Can a bail order be annulled for non-application of mind despite compliance with Section 15A(5) of the SC/ST (PoA) Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-005628-005631 – 2025 Diary Number 22351/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing principles on victim’s right to be heard under Section 15A(5) SC/ST […]

Can a Minor Victim’s Sole Testimony and Substantial Compliance with Section 15(2) ITPA Sustain a Child-Trafficking Conviction?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-005614-005614 – 2025 Diary Number 24596/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding on all courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents (Gurmit Singh, Jarnail […]

Can a bail order under the SC/ST (POA) Act be annulled for non-application of mind despite compliance with Section 15A(5)?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-005628-005631 – 2025 Diary Number 22351/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms mandatory nature of Section 15A(5) SC/ST (POA) Act Annuls High Court […]

Does a blanket ban on overhead powerlines in Great Indian Bustard habitats require expert-driven, site-specific mitigation instead?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(C) No.-000838 – 2019 Diary Number 20754/2019 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 Modifies prior Supreme Court orders dated 19.04.2021 and 21.03.2024 […]

Can a blanket judicial ban on overhead transmission lines in critically endangered habitats be replaced by expert-driven, site-specific conservation-renewable energy measures?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(C) No.-000838 of 2019 Diary Number 20754/2019 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 on balancing endangered-species conservation with renewable-energy policy Overrules / Affirms Modifies 19.04.2021 […]

Can a State Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission Examine Medical Staff Qualifications and Award Compensation for Deficiency in Service Distinct from Medical Negligence?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-015066-015066 – 2025 Diary Number 12202/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms Commission’s jurisdictional findings; sets aside High Court Division Bench judgment Type […]

Can a Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission Assess Medical Staff Qualifications and Award Compensation for Patient Care Deficiencies, Even When Medical Negligence Is Reserved for the State Medical Council?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-015066-015066 – 2025 Diary Number 12202/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules the Calcutta High Court Division Bench Affirms the WBCE Commission […]

Do Payments Under Non-Compete Agreements Qualify as Revenue Expenditure Under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-004072-004072 – 2014 Diary Number 5229/2013 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 subordinate courts and tribunals Overrules / Affirms Overrules Delhi High Court’s decision in Sharp […]

Can a trial court summon a minor child witness at a belated stage under Section 311 CrPC without prior evidentiary support and despite reliability concerns?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-005620-005621 – 2025 Diary Number 3634/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing principles on Section 311 CrPC Type of Law Criminal […]

Can a belated Section 311 CrPC application to examine a minor child witness be permitted without contemporaneous evidence or reliability safeguards?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-005620-005621 – 2025 Diary Number 3634/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Criminal Procedure Questions of Law Whether the High Court was justified in […]

Can differential treatment in regularization of ad-hoc High Court staff appointed under the same statutory rules violate Article 14, justifying final directions under Article 142?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000428-000428 – 2022 Diary Number 427/2016 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 authority Affirms Equality principle under Article 14; power of Supreme Court under Article 142 in service […]

Does arbitrary denial of regularization to ad-hoc appointees under the Chief Justices residuary powers breach Article 14?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000428-000428 – 2022 Diary Number 427/2016 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 on the parties; persuasive authority on administrative discrimination issues Overrules / Affirms Sets aside High Court […]