India - Supreme Court

Amicus Curiae Alleges MCD Negligence in Fatal Saket Building Collapse: Supreme Court Seeks Accountability

A Pattern of Negligence: How Years of Unchecked Construction Led to a Fatal CollapseIn a serious move to address the systemic failures surrounding urban infrastructure, Senior Advocate and Court-appointedAmicus Curiae,Ajit Kumar Sinha, has moved anintervention applicationbefore theSupreme Cou...

08 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Unexplained 23-Year Delay in Filing FIR After Civil Litigation Warrants Quashing of Criminal Proceedings: Supreme Court

When Litigation Becomes Persecution: Supreme Court Quashes 23-Year-Old Property Dispute FIRIn a significant judgment addressing the weaponization of the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court ...

25 Mar 2026

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Amicus Blames MCD for Fatal Delhi Building Collapse

Amicus Blames MCD for Fatal Delhi Building CollapseThe catastrophic collapse of an unauthorized five-storey building in New Delhi’s Saidulajab area, which claimed six lives and left fourteen others injured on May 30, has ignited a sharp legal battle over systemic municipal failur...

09 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Suppression of Higher Qualification for Posts Reserved for Less Educated Makes Appointment Void: Supreme Court

Beyond Qualifications: Supreme Court Rules Against Hidden Credentials in Public EmploymentIn a significant ruling aimed at preserving the integrity of public recruitment, the Supreme Court of Indi...

04 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Section 80-IA(9) Income Tax Act Limits Allowability, Not Computability of Deductions: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Resolves Long-Standing Tax Dispute: Rules on Scope of Section 80-IA(9) Deductions In a landmark decision that provides much-needed clarity for corporate taxpayers, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India

20 May 2025

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SC Orders Immediate FIR Registration in Missing Person Cases

Supreme Court Orders limediate FIR Registration in Missing Person Cases.In a landmark directive aimed at curbing the rising, and often  ignored, crisis of missing children and humantraffickingin India, theSupreme Court of Indiahas issued stringent guidelines ordering law enforcement authoriti...

23 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Banks Must Ensure Diligence in Corporate Lending: Supreme Court Upholds SARFAESI Recovery Process

Beyond the Balance Sheet: Supreme Court Questions Banks on Corporate Lending DoldrumsIn a judgment that resonates far beyond the immediate parties, theSupreme Court of Indiahas once again trained its lens on the institutional practices of the Indian banking sector. While adjudicating a plea f...

19 May 2026

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Government Servant Cannot Be Saddled With Personal Liability For Implementing Operative Government Order: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Shields Tamil Nadu Officer from Rs 25 Lakh Personal PenaltyIn a significant ruling protecting bureaucratic autonomy, the Supreme Court has quashed the imposition of personal costs amounting to Rs 25 lakhs on a former Director of Collegiate Education...

30 Apr 2026

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Supreme Court Reserves Sabarimala Verdict After 16 Days

Supreme Court Reserves Sabarimala Verdict After 16 DaysIn a highly anticipated development, the Supreme Court of India has reserved its judgment in the long-pending Sabarimala reference case following 16 days of exhaustive hearings before a nine-judge Constitution Bench headed ...

14 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Holds Delhi Police, NDMC Personally Liable for Neglect, Protection of Heritage Monuments

Supreme Court Sounds Alarm: Delhi's Heritage Monuments Under Siege from Neglect and EncroachmentIn a strongly worded order on May 4, 2026, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Ahsanudddin Amanullah and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh pulled up authorities for the shocking neglect of ancient ...

08 May 2026