Does a specific performance appeal abate when one heir is not substituted despite others remaining on record?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000172-000172 – 2026 Diary Number 40404/2017 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms Supreme Court precedents (Lala Durga Prasad, Mahabir Prasad, Bhurey Khan) Overrules High […]

Can a Consumer Commission’s Execution Order Be Extended to Corporate Directors/Promoters Who Were Not Parties to the Original Proceedings?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-008465-008466 – 2024 Diary Number 30127/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Affirms existing precedent; upholds strict execution-as-decree principle Type of Law Consumer […]

Can Execution Proceedings Extend Liability to Directors or Promoters Not Sued in the Original Consumer Decree?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-008465-008466 – 2024 Diary Number 30127/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA Concurring or Dissenting Judges HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (concurring) Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms […]

Can a sudden, unpremeditated group fight foreclose a murder charge and warrant conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001533-001533 – 2011 Diary Number 70886/2009 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Concurring or Dissenting Judges Concurring: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN; No dissent Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Affirms High Court conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC […]

Can High Courts Mandate Medical Age Determination in POCSO Bail Proceedings under Section 439 CrPC?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000163-000163 – 2026 Diary Number 54693/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL; HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Overrules High Court directions on mandatory medical age tests at bail stage Overrules / Affirms Overrules […]

When Does a Blow Inflicted in a Group Altercation Amount to Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-001533-001533 – 2011 Diary Number 70886/2009 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Concurring or Dissenting Judges HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. VINOD CHANDRAN concurred Precedent Value Binding on all subordinate courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms High Court’s conviction under Section 304 Part […]

Can a High Court in bail proceedings under Section 439 CrPC mandate mandatory medical age-determination in all POCSO investigations?

  Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000163-000163 – 2026 Diary Number 54693/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Overrules the High Court’s directions (and Single Judge decisions in Aman and […]

Does the grant of bail in a heinous POCSO offence require strict regard to the nature of the crime, prima facie material and victim vulnerability even after the filing of a chargesheet?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000164-000164 – 2026 Diary Number 26489/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Overrules / Affirms Overrules the impugned High Court judgment granting bail Type of Law Criminal law (POCSO Act, Bharatiya […]

Can cognizance for offences under Section 448 of the Companies Act be taken on a private complaint despite the bar in Section 212(6)?

  Summary Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000147-000147 – 2026 Diary Number 37216/2024 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE J.K. MAHESHWARI, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ATUL S. CHANDURKAR Precedent Value Binding Overrules / Affirms Overrules Special Court’s cognizance under Sections 448 & 451; affirms requirement of second proviso […]

Should substitution of shares in an amalgamation trigger taxable business income under Section 28 of the Income Tax Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000152-000152 – 2026 Diary Number 25974/2020 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding on all subordinate courts, Tribunals, and High Courts Overrules / Affirms Affirms High Court judgment Remits […]

Can High Courts Grant Bail in Heinous POCSO Offences Against Minors When Prima Facie Material Exists?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number Crl.A. No.-000164-000164 – 2026 Diary Number 26489/2025 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding authority Overrules / Affirms Overrules the High Court order granting bail Type of Law Criminal law […]

Does substitution of stock-in-trade shares under a court-sanctioned scheme of amalgamation give rise to taxable business profits under Section 28 of the Income Tax Act?

  Summary Category Data Court Supreme Court of India Case Number C.A. No.-000152-000152 – 2026 Diary Number 25974/2020 Judge Name HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Bench HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN Precedent Value Binding authority on taxability under Section 28 of benefits received in kind on amalgamation of stock-in-trade Overrules […]