Is prolonged pre-trial detention a trump over the UAPA’s statutory bar on bail, or can Article 21 rescue an accused in exceptional cases?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000011-000011 – 2026 Diary Number 50992/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE Precedent Value Binding on all courts at trial and appeal stages Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing UAPA […]

Does a party’s failure to prove readiness and willingness bar specific performance after a long delay, and can equity adjust deposits 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 Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing principles on “readiness and willingness” and equitable adjustment of deposits Type […]

When Does Section 43D(5) UAPA Bar Relief from Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000011-000011 – 2026 Diary Number 50992/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents (e.g., K.A. Najeeb, Watali) Type of Law Criminal appeals […]

Can the Supreme Court exercise its inherent contempt jurisdiction to enforce compliance of its judgment by directing a non-party governmental department to refund statute-barred stamp value?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number CONMT.PET.(C) No.-000703-000704 ‑ 2025 Diary Number 47816/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Affirms that Supreme Court directions bind all state instrumentalities and can be enforced through contempt jurisdiction Overrules […]

When Can an Appellate Court Overturn a Workmen’s Compensation Award Based on Factual Findings?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000049-000049 – 2026 Diary Number 47155/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Overrules High Court’s order dated 22.03.2022 in CMA No. 98/2010 Affirms Commissioner’s award […]

Can a Supreme Court order to return physical non-judicial stamp papers compel a non-party State department to refund their monetary value?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number CONMT.PET.(C) No.-000703-000704 – 2025 Diary Number 47816/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms Supreme Court’s inherent contempt jurisdiction and binding nature of its directions Type […]

Is an inconsistent and uncorroborated solitary eyewitness account enough to sustain conviction under Sections 302/307 IPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000591-000591 – 2020 Diary Number 36962/2019 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent on the necessity of reliable ocular evidence Type of Law […]

When Can a High Court Disturb Factual Findings in Workmen’s Compensation Claims?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000049-000049 – 2026 Diary Number 47155/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Affirms appellate restraint in interference with factual findings in compensation awards Overrules / Affirms Affirms the Commissioner’s […]

Can exemption notifications under the Customs Act be used to impose import duty on SEZ-generated electricity cleared to the Domestic Tariff Area?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000022-000022 – 2026 Diary Number 35277/2019 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms the Gujarat High Court’s 15 July 2015 ratio and […]

Can Departmental Action Be Initiated Solely for Granting Bail Without Referring to Statutory Provisions?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000040-000040 – 2026 Diary Number 42546/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Concurring or Dissenting Judges Concurring: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing […]

Are Unilateral Sole-Arbitrator Appointments Void ab Initio under Section 12(5) and the Seventh Schedule of the Arbitration Act, 1996?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000037-000038 – 2026 Diary Number 25327/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Overrules the High Court Reaffirms TRF Ltd. v. Energo Engg. Projects Ltd. Perkins […]

Can an exemption notification under Section 25 Customs Act be used to impose customs duty on SEZ–DTA electricity?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000022-000022 – 2026 Diary Number 35277/2019 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE Precedent Value Binding authority for subordinate courts and co-ordinate benches on customs levy and limits of delegated […]