India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Elevators Are Common Carriers Upholding Three Crore Compensation For Lift Death Accident

Supreme Court Rules Elevators Are Common Carriers Upholding Three Crore Compensation For Lift Death AccidentIn a landmark judgment clarifying the legal status of vertical transit, theSupreme Court of Indiahas ruled that passenger elevators must be legally categorized ascommon carriers. This d...

30 Jul 2026

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

Interim Custody Of Seized Vehicles Supreme Court Rejects Sole Reliance On Registration Certificates

Interim CustodyOf Seized Vehicles Supreme Court Rejects Sole Reliance On Registration CertificatesIn a significant ruling concerning the interpretation ofprocedural criminal law, theSupreme Court of Indiahas clarified that a vehicle’s registration certificate is anevidentiary factorbut does n...

29 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Defines Limits Of Registration Certificates In Determining Interim Custody Of Seized Vehicles

Supreme CourtDefines Limits Of Registration Certificates In DeterminingInterim CustodyOf Seized VehiclesIn a significant ruling, theSupreme Courtof India has clarified that a vehicle’s registration certificate is not the sole or conclusive factor when determining itsinterim custodyduring crim...

28 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Mining Lease Stamp Duty Must Be Calculated Based On Anticipated Royalty Yield

Supreme Court Rules Mining LeaseStamp DutyMust Be Calculated Based OnAnticipated RoyaltyYieldIn a significant judgment delivered onJuly 23, 2026, theSupreme Court of Indiasettled a long-standing dispute regarding thefiscal valuationofmining leases. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and ...

25 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Clarifies PM SVANidhi Scheme Does Not Convert Mobile Vendors To Fixed Locations

Delhi High CourtClarifies PM SVANidhi Scheme Does Not Convert Mobile Vendors To Fixed LocationsIn a significant ruling regarding the rights and responsibilities of street vendors, theDelhi High Courthas clarified that social welfare initiatives do not supersede municipal regulations. ADivisio...

25 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Refuses To Club Multiple Cyber Fraud FIRs Due To Lacking Common Transaction

Supreme Court Refuses To Club Multiple Cyber FraudFIRsDue To Lacking Common TransactionIn a significant ruling regarding the management of multi-jurisdictional cyber crime investigations, theSupreme Court of Indiahas dismissed a petition seeking to club severalFirst Information Reports(FIRs) ...

25 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Railway Guard Promotions Must Be Counted For Modified Assured Career Progression Benefits

Supreme CourtRules Railway Guard Promotions Must Be Counted For Modified Assured Career Progression BenefitsTheSupreme Courtof India has delivered a landmark ruling clarifying the applicability of theModified Assured Career Progression (MACP) Schemefor personnel within theIndian Railways. A d...

24 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Can Murder Victims Claim Motor Accident Compensation? Supreme Court Rules On Necessary Causal Links

Can Murder Victims Claim Motor Accident Compensation? Supreme Court Rules On Necessary Causal LinksIn a significant ruling regarding the interpretation of theMotor Vehicles Act, 1988, theSupreme Court of Indiahas clarified the limits ofstatutory liabilityin cases involving deaths that are not...

24 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Does Settlement Obligation Persist? Supreme Court Rules On Vijayalakshmi Versus C. L. Balaji Claims Outcome

Does Settlement Obligation Persist? Supreme Court Rules OnVijayalakshmi Versus C. L. BalajiClaims OutcomeTheSupreme Court of Indiahas brought finality to a contentious decade-long dispute, ruling that a comprehensive divorce settlement between an estranged couple constitutes afull and final d...

23 Jul 2026