Can the Supreme Court Close Parallel FIRs Arising from a Civil Dispute and Grant Bail Pending Disposal of a Charge-Sheet?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number SLP(Crl) No.-011375 – 2025 Diary Number 41686/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding on trial and subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent on Supreme Court’s inherent […]

Does a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 CrPC empower the Supreme Court to close overlapping FIRs and grant bail once a charge-sheet is filed and mala fides remain unsubstantiated?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number SLP(Crl) No.-011375 – 2025 Diary Number 41686/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Concurring or Dissenting Judges Both judges concurred in the judgment Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms […]

Does failure to serve notice under Section 10(5) of the ULC Act to actual possessors vitiate de facto acquisition and trigger abatement under Section 4 of the Repealing Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-006130-006130 – 2016 Diary Number 37162/2014 Judge Name HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms precedents such as State of Uttar Pradesh v. Hari Ram (2013) […]

Does failure to serve mandatory Section 10(5) notice prevent de facto acquisition under the ULC Act and trigger abatement under Section 4 of the Repealing Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-006130-006130 – 2016 Diary Number 37162/2014 Judge Name HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing Supreme Court precedents Type of Law Statutory interpretation of the […]

Can statutory recruitment rules be amended retrospectively once a selection process has commenced?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000054-000054 – 2026 Diary Number 34981/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms K. Manjusree and Tej Prakash Pathak, disallows retrospective rule […]

Can retrospective amendments to recruitment rules altering selection criteria mid-process be applied to ongoing recruitments?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000054-000054 – 2026 Diary Number 34981/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR Precedent Value Binding authority on recruitment law Overrules / Affirms Overrules the High Court’s judgment; affirms the rule […]

Can Multiple Cheating Offences in a Conspiracy Be Consolidated into One FIR and Charge Sheet under Sections 220 and 223 CrPC, or Must Separate FIRs Be Registered for Each Transaction?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000074-000074 – 2026 Diary Number 34815/2019 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding authority clarifying consolidation of offences under CrPC Overrules / Affirms Overrules answers of the Delhi […]

Does Exoneration in Disciplinary Proceedings Automatically Quash Criminal Prosecution?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000077-000077 – 2026 Diary Number 34270/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Ajay Kumar Tyagi (2012) Distinguishes Radheshyam Kejriwal (2011) Type […]

Does Exoneration in a Departmental Enquiry Automatically Quash Criminal Prosecution?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000077-000077 – 2026 Diary Number 34270/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms State (NCT of Delhi) v. Ajay Kumar Tyagi (2012) 9 […]

Can a Statutory Authority Cancel a Valid Highest Bid by Comparing It with Dissimilar Smaller Plots?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000056-000057 – 2026 Diary Number 33449/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding precedent on auction law and administrative fairness Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents limiting judicial interference […]

Is Cancelling a Highest Public Auction Bid on Irrelevant Grounds Arbitrary and Unconstitutional?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000056-000057 – 2026 Diary Number 33449/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent (Eva Agro Feeds) Type of Law Administrative law; public auction and tender jurisprudence; […]

Does the mere employment of a party’s relatives in the jurisdictional court or police station establish bias justifying transfer of criminal proceedings?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000076-000076 – 2026 Diary Number 20604/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Overrules / Affirms Overrules impugned High Court order Type of Law Criminal Procedure Questions of Law Whether […]