Daily Supreme Court reporting that explains what the Court held, why it matters, and where each judgment sits in Indian law.
A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva set aside conviction under the Negotiable Instruments Act after finding patent material alteration on the cheque itself.
A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih held that Article 32 relief for quashing FIRs needs an exceptional case, and refused to club FIRs disclosing distinct transactions.
A Division Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar maintained the conviction but trimmed the sentence, citing the appellant's age and clean record.
A Division Bench draws a sharp line between TRAI's power to enforce its regulations and the exclusive dispute-adjudication jurisdiction vested in TDSAT by the 2000 amendment.
A Division Bench of Justices Pardiwala and Viswanathan halts construction near Vrindavan and threatens to summon Chief Secretaries over Yamuna encroachment non-compliance.
A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih sets aside compensation awards, finding no causal link between a vehicle and a passenger's death.
A Sanjay Karol-led Bench held that same-Grade-Pay promotions within the Railway Guard cadre count under Paragraph 8 of the MACPS, denying further upgradation to a Mail/Express Guard.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu held that a sanctioning authority's inaction cannot be used to prolong an accused's custody under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
A bench of Justices Pardiwala and Viswanathan freezes construction near Yamuna in Vrindavan and orders Bihar to clear Patna riverbank encroachments within six weeks.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu held that an accused cannot remain in custody because the sanctioning authority failed to act on a charge-sheet filed months earlier.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Kotiswar Singh upheld conviction under the NDPS Act while reducing a 14-year sentence to the statutory minimum of 10 years.
A Division Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale set aside the High Court's finding that Section 66 of the IT Act is non-bailable, pointing to Section 77B.
A bench of Justices Pardiwala and Vinod Chandran doubted that a matrimonial dispute can go before an MP/MLA Special Court merely because one party is a legislator.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih holds that Clause 9 of a consent divorce decree was an interim obligation extinguished upon lump-sum payment, rejecting the wife's execution petition.
A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi set aside a man's conviction under Section 294(b) IPC, holding that vulgarity is not obscenity in law.
A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar held that a prima facie finding of 'wrong statements' cannot sustain a Section 340 complaint for perjury.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh directs New India Assurance to appoint an employee's son after the company's own inaction allowed the age threshold to lapse.
A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria held that BPCL and HPCL sold CNG as agents of Mahanagar Gas, making their commission taxable as Business Auxiliary Service.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh held Oriental Insurance liable for a fatal Nepal accident because the policy’s use clause imposed no geographical limit.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi held Section 299(1) CrPC needs no formal order and revived a gang-rape victim's deposition against a later-arrested accused.
A three-judge bench sets aside Dr. Abdul Hameed's death sentence and directs a fresh trial, finding the original proceedings were conducted without effective legal representation.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh awards Rs 8 lakh to widow whose husband fell from a train, ruling an affidavit suffices to establish bona fide passenger status.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih restores eviction orders, holding the Punjab and Haryana High Court exceeded its revisional jurisdiction under Section 115 CPC.
A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale granted bail under Article 32, holding that nine years' incarceration with a stalled trial shocked its conscience.
