Supreme Court

This column will list all the case briefs on the decisions of the Supreme Court

Section 319 CrPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“If the allegations are true, telling a physically challenged man that he and his family should die, and doing so in the immediate aftermath of a grievous acid attack, is not banter. Sensitivity to the social context, where honour and shame weigh heavily, was called for. The offence, no doubt, will have to be established at the trial.”

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arbitration after full and final settlement
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The doctrine of Kompetenz-Kompetenz is now firmly embedded in the arbitration jurisprudence in India. This doctrine is based on the principle that an arbitral tribunal is competent to rule on its own jurisdiction including on the issue of existence or validity of an arbitration agreement”

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Valid DSR
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The illicit sand trade often operates under the shadow of organised crime, undermining the rule of law and weakening governance structures. Therefore, absolute standards with tough policies, strict enforcement and quick accountability are compelling for effective regulatory control.”

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Rescue raid of bonded labourers
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“When profile of the allegations emerging from the factual matrix of the case renders existence of mens rea patently absurd or inherently improbable, such prosecution is liable to be quashed as an abuse of process of law.”

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Denial of disability pension
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“There is a difference between the “conclusion” or “opinion”, and “reasons” to support such a conclusion or opinion. The reasons have to be separately mentioned for the conclusion arrived at by the Medical Board. The bare conclusion arrived by the Medical Board cannot treated as the reasons for discharge of the serviceman and denial of invalid pension within the meaning of the Regulations”

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nishikant dubey bjp mp remarks against cji
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“We do not believe that the confidence in and credibility of the courts in the eyes of the public can be shaken by such absurd statements, though it can be said without the shadow of doubt that there is a desire and deliberate attempt to do so”.

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husband lied about profession
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The wife had alleged that she married the Appellant-husband because he was an Eye Surgeon, but he turned out to be an Optometrist.

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past contractual service pension
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court directed that the Union of India should notify the appellants about the mode and manner in which they could exercise this option and provide information regarding the amounts that the appellants will need to remit if they choose to opt for pension under the Rules.

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SCBA Elections Women reservation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court directed that SCBA Elections shall be held on 20-05-2025 and the result shall be declared preferably on the same date or on 21-05-2025.

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Reasonable accommodation fundamental right
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The constitutional promise of equality is not merely formal but substantive, requiring the State to take affirmative measures to ensure that PwD and PwBD can meaningfully participate in all spheres of life, including professional education.”

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Supreme Court High Courts reserved judgments
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“We request the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority to take immediate necessary steps to provide legal assistance in terms of the decision taken by the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and ensure that the convicts like the petitioners are not left remediless.”

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Supreme Court 498A Judgment
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Inconsistent decisions coming out from different benches shake public trust and reduce litigation to a punter’s game. It gives rise to various insidious sharp practices like forum shopping spoiling the clear stream of justice.”

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abetment to suicide mens rea
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Court would not hesitate to exercise its extraordinary powers which are inherent to quash such proceedings when it comes to fore, and the court is satisfied that allowing the proceedings to continue would be an abuse of process of Court or that the ends of the justice require that the proceedings ought to be quashed.”

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Penetrative Act Gang Rape Conviction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Common intention is implicit in the charge of gang rape itself and all that is needed is evidence to show the existence of common intention”

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Mother kills daughters
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It was inexplicable and incomprehensible how a mother who loved her children and who had a cordial relation with her husband could resort to such a violent act and be attributed with the “intention to cause death” of her beloved children, except for coming under some influence or forces beyond her control as claimed by her.”

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Ss 34 47 and 58 Consumer Protection Act 2019
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Central Consumer Protection Council and the Central Consumer Protection Authority shall in exercise of their statutory duties take such measures as may be necessary for survey, review and advise the government about such measures necessary for effective and efficient redressal and working of the statute”.

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Dog Mafia Judges
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The contemnor circulated a circular in the residential colony making serious insinuations against the High Court and the Supreme Court Judges.

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Supreme Court custody ruling
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“We could even have considered giving an opportunity to the father to make suitable arrangements for providing home cooked food to the child but the fact that the child gets no company whatsoever except for that of the father during the interim custody period of 15 days is an additional factor which weighs heavily against his claim for the child’s custody.”

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HC supervisory power art. 227
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Short-circuiting of procedure to reach hasty outcomes is an undesirable propensity of an overburdened judiciary. Such impulses rendering procedural safeguards and substantive rights subvert certainty and consistency in law and need to be discouraged”.

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Digital KYC acid attack victimsvisually impaired
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Bridging the digital divide is no longer merely a matter of policy discretion but has become a constitutional imperative to secure a life of dignity, autonomy and equal participation in public life”.

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