Supreme Court declines to transfer Satya Niketan PG Hostel Building Collapse case from Delhi HC to itself
The Court specifically requested the Delhi High Court to “monitor the case at short intervals”.
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Supreme Court: Appeal under Section 54, Land Acquisition Act challenging statutory benefits attracts ad valorem court fee
Supreme Court has ruled that appeals under Section 54, Land Acquisition Act challenging statutory benefits such as solatium, additional amount and statutory interest attract ad valorem court fee, holding that these benefits form an inseparable part of compensation.
“Not Only Shocking but also Alarming”: SC Flags Illegal Coaching Centres Operating in Jaipur’s Residential Areas; Launches Pan-India Crackdown
The Court granted 1 final opportunity to the defaulting States, that had failed to deposit the earlier costs of ₹50,000 were granted to deposit enhanced costs of ₹1,00,000 by 5 August 2026, failing which contempt proceedings would follow.
Betting on games of skill is gambling, not business: Here’s why Supreme Court upheld Tamil Nadu and Karnataka laws prohibiting online gaming with stakes
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.
Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice R. Mahadevan’s Inspirational Journey and Notable Judgments
Starting his legal career in 1989, Justice R. Mahadevan’s journey towards becoming a Supreme Court Judge is a story of commitment, expertise, and unwavering dedication to the field of law.
Marriage Dead for All Practical Purposes Must Be Nullified; Parties Cannot Be Compelled to Remain Married by Court Orders: SC Grants Divorce on Irretrievable Breakdown After 20 Years
The Court held that the marriage was dead for all practical purposes, warranting to be nullified under Article 142 to grant a decree of divorce.
Rescued Is Not Enough; State Must Rehabilitate Every Human Trafficking Survivor: Supreme Court Comprehensive “Victim Protection Plan” Tells Exactly How
“Tackling human trafficking for CSE, with its hidden nature and multifarious forms, is indeed a very daunting task. However, there is recognition from all corners that it is an evil which needs urgent and consistent attention.”
Clever Drafting Cannot Save a Benami Claim: Supreme Court on Meaningful Reading of Plaint Under Order 7 Rule 11
The Court directed the confiscation of the property where a claim, which was presented to be based on a will, but was in substance an attempt to obtain judicial recognition of a benami transaction.
Supreme Court’s Landmark Benami Act Ruling Explained: Why the 2016 Amendment Is Retrospective, What ‘Fiduciary Capacity’ Means, and When Confiscation Follows
The Court directed the confiscation of the property where a claim, which was presented to be based on a will, but was in substance an attempt to obtain judicial recognition of a benami transaction.
Same Person, Two Police Forces, Two Names: SC Restores Police Constable’s Dismissal and Orders Criminal Proceedings
“If individuals entrusted with enforcing the law themselves secure entry into service through deception and fabricated credentials, it would seriously erode the Rule of Law.”
Supreme Court restores criminal proceeding over unauthorised sale of CSI Church land
“The land in question, though administered by a corporate body, is essentially trust property held for the benefit of the community, and any irregularity in its alienation is a matter of legitimate public concern.”
Absence of signature on charge curable irregularity, de novo trial not justified unless failure of justice shown: Supreme Court
The Court held that a de novo trial cannot be ordered merely on technical grounds, particularly when the trial had substantially progressed and no real miscarriage of justice is shown.
Supreme Court| Confirmed auction sale open to Judicial Scrutiny; Revaluation permissible to ensure fair price fetched in recovery proceedings
“The requirement that the recovery process be fair, transparent and based on a proper assessment of value must co-exist with the principle of finality governing confirmed sales.”
Creamy layer status of OBC candidates can’t be decided on parental salary alone: Supreme Court
“The exclusion of the creamy layer among the backward classes is not a matter of mere policy preference but a constitutional imperative intended to ensure that the benefits of reservation reach those who are socially and educationally backward in the true sense of the phrase.”
Supreme Court appoints Aparna Mehrotra as CLPR representative on Transgender Rights Advisory Committee
The Court acknowledged the “extensive work undertaken by Ms. Nithya Rajshekhar with regard to the transgender rights” and found it appropriate that she continue as a member of the Advisory Committee notwithstanding her change in institutional affiliation.
Not Orwell’s ‘Big Brother’: Supreme Court Clarifies Which Court Can Extend Arbitral Mandate Under Section 29-A
“The ‘Court’ under Section 29A shall be the Civil Court of ordinary original jurisdiction in a district and includes the High Court in exercise of its original civil jurisdiction under Section 2(1)(e), and shall not be the High Court or the Supreme Court under Section 11(6) of the Act.”
Stem cell therapy for Autism cannot be offered as routine/commercial clinical treatment: Supreme Court
“Every medical practitioner owes to his patient a duty to exercise a reasonable degree of care, skill, and knowledge expected of a prudent practitioner in the same field.”
Right to Menstrual Health part of Right to Life: SC issues directions on Free Sanitary Pads, Menstrual Hygiene Management corners in schools
The Supreme Court also directed that such Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) corners must be established in every school, and they should be equipped with spare innerwear, spare uniforms, disposable bags, and other necessary materials to address menstruation related exigencies.
Supreme Court clarifies when share substitution on amalgamations is taxable under S. 28 Income Tax Act
Business profits must be concrete and commercially realisable, not mere paper adjustments. In amalgamation, substitution of shares that yield realisable assets of definite value constitutes taxable income under Section 28 of Income Tax Act, 1961, guided by the doctrine of real income to tax genuine gains while avoiding illusory ones.
Aluminium shelves used for growing mushroom classifiable as ‘aluminium structures’, not ‘parts’ of agricultural machinery: SC
When interpreting a tariff heading involved in a classification dispute, the tribunal or court may need to invoke and rely on the common or trade parlance test to understand the meaning and scope of the terms used in that tariff heading.