Can extra-judicial confessions to police and discovery statements under Section 27 CrPC alone sustain a murder conviction in circumstantial cases without a complete chain of evidence?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000425-000425 – 2014 Diary Number 26585/2013 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 principles on inadmissibility of police-recorded confessions and the necessity of an […]

Does a party-agreed simple interest regime bar compound interest under Section 31(7) of the Arbitration Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012234-012234 – 2025 Diary Number 20871/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents Morgan Securities v. […]

Can a Borrower Redeem After the Sale Notice Is Published Under Amended Section 13(8) of the SARFAESI Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012174-012174 – 2025 Diary Number 20228/2023 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 Affirms Bafna Motors; overrules Concern Readymix and Pal Alloys Type of Law […]

Does amended Section 13(8) of the SARFAESI Act extinguish a borrower’s redemption right upon publication of the sale notice?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012174-012174 – 2025 Diary Number 20228/2023 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 Overrules / Affirms Affirms Bafna Motors Overrules conflicting High Court decisions in Concern Readymix, Amme […]

Can equity justify awarding a consumer the same high contractual interest rate charged by a developer for delayed possession?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-003988 – 2023 Diary Number 17752/2023 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 Overrules / Affirms Affirms principles of reasonable interest but departs from routine 9% award […]

Can the State waive mandatory statutory conditions for land grants through delay or inaction?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-001479-001479 – 2006 Diary Number 16451/2005 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH Precedent Value Binding authority on all subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms the […]

When Should Courts Quash FIRs Under Section 482 CrPC for Vague Allegations in Dowry and Cruelty Cases?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004282-004282 – 2025 Diary Number 12213/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding authority on subordinate courts; persuasive for High Courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms and applies Bhajan Lal […]

Can an FIR for “rape by promise of marriage” be quashed under inherent powers on grounds of mala fide motive and inordinate delay?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004213-004213 – 2025 Diary Number 8809/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules High Court order dated 27 January 2025 refusing quashing Affirms […]

Can a Criminal Proceeding Based on a Civil Dispute Be Quashed as an Abuse of Process Under Section 482 CrPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004250-004250 – 2025 Diary Number 3800/2020 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Concurring or Dissenting Judges Both Judges concurred Precedent Value Binding on all subordinate and High Courts Overrules / Affirms […]

Can inherent jurisdiction be invoked to quash a rape FIR lodged with mala fide intent and ulterior motives?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004213-004213 – 2025 Diary Number 8809/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal (1992) M. Srikanth v. Telangana […]

Can a National Sports Federation Mandate Inclusion of Eminent Players with Voting Rights and Extend Its Constitution to State Units under the National Sports Code and FIFA Statutes?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number SLP(C) No.-030748-030749 – 2017 Diary Number 35846/2017 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA Bench Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi Precedent Value Binding authority on National Sports Federations and their State Units Affirms / Overrules Affirms […]

Can a Section 138 NI Act Demand Notice Be Invalidated Due to a Mismatch in the Amount Stated?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004142-004143 – 2025 Diary Number 24253/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding authority clarifying mandatory requirement for demand notices under Section 138 NI Act […]