Is an Order VII Rule 11 CPC rejection of a plaint a “decree” appealable under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013514-013514 – 2025 Diary Number 17881/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA Precedent Value Binding on Commercial Courts and their Appellate Divisions Overrules / Affirms Overrules the High Court’s finding of […]

Can a cognizable offence under Section 195A IPC attract regular FIR registration despite Section 195(1)(b)(i) CrPC restrictions?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-004647-004647 – 2025 Diary Number 17462/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms cognizability of Section 195A IPC; overrules contrary High Court decisions Type of […]

Can a Counterclaim Be Maintained Against a Co-Defendant in a Specific Performance Suit?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013563-013563 – 2025 Diary Number 16540/2025 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 N.V. ANJARIA Precedent Value Binding on all subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent […]

Can Courts Compel DNA Testing Without First Rebutting the Section 112 Presumption of Legitimacy?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001013-001013 – 2021 Diary Number 16058/2017 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on DNA testing safeguards; does not overrule prior […]

Can convictions based solely on circumstantial evidence be sustained when the chain of events contains significant gaps?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-002069-002069 – 2024 Diary Number 14982/2023 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 Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on circumstantial evidence; quashes lower-court convictions Type of Law […]

Can a decree passed by an appellate court in favour of deceased appellants, without substitution of their legal heirs before hearing, override and extinguish the original trial decree?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013409-013409 – 2025 Diary Number 14545/2024 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 on all courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedents on abatement and […]

Can a conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 25 Arms Act rest solely on weapon recovery and an FSL report when eyewitnesses turn hostile and the alleged recovery is from a place accessible to others?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-005641-005641 – 2024 Diary Number 14385/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN Precedent Value Affirms existing Supreme Court precedents on recovery and Section 27 Evidence Act Overrules / Affirms Affirms […]

Can registering authorities refuse to register property transfer deeds without proof of mutation under the Bihar Registration Rules?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013429-013429 – 2025 Diary Number 12674/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding on all subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Overrules sub-rules (xvii) and (xviii) of […]

Can execution of a decades-old compromise decree be sustained on presumption of breach without cogent proof?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000281-000282 – 2015 Diary Number 12129/2013 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing law on burden of proof in execution petitions Type of […]

Can a Writ Petition Under Article 226 Collaterally Challenge an Auction Sale Under the Revenue Recovery Act Without Invoking Sections 37-A or 38 Within 30 Days?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-002322-002322 – 2013 Diary Number 11368/2011 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Type of Law Revenue Recovery; Civil Procedure Questions of Law […]

Does facilitating armed assailants without inflicting the fatal blow attract vicarious liability under Section 149 IPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001755-001755 – 2011 Diary Number 8624/2011 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing law on appellate interference and vicarious liability under […]

Does Deviation from a Prescribed Permit Route Affect an Insurer’s Liability to Compensate? Upholding the “Pay and Recover” Principle as Binding Authority in Motor Accident Claims

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-013066-013067 – 2025 Diary Number 8617/2023 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 existing “pay and recover” precedents Type of Law Motor Vehicles Act […]