds, and set aside a Section 201 conviction the Board found belonged to a juvenile.
A Division Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi held that UGC Regulations bind universities absolutely, entitling the appellant to arrears from September 2016.
Justices Narasimha and Aradhe held purse seine fishermen may transit Tamil Nadu waters to fish the EEZ, and directed the State to clear pending access-pass applications.
A Division Bench upheld the invalidation of a Tokre Koli tribe claim but directed full retiral benefits for an employee who served three decades before retirement.
A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe declined to disturb a Jharkhand High Court order allowing Energy Watchdog to be heard in JBVNL proceedings.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Pardiwala and Vinod Chandran held that only a trial court, not the Drug Disposal Committee, holds the power to confiscate vehicles seized under the NDPS Act.
A division bench held that Section 36AAA of the Banking Regulation Act, not the six-month ceiling in Article 243ZL, governs RBI supersession of multi-State co-operative bank boards.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran held that NOIDA's lease time-extension penalty charges cannot be imposed on innocent homebuyers or the resolution applicant.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva quashes a 2014 notice reopening land title enquiries after four decades, ruling limitation under Section 56 is absolute.
A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar quashed a Himachal Pradesh High Court conviction under Sections 306 and 498-A, holding that the appellate court cited facts absent from the record.
A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe held that NCTE and its Executive Committee can require Teacher Education Institutions to file annual Performance Appraisal Reports, restoring a quashed Public Notice.
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.
