Certiorari jurisdiction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

While the arbitrator and the Tribunal proceeded on the presumption that claimant continued to be a member of respondent Society, the Delhi High Court found that material documentary evidence concerning his resignation, transfer of his share and rejection of his subsequent membership application had been overlooked.

Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee
Events/WebinarsNews

The Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee, constituted by CJI Surya Kant, has submitted its interim report outlining a blueprint for modernising Courts across the country, addressing infrastructural deficiencies, strengthening e-Courts and citizen-centric services, and establishing modern court complexes.

Section 74 GST notice
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Supreme Court held that Section 74, CGST Act could not be invoked mechanically without foundational facts establishing fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts, and set aside the impugned SCN and consequential order.

Form-25 defects
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court clarified that no particular form of attestation is prescribed under Section 81(3), Representation of the People Act, 1951, and different endorsements may suffice where they convey the same meaning

High Court visitation order
Case BriefsSupreme Court

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.

interim protection to contractual Junior Engineers
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court dismissed the SLP challenging interim protection granted to contractual Junior Engineers, permitting them to continue in service on the same terms and conditions pending the High Court’s decision on regularization.

Environmental Liability of Art of Living International Centre
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court held that the mere existence of environmental degradation is insufficient. A causal connection between the conduct of the alleged polluter and the environmental damage must be established.

SC orders Pan-India SIT probe into fraudulent motor accident claims, warns insurers against “pick and choose approach” for reporting claims
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The present proceeding initially concerned with a narrow question as to whether the vehicle stated to have caused a motor accident was in fact the vehicle involved in the accident, however, subsequently revealed a much wider concern regarding fraudulent motor accident claims in a recurring and organised pattern.

Satara murder case bail cancellation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court cancels bail of Accused 3 and 4 in the Satara murder case, holding that repeated threats, prior preparation and carrying petrol indicated a pre-planned attack.

Maintenance waiver under matrimonial settlement
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court held that once the wife had voluntarily relinquished all monetary claims, including maintenance, revival of such claims through subsequent proceedings cannot be permitted.

Victim Right to Speedy Trial
Case BriefsSupreme Court

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.

SAMADHAN SAMAROH
Events/WebinarsNews

The three-day Special Lok Adalat under SAMADHAN SAMAROH 2026 listed 3,285 cases and settled/disposed of 1,664 cases, with 48 additional cases resolved through mediation, taking the total disposals to 1,712.

father's liability to maintain
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court held that considering the parties’ status, the father’s admitted income and the needs of the 2 school-going daughters, maintenance of ₹60,000 per month was just and reasonable.

Advocate's duty of confidentiality towards former client
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court observed that both parties had “occupied the time of the Bar Council of India, a High Court and this Court for eleven years”, time, it noted, “that belonged to other litigants, waiting for reliefs they genuinely need.”

Pecuniary Jurisdiction of Consumer Fora
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court accepted that determining the basis of pecuniary jurisdiction is within the domain of the law-making body.

Justice Vinod Chandran dissent Civil Judge
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Justice K. Vinod Chandran, J., held that 3 years’ practice at the Bar is essential before entry into the judicial service, as practical courtroom experience cannot be adequately substituted by a structured training programme, and therefore found no ground to review the earlier judgment.

SAMADHAN SAMAROH
Hot Off The PressNews

More than 600 cases were listed for settlement before 16 Special Lok Adalat Benches of the Supreme Court on the first day of the Special Lok Adalat, with over 400 cases being amicably settled through dialogue between the parties.

Pre-Deposit Conditions in Arbitration
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court held that “a stipulation mandating the deposit of a substantial percentage of the claim amount, as a precondition to invoking arbitration would inevitably suppress claims, deter recourse to alternative dispute resolution, and thereby defeat its very object”.

Justice Sanjay Karol
Know thy Judge

Hailing from Garli, India’s first heritage village, Justice Sanjay Karol served his parent High Court of Himachal Pradesh as Acting Chief Justice and High Courts of Tripura and Patna as Chief Justice before his elevation as a Supreme Court Judge on 6 February 2023.

3-year practice rule for Civil Judge recruitment
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court modified the 3-year Bar practice requirement for recruitment as Civil Judge (Junior Division), introducing a transitional regime for fresh law graduates and prescribing 1 year of actual practice, followed by structured judicial training and Law Clerkship, for subsequent recruitments.