Does production of rent receipts under Section 43 of the Karnataka Rent Act constitute prima facie proof of landlord-tenant relationship, permitting eviction proceedings to continue despite title disputes?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011460-011460 – 2025 Diary Number 21297/2021 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 Overrules / Affirms Overrules Karnataka High Court order in revision Affirms Rent Controller’s eviction order Type […]

Can sufficient cause under Section 5 of the Limitation Act be confined to post-limitation delay?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011794-011794 – 2025 Diary Number 19303/2017 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules Ramlal v. Rewa Coalfields Ltd. (AIR 1962 SC 361) to the […]

Does a Review Under Order 47 Rule 1 of the CPC Permit Reappraisal of Factual Findings, or Is It Limited to Correcting Patent Errors?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011437-011437 – 2025 Diary Number 14036/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S.V.N. BHATTI Precedent Value Binding on all subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms established limits on review jurisdiction Type of Law […]

Are verified homebuyer claims in an IBC CIRP list entitled to full resolution-plan benefits rather than belated-claim treatment?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-004296 – 2025 Diary Number 12633/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA Precedent Value Binding on all adjudicating authorities under the IBC Overrules / Affirms Overrules NCLT order dated […]

Can constitutional courts compel FIR registration against public servants despite exoneratory preliminary inquiries?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011740-011740 – 2025 Diary Number 10502/2019 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms High Court’s exercise of constitutional and inherent jurisdiction Reaffirms Lalita Kumari […]

Can a Defendant File a Counter-Claim Against a Co-Defendant and After Issues Are Framed Under Order VIII Rule 6A CPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011781-011781 – 2025 Diary Number 9561/2023 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 Overrules / Affirms Affirms precedents in Rohit Singh & Ors. v. State of […]

Does Clause 5(D) of a Public Tender Implicitly Require Production of the JV Agreement to Prove a Bidder’s Proportionate Share?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011726-011726 – 2025 Diary Number 3047/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI Precedent Value Binding authority on procurement and tender-interpretation disputes Overrules / Affirms Affirms purposive interpretation of tender conditions Sets […]

When Can a High Court in Second Appeal Interfere with Concurrent Factual Findings on Title and Possession as Perverse?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000720-000720 – 2015 Diary Number 1976/2013 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 None Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms High Court’s interference on perversity […]

Does a High Court’s unexplained reduction of monthly income in compensation awards warrant Supreme Court’s reassessment?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011425-011425 – 2025 Diary Number 993/2020 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 authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Motor accident compensation Questions of Law Whether […]

Does Appointment on Compassionate Grounds as Daily Wager Confer a Right to Regularisation? Clarification on the Scope of Dying in Harness Rules

The High Court clarified that petitioners appointed as daily wagers on compassionate grounds, following the death of work charged employees, do not automatically acquire rights to regular appointment under the Dying in Harness Rules. The judgment upholds prior Full Bench precedent and instructs that such individuals may seek regularisation through separate representation, to be decided […]

Does a Co-operative Society’s Prolonged Suspension and Delay in Disciplinary Proceedings Violate Principles of Natural Justice?

The Calcutta High Court reaffirms that disciplinary proceedings against suspended employees of co-operative societies must be completed within a reasonable time, and insists on adherence to the principles of natural justice. The decision upholds established principles and is binding on co-operative societies within the jurisdiction.   Summary Category Data Case Name WPA/19097/2025 of MOZAMMEL SK. […]

Does a Magistrate Have to Provide an Opportunity of Hearing to the Accused Before Issuing a Summoning Order Under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act? — Allahabad High Court Upholds Procedural Safeguard as Binding Law

The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed that before proceeding further or issuing a summoning order in prosecution under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the Magistrate must afford an opportunity of hearing to the accused. Relying on recent Supreme Court and High Court precedents, this rule is now binding on subordinate courts in Uttar Pradesh […]