Supreme Court
Maintenance awarded to a wife must be fair, reasonable, and commensurate with the financial capacity of the husband
Supreme Court Raises Maintenance for Wife in Landmark Judgment, Apex Court enhances maintenance from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 2...
Preventive detention under COFEPOSA Act - Right to legal assistance before the Advisory Board not absolute under Article 22(3)(b)
Supreme Court Upholds Detention Orders Under COFEPOSA Act, Emphasizes Procedural Compliance, Detention Orders Against Al...
Dowry Prohibition Act provides immunity to aggrieved persons by the offence from prosecution for statements made regarding the giving or taking of dowry
Supreme Court Upholds Dowry Prohibition Act's Shield for Aggrieved Parties, Petitioner's Attempt to Initiate FIR Against...
Supreme Court Quashes Charges Against Balaji Jaiswal in Abetment to Suicide Case
Supreme Court Finds Lack of Evidence for Instigation or Mens Rea; Criminal Proceedings Against Co-Accused to Continue...
Anticipatory bail granted in case of serious offences, subject to strict conditions
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Businessman in Kerala Extortion Case, Allegations of Financial Dispute Motivat...
Supreme Court Mandates Reforms in Legal Aid System to Ensure Timely Justice
Supreme Court Directs High Courts to Implement SOP for Expedited Legal Aid Procedures and Improved Translator Services...
Arbitration - Designation of the seat of arbitration has significant legal consequences
Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction in Arbitration Dispute Between JKERA and Rash Builders, Supreme Court Rules That Sr...
Illegal sand mining has created environmental crisis in National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary: SC
Slamming the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for their utter failure in dealing with the issue, th...
SC directs EC to issue supplementary electoral roll in WB to include voters whose appeals allowed
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, in an order passed on April 13, said the mere pendency ...
SC rejects pleas of Anil Ambani challenging Bombay HC order on declaration of accounts as fraud
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi permitted Ambani to pursue his ple...
SC directs police to ensure protection of serving Delhi judicial officer, kin facing threats
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi also directed the Gujarat Police t...
Gold smuggling case: SC upholds detention order of Kannada actress Ranya Rao
A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh dismissed the appeals filed by Rao's mother and another accused Sa...
Obligation of husband to maintain spouse primary and continuing duty: SC
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih said maintenance must be fair, reasonable and commensurate w...
SC notice to Centre on PIL against Muslim personal law sections being 'discriminatory' against women
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Panchol sought the Union Ministry of Minori...
SC refuses to entertain plea to earmark up to 50 percent posts in judicial services for women
"Don't embarrass us and don't create complications for yourself," the CJI told advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, who was app...
SC flags poor translation of documents, directs HCs to seriously examine issue
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh passed the direction while approving a Standard Operating Procedur...
SC refuses to entertain plea of Army veterans against current pay-fixation rules
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, however, allowed lawyer Ashwini U...
SC flags lack of trust between Bengal govt & EC, rejects plea against transfer of officers
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi also observed that it was the "mis...
SC notice to Centre on PIL against Muslim personal law sections being 'discriminatory' against women
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Panchol took note of the submissions made b...
SC dismisses plea challenging transfer of officers by EC in poll-bound West Bengal
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi also said that the question of law...
SC rejects pleas of Anil Ambani challenging Bombay HC order
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi permitted Ambani to pursue his ple...
SC rejects pleas of Anil Ambani challenging Bombay HC order
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi permitted Ambani to pursue his ple...
Disciplinary action by Armed Forces cannot be initiated after an accused has been discharged by a criminal court for the same misconduct
Supreme Court Overturns Wrongful Dismissal, Restores Honour to Ex-Squadron Leader, Supreme Court rules that disciplinary...
Prevention of Corruption - Proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification by a public servant is a sine qua non
Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction in Kerala Corruption Case, High Court's Acquittal Overturned; Demand and Acceptance ...
Consumer Banking - Failure of bank to re-present cheques within their validity period amounts to deficiency in service
Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Rights in Banking Negligence Case, Canara Bank Found Liable for Deficiency in Service Ove...
Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 - The benefit of Section 4 is available even to offenders sentenced only to payment of fine
Supreme Court Extends Probation Benefits to Offenders convicted under Sections 323 and 324 IPC, Supreme Court emphasizes...
SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking directions to make voting compulsory in polls
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi asked PIL petitioner Ajay ...
SC permits petitioner to withdraw 17 PILs
On April 10, when 25 separate PILs came up for hearing, the apex court told Gupta that he should approach the authoritie...
SC refuses to entertain plea seeking guidelines for display of Ashoka Chakra
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi told the petitioner...
PIL against sale of liquor in tetra packs in UP; SC asks petitioner to approach authorities
Uttar Pradesh recently approved the new excise policy with several key changes, including the introduction of an e-lotte...
SC revokes illegal termination of ex-IAF official after 32 years; restores honour
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and K V Viswanathan found that disproportionate punishment was given to ex-squadron l...
Banks act as agents for customers, presenting stale cheques constitutes deficiency in service: SC
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan held the Canara Bank guilty of deficiency in service for failing to ...
Most difficult task for court is to declare belief of millions wrong: SC
A nine-judge Constitution bench was hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, inclu...
SC refuses to entertain plea against fresh detention order for YouTuber, asks him to move HC
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter and observed that the high court would be ...
Supreme Court Resolves CIBIL Score Discrepancy for Petitioner
SC Disposes of SLP After Banks and CIBIL Correct Erroneous Credit Reporting...
Supreme Court Restricts Provisional Exam Participation to Single Candidate
Rajasthan Public Service Commission's Application Leads to Modification of Earlier Order, Limiting Benefits to Surajmal ...