Can a State Frame Public-Service Eligibility Rules for Pharmacists that Exclude B.Pharma/M.Pharma Holders Without Diploma in Pharmacy?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000295-000295 – 2026 Diary Number 21166/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA Precedent Value Binding authority on State recruitment rules framed under the proviso to Article 309, Constitution of India […]

Does merit‐outperforming reserved‐category candidates fill unreserved vacancies without breaching reservation rosters?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000304-000304 – 2026 Diary Number 17161/2020 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA Precedent Value Binding authority (Supreme Court decision) Overrules / Affirms Overrules the Kerala High Court’s Impugned Judgment Affirms […]

Can a High Court Overturn a Trial Court’s Acquittal When a Plausible View Supports Acquittal?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-002120-002121 – 2024 Diary Number 3671/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding authority on appeals against acquittal Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing Supreme Court precedents […]

When Can an Appellate Court Overturn a Trial Court’s Acquittal Under Criminal Procedure?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-002120-002121 – 2024 Diary Number 3671/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPUL M. PANCHOLI Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms established principles on appeals against acquittal Type of Law […]

Is Admission under Section 7 IBC Mandatory upon Proof of Debt and Default, and Can a Housing Society Intervene at the Appellate Stage?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No. 10261 of 2025 / C.A. No. 10012 of 2025 Diary Number 37766/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding Authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Innoventive Industries, E.S. Krishnamurthy […]

Does proof of debt and default under Section 7 of the IBC mandate admission of CIRP without inquiry into project viability?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No. 10261 of 2025 / C.A. No. 10012 of 2025 Diary Number 37766/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding on all Indian courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing […]

Does a tenant’s pre-existing possession convert an agreement to sell into a deemed conveyance under Explanation I to Article 47A of the A.P. Stamp Act?

  Summary Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000260-000261 – 2026 Diary Number 36675/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding on all courts Overrules / Affirms Overrules the High Court’s stamp‐duty order; affirms Ratnamala v. Rudramma Type of […]

Can a wait-listed candidate claim appointment beyond the six-month validity of the reserve list under Rule 24 of the Rajasthan Rules?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000273-000273 – 2026 Diary Number 34571/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Concurring or Dissenting Judges Concurring: Both Judges Precedent Value Binding Authority on interpretation of reserve/waiting lists and PSC […]

Can Pre-Existing Tenancy Possession Trigger a Deemed Conveyance under Explanation I to Article 47A of the A.P. Stamp Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000260-000261 – 2026 Diary Number 36675/2023 Judge Name HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA Bench HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms Ratnamala Overrules application in Gafoor Distinguishes and restricts Ramesh Mishrimal Type of […]

Can a candidate on a PSC reserve list enforce appointment after its six-month validity expires?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000273-000273 – 2026 Diary Number 34571/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Clarifies and reaffirms established principles on operation and limitation of public-service reserve lists Affirms The limited, […]

Is a Suit for Mandatory Injunction Without Claiming Possession Barred Under Section 41(h) of the Specific Relief Act When Title and Possession Are Disputed?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-006075-006075 – 2016 Diary Number 32381/2012 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE Concurring or Dissenting Judges HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASANNA B. VARALE (concurring) Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms […]

Is a hospital-recorded dying declaration by a Tehsildar admissible and conclusive evidence for murder conviction under Section 302 IPC despite minor timing discrepancies?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000430-000430 – 2018 Diary Number 7284/2015 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules High Court acquittal; affirms dying-declaration precedents Type of Law Criminal law […]