Can a Conviction Rest Solely on the Last-Seen Theory Without a Complete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001129-001129 – 2013 Diary Number 33430/2011 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms established precedents on circumstantial evidence Type of Law […]

Can forest land be leased for agriculture without prior Central Government approval under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-003661-003661 – 2011 Diary Number 31755/2009 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding authority on the prohibition of de-reservation and non-forest use of reserved forest land Overrules / Affirms […]

Can appellate courts suspend a life sentence in a murder conviction under Section 302 read with 149 IPC based solely on an instigation role and procedural delays?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-005585-005585 – 2025 Diary Number 26181/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules High Court order suspending sentence; Affirms existing Supreme Court precedents on […]

Does granting a lease on forest land for agriculture without prior Central Government approval violate Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-003661-003661 – 2011 Diary Number 31755/2009 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms statutory requirement; sets aside High Court direction to seek representation Type of […]

Can High Courts Set Aside Arbitral Awards on ‘Patent Illegality’ Grounds under Section 37 Once Affirmed under Section 34?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-015037-015037 – 2025 Diary Number 24603/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Clarifies that Section 37 appellate jurisdiction is co-extensive with Section 34 and confined to grounds under Section […]

Can a High Court set aside a domestic arbitral award under Section 37 on the ground of patent illegality after it has been affirmed under Section 34 of the A&C Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-015037-015037 – 2025 Diary Number 24603/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding precedent Overrules / Affirms Overrules High Court judgment dated 03.05.2023 (ARBA No. 05/2017) Affirms Commercial Court […]

Can Section 45A of the ESI Act Be Invoked When Records Are Produced and No Inspection Is Obstructed?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014858-014858 – 2025 Diary Number 22887/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding on all courts Overrules / Affirms Overrules impugned orders of Employees Insurance Court and High Court […]

Can a State Government Unilaterally Lower NEET Cut-Off Percentiles for BDS Admissions?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014875-014880 – 2025 Diary Number 20809/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI Concurring or Dissenting Judges None Precedent Value Binding on all courts and regulatory authorities Overrules / Affirms Affirms that […]

Can Only the Central Government Lower NEET-UG Qualifying Percentiles for BDS Admissions?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014875-014880 – 2025 Diary Number 20809/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI Precedent Value Binding precedent Overrules / Affirms Affirms that only Central Government in consultation with DCI may lower NEET […]

Does “prime contractor in the same name and style” under an NIT permit a bidder to count proportionate joint-venture experience?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014859-014859 – 2025 Diary Number 18309/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms prior precedents on counting joint-venture experience (New Horizons, Ganpati) Type of […]

Can a contractor’s proportional joint-venture experience satisfy the “prime contractor” eligibility in a public works tender?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014859-014859 – 2025 Diary Number 18309/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms New Horizons Limited v. Union of India (1995) Type of Law […]

Can the Supreme Court Invoke Article 142 to Dissolve a Marriage on the Ground of Irretrievable Breakdown?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014905-014905 – 2025 Diary Number 17190/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing exercise of Article 142 jurisdiction Type of Law Family Law; […]