Daily Supreme Court reporting that explains what the Court held, why it matters, and where each judgment sits in Indian law.
Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale upheld Karnataka's 2001 retrospective withdrawal of sugar exemption but barred penalty and back-dated interest on dealers who never collected tax.
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar dismissed a CISF Inspector's appeal, holding his declining performance in final two years warranted compulsory retirement.
A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva held that a consultant shareholder who executed a linked Share Purchase Agreement qualifies as a veritable party to arbitration.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta holds that Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act empowers the principal civil court to adjudicate title when compensation entitlement is in dispute.
A bench of Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran acquits a murder convict after 22 years, finding the sole eyewitness testimony shaky and highly improbable.
A bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria holds that Order XVIII Rule 17 CPC cannot be used to fill evidentiary gaps, even if no prejudice results.
A two-judge bench rules that BOM ratification related back to cure unauthorised acceptance, and an employee who used his exit certificate to secure fresh employment cannot reclaim his old post.
A Division Bench dismisses Revenue's excise demands against Xerox India, holding that warehouse kitting of imported CKD photocopier modules produces no new commercial commodity.
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court restored concurrent Section 138 NI Act convictions, holding the Karnataka High Court exceeded its revisional jurisdiction by re-examining evidence.
A Division Bench held that a Section 138 NI Act complaint that omits the drawer-company is fatally defective and cannot be revived through Section 319 CrPC.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu held that the subvention scheme died on 31.10.2002 when TMA Pai declared it unconstitutional, barring payments beyond that year.
A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan quashed IPC cheating and criminal breach of trust charges arising from a failed joint development agreement, finding the dispute purely civil.
Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra directed ANPR-based e-challans, a four-layer policy structure, and extended new-vehicle third-party cover to enforce mandatory motor insurance.
A Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe distilled eight principles for environmental compensation and directed MoEF&CC to frame guidelines under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.
A Division Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria restores the Trial Court decree, holding inconsistent conduct and absent proof of continuous financial readiness bars equitable specific performance relief.
A Bench of Justices R. Mahadevan and Manmohan held that solatium, additional amount and statutory interest are inseparable parts of compensation, attracting ad valorem court fee under Section 8.
A bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and N.V. Anjaria upholds presumptive taxation of a foreign cruise operator's income at 7.5%, rejecting Revenue's 25% demand.
Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran held that land recorded as shamilat deh in Haiderpur vested in the panchayat, absent proof of partition before 26 January 1950.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih holds that covering only a vehicle's rear number plate lacks the essential ingredients of cheating, quashing criminal proceedings.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh held that the word husband in Section 498A extends to a live-in partner where the parties intended to marry.
A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N.V. Anjaria enhanced compensation for a six-month-old paraplegic accident victim, applying a 100% functional disability standard and multiplier of 18.
A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale set aside Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail, holding non-service of arrest grounds differs from inadequate reasons requiring proof of prejudice.
A Division Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Vijay Bishnoi held that Section 36(4) of the IBC does not protect EPFO interest and damages claims that had not been determined before CIRP commenced.
A bench of Justices J. B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran acquits a murder accused because no court ever passed the mandatory order under Section 299 of the Cr.PC.
