India - Supreme Court

Homemakers Are 'Nation Builders': Supreme Court Fixes ₹30,000 Monthly Compensation for Loss of Domestic Care

From 'Housewife' to 'Nation Builder': Supreme Court Redefines Dignity and CompensationIn a landmark decision that promises to reshape India’s judicial approach tomotor accident claims, theSupreme Court of Indiahas moved beyond traditional economic methodologies to grant overdue recognition to...

11 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Paternity Determination via DNA Test Permissible Despite Previous Criminal Acquittal: Supreme Court

The Quest for Truth: Supreme Court Settles Long-Standing Paternity DisputeIn a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has clarified that a criminal acquittal un...

10 Jun 2026

India - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

ITAT: Reopening Assessment on 'Borrowed Satisfaction' Without Independent Inquiry Invalid Under Section 147

ITAT Restricts Arbitrary Reopening: "Borrowed Satisfaction" Does Not Justify Section 147 Scrutiny In a significant ruling for taxpayers, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Delhi, has quashed several reassessment orders initiated under Section 147 of the Income...

03 Jun 2026

India - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

ITAT Pune Quashes Reassessment Under Section 69D, Citing Improper Sanction and Lack of 'Reason to Believe'

ITAT Pune Quashes Reassessment Under Section 69D, Citing Improper Sanction and Lack of 'Reason to Believe' In a significant ruling for taxpayers, the Pune Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has quashed reassess...

24 Mar 2025

India - Supreme Court

Indian Railways Not Deemed Distribution Licensee Under Section 14 Electricity Act; Liable for Cross-Subsidy Surcharge as Consumer: Supreme Court

Railways Derailed: Supreme Court Rules It's Just Another Power Consumer, Not a LicenseeIn a landmark verdict that could reshape how India's vast railway network procures electricity, the Supreme Court on May 8, 2026, dismissed appeals by Indian Railways, holding it is aconsumerunder the Elect...

08 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

No Right to Blanket Regularisation for Para-Teachers; SC Directs Jharkhand to Implement 50% Quota in Recruitment Rules: Supreme Court

Para-Teachers' Desire Meets State's Desirability Test: Supreme Court Charts Middle Path in Jharkhand SagaIn a nuanced verdict balancing teachers' aspirations with constitutional mandates on public employment, the Supreme Court of India dismissed appeals by thousands of para-tea...

07 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Corporate Veil Lifted in Holding Company's CIRP to Include Inextricably Connected Subsidiary Assets: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Pierces Corporate Veil, Revives Stalled Realty Dreams in Earth Infra SagaIn a landmark verdict that balances homebuyer woes with authority dues, the Supreme Court of India has overturned the NCLAT's blanket rejection of reso...

05 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Article 226 Can't Direct FIR Registration Without Exhausting BNSS Remedies: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Slaps Down 'Shortcut' to FIR: No Writ Bypassing Statutory StepsIn a ruling that reinforces the boundaries of extraordinary writ powers, the Supreme Court of India on May 4, 2026, set aside a Bombay High Court interim order directing pol...

04 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Flawed Investigation Fatal to Prosecution Even with Eyewitnesses: Supreme Court Acquits 12 in Assam Murder under IPC 302/149

Supreme Court Rips Apart 'Scripted' Probe: Acquits 12 in Assam Roadside Murder After 18-Year BattleIn a stinging rebuke toAssam Police, theSupreme Court of IndiaonApril 28, 2026, acquitted 12 convicts in a brutal 2008 murder case, overturning lower court verdicts due to a "fatally flawed" inv...

30 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Dismissal of SLP Upholds Eviction Under Maharashtra Rent Control Act Despite Co-Ownership Claim: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Ends L&T's 68-Year Hold on Pali Hill Luxury Bungalow, Dismisses Final AppealIn a swift ruling, the Supreme Court of India on April 27, 2026, dismissed special leave petitions filed by engineering giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T), upholding a Bombay High Court

27 Apr 2026