Can a Civil Court Extend an Arbitral Tribunal’s Mandate under Section 29A When the Arbitrator Was Appointed by the High Court?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000574-000575 – 2026 Diary Number 55611/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI Precedent Value Binding on all subordinate civil courts and High Courts with original civil jurisdiction Overrules / […]

Can PILs challenge residential construction on private land without concrete evidence of ‘khoai’ status or statutory prohibition?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-002920-002920 – 2018 Diary Number 28062/2013 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 Overrules Calcutta High Court’s demolition order; distinguishes Sushanta Tagore v. Union of India […]

Can Disciplinary Proceedings Under the Advocates Act Continue After a Complainant’s Sworn Withdrawal and Without Evidence?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000077 – 2026 Diary Number 75503/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Clarifies procedural and evidentiary standards in Advocates Act disciplinary proceedings Overrules / Affirms Sets aside Disciplinary Committee’s […]

Is the “Court” Empowered to Extend Arbitral Mandates under Section 29A Limited to Civil Courts as Defined in Section 2(1)(e) of the Arbitration Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000574-000575 – 2026 Diary Number 55611/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Overrules conflicting High Court decisions Affirms the definition of “Court” […]

Does Section 83 of the Wakf Act, 1995 confer omnibus jurisdiction on the Wakf Tribunal beyond properties notified or registered?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000582-000582 – 2026 Diary Number 1776/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding authority on Wakf Tribunal and civil courts interpreting scope of jurisdiction under Wakf Act 1995 […]

Does Section 83 of the Waqf Act confer omnibus jurisdiction on the Waqf Tribunal beyond matters specified in the “list of Auqaf” under Sections 6 and 7?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000582-000582 – 2026 Diary Number 1776/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Ramesh Gobindram v. Sugra Humayun Mirza Wakf (2010) 8 SCC […]

Does a High Court Err in Reversing an Acquittal Without a Complete Chain of Circumstantial Evidence and Properly Recorded Confessions?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-003738 of 2023 Diary Number 47207/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Overrules the High Court’s judgment reversing the Trial Court’s acquittal; restores Trial […]

Is a written demand to the employer a mandatory precondition for invoking conciliation under the Industrial Disputes Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000532-000532 – 2026 Diary Number 17773/2023 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 on all subordinate courts; persuasive for High Courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms Shambu Nath Goyal v. […]

Can a general cancellation of land-acquisition awards against colluding beneficiaries be extended to unaffected awardees not challenged in proceedings?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000566-000566 – 2026 Diary Number 8739/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Concurring or Dissenting Judges Concurring: K. Vinod Chandran, J. Precedent Value Binding authority on non-reviewability of arbitral awards under Railways Act and scope of writ interference Overrules / Affirms Affirms […]

Does an appellate court err by overturning an acquittal based on incomplete circumstantial evidence and uncorroborated confessions?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-003738 – 2023 Diary Number 47207/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Trial Court acquittal; overrules Meghalaya High Court conviction Type of […]

Can Section 175(4) of the BNSS be invoked independently of Section 175(3), and what procedure must a magistrate follow when ordering an investigation against a public servant?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004629-004629 – 2025 Diary Number 8626/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms need to harmonize Sections 175(3) and (4); rejects standalone or proviso […]

Does Section 12 of the Industrial Disputes Act Allow Direct Conciliation of Apprehended Disputes Without a Prior Demand Notice to the Employer?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000532-000532 – 2026 Diary Number 17773/2023 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 Overrules / Affirms Affirms Shambu Nath Goyal v. Bank of Baroda Overrules Sindhu Resettlement Corporation […]