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.
Stamp Duty on Mining Leases Must Be Calculated on Anticipated Royalty, Not Dead Rent
The Supreme Court held that stamp duty on mining leases must be calculated on anticipated royalty, not dead rent, under the Indian Stamp Act, 1899, and dismissed the appeal.
Redevelopment Agreements for Cessed Buildings Are Statutory and Enforceable
The Supreme Court held that a redevelopment accommodation agreement under MHADA is part of a statutory scheme amenable to writ jurisdiction; developers cannot refuse to hand over promised flats by…
Supreme Court Clarifies Causal Link for Motor Accident Compensation
The Supreme Court held that liability under the Motor Vehicles Act requires a causal link between death and vehicle use, not merely that a motor vehicle was involved. It set…
Ordinary Remedies cannot be bypassed to Force an FIR
The Supreme Court quashed an FIR directed by the High Court under Article 226, ruling that the complainant ought to have first exhausted statutory remedies under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…
Percentage-Based Child-Maintenance Clause Was an Interim Obligation
The Supreme Court held that an income-linked child maintenance clause in a divorce settlement was interim and ceased upon lump-sum payment, upholding dismissal of the execution petition. It declined to…