Can familial ties to court or police staff alone justify transferring criminal proceedings?

  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 Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing restrictive approach to transfer of criminal proceedings Type of […]

Can the Supreme Court enforce compliance with its and the High Court’s orders in civil contempt proceedings by directing fresh representations and hearings rather than imposing sanctions?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number 0 Diary Number 18826/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Concurring or Dissenting Judges None (unanimous) Precedent Value Binding on parties and administrative authorities implementing civil contempt orders Overrules / Affirms […]

Does the Supreme Court’s inherent jurisdiction require mandatory hearings and record summons for enforcing its orders in contempt proceedings?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number – 0 Diary Number 18826/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Concurring or Dissenting Judges Both judges concurred Precedent Value Clarifies procedural enforcement under inherent jurisdiction Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of […]

Can a Corporation Invoke State Pension Rules to Conduct Disciplinary Proceedings Against a Retired Employee in Absence of Specific Service Regulations?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000053-000053 – 2026 Diary Number 15562/2021 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 for PSUs and similar statutory bodies Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on post-retirement […]

Can a Corporation Initiate and Continue Disciplinary Proceedings Against a Superannuated Employee in Absence of Specific Service Rule Provisions?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000053-000053 – 2026 Diary Number 15562/2021 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 on subordinate courts and corporate bodies subject to staff regulations Overrules / Affirms Overrules general […]

Can the Supreme Court invoke its inherent jurisdiction to direct a university to release withheld academic records where a student’s exclusion from the admission disclosure list was due to a bona fide clerical error?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000063-000063 – 2026 Diary Number 15095/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms the Supreme Court’s inherent power to grant relief […]

Can a bona fide student’s right to academic records be denied by a clerical error in the university’s disclosure list?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000063-000063 – 2026 Diary Number 15095/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding authority Questions of Law Whether a university must release a bona fide student’s […]

Does an obligation to arrange fund infusion in a deed of undertaking amount to a contract of guarantee under Section 126 of the Indian Contract Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No. 009701 of 2024 Diary Number 11108/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE Precedent Value Binding on all subordinate courts; persuasive for NCLAT and High Courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms […]

Does an Obligation to “Arrange for Infusion of Funds” Create a Contract of Guarantee under Section 126 of the Indian Contract Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-009701 of 2024 Diary Number 11108/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE Concurring or Dissenting Judges Concurring: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA Dissent: None Precedent Value Binding on all […]

Can an application under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act be treated as a Section 166 claim when negligence is alleged, permitting compensation based on actual income and Tribunal-assessed disability?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000070-000070 – 2026 Diary Number 8661/2024 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 on all courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms Tribunal’s disability assessment and follows existing compensation […]

Can a Reserved Category Candidate Who Avails Preliminary Relaxation Compete for an Unreserved IFS Cadre Vacancy?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000051-000051 – 2026 Diary Number 2019/2020 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 of Supreme Court interpreting Exam Rules and Cadre Allocation Policy for IFS Overrules / […]

Can Specific Performance Be Denied for Lack of Readiness and Willingness and Earnest Money Adjusted to Prevent Unjust Enrichment?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000050-000050 – 2026 Diary Number 60800/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding precedent Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing Supreme Court precedents on readiness and willingness Type of Law […]