Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part-IX]

One Time Settlement (OTS)Quashing of Criminal and Civil Proceedings upon Full and Final Settlement with Lender Banks – Peculiar Facts of the Case – OTS Amount Higher than FIR Allegation – Issue - Whether the Supreme Court should exercise its discretion to quash multiple criminal and civil proceedings arising from alleged loan defalcation and money laundering, in a scenario where...

Non-Parties Aggrieved By Judgment Can Seek Review Or Challenge It: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that persons who were not parties to a case but are adversely affected by the judgment are not without remedy and can seek review or challenge the decision before the appropriate forum.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Aravind Kumar made the observation while deciding appeals arising from a dispute over promotions in the Kerala Technical...

Allahabad High Court's Failure To Pronounce Verdict 6 Years After Reserving Forces Supreme Court To Transfer Cases To Itself

The trial in a 1994 murder case remained stalled due to the High Court delaying the judgment.

Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest: January 2026

Bail - Condition of Upfront Deposit or Undertaking to Pay Arrears/Siphoned Amounts as a Pre-condition for Bail Deprecated - High Courts Must Decide Bail on Merits Rather Than Deferring Due to Non-Payment - The Supreme Court of India has reiterated that the practice of courts insisting on upfront deposits, or undertakings for such deposits, as a condition for considering a bail prayer on merits...

S.133 Contract Act | Surety Not Liable For Borrower's Withdrawals After Modification Of Loan Limit Without Consent : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that a guarantor cannot be held liable for loan amounts withdrawn by the borrower beyond the sanctioned limit without the guarantor's consent. However, the guarantor would remain liable for the loan amount originally guaranteed.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan set aside the Gujarat High Court's judgment which has ruled that variance in a...

Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part-VIII]

Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987Importance of legal representation and particularly for those economically or socially less fortunate – Discussed. (Para 23) Sovaran Singh Prajapati v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 213 : 2025 INSC 225Sections 21 and 22E — Challenge to Lok Adalat Award — Maintainability of Writ Petition — Held, the statutory finality attached to a Lok...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: January 2026

Administrative Law — Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation — Policy Change — Lack of Probity and Transparency - Service/Education Law — Alteration of the "Rules of the Game" - Supreme Court found that the policy modification was prompted by an undisclosed representation from the father of a high-ranking candidate who failed to disclose his private interest - Such a change, introduced...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest January 11 - 20, 2026

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Section 11(6-A) — Appointment of Arbitrators — Scope of Judicial Review — The Supreme Court or High Court, while considering a Section 11 application, must strictly confine its examination to the existence of an arbitration agreement - The use of the word "examination" indicates a limit to the court's jurisdiction, intended for a...

Non-Parties Liable For Contempt If They Knowingly Aid Disobedience Of Orders: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has clarified that even persons who were not parties to the original proceedings can be held liable for contempt if they knowingly aid or facilitate the disobedience of a court order. The Court emphasised that once a person or authority becomes aware of a judicial order, deliberate inaction or assistance in non-compliance can amount to contempt of court.A bench of...

Supreme Court Flags Trial Court Citing “AI-Generated Fake Judgments”, Terms It Misconduct

The Court had decided to examine the larger issue regarding the misue of Artificial Intelligence in legal proceedings.

Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part-VII]

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947Section 2(oo)(bb) - The 73-year-old petitioner, a former employee, filed a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution challenging a labour dispute denial of reinstatement. Appearing in person due to financial constraints, he struggled with English submissions. The Court appointed Advocate Sanchar Anand as Amicus Curiae, who rendered pro...

High Court's Contempt Jurisdiction Not Lost Just Because SC Affirmed Its Order : Supreme Court

Contempt Jurisdiction is independent of the applicability of the Doctrine of Merger, the Court stated.