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Supreme Court issued transitional directions in a minor child custody dispute, directing the child’s maternal aunt and uncle to accompany her to Chennai and help her adjust to her father’s residence while prioritising her comfort and emotional well-being.
CJI Surya Kant urged dedicated defence counsel for children; Justice Nagarathna cited 55% pendency before JJBs.
The Supreme Court of India will host a two-day national consultation on ten years of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, on 10 – 11 October 2026 to review implementation challenges and identify priorities for strengthening child protection and juvenile justice.
The Court, by 5:4 ratio, established that the “Triple Test” in Bangalore Water Supply remains the governing legal framework for Section 2(j), Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
The Supreme Court held that remission cannot be denied solely on the heinousness of the offence and quashed the Ministry of Home Affairs’ non-speaking order rejecting a life convict’s premature release after 22 years of incarceration.
The Court denied the discharge of the company director in a cheque dishonour case wherein the said company was undergoing liquidation.
“The nomenclature “sharbat” does not strip the product of its essential character as a fruit-based beverage concentrate, particularly where its composition and intended use align with that understanding.”
Before 25-1-2022, there were no binding laws regarding age restrictions on intending couples wishing to avail surrogacy. Therefore, for couples above the age limits under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, the right to surrogacy was not conditional on their age and was freely available to intending couples.
“In the context of matrimonial disputes, emotions run high, and as such in the complaints filed alleging harassment or domestic violence, there may be a tendency to implicate other members of the family who do not come to the rescue of the complainant or remain mute spectators to any alleged incident of harassment, which in our view cannot by itself constitute a criminal act without there being specific acts attributed to them.”
Supreme Court directed the investigation be conducted quickly and a decision on the investigation’s conclusion should be taken by the Investigating Authority.
“If this is allowed to happen, every judgment-debtor who is in possession of the immoveable property till the decree is passed, shall hand over possession to a third party to defeat the decree-holder's right and entitlement to enjoy the fruits of litigation and this may continue indefinitely and no decree for immovable property can be executed.”