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 J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar dismisses MPRDC's challenge to a BOT concession arbitral award, reaffirming minimal judicial interference and party autonomy.
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale quashed a cheque-dishonour conviction after the accused paid Rs. 30 lakh to the complainant and compounded the offence under Section 147 of the NI Act.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court set aside a Calcutta High Court order that allowed a defendant to reverse her own pleaded position mid-trial through an additional written statement.
Acting on a Supreme Court direction of 27 April 2026, the High Court Legal Services Committee of Meghalaya constituted a dedicated panel to assist in death sentence reference matters.
The President of India, exercising power under Article 124(2), appointed four judges to the Supreme Court on 1 June 2026, including one direct advocate elevation.
A Supreme Court bench found Tamil Nadu's encroachment removal efforts "significantly below" what the crisis demands, issuing fifteen binding directions covering eviction, moratoriums, and criminal action.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan holds that online gaming platforms supply taxable actionable claims from betting and gambling, validating GST on full stake amounts.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court held that TTC MIDC industrial units were exempt from NMMC property tax only until MIDC transferred infrastructure maintenance to NMMC in December 2005.
A bench of Justices Pardiwala and Mahadevan lays down a comprehensive Victim Protection Plan for trafficking victims while declining to mandate a new investigative agency.
A Division Bench found the Dharmika Parishad's removal proceedings fatally tainted by non-supply of documents, pre-determination, and structural bias, ordering a retired judge to conduct a fresh enquiry.
A Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan held that SEBI failed to prove fraud under the PFUTP Regulations, setting aside disgorgement while upholding a lesser disclosure penalty.
A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar dismissed Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation's civil appeal, affirming a 2014 arbitral award directing termination payment to a Malaysian-backed road concessionaire.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih held that bureaucratic delay in deciding whether to appeal a release order cannot justify continued detention.
A Supreme Court bench upheld Gopi Chand's conviction for criminal conspiracy to commit murder but modified his life sentence to the 18-plus years already served.
A Division Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan dismissed review petitions challenging mandatory TET for in-service teachers, but extended the compliance deadline by one year.
A bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar holds that a 1983 arbitral award, rendered without compliance with Section 21 of the Arbitration Act 1940, could not non-suit plaintiffs who never consented to it.
A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh dismissed a father's challenge to a DNA test order, holding the balance of interests favoured the child seeking paternity declaration.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh sets aside a High Court rent enhancement order made without material on record, remanding the matter to the Rent Control Officer, Bahraich.
A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant dismisses a Gurugram landowner's appeal for higher compensation, holding the dispute squarely covered by the earlier Krishan Kumar judgment.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi holds that ignoring a court notice is not the conduct of a reasonably prudent person, barring a belated probate revocation application.
A Division Bench quashes CBI charges under Sections 420 and 471 IPC, holding that prosecution initiated two years after a DRT-approved settlement is oppressive and an abuse of process.
A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan quashed a POCSO complaint against a husband's family, finding the prosecutrix's statement a verbatim reproduction of the complainant's complaint.
A Division Bench led by Justice J.K. Maheshwari upholds quashing of a bank officer's termination, finding the employer bypassed disciplinary proceedings by invoking unsatisfactory performance.
