Can lawyers be held in contempt for making scandalous allegations against judges, and does an unconditional apology suffice to close contempt proceedings?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number SMC(C) No.-000003-000003 – 2025 Diary Number 43852/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent Type of Law Civil Contempt / Inherent Jurisdiction Questions of […]

Can a State Government File an Appeal Against Acquittal When the CBI Takes Over Investigation Under Section 378 CrPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001927-001927 – 2014 Diary Number 40465/2011 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 Affirms Lalu Prasad Yadav & Anr. v. State of Bihar & Anr. (2010) […]

Can the assembly of boiler components into an immovable steam-generating plant attract central excise duty or inclusion of direct-site purchased parts in assessable value?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No. 856–857 of 2011 Diary Number 39487/2010 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Supreme Court precedents on “goods” and movability; reverses CESTAT decision […]

Whether TET Qualification Acquired Within the Extended Four-Year Period Under Section 23(2) of the RTE Act Suffices for a Valid Teacher Appointment Even if Not Held at the Initial Appointment Date?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013113-013113 – 2025 Diary Number 39329/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules the Division Bench and Single Judge […]

Can a POCSO conviction rest on ocular evidence alone despite no medical injuries, and may the maximum sentence be judicially reduced based on time served?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004732-004732 – 2025 Diary Number 37848/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Criminal law (POCSO Act) Questions of Law Whether conviction […]

Can a Presumed Civil Death Date for Compassionate Appointment Be the Date of Disappearance or Only After Seven Years of Absence?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-014786-014786 – 2024 Diary Number 35623/2024 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 Sets aside High Court order – affirms principles in LIC v. Anuradha […]

Can Investigating Agencies Directly Summon Advocates under the BNSS?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number SMW(Crl) No.-000002-000002 ‑ 2025 Diary Number 35619/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Bench HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms statutory scheme under Sections […]

Does an “arbitration” label in a negotiation-mediation clause create a valid arbitration agreement under Section 7 of the A&C Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013405-013405 – 2025 Diary Number 35271/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Binding authority; upholds established principles Overrules / Affirms Affirms High Court’s decision and affirms existing arbitration […]

Can a Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shareholder Qualify as a Financial Creditor under Section 7 of the IBC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011077-011077 – 2025 Diary Number 29684/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Corporate insolvency and company law Questions of Law Whether […]

When Does a ‘Haisiyat Praman Patra’ Need to Be Issued by the District Magistrate Under Tender Conditions?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013111-013111 – 2025 Diary Number 29555/2021 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Overrules technical-bid rejection that was dehors the NIT terms Type of Law Administrative […]

Can a High Court Re-evaluate the Merits of a Disciplinary Inquiry Under Judicial Review?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013183-013183 – 2025 Diary Number 28631/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN Precedent Value Binding authority on subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent restricting scope of judicial review in disciplinary […]

Can an arbitral award’s enforceability be challenged under Section 47 CPC on grounds of alleged collusion and breach of fiduciary duty by corporate officers?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013321-013321 – 2025 Diary Number 28002/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Precedent Value Binding authority on subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent on Section 47’s narrow ambit Type […]