Supreme Court Uses Rare Constitutional Power to Grant Divorce and End a Web of Cross-Country Lawsuits
The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage under Article 142 on mutual consent, quashed all pending civil and criminal proceedings between the parties, and approved a settlement awarding ₹35 lakhs as…
Closing a 26-Year Wait: Supreme Court Orders Interest on Unpaid Wages and Extra Relief for Workers of Bihar’s Defunct Corporations
The Supreme Court directed Bihar and Jharkhand to pay 12% interest on delayed EPF dues and 6% on salary arrears to employees of defunct corporations, awarded Rs.1,00,000 each to daily-wage…
Bidder Beware: Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture of Entire Deposit for Non-Payment in Liquidation Auction
The Supreme Court upheld forfeiture of a bidder's entire deposit in an IBC liquidation auction, holding that explicit e-auction terms are enforceable even without an express statutory forfeiture provision, and…
Supreme Court Hands Electric Vehicle Dispute to Former Judge, Clearing Path for Arbitration
The Supreme Court appointed a sole arbitrator for a commercial dispute between two electric vehicle companies and modified interim orders to allow the arbitral tribunal to adjudicate Section 17 applications…
Missing Ticket Cannot Block Compensation for Fatal Train Fall, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court restored a ₹8 lakh compensation award to the family of a train passenger who died after falling from a train, ruling that absence of a recovered ticket…
A Notice Ends the Charter: Supreme Court Rules a Bareboat Charter Ends Before Physical Repossession
The Supreme Court vacated the arrest of M.V. Nereus Progress under the Admiralty Act, holding that a valid bareboat charterparty termination notice ends the demise charter immediately without physical repossession.
When a Call Letter Is Not an Appointment: Supreme Court Restores an RPSF Rakshak’s Removal After Four Decades
Supreme Court held that for Article 311(1), the operative appointing authority is the officer who issues the appointment order, not a training call letter. It restored an RPSF Rakshak's removal,…
A Completed Trial Cannot Be Undone Without Proof of Prejudice
The Supreme Court set aside a High Court remand for fresh trial in a Section 138 NI Act cheque-bounce case, ruling that absence of demonstrated prejudice to the accused is…
Supreme Court Redirects Victim Appeals: Challenges to Magistrate Acquittals Must Go to the Sessions Court
Supreme Court holds that under Section 413 of the BNSS, a victim's appeal against a Magistrate's acquittal lies before the Court of Session, not the High Court, irrespective of the…
Supreme Court Rules That Holding Arbitration Hearings in a City Does Not Automatically Make It the Legal “Seat”
The Supreme Court held that without express designation, an arbitration hearing location is merely a 'venue' and not the 'seat', permitting courts at the contract site to entertain Section 34…