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This column will list all the case briefs on the decisions of the Supreme Court
The Court stated that the 2016 Amendment to the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 had created a legal fiction operating prospectively and did not affect proceedings instituted before its enactment.
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Supreme Court granted bail the appellant, who was alleged to be an attesting witness to a forged Power of Attorney and subsequent sale deeds, after over 11 months of incarceration.
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While issuing comprehensive directions, the Court noted that these proceedings called for a systemic recalibration of criminal justice system, wherein vulnerability is not treated as an afterthought, but as a constitutionally significant determinant for humane treatment of prisoners.
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Supreme Court imposed ₹3 lakh costs each on Samay Raina, Vipul Goyal and others for alleged brazen violation of undertakings and directed them to file compliance affidavits within 15 days.
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Reiterating the legislative policy of minimal judicial interference in arbitral proceedings, the Court observed that interference under Article 227 is warranted only in rare cases involving a patent lack of inherent jurisdiction that is apparent on the face of the record
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Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, concurring with Justice Sanjay Karol, stated that “the right of pre-emption as conferred under Section 22 of the HSA is, in its pith and substance, an incident of succession and nothing more”.
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“Once the parties with their eyes open without any protest whatsoever and with free will accept certain terms of a contract they cannot afterwards be permitted to go back on the same merely because at a later point of time the stipulation proves to be onerous.”
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The Court placed reliance on well-established and acknowledged sources of the law as it prevails in the community which, at the cost of repetition, postulates that in the absence of a ghardamad or any other male heir directly related to the landowner, i.e. the male members of the family, the nearest male agnate will have the right in the property.
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The Court called for a shift from occasional seminars to continuous professional learning and proposed a full-time National Legal Academy to strengthen advocates’ skills, ethics, technological competence, and long-term development.
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The instant dispute arose from Canara Bank’s allegation that the appellant’s legal opinion wrongly certified the entire mortgaged property as belonging to the guarantor, despite prior sale deeds affecting part of it. The Bank treated the alleged omission in title verification as negligence that exposed it to financial risk.
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The Delhi High Court had held that seeking hotel stay and call record details to prove the charge of adultery would not violate right to privacy.
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The Court clarified that the Madras High Court’s view in R. v. B., (2024) 1 HCC (Mad) 531, requiring Part B to be signed exclusively by Section 79-A-notified Examiner of Electronic Evidence shall not operate as a binding precedent.
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Supreme Court held that once money is staked on an uncertain outcome, the nature of the underlying game becomes irrelevant and the activity constitutes betting and gambling.
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After the High Court upheld the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi on 29 June 2026, the State of Meghalaya approached the Supreme Court on 1 July 2026 challenging the order. The matter was first heard on 3 July 2026 and has been listed for further hearing on 9 July 2026.
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Supreme Court held that reliance on non-existent, AI-generated or hallucinated judicial precedents vitiates adjudication, rendering the decision void in law and warranting its setting aside.
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The Court observed ITRs are statutory documents when it comes to assessing one’s income, for the purposes of compensation under the MV Act. Hence, it issued the Guidelines for annual income assessment after effectively making a bifurcation between salaried individuals and self-employed individuals.
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The Court held that an error in taking cognizance under an incorrect statutory provision does not necessarily vitiate criminal proceedings. Under Section 465 CrPC, such an irregularity may be cured unless it results in a failure of justice or causes prejudice to the accused.
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The Court held that where a three-Judge Bench has recognised an earlier materially identical policy as an exercise of Article 161 power, a contrary coordinate Bench decision treating the later identical policy as statutory is per incuriam.
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Supreme Court has held that a compromise under Order 23 Rule 3 CPC must be signed by the parties or a duly authorised representative, and that an advocate cannot bind a client to a compromise affecting valuable property rights solely on implied authority
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Supreme Court rules a 1957 registered sale deed is not void under pre-1982 UPZA & LR Act, restores appellants’ revenue entries, and clarifies Section 154
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