India - Supreme Court

RP’s Admission of Claim Not Acknowledgment Under Section 18 Limitation Act: Supreme Court Quashes Time-Barred Section 7 IBC Petition

Supreme Court Delivers Knockout Blow: RP's Claim Nod Isn't Debt LifelineIn a landmark ruling on April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, through Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, overturned decisions by the NCLT and NCLAT. The court quashed the admission of Corporate In...

30 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

IBC Not Recovery Tool; Can't Substitute Decree Execution Against Solvent Firms: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Slams IBC Misuse: No Shortcuts to Debt Recovery via InsolvencyIn a landmark ruling on April 23, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, through a bench comprisingJustice Pamidighantam Sri NarasimhaandJustice Alok Aradhe, categorically held that the Ins...

24 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Uttarakhand

Rehabilitation to Govt Flats Under 2018 Act Not Punitive: Uttarakhand HC Upholds Riverbed Slum Evictions

Riverbed Rescue or Forced Exile? Uttarakhand HC Backs Slum RelocationIn a decisive ruling onApril 1, 2026, theUttarakhand High Court at Nainital, presided over byJustice Pankaj Purohit, dismissed a batch ofwrit petitionsled byRajeshwari Yadav Gupta v. State of Uttarakhand & Ors.(Writ Petition...

09 Apr 2026

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IBC 2016 Amended with Creditor-Initiated Process, Group Insolvency, CoC Liquidation Oversight: Parliament

IBC Gets Major Overhaul: President's Nod to 2026 Amendments Signals Creditor Empowerment EraIn a landmark legislative move, theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026(No. 6 of 2026) received Presidential assent on April 6, 2026, and was published in the Gazette of In...

07 Apr 2026

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Bail Cancellation for Violating Settlement Conditions Under Art 32: Supreme Court in Grand Venice Fraud Case

"No Settlement, No Bail": Supreme Court Yanks Liberty from Grand Venice Promoter After 6-Year CharadeIn a scathing verdict that underscores the sanctity of bail conditions, the Supreme Court of India has cancelled the bail granted to businessman Satinder Singh Bhasin, director ...

02 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Chambal Mining

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Chambal MiningIn a proactive assertion of its constitutional mandate to protect the environment, the Supreme Court of India on March 13, 2025, took suo motu cognizance of rampant illegal sand mining within the National Chambal Sanctuary. A bench comp...

13 Mar 2026

India - Digest

Supreme Court Monthly Digest – February 2026

Supreme(SC) 2026 0 217Supreme Court (277)West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. VS Adhunik Power & Natural Resource Ltd.Written contract – Ordinarily, when a contract is reduced to writing, its terms must be determined from the document itself – However, this rule does not put ...

09 Mar 2026

India - Digest

Madras Monthly Digest – February 2026

Supreme(Online)(Mad) 2026 16420Madras (2000)R.Balasankar vs RamalakshmiSubject:Civil Law – Civil ProcedureKeywords:ex parte decree, execution, cryptic judgment, amendment, property recovery, legal heirs, CPC compliance, inexecutable decree, revision petitions, court findingsA...

09 Mar 2026

India - Supreme Court

NCLT Lacks Jurisdiction to Challenge Benami Act Attachments During IBC Liquidation: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Draws Line: Benami Act Trumps IBC in Attachment BattlesIn a landmark ruling onFebruary 24, 2026, theSupreme Court of Indiadismissed appeals by liquidators challenging provisional attachments under theProhibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (Benami Act). A bench com...

25 Feb 2026

India - Supreme Court

Defunct Scheme of Arrangement under Companies Act Sections 391-394 Can't Stall CIRP under IBC Section 7: Supreme Court

Supreme CourtClears Path for IBC Revival: Defunct Company Scheme No Barrier to InsolvencyIn a significant ruling for India's insolvency landscape, theSupreme CourtonFebruary 24, 2026, overturned the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) decision to pauseCorporate Insolvency Resolu...

25 Feb 2026