M/S OTIS Elevator Co. (India) Ltd. v. Rashmi Handa & Ors.: Supreme Court Treats Elevators as “Common Carriers” and Affirms Principal Liability on Manufacturer-Maintainer
The Supreme Court upheld 70% liability on OTIS for a fatal lift accident, ruling a maintenance contractor owes a heightened duty akin to a common carrier and cannot blame a…
National Commission for Scheduled Castes Cannot Act as a Court in Service Disputes
The Supreme Court held that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes lacks adjudicatory powers under Article 338; its role is recommendatory and it cannot issue binding orders in service matters.
Liquor licensees Cannot be Penalised for Monthly Shortfall After Meeting Annual Quota
The Supreme Court held that retail country liquor licensees who fulfilled the annual minimum guaranteed quantity cannot be penalised for monthly shortfalls under the U.P. Excise Rules, 2002, and affirmed…
Supreme Court Steps In on NEET 2026 Protest Violence, Orders Interim Safeguards
On July 28, 2026, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India — led by the Chief Justice, along with Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana — took…
Supreme Court Clarifies Registration Is Not Decisive for Interim Custody of Seized Vehicles
The Supreme Court upheld interim custody of seized vehicles to the company under Sections 451 and 457 CrPC, holding that registration certificates are not decisive and the court must assess…
Supreme Court Rules Insolvency Moratorium Cannot Block Consumer Claims Against Related Parties
The Supreme Court ruled that a Section 14 IBC moratorium applies only to the corporate debtor, not promoters or directors, and directed the NCDRC to continue the consumer complaint against…
Supreme Court Reins In Unworkable Police-Custody Conditions in a Custodial-Death Probe
The Supreme Court set aside unworkable police-custody conditions under the BNSS, including distant-prison interrogation, transit videography, and a fixed custody cap. It clarified that Section 38 allows an accused to…
Supreme Court Holds CNG Pump Arrangements Are Taxable Agency, Not Ordinary Sale
The Supreme Court examined whether BPCL and HPCL's sale of CNG supplied by Mahanagar Gas Ltd. attracted service tax as Business Auxiliary Service or was a principal-to-principal sale.
Supreme Court Reaffirms High Court Route for FIR Quashing
The Supreme Court dismissed an Article 32 petition to quash or club multiple cyber-fraud FIRs, ruling it is an extraordinary remedy requiring fundamental-right violations and that distinct transactions cannot be…
Government’s Order Withdrawing MACP Benefits restored
The Supreme Court allowed Union of India appeals, set aside Rajasthan High Court judgments that had overturned MACP benefit denials, and restored the Competent Authority's orders.