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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has constituted a Standing Committee on Judicial Well-being under the Supreme Court, chaired by Justice K.V. Viswanathan, to address challenges affecting judicial officers.
Supreme Court explains the scope of Order 14 Rule 2(2) CPC and holds that once the trial of issues generally has commenced, an issue cannot subsequently be severed and tried as a preliminary issue.
Several dignitaries delivered erudite addresses at the opening ceremony of the GHAC Arbitration Week 2026, a 3-day programme dedicated to strengthening Gujarat’s institutional arbitration ecosystem, organized by the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre (Domestic & International) and the Gujarat High Court.
At the inaugural ceremony of GHAC Arbitration Week 2026, Justice K.V. Viswanathan underscored restrained judicial intervention and institutional confidence, while Justice P.S. Narsimha, who could not attend the event in person, sent a message laying out a roadmap for organised institutional arbitration.
Family Court had dismissed respondent-mother’s application for restoration of custody, by recording findings contrary to the material placed before it and inconsistent with the Karnataka High Court’s express order modifying the visitation arrangement.
Supreme Court held that Section 12, Gangsters Act does not require other criminal trials to be kept in abeyance, but only gives priority to Gangsters Act proceedings where there is a clash of dates.
The Court accepted that determining the basis of pecuniary jurisdiction is within the domain of the law-making body.
The deceased had made the “supreme sacrifice” in the performance of his duty and had thereafter been posthumously decorated with the Shaurya Chakra, India’s third-highest peacetime gallantry award.
The Calcutta High Court reversed a Sessions Court acquittal, convicted the accused under Sections 376 and 312 IPC and then directed him to surrender before the trial court for sentencing. The Supreme Court found the procedure “unknown to law.”
Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the husband under Sections 302 and 498-A IPC in a dowry death case, rejecting the claim of suicide. The Court held that medical evidence showed a case of homicidal hanging, supported by ante-mortem injuries and absence of typical ligature marks not suicide.
Discover the life, judgments, and contributions of Justice K.V. Viswanathan, who is one of the few lawyers, who have been elevated directly from the Bar to the Judgeship of the Supreme Court of India, thereby enhancing the Bar’s representation.
The Supreme Court held that a partition decree determining shares, possession, mesne profits and mode of sale can be executable without a separate final decree, setting aside M.P. High Court orders that stalled execution proceedings.
The Court noted that the Panchayat had allowed administrative arrangements to continue for years without challenge, which militated against granting declaratory relief.
“We wonder how many such currency notes recovered in this type of offences get destroyed as they are not kept at a safe place. It’s a huge revenue loss for the State.”
The Supreme Court based the standardisation of prosthetic limb compensation on 5-year replacement cycle and 70-year lifespan.
Initiation of administrative proceedings for disciplinary action against the appellant, we unhesitatingly hold, was bad in law and non est.
The petitioner was permitted to apply under the category of transgender, ignoring the gender mentioned qua the said vacancy.
In the present case, Jubilant Generics alleged Jamp Pharma Canada of misusing its confidential pharmaceutical dossiers. Jubilant claims these were wrongly shared with Indian companies, leading to copyright and trade secret violations.
“The filing of a charge-sheet, taking of cognizance, or issuance of summons does not terminate protection unless special reasons are recorded.”
“True equality at the workplace can be achieved only with the right impetus given to disability rights as a facet of Corporate Social Responsibility.”