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In Murder Under SC/ST Act, Courts Must Apply Strict Bail Parameters: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside the Bombay High Court’s order granting bail to two accused in a murder case arising out of a...

Students Cannot Be Penalised for Legislature’s Error: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that degrees obtained from universities established under the Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2002 before it was struck down...

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Section 311 CrPC power must be used sparingly, not to prolong trial: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court set aside the Gujarat High Court’s order permitting the prosecution to examine a minor child as a witness at an advanced...

Delay alone cannot defeat specific performance decree: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a decree for specific performance does not become inexecutable merely because the decree-holder failed to deposit the balance...

Hospital liable for employing unqualified staff: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has restored a ₹20 lakh compensation awarded to a Kolkata man for the death of his mother, holding that the West...

General allegations don’t make out cruelty under 498A: Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court on December 19, 2025, quashed criminal proceedings against a husband accused of cruelty and dowry harassment under Section 498A of the...

“Forest Laws Prevail Over Land Claims in Wildlife Areas”: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that any direction permitting cutting or removal of trees must comply with forest laws and the binding definition of “forest”...

“Power to Lower NEET Cut-Off Lies Only With Centre, Not States”: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the State of Rajasthan acted without authority in lowering the minimum NEET qualifying percentile for admission to the...

Continuation of Dead Marriage Serves No Purpose: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on December 18, 2025 dissolved the marriage between a government school teacher couple from Punjab, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article...

Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 to Grant Divorce by Mutual Consent

The Supreme Court set aside a decree of divorce granted on the ground of desertion and dissolved the marriage by mutual consent by invoking...

Supreme Court Upholds Bombay High Court’s Power to Hold Sittings at Kolhapur

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an administrative notification issued by the Bombay High Court appointing Kolhapur as an additional place of sitting for...

Section 11 Courts Must Not Conduct ‘Mini Trial’ While Appointing Arbitrators: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld an order of the Telangana High Court constituting an arbitral tribunal to adjudicate disputes arising out of an engineering,...

Equality Under Article 14 Overrides Financial Concerns in Pay Parity Cases: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has allowed a civil appeal filed by an employee of the Industries Department, restoring a Single Judge’s order that granted him...

Article 371A Prevails: Supreme Court Bars SARFAESI Action in Nagaland Loan Case

The Supreme Court has held that the North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFI) had no jurisdiction to invoke the Securitisation and Reconstruction of...

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In Murder Under SC/ST Act, Courts Must Apply Strict Bail Parameters: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside the Bombay High Court’s order granting bail to two accused in a murder case arising out of a...

Common Object Makes Each Member Liable: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on February 19, 2026 refused to suspend the life sentence imposed on two men convicted in the 1995 political murder...

OTT Content Challenge Requires Recourse To Three-Tier Mechanism: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on February 17, 2026, declined to entertain a writ petition seeking a ban on the continued streaming of the film...

Supreme Court Fixes 2G Reserve Price Liability from February 2, 2012 in DoT–Sistema Dispute

The Supreme Court on February 20, 2026, held that telecom operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited is liable to pay the reserve price fixed for...