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Judgments and orders from the Supreme Court, High Courts and tribunals · 564 stories
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Supreme Court: Police must face enquiry for arrests without written grounds
The case concerns whether an accused person who was released by a Magistrate due to the police failing to provide written grounds of arrest and…
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Supreme Court refers trademark jurisdiction conflict to larger bench
The case concerns whether a Civil Judge (Senior Division) notified as a Commercial Court under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, has the jurisdiction…
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Supreme Court sets aside arbitration for lack of consent
The case concerns a dispute between Arth Micro Finance Private Ltd. and Shivalik Small Finance Bank Ltd. regarding the validity of an Arbitral…
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Supreme Court: one issue cannot be tried as preliminary once full trial starts
The case concerns a dispute over whether a suit for declaration and recovery of possession was barred by limitation and whether the Trial Court erred…
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Supreme Court bars private universities from running as profit-making institutions
The case concerns a writ petition challenging the operations of private universities, specifically focusing on whether they are being run as…
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Supreme Court rejects default bail for UAPA accused, overturns High Court
The case concerns an appeal by the State of Maharashtra against a High Court judgment that granted default bail to two respondents, holding that the…
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Supreme Court acquits four murder convicts, citing pitch-dark night
This case involves four murder convicts challenging their life imprisonment sentences for the killing of Dhruba Pradhan.
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Supreme Court examines if CBDT circular binds income tax courts
The case concerns whether the Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) could validly exercise revisional jurisdiction under Section 263 of the Income Tax…
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Supreme Court upholds 1979 land sale, reverses High Court refund order
The case concerns a dispute over a 1975 agreement to sell agricultural land, where the Supreme Court had to decide whether to uphold a specific…
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Supreme Court: property buyers are necessary parties in tenancy rights suits
The case concerns whether the appellants, who purchased the property in dispute during the pendency of a suit, are necessary parties to a civil suit…
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Supreme Court: conditional deposit does not stop interest on arbitral awards
The case concerns a dispute between National Seeds Corporation Ltd. and National Agro Seed Corporation (India) regarding whether interest continues…
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Delhi High Court upholds summons for assault at Supreme Court premises
This case concerns a petition by Meenal Agarwal and another to quash a court order that summoned them for trial on charges of assault, abuse, and…
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Supreme Court examines if civil courts can grant interim relief during Section 92 leave
The case concerns a dispute between S. Panchalingu and others (Appellants) and People’s Education Trust (Respondents) regarding whether a Civil Court…
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Supreme Court: document admissibility cannot ground plaint rejection
The case concerns whether the non-admissibility of an unregistered supplementary lease deed can be a ground for rejecting a plaint under Order VII…
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Supreme Court cites 1991 Mumbai hooch deaths in methanol rules case
The case concerns a challenge to Maharashtra state rules that mandate the addition of bitterant and colourant to methanol before sale to non-drug…
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Supreme Court: grievous injury not required for attempt-to-murder charge
The case concerns a dispute over whether the charge of attempt to murder (Section 307 IPC) should have been included in a trial for assault arising…
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Supreme Court acquits man, finds POCSO guilt presumption not absolute
This case involves an appeal by Deepak In JC against his conviction and sentencing for offences under the POCSO Act and IPC, challenging the High…
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Supreme Court: No vested promotion rights under unenforced 2002 Rules
The case concerns whether employees working on an officiating basis are entitled to promotion to the post of 'Rajbhasha Adhikari' under earlier rules…
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Supreme Court: appointing ineligible candidates amounts to fraud on public
The case concerns an appeal by Sunita Lahu Panchpande against a High Court judgment that set aside her appointment as an Anganwadi Supervisor in…
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Supreme Court: equal pay doctrine cannot be applied mechanically
The case concerns whether Higher Secondary School Teachers (HSST, Jr.) in Kerala who were directly recruited are entitled to the same full-time pay…
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Supreme Court acquits two men after 20 years over 5-day sample gap
This case involves two men, Abdul Rajik and Govind, who were convicted for possessing charas under the NDPS Act.
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Supreme Court allows provisional enrolment for distance-mode law graduates
The case concerns the eligibility of candidates for enrolment as advocates who completed their three-year LL.B.
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Supreme Court: handing bribe to intermediary alone does not prove public servant's guilt
This case involves criminal appeals filed by Bharat Raj Meena, a former Divisional Security Commissioner of the Railway Protection Force, against his…
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Supreme Court restores NCLAT appeal delayed by e-filing glitch
The case concerns an appeal by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner against an NCLAT order that dismissed their appeal as time-barred.
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Supreme Court bars forcible vehicle repossession, awards ₹10 lakh to truck owner
This case concerns a dispute between a truck owner and a financial company regarding the forcible repossession of a vehicle without prior notice…
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Supreme Court clears ex-HC judges' co-option as Bar Council women members
This case concerns applications seeking modification of a previous Supreme Court order regarding the co-option of women members to State Bar Councils.
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Supreme Court bars tax officials from reopening settled assessments
The case concerns a dispute where the Revenue (Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax) challenged the High Court's decision to quash a reassessment…
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Supreme Court orders states to replace oxo-biodegradable school napkins with compostable ones
The case concerns the compliance of States and Union Territories with the Supreme Court's directions regarding menstrual hygiene management in…
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Supreme Court transfers Chennai motor accident claim to Chittoor
The case concerns a dispute over the territorial jurisdiction of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal at Chennai to hear a motor accident claim filed…
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Supreme Court bars lessees from challenging eviction after owner withdraws appeal
The case concerns whether lessees could file a writ petition to challenge the State's eviction of a property after the land owner's (the Trust's) own…