Supreme Court Grants Bail to Anosh Ekka in Disproportionate Assets Case; Cites Overlapping of Allegations
Split charge-sheets from same FIR and prior suspension in connected case weigh with Court; issue of parallel prosecutions left open
Justice Vikram Nath
Favouritism Allegations Against Arunachal CM: Supreme Court directs CBI to investigate
“Where a case concerns the integrity of public procurement and involves allegations of conflict of interest at the highest levels, an investigation must be not only fair but must also appear fair.”
Supreme Court invokes Art. 142 to quash 80+ litigations filed by lawyer-husband; grants divorce with ₹5 crore settlement
“Even if the appellant-wife is highly educated and professionally qualified, that by itself cannot be a reason to absolve the respondent-husband from his matrimonial, paternal, moral and legal responsibility to provide for his wife and children.”
Supreme Court: Declaring gazetted/public holidays a policy matter within executive domain, not open to judicial direction
The Supreme Court declined to issue directions either to declare the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji as a nationwide gazetted holiday or to frame uniform guidelines for declaration of holidays.
Supreme Court: Non-Joining of Selected Candidate Doesn’t Give Vested Right to Appointment to Next Candidate in Absence of Enabling Provision
“The decision of the Government to fill the notified vacancies cannot be equated with creation of a right in favour of every candidate below the selected candidate to claim automatic substitution in the event of non-joining.”
Supreme Court strikes down Section 3(b) of J&K Civil Services Act insofar it excludes employees appointed on “Academic Arrangement Basis” from regularisation
“The State, as a model employer, cannot adopt artificial classifications to deny statutory benefits. Repackaging contractual engagements under a different nomenclature, while denying regularization, violates the equality mandate under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.”
Supreme Court directs framing of No-Fault Compensation Policy for Serious Adverse Effects following COVID-19 Vaccination
The Supreme Court highlights a gap in how serious vaccine-related adverse events are addressed and calls for a No-Fault Compensation Policy.
Quarrelling with Daughter-in-law not Criminal Offence; Can’t Sustain Cognizance under IPC & Dowry Prohibition Act by itself: SC
Patna High Court had quashed criminal proceedings against the sister-in-law whereas father & mother-n-law were declined relief for similar allegations. The Supreme Court held that High Court erred in applying different standards to persons who stood on an identical footing insofar as the nature of the allegations against them was concerned.
Addressing overcrowding in prisons, Supreme Court issues directions for expansion and uniform governance of Open Correctional Institutions
“Continued underutilisation, despite availability of infrastructure, reflects a systemic indifference to deploy reformative mechanisms and warrants immediate corrective measures.”
Targeted Vendetta & Institutional Bias vitiate Selection Process; Supreme Court grants relief to Ex-Army Officer; Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Cost
“The rule of law constitutes the foundation of a well-governed society, and the shadow of bias or mala fides in the exercise of power concerning public 33 functions strikes at the very root of a regulated social order.”
Forest lands cannot be used for non-forestry purposes: Read Supreme Court’s direction to restore Karnataka’s forest land with indigenous plantations
The very grant of lease to the respondent for agricultural purposes was uncalled for because it led to devastation and deforestation of huge forest area admeasuring nearly 134 acres.
Supreme Court: State Reorganisation does not confer Multi- State Cooperative Societies status automatically; S. 103 MSCS Act requires factual enquiry
“The Court emphasized that the legal consequences of State Reorganisation Acts cannot override the specific requirements of the MSCS Act. A cooperative society must demonstrate, through evidence, that its objects, membership, and area of operation genuinely extend across multiple States. Mere territorial changes due to bifurcation or reorganisation are insufficient.”
Statutory finality of Lok Adalat award excludes appellate/penal civil remedy; only remedy is High Court’s supervisory jurisdiction: Supreme Court
The Executing Court’s role in enforcing a decree based on a Lok Adalat award under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 is limited to execution alone. It cannot annul, set aside, or question the validity of the award, and objections in execution cannot serve as an alternative remedy to challenge the award.
Supreme Court enhances Alimony from Rs. 30 Lakh to Rs. 50 Lakh in Former AAG and Family Court Judge Divorce Case
The Court observed that the husband, being a judicial officer holding a responsible public position, owed a heightened duty of fair, adequate, and dignified financial security for his wife and daughter.
Surendra Koli’s acquittal in the 13th criminal case connected to Nithari Killings: Inside Supreme Court verdict
“It is a matter of deep regret that despite prolonged investigation, the identity of the actual perpetrator has not been established in a manner that meets the legal standards”.
Judges do not sit to settle scores but to settle law: Supreme Court reasserts Judicial Discipline and Obedience to Precedents
The observations came in an appeal against the Bombay High Court ruling wherein the binding precedent in Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra (2014) 3 SCC 430 was not followed.
Supreme Court urges High Courts to encourage filing of anticipatory bail applications first before Sessions Court; discourage direct interference
“A balance has to be struck to protect individual liberty of accused and to secure an environment that is free from any fear in the hearts of victims of the alleged perpetrators. Although grant of bail is a discretionary exercise, the courts must be cautious to exercise the discretion judiciously.”
Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Vikram Nath’s career trajectory and influential judgments
Justice Vikram Nath, a fourth-generation legal luminary and sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of India, joined the legal profession in 1987.
Whether Art. 32 of the Constitution empowers reconsideration of death sentence that has attained finality? Supreme Court answers
In a significant decision, a 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court explored the contours of Article 32 of the Constitution to answer whether death sentence which has attained finality, can be revisited at all?
‘Attending meetings of organisation not banned under UAPA isn’t prima facie offence’; SC affirms Karnataka HC’s order granting bail
Karnataka High Court had granted bail to one accused after finding that he was associated with organisations not banned under UAPA; however, the 2nd accused person’s bail was rejected as he was involved with banned terror outfits.