India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules National Commission For Scheduled Castes Cannot Issue Binding Orders In Service Matters

Supreme Court Rules National Commission For Scheduled Castes Cannot Issue Binding Orders In Service MattersIn a definitive ruling, theSupreme Courtof India has clarified the constitutional limits of theNational Commission for Scheduled Castes(NCSC). A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and...

29 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Demands Dashboards From Five High Courts For Unclaimed Motor Accident Compensation Funds

Supreme Court Demands Dashboards From Five High Courts For Unclaimed Motor Accident Compensation FundsTheSupreme Court of Indiahas intensified its oversight of administrative efficiency within the judiciary by issuing strict directives to five High Courts regarding the implementation of digit...

29 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Surendra Gadling Requests New Bench After Repeated Judicial Recusals in Surajgarh Arson Bail Plea

Surendra Gadling Requests New Bench After Repeated Judicial Recusals in Surajgarh Arson Bail PleaThe legal battle concerning thebail pleaof activist Surendra Pundalik Gadling in the2016Surajgarh mine arson case has hit a procedural impasse at theSupreme Court of India. Following a succession ...

27 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Wrong Statements Alone Cannot Warrant Perjury Prosecution Under Section 340 CrPC

Supreme Court Rules Wrong Statements Alone Cannot Warrant Perjury Prosecution Under Section 340 CrPCIn a significant ruling clarifying the threshold for initiatingperjuryproceedings, theSupreme Court of Indiahas held that merely making "wrong statements" in court pleadings is insufficient to ...

22 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Combined Processes Across Units Are Taxable: Supreme Court

Combined Processes Across Units Are Taxable: Supreme Court In a pivotal ruling that clarifies the scope of "manufacture" under the Central Excise Act, 1944, the Supreme Court has set aside a decision by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribuna...

02 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Upheld by Bombay HC: Veil Lifted Over Diverted Assets

Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Upheld by Bombay HC: Veil Lifted Over Diverted Assets TheBombay High Courthas delivered a landmark ruling in the long-standing legal battle betweenIMAX CorporationandE-City Entertainment (I) Pvt. Limited, reaffirming the integrity of foreign arbitral awa...

30 Dec 2025

India - Supreme Court

Jacqueline Fernandez Withdraws Supreme Court Plea in PMLA Case

Jacqueline Fernandez Withdraws Supreme Court Plea in PMLA CaseIn a significant procedural development regarding the high-profile Rs 200-crore money laundering case centered on alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has officially withdrawn her Special Leave ...

25 Jun 2026

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Right To Walk On Safe, Demarcated Footpaths Is A Fundamental Right: SC

It warms the innermost cockles of every nerve of my brain and heart to see that the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Maniyar Iliyaz @ Shaik Riyaz & Anr vs P. Ayyappan & Ors in Civil Appeal No(s). 4665-4666/2025 and cited in Neutral Citati...

23 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Plaintiffs Cannot Be Compelled to Accept Compensation in Lieu of Injunction: Supreme Court

Relief Beyond PleadingsImpermissible:Supreme CourtRules Against Compelling Compensation in Lieu of InjunctionIn a significant ruling aimed at upholding the sanctity of civil pleadings, theSupreme Courtof India has held that trial courts and appellate authorities cannot compel a plaintiff to a...

22 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Right to Walk on Demarcated Footpaths is a Fundamental Right Under Articles 19 and 21: Supreme Court of India

A Walk to Remember: Why Your Right to the Pavement is Now aFundamental RightIn a landmark judgment that promises to reshape the landscape of Indian cities, theSupreme Courthas declared the"Right to Walk on Demarcated Footpaths"afundamental rightunderArticles 19(1)(d) and 21 of theIndian Const...

20 Jun 2026