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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Holds That Co-operative Societies’ Documents Can Be Accessed Under the RTI Act Through Statutory Powers of the Registrar
Nov 2—2026
RTI
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Supreme Court
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SC Annoyed at Careless Investigation, Acquits Man After 6 Years as Undertrial, and Orders Rs. 6 Lakh Compensation from the State
Nov 2—2026
BNSS
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Evidence
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Supreme Court
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SC Dismisses Appeal by Textiles Committee, Holds Independent Job-Work Processors Exempt From Cess Under Section 5A of the Textiles Committee Act
Nov 2—2026
Supreme Court
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Tax Law
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Letters Patent Appeal Is Not a Second Appeal and Can Cover Facts and Law, But Bench Must Be Slow to Interfere With Writ Court’s Order: Supreme Court
Oct 31—2026
Evidence
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Supreme Court
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SC Acquits Appellant in Murder Case, Holds That Suspicious Circumstances and Uncorroborated WhatsApp Messages Cannot Substitute Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Oct 31—2026
Criminal law
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Evidence
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Supreme Court
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Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Decides Seat When Arbitration Clause Is Conflicting: SC
Oct 31—2026
arbitration
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Supreme Court
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Planning Authority’s Late Request for Documents Can’t Stop the 24-Month Clock: Bombay HC Holds School and Playground Reservation on Malegaon Plot Has Lapsed
Oct 30—2026
Supreme Court
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SC Grants Bail to PMLA Accused in Massive Bank Fraud Case, Cites Prolonged Incarceration and Delayed Trial
Oct 30—2026
Criminal law
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prevention of corruption
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Supreme Court
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SC Enhances Motor Accident Compensation, Distinguishes Medical vs. Functional Disability and Mandates Multiplier Method for Attendant Charges
Oct 30—2026
motor vehicle
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Supreme Court
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State cannot accept temple property as a gift: SC
Oct 29—2026
Civil Law
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Declares Cyber Fraud “Digital Dacoity”, Denies Clubbing of Cases Against Mule Account Operators
Oct 29—2026
Data Protection
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Supreme Court
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Limitation for IBC Appeal Runs From NCLAT’s Order, Not Receipt of Certified Copy: SC Dismisses Revenue’s Appeal as Time-Barred
Oct 29—2026
commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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SC Upholds Insolvency Against Marriott and Crowne Plaza Hotel Owners: Information Utility Record Alone Suffices for Section 7, Profitability No Defence, Flags AI-Generated Non-Existent Judgments in Appellants’ Compilation
Oct 29—2026
commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court of India Announces Direct Recruitment for Court Master (Shorthand) Positions
Oct 28—2026
Supreme Court
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Arbitrator Is a Creature of the Contract: SC Says No Pre-Reference or Pendente Lite Interest Where Contract Bars Interest ‘or Otherwise’
Oct 28—2026
arbitration
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commercial law
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on DNPA Plea Challenging DPDP Act Over Press Freedom Concerns
Oct 28—2026
Supreme Court
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Administrator Can’t Exercise RBI’s Power to Write Down AT-1 Bonds: SC Upholds Bombay HC, Dismisses Appeals of Yes Bank, RBI and Union Over Rs 8,415 Crore Write-Down
Oct 28—2026
Banking
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commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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State Can’t Treat Bidder’s Earlier Bid as Market Price: Supreme Court Sets Aside Cancellation of MP Sand Mining Auction
Oct 27—2026
Supreme Court
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Professional Course Fees Must Be Fixed for the Entire Course Before Admission, No Mid-Course Hike Except in Exceptional Cases: Supreme Court
Oct 27—2026
Supreme Court
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Surplus Teacher Absorption Policy Covers Only Aided Colleges: Supreme Court Allows State’s Appeal Against Nagpur Lecturer’s Reinstatement Order
Oct 27—2026
Supreme Court
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Supreme Court-Appointed Panel Sets Sittings to Examine Pellet Gun Use and Harassment During Jantar Mantar Protests
Oct 26—2026
Supreme Court
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Direct Recruits Rank Above Compassionate and Regularised Temporary Staff: SC Settles 40-Year Tamil Nadu Seniority Dispute
Oct 25—2026
Service law
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Supreme Court
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Special Appeal Lies Against Single Judge’s Contempt Order Deciding Parties’ Rights, Civil Contempt Is Not ‘Criminal Jurisdiction’: SC Refers Ram Kishan Fauji to Larger Bench
Oct 24—2026
Civil Law
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Criminal law
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Supreme Court
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Identity of Offender Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Supreme Court Sets Aside POCSO Conviction
Oct 23—2026
Criminal law
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Evidence
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POCSO
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Says Section 17A PC Act Approval Not Needed to Investigate Constable
Oct 23—2026
Criminal law
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prevention of corruption
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Supreme Court
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SC: Late Discovery of Compromise Decree Justifies Amendment of Plaint Even After 17 Years – Imposes Rs 25,000 Costs
Oct 23—2026
Civil Law
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CPC
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Supreme Court
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Right to Access Internet Is a Fundamental Right, Even for Children: Supreme Court Rejects Blanket Age Ban, Orders Framework Against CSEAM
Oct 22—2026
POCSO
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Supreme Court
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Non-Signatories Whose Rights Depend on Outcome Are ‘Veritable Parties’ to Arbitration: SC in Property Dispute
Oct 22—2026
Civil Law
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Supreme Court
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Builder’s Default Doesn’t Entitle Buyer to Bank’s Share of Refund – Homebuyer Gets Refund Only of What He Paid Himself, Not the Bank’s Loan Money: SC
Oct 22—2026
Civil Law
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Supreme Court
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Agreement to Sell Without Registered Sale Deed Gives No Ownership: Supreme Court Rejects Claim
Oct 21—2026
Civil Law
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Supreme Court
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Widow’s Land Goes to Her Own Heirs, Not Husband’s Relatives, If Hindu Succession Act Made Her Full Owner Before Death: SC on Delhi Land Reforms Act
Oct 21—2026
Supreme Court
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Conversion Doesn’t Carry Backward Class Status Into New Religion: SC Upholds Quashing of Tamil Nadu G.O. on Backward Class Muslim Certificates for Converts
Oct 21—2026
Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Refers Rajpal Yadav’s Cheque-Bounce Dispute to Mediation, Orders Release of Passport
Oct 20—2026
Supreme Court
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Capping the Cost of Flying: Supreme Court Directs Centre to Submit Final Airfare Rules by November 16
Oct 17—2026
Supreme Court
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Supreme Court eCommittee inaugurated Digital Court Technology Office (DCTO)
Oct 17—2026
Supreme Court
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Daily-Wage Workers Made Permanent by 1988 Resolution Can’t Be Denied Retirement Increment: SC Sets Aside Gujarat HC Division Bench Order
Oct 14—2026
Service law
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Supreme Court
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No Equivalence Clause, No Eligibility: SC on NIOS Certificate for Plumber Instructor Post
Oct 12—2026
Service law
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Supreme Court
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Recovery of Tainted Money Alone Can’t Convict Under PC Act – No Proof of Demand, No Conviction: SC Clears Clerk in Bribery Case (After He Had Already Served Sentence)
Oct 10—2026
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Criminal law
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Evidence
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Supreme Court
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Powder Meant to Be Mixed With Milk Isn’t a ‘Beverage’ for Tax Purposes – End Use Can’t Decide Tax Rate: SC Holds Form at Time of Sale Decides Classification
Oct 9—2026
Supreme Court
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Tax Law
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Vague Allegations Against In-Laws Can’t Sustain Dowry Case: SC Quashes 498A Proceedings Against Husband’s Parents
Oct 8—2026
Criminal law
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Domestic violence
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Family Law
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Supreme Court
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Insolvency Started by Fraud Need Not Always Be Cancelled: SC Lets NCLT Decide Whether to Continue Case
Oct 7—2026
commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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Notice to Correct Address Is Enough, Burden on Accused to Rebut Service: SC in Section 138 NI Act Case
Oct 6—2026
Civil Law
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Supreme Court
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No Cross-Contract Recovery Without Notice or Contractual Basis: SC Orders Refund of Rs 84 Lakh to Contractor
Oct 6—2026
commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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“IO Must Collect Evidence, Not Create It” – SC Refuses to Disturb Acquittal as Chain of Circumstances Not Complete in Himachal Double Murder
Oct 5—2026
Criminal
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Criminal law
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Evidence
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Sets Aside SARFAESI Auction of Ooty Resort
Oct 5—2026
commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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Section 313 Statement Can’t Fill Gaps in Prosecution’s Case – Chain of Circumstances Broken: SC Acquits Man Convicted of Niece’s Rape and Murder
Oct 5—2026
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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POCSO
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Supreme Court: Fail to Pay the Balance in an IBC Auction and Your Deposit Is Gone
Oct 3—2026
commercial law
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Supreme Court
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SC: Police Confession Alone Can’t Justify Preventive Detention – 10 Lac fine imposed on State
Oct 3—2026
BNS
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BNSS
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Evidence
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Sakshya Adhiniyam
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Supreme Court
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SC Fixes Uniform Land Rate at Rs. 5 Lakh Per Acre, Restores 50% Severance Charges for Aspal Drain Project
Oct 2—2026
Civil Law
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Property law
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Supreme Court
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Pre-Trial Detention Cannot Act as Punitive Detention: Supreme Court Grants Bail in Jal Jeevan Mission Corruption Case
Oct 1—2026
BNS
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BNSS
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Evidence
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prevention of corruption
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Supreme Court
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Splitting Claims – Suit Barred by Order II Rule 2: SC Sets Aside Specific Performance Suit and Clarifies Oral Contract Proof
Oct 1—2026
Civil Law
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CPC
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Supreme Court
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Beyond Section 13-B: Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 to Dissolve Marriage and Quash 18 Multi-State Litigations in One Sweep
Oct 1—2026
divorce
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Family Law
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Supreme Court
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SC Awards 12% EPF and 6% Salary Interest to Workers of Defunct Bihar Public Undertakings
Sep 30—2026
Service law
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Supreme Court
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SC: Absence of Ticket Cannot Defeat Railway Accident Compensation Claim if Initial Burden is Discharged
Sep 30—2026
Evidence
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Supreme Court
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SC Acquits Man of Rape – Testimony Cannot Be Split to Reject Abduction Yet Prove Consent Was Forced
Sep 30—2026
BNS
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BNSS
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Criminal
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Evidence
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Sakshya Adhiniyam
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Supreme Court
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SC Commutes Death Sentence in Child Sexual Assault and Murder Case – The Burden of Proof in Private Spaces and Reformative Jurisprudence – Sole Eyewitness Testimony and Commutation of Death Sentence
Sep 29—2026
BNS
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BNSS
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Criminal
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Evidence
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Sakshya Adhiniyam
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Supreme Court
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Victim’s Appeal Against Magistrate’s Acquittal Lies Before Sessions Court, Not High Court: Supreme Court
Sep 29—2026
BNSS
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Criminal law
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Supreme Court
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SC Divided Over Executive Control in Election Commissioner Appointments – Supreme Court’s Deep Split on Electoral Independence
Sep 28—2026
Constitutional Law
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Supreme Court
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SC Orders Fresh SIT Investigation in 2012 Karnataka Rape and Murder Case, Citing Flawed Investigations
Sep 28—2026
BNS
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BNSS
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Criminal
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Evidence
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Sakshya Adhiniyam
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Clarifies Lower Courts’ Sentencing Powers – Sets Aside ‘Natural Life’ Order in 2009 Murder Case
Sep 28—2026
BNS
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BNSS
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Supreme Court
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Child Custody, Relocation, and Paramount Welfare – Financial Stability and Child Safety Overrule Sole Paternal Custody
Sep 28—2026
Child Custody
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Criminal law
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Supreme Court
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SC: Illegal arrest requires immediate release – failed to produce within 24 hours
Sep 27—2026
BNSS
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Evidence
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Sakshya Adhiniyam
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Supreme Court
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SC: Hindu Widow’s Limited Property Interest Blossoms Into Absolute Ownership Under Section 14(1) Without Requirement of Formal Partition
Sep 27—2026
Civil Law
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Property law
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Supreme Court
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SC: Mere Venue of Arbitration Doesn’t Shift Territorial Jurisdiction for Challenging Awards – Venue is Not Equal to Seat, SC Restores Section 34 Petition to Sundargarh District Court
Sep 27—2026
arbitration
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commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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Mere Recovery of Tainted Money Not Enough: Supreme Court Quashes Corruption Conviction Due to Lack of Proven Demand
Sep 27—2026
Criminal law
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Evidence
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prevention of corruption
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Supreme Court
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SC: Companies Don’t Have to Pay Interest on Delayed Bills If the Contract Bans It
Sep 26—2026
arbitration
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commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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SC: Insurer Justified in Denying Claim Over Manipulated Books and Suspicious Fire
Sep 26—2026
corporate law
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Evidence
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insurance
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Supreme Court
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SC: tendering authority’s interpretation of its own tender conditions is subject to judicial review
Sep 25—2026
commercial law
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Supreme Court
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SC: Investigating a crime is the exclusive domain of the police, and courts should not prematurely declare an investigation complete or invalidate an extension of time under the UAPA based on isolated statements.
Sep 25—2026
BNSS
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Criminal
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CrPC
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Supreme Court
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SC: Absence of the original document does not automatically kill a forgery case
Sep 25—2026
BNSS
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Criminal
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Evidence
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Supreme Court
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Timing is Everything: A Court Cannot Sever and Try an Issue as Preliminary Once General Trial and Evidence Have Commenced.
Sep 25—2026
Civil Law
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Supreme Court
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Mere Long Possession Is Not Adverse Possession Without Proof of Hostile Intent: Supreme Court
Sep 25—2026
Civil Law
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Supreme Court
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Partnership Dissolution & Asset Valuation – Time Doesn’t Freeze Value – SC Mandates Current Market Rates in Partnership Dissolutions
Sep 24—2026
commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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SC Grants Old Pension Scheme Benefits to Punjab School Board Employees Hired in 1990s – Temporary Service Before 2004 Must Count for Pension
Sep 24—2026
Service law
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Ups Compensation to ₹3.77 Crore for Woman Left Blind and Disabled in 2011 Crash, Rules Open Market Employability Dictates Disability
Sep 24—2026
motor vehicle
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Supreme Court
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Corporate Criminal Liability: Supreme Court Rules Prosecution Maintainable Without Naming Individuals – may be determined later
Sep 24—2026
commercial law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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SC Acquits 6 in Election-Day Murder Case Over Unreliable Eyewitnesses and Deficient Investigation
Sep 24—2026
BNS
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BNSS
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Criminal
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Evidence
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Sakshya Adhiniyam
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Supreme Court
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Can’t Hide Behind Technicalities: Supreme Court Rules Guarantors Can’t Escape Arbitration in Multi-Agreement Deals
Sep 23—2026
arbitration
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court on Rejection of Plaint: Admissibility of Unregistered Documents Cannot Be Decided at the Threshold
Sep 23—2026
Civil Law
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CPC
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Directs Timely Access for Purse Seine Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone
Sep 23—2026
Supreme Court
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EMI Default – Loan Recovery- SC Penalizes Finance Companies for Treating Borrowers Like Criminals
Sep 23—2026
Banking
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Civil Law
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consumer law
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Affirms RBI’s Power to Supersede Multi-State Co-operative Bank Boards Beyond Elected Tenures
Sep 23—2026
Banking
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corporate law
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corporation
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Supreme Court
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Stop Letting Seized Vehicles Rot in Police Yards: Supreme Court
Sep 22—2026
BNSS
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Criminal
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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motor vehicle
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Supreme Court
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Arbitration – Supreme Court Limits High Court Interference in Railway Contracts
Sep 22—2026
arbitration
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Civil Law
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corporate law
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High COurt
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court: A Mysterious 5-Day Gap Freed Two Men From Drug Charges
Sep 22—2026
Criminal law
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NDPS
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Supreme Court
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A 2011 Job Recruitment Fight Finally Ends — 13 Years Later
Sep 22—2026
Service law
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court Frees Man After 16 Years — The Evidence wasn’t good !
Sep 22—2026
Criminal
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Criminal law
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Supreme Court
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SC: You Can’t Have Your Tax Settlement and Reopen It Too
Sep 22—2026
Supreme Court
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Tax Law
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SC: The Government Knew It Was Wrong — And Kept Fighting Disabled Soldiers Anyway
Sep 22—2026
Supreme Court
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Convict Appeals 20-Year Sentence, Leaves Supreme Court with Life Imprisonment| SC Corrects High Court’s POCSO Error, Restores Life Term
Sep 19—2026
Criminal
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court: You Can’t Cry “Suppression” Over Facts You Already Knew
Sep 19—2026
Civil Law
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corporate law
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Supreme Court
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Supreme Court: Acting Guilty Isn’t the Same as Being Guilty
Sep 19—2026
BNSS
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Criminal
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Criminal law
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CrPC
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Supreme Court
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