Does Section 156(3) CrPC Empower Magistrates to Order Direct Police Investigation on Prima Facie Cognizable Complaints?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004728-004728 – 2025 Diary Number 26693/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Concurring or Dissenting Judges HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL (concurring) Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing […]

Can an Arbitral Tribunal Rewrite Contract Terms in Violation of Public Policy and Survive Judicial Review under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013435-013437 – 2025 Diary Number 25847/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA Precedent Value Binding on courts considering challenges to arbitral awards under Sections 34 and 37 Overrules / […]

Is the Purchase of Business-Automation Software by a Company Excluded from “Consumer” Status under Section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-006349-006349 – 2024 Diary Number 24888/2020 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding authority on interpretation of “commercial purpose” under CPA 1986 Overrules / Affirms Affirms State Commission and […]

Is the Precise Cause of Fire Material for Indemnity under a Fire Insurance Policy When No Fraud or Instigation by the Insured Is Alleged?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-003806 – 2020 Diary Number 24704/2020 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent (New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Mudit Roadways) Type of Law Fire […]

Can a High Court in a second appeal under Section 100 CPC interfere with a first appellate court’s factual findings on additional payment and readiness to perform a contract for specific performance?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013076-013077 – 2025 Diary Number 21867/2018 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms first appellate court; overrules High Court Type of Law Civil (contract, specific […]

Can non-disclosure of a Section 138 NI Act conviction in the nomination affidavit alone void a municipal election under the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number SLP(C) No.-012000 – 2025 Diary Number 21395/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing statutory scheme and prior Supreme Court precedents […]

Should the Supreme Court Invoke Article 142 to Quash Conviction for a Heinous POCSO Offence Post-Marriage and Victim’s Consent?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000679-000679 – 2024 Diary Number 20834/2022 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Not a precedent—unique circumstances Type of Law Criminal law (IPC § 366; POCSO Act § 6; […]

Does a High Court Need to Record Statutory Satisfaction Before Granting Bail in Commercial-Quantity NDPS Cases?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004857-004857 – 2025 Diary Number 20193/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Concurring or Dissenting Judges HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA (concurring) Precedent Value Binding authority on bail applications under the NDPS Act Overrules / […]

Can Special Courts Under the NDPS Act Grant Interim Release of Seized Conveyances Despite the 2022 NDPS Rules?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004613-004613 – 2025 Diary Number 19950/2025 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 Affirms Bishwajit Dey v. State of Assam Overrules High Court’s interpretation of the […]

Can perverse findings in a departmental enquiry justify quashing a dismissal order by a service tribunal despite High Court’s limited review?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013017-013017 – 2025 Diary Number 19424/2019 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA Overrules / Affirms Affirms CAT’s judgment quashing the dismissal order Type of Law Service law (disciplinary […]

Can failure to seek a stay of fair-rent fixation and consequent non-payment constitute wilful default under Section 10(2)(i) of the Tamil Nadu Rent Control Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-002561-002561 – 2025 Diary Number 18897/2021 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Precedent Value Binding precedent (three-Judge Bench authority) Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents (Sundaram Pillai v. Pattabiraman; Girdharilal Chandak […]

Can fixed-rate land acquisition and sale agreements be taxed as “Real Estate Agent” services under the Finance Act, 1994, or are they exempt as direct immovable‐property transfers?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-011744-011745 – 2025 Diary Number 18734/2021 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 Affirms Appellate Tribunal; reaffirms existing precedent on service exceptions Type of Law […]