Does Withdrawal of a Writ Petition Preclude Judicial Pronouncement on Alleged Police Violations under Standing Orders and Constitutional Rights?

Where a writ petition challenging alleged police conduct under Article 226 is withdrawn prior to judicial determination, the High Court’s dismissal as withdrawn does not create binding or persuasive precedent on the substantive legal questions raised. No change or clarification of the law; the legal status quo is maintained for future cases involving the same […]

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Can a Candidate Claim Selection from an Expired Waiting List or Without Impleading Selected Candidates? High Court Affirms Settled Law Limits Rights of Waitlisted Applicants

The Chhattisgarh High Court clarifies that a waiting list confers no legal right beyond its validity period and reiterates that writ petitions seeking alteration in selection lists must implead selected candidates as necessary parties. The judgment upholds Supreme Court precedent and acts as binding authority for subordinate courts in Chhattisgarh public service selection disputes.   […]

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Does a Complainant-Victim Have a Statutory Right to Appeal Against Acquittal in Section 138 NI Act Cases? Clarification on Proviso to Section 372 CrPC After Celestium Financial Decision

The High Court of Chhattisgarh clarifies that, following the Supreme Court’s pronouncement in “Celestium Financial v. A. Gnanasekaran” (2025), a complainant/victim in a cheque dishonor (Section 138 NI Act) prosecution holds a statutory right to appeal an acquittal under the proviso to Section 372 CrPC. The High Court aligns itself with and applies the Supreme […]

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Can Writ Petitioners Claim Relief Based on a Civil Court Decree to Which They Were Not Parties? Gauhati High Court Affirms Decree in Personam Cannot Be Invoked for Strangers—Binding Precedent for Land Acquisition Disputes

The Gauhati High Court clarified that decrees passed in civil suits regarding land ownership are decrees in personam, binding only the parties to the suit, and cannot confer rights on third parties through a writ petition. Prior civil decrees in favor of similarly situated individuals do not create automatic entitlement or immunity against eviction for […]

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Should a medical board’s disability certificate and pre-accident income tax returns prevail over a tribunal’s functional assessment and conjectural income estimates in motor-accident compensation enhancement?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-012098-012099 – 2024 Diary Number 27177/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms High Court’s 50% functional disability and acceptance of income-tax returns […]

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Does Section 18 of the SC/ST Act absolutely bar anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-003867-003867 – 2025 Diary Number 26602/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on Section 18 bar Type […]

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Does an Arbitration Clause Barring Interest on Delayed Payment Preclude the Tribunal’s Power to Award Pendente Lite Interest under Section 31(7) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011324-011324 – 2025 Diary Number 22623/2019 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI Precedent Value Affirms and clarifies scope of Section 31(7)(a) regarding pendente lite interest Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of […]

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Can a High Court under the proviso to Section 100(5) CPC frame an additional substantial question of law not grounded in pleadings to void a duly proved will under Section 67 of the Indian Succession Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011369-011369 – 2025 Diary Number 20207/2025 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 Overrules / Affirms Overrules Kerala High Court’s judgment Affirms established principles on Section 100(5) CPC Type […]

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Can non-conveyance documents confer title under the Transfer of Property Act, and does Section 53A protect an unregistered transferee without possession?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-006377-006377 – 2012 Diary Number 15252/2012 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on sale, GPA, part-performance and testamentary proof Overrules Asha […]

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Does Voluntary Acceptance of a Motor Accident Compensation Cheque Bar a Review Petition?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-001352-001352 – 2023 Diary Number 7385/2022 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 Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Motor Vehicle Claims Civil Procedure (Review Jurisdiction) Questions of […]

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Can Mere Temporal Proximity Establish Causation in Motor Accident Death Claims Absent Clear Medical Evidence?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-006621-006621 – 2025 Diary Number 4952/2020 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding on subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms High Court judgment Type of Law […]

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When Can a Court Declare Someone a Proclaimed Offender Under Section 82 CrPC? – Reaffirming Mandatory Procedural Safeguards and Non-Compliance Consequences

The High Court clarifies that a person cannot be declared a proclaimed offender unless the court meticulously follows the mandatory procedure under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; any departure from these mandatory safeguards vitiates the proceedings. This judgment upholds and reiterates existing precedent, serving as binding authority within the jurisdiction and […]

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