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A Plaint Can Be Amended After Trial Begins When a Previously Unknown Compromise Decree Is Discovered: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Amendment to Property Suit, Sets Aside Orissa High Court Order; Imposes ₹25,000 Costs The Supreme Court of India has allowed the legal...
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Absconding Accused Cannot Benefit From Witness’s Death: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that the testimony of a deceased witness recorded during the trial of co-accused can be relied upon against an...

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Threatening Words During Quarrel Do Not Automatically Amount to Criminal Intimidation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that abusive or vulgar language, by itself, does not amount to "obscenity" under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal...
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Religious Office Can Be Taken Away Only Through A Demonstrably Fair Process: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside the removal of Sri Swamy Hathiramji Mutt Mathadhipati Arjun Dass, holding that the proceedings initiated by the Andhra...
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Death Does Not End Confiscation Proceedings Under Law: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that confiscation proceedings under the Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009 do not automatically abate upon the death of a...
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Calling Accused On Every Hearing After Suspension Of Sentence Is Burdensome And Unwarranted: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that once a sentence is suspended and an accused is granted bail during the pendency of a criminal appeal,...
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Electronic Evidence Without Section 65B Certificate Is Inadmissible: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man convicted of murder after finding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence,...
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Legislation Cannot Extinguish Century-Old Trust Rights Without Justification: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on 10 March 2026 struck down the Srimati Radhika Sinha Institute and Sachchidanand Sinha Library (Requisition & Management) Act, 2015, holding...
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Vague Allegations Cannot Sustain 498A Prosecution: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against the parents-in-law of a woman accused of dowry harassment, holding that general and omnibus allegations without...
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Arbitrator Cannot Award Interest Contrary To Contract: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an arbitral tribunal cannot award pre-award or pendente lite interest in the teeth of an express contractual prohibition,...
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Doctrine of Merger Does Not Extinguish High Court Contempt Powers: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the Doctrine of Merger does not oust the High Court’s contempt jurisdiction merely because its order has been...
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Section 202 CrPC Not Mechanically Mandatory: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that when a criminal complaint under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act is filed by a public servant in discharge...
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Courts Cannot Second-Guess Economic Bodies: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the approval of Sarda Energy and Minerals Limited’s resolution plan for SKS Power Generation (Chhattisgarh) Limited, reaffirming that the...
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High Court Cannot Revisit Final Supreme Court Relief: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the Kerala High Court could not revisit or dilute relief already granted by the apex court in favour...
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A Plaint Can Be Amended After Trial Begins When a Previously Unknown Compromise Decree Is Discovered: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Amendment to Property Suit, Sets Aside Orissa High Court Order; Imposes ₹25,000 Costs The Supreme Court of India has allowed the legal...
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Absconding Accused Cannot Benefit From Witness’s Death: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that the testimony of a deceased witness recorded during the trial of co-accused can be relied upon against an...
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Threatening Words During Quarrel Do Not Automatically Amount to Criminal Intimidation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that abusive or vulgar language, by itself, does not amount to "obscenity" under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal...
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Supreme Court To Consider Plea Seeking Recognition of PSU Law Officers’ Experience for 3-Year Judicial Service Practice Requirement

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether legal experience gained by law officers serving in government departments and public sector undertakings (PSUs) should...