Can inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC be used to fully quash a dacoity charge following complete restitution and personal settlement?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004896-004896 – 2025 Diary Number 7612/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules High Court’s refusal to quash dacoity charge; affirms inherent jurisdiction under […]

Are tiger safaris outside core critical habitats permissible under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, and what conditions must govern their establishment?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(C) No. 202 of 1995 Diary Number 2997/1995 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (B.R. Gavai) Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Precedent Value Binding authority on all subordinate courts in environmental and wildlife matters Overrules / Affirms Affirms statutory […]

Can a witness’s dock identification via video conferencing years after an incident be sustained without complying with Sections 147 & 148 Evidence Act procedures and proper TIP safeguards?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004895-004895 – 2025 Diary Number 38293/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Type of Law Criminal Law Questions of Law Can dock identification via video conferencing years after the incident be […]

Can dacoity charges be quashed under inherent jurisdiction when full restitution and absence of dishonest intention are established?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004896-004896 – 2025 Diary Number 7612/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Overrules the High Court’s order insofar as it refused to quash the dacoity […]

Can Tiger Safaris Operate in Tiger Reserve Buffer Zones Under Enhanced Environmental Protocols?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number W.P.(C) No.-000202-000202 – 1995 Diary Number 2997/1995 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms prior Supreme Court precedents, notably T.N. Godavarman (2025) 2 SCC 641 Type of […]

Can the Supreme Court modify its own order to expunge adverse remarks and costs upon an advocate’s apology?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number MA-001901 – 2025 Diary Number 57540/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Type of Law Civil appellate procedure Questions of Law Whether the Court may, in exercise of its inherent power, modify […]

Must grounds of arrest always be furnished in writing under Article 22(1) and Section 47 BNSS 2023?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-002195-002195 — 2025 Diary Number 56321/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms and refines Supreme Court precedents Overrules Delhi HC in Moin […]

Can a High Court Quash an FIR Based Solely on Omitted Details in Earlier Complaints Under Section 482 CrPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004752-004752 – 2025 Diary Number 54025/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Precedent Value Clarifies limits on High Court’s inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC; restrains quashing when prima facie […]

Does the Supreme Court’s Curative Jurisdiction Extend to Rectifying Irreconcilable Judgments on Identical Evidentiary Foundations?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number CURATIVE PET(R) No.-000060 – 2025 Diary Number 49297/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules the judgment of 15.02.2011 affirming conviction […]

Can the Supreme Court Dissolve a Marriage Under Article 142 Based on Irretrievable Breakdown?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001595-001595 – 2025 Diary Number 48594/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Concurring or Dissenting Judges HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA (concurring) Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Supreme […]

Does the Release of a Reserved Writ Petition Vacate an Interim Order Protecting Service Tenure?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013016-013016 – 2025 Diary Number 48034/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing principle that interim orders continue until specifically vacated Quashes the High Court’s […]

Does “a notice has been issued” in Section 2(f)(iii) of the Maharashtra Private Forests Acquisition Act require personal service and a live proceeding to support vesting under Section 3(1)?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-005454-005454 – 2019 Diary Number 47500/2018 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding on all courts in India Overrules / Affirms Overrules Bombay High Court (27.09.2018) – dismissal of […]