Daily Supreme Court reporting that explains what the Court held, why it matters, and where each judgment sits in Indian law.
A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe holds that excluding married daughters from the definition of "family" violates Articles 14 and 15(1) of the Constitution.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh held that a Central Government amendment raising iron ore royalty from 10% to 15% binds a buyer who lifted ore after the amendment, regardless of the earlier auction contract.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih dissolves a doctor-couple's marriage after 15 years of separation, holding prolonged estrangement itself constitutes cruelty under Section 13(1)(ia).
A Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside Punjab and Haryana High Court bail for an accused alleged to run a drug network from jail.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih dismisses a wife's appeal, holding that fifteen years of separation and denial of conjugal rights amount to mental cruelty under the Hindu Marriage Act.
A Division Bench of Justices Amanullah and Mahadevan restores dismissal of an employee who hid his graduate qualification to obtain a post reserved for candidates with limited education.
A bench of Justices Pardiwala and Mahadevan held that adapting ACPs by cutting and grooving does not produce a distinct product, reversing the Karnataka High Court.
A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale upholds life sentences for two men who abducted an eight-year-old at gunpoint, ruling the firearm itself proved the statutory threat.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh reversed lower courts, holding that a built flat and cash better serve a minor's interest than undivided undeveloped land.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Pardiwala and Viswanathan holds that personal insolvency moratorium shields only the compensatory, not the criminal, aspect of cheque dishonour proceedings.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan held that clever pleading cannot disguise a benami transaction, restoring the trial court's plaint rejection and directing confiscation.
A Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan holds that Entry 34 List II covers betting on games of skill, restoring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka online gaming bans.
A Division Bench led by Justice J.B. Pardiwala issues a comprehensive Victim Protection Plan for trafficking victims while urging Parliament to enact dedicated anti-trafficking legislation.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan upholds GST on actionable claims from online gaming, ruling the 2023 amendments operate retrospectively and restoring a Rs. 21,000-crore demand against Gameskraft.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh set aside Punjab and Haryana High Court bail in a commercial-quantity heroin case, holding Section 37 NDPS compliance is non-negotiable.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court holds that once Section 33 proceedings are formally invoked, limitation for a Section 34 challenge starts only from their disposal.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court holds that excluding married daughters from compassionate allotment of fair price shops violates Articles 14 and 15(1) of the Constitution.
A three-judge Supreme Court bench held that deducting state compassionate assistance from a mother's accident compensation, when she was never eligible for that assistance, amounts to illegal enrichment of the insurer.
A Division Bench found that non-communication of ACRs, destruction of service records during litigation, and fractional point-scoring without policy basis collectively prejudiced a railway medical officer's promotion.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court held that separate service rules for railway servants do not strip them of their status as Central Government employees for pay weightage purposes.
A division bench restores an FIR quashed by the Karnataka High Court, holding that directing a complainant to pay subordinates falls within Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and S.V.N. Bhatti restores FIR No.0512/2025, holding that a 24-day delay in lodging a complaint is not by itself sufficient to quash it.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court held that Department of Posts casual labourers who completed ten years under temporary status are entitled to superannuation pension regardless of formal regularisation.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih holds that heirs under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act take as tenants-in-common, extinguishing any karta authority over co-heirs' shares.
