Does a Forest Settlement Officer under the Telangana Forest Act have jurisdiction to adjudicate title to land, or must land‐title disputes be decided by a civil court?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-009996-009996 – 2025 Diary Number 16769/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI Overrules / Affirms Overrules the Forest Settlement Officer’s order dated 15.10.2014 and concurrent High Court order in CRP No. […]

Can the Supreme Court Invoke Article 142 to Dissolve a Marriage on the Ground of Irretrievable Breakdown After Statutory Divorce Petitions Are Dismissed?

  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 Overrules / Affirms Affirms the Supreme Court’s power under Article 142 to dissolve marriage on grounds […]

Can Section 10 summary proceedings under the Telangana Forest Act determine title to land vested in the State by the Hyderabad (Abolition of Jagirs) Regulation?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-009996-009996 – 2025 Diary Number 16769/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI Precedent Value Binding authority on Forest Settlement Officers and statutory bodies under the Telangana Forest Act Overrules / Affirms […]

Can a murder conviction under Sections 302 and 149 IPC be sustained solely on the contradictory testimony of an interested eyewitness without independent corroboration?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-003647-003648 – 2025 Diary Number 15721/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms settled principles Type of Law Criminal Law Questions of Law Whether conviction under Sections 302 […]

Does a Driving Licence Renewed After Expiry Still Qualify as “Continuously Held” for Recruitment Requiring Two-Year Continuity?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014865-014869 – 2025 Diary Number 10771/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Concurring or Dissenting Judges HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. V. N. BHATTI (concurring) Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / […]

Can a Murder Conviction Under Sections 302/148/149 IPC Be Sustained on Contradictory Eyewitness Testimony and Hostile Independent Witnesses?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-003647-003648 – 2025 Diary Number 15721/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing evidentiary standards Sets aside convictions Type of Law Criminal law Questions of Law […]

Does a Renewed Driving Licence with an Expiry Gap Qualify as “Continuous” for Recruitment Under the Motor Vehicles Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014865-014869 – 2025 Diary Number 10771/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding on recruitment authorities and all subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Overrules the High Court judgment; […]

Can communal rotation under Section 31(11) of the University Act be applied during the two-year validity of a rank list under Section 31(10)?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-015040-015041 – 2025 Diary Number 9712/2025 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 on interplay of Sections 31(10) & 31(11) of the University Act and application of communal […]

Does communal rotation under Section 31(11) apply to each vacancy arising within the two-year validity of a rank list under Section 31(10)?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-015040-015041 – 2025 Diary Number 9712/2025 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 Affirms Type of Law Statutory interpretation of university recruitment provisions Questions of […]

Can an Individual Consortium Member Secure a Section 11(6) Arbitration Referral on a Prima Facie Basis?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014836-014836 – 2025 Diary Number 17103/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on limited Section 11 inquiry Type […]

Can responses to leading questions in cross-examination satisfy the attestation requirements for a will under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act and Section 68 of the Evidence Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014825-014826 – 2025 Diary Number 16986/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing principles under Section 63 of the Succession Act and Section […]

Is knowledge of the victim’s caste an essential ingredient for conviction under the SC/ST Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-005534-005534 – 2025 Diary Number 12564/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding on all courts of India Overrules / Affirms Affirms requirement of knowledge of victim’s caste […]