Does Rule 4 of the Jharkhand Teacher Recruitment Rules Govern Eligibility Calculations by Including Vocational Marks, and Can Rule 21 Be Invoked to Exclude Them for Termination?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011748-011748 – 2025 Diary Number 20309/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms that Rule 4 governs eligibility and Rule 21 applies […]

Can a cheque-dishonour complaint under Section 138 NI Act proceed against a Trustee who signs the cheque without impleading the non-juristic Trust?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004402-004402 – 2025 Diary Number 8395/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Supreme Court precedents on vicarious liability (SMS Pharmaceuticals, K K Ahuja) […]

Does a presumption under Section 39 of the Indian Electricity Act arise without clear proof of artificial means used to abstract energy?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-002154-002155 – 2011 Diary Number 35545/2010 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent under Sections 39 & 44 and overturns High […]

Can an official railway inquiry verifying ticket issuance suffice to establish prima facie proof of bonafide travel and shift the onus onto the Railways for compensation under Section 124-A of the Railways Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012538-012538 – 2025 Diary Number 34922/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on onus-shifting in no-fault compensation Type of Law […]

Can an Insurer Recover Compensation Paid Due to a Driver’s Fake Licence Without Proving the Owner’s Breach of Due Diligence?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012442-012446 – 2024 Diary Number 27489/2016 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents; overrules High Court’s recovery direction Type of Law Motor Accident […]

Can a “Security Bond cum Mortgage Deed” executed solely by a principal debtor fall under Article 57 of Schedule 1-B of the Indian Stamp Act, or must it be charged under Article 40?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-007661-007661 – 2014 Diary Number 14864/2013 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing law Type of Law Stamp-duty / fiscal law Questions […]

Can a pre-1975 familial sub-division recognised by registered conveyances and revenue pattas exempt a 2,229 sqm parcel from Open Space Reservation charges under Annexure XX?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-003051-003051 – 2015 Diary Number 14121/2012 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Planning and land-development law (Development Regulations) Questions […]

Can High Courts under Section 482 CrPC Recall or Review Their Own Orders Absent Clerical Errors?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004380-004381 – 2025 Diary Number 9329/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding on criminal courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms that inherent jurisdiction under […]

Can a criminal conviction based purely on circumstantial evidence stand if fair-trial safeguards and forensic chain-of-custody requirements are violated?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-003633-003634 – 2024 Diary Number 8151/2019 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent Type of Law Criminal […]

Can an Appellate Court Unconditionally Stay Execution of a Money Decree Without Deposit Under Order XLI Rule 5 CPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number SLP(C) No.-019767 of 2025 Diary Number 38535/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent Type of Law Civil Procedure—Appellate Practice Questions of Law […]

Can Section 149 IPC Convictions Stand on Mere Presence Without Proof of Shared Common Object or Overt Acts?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No. 001187–001187 – 2014 Diary Number 32811/2013 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 authority clarifying constructive liability under Section 149 IPC Overrules / Affirms Affirms established law on […]

Can Courts Grant an Injunction Simpliciter Without Declaring Title or Recovering Possession When Defendant’s Possession Is Admitted?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012517-012517 – 2025 Diary Number 31579/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms trial court injunction against alienation; limits injunction against interference Type of […]