No Right To Job In Lieu Of Acquired Land Under Land Acquisition Act : Supreme Court

The owners are entitled only to monetary compensation for the acquired land, the Court said.

Teachers Who Cleared TET Within Extended Time Under RTE Act Can't Be Terminated For Lacking It At Appointment: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that teachers who obtained the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) qualification within the extended time prescribed under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) cannot be terminated merely because they did not possess the qualification at the time of their initial appointment.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the order while allowing an appeal filed by two assistant teachers, Uma Kant...

'Public Tender Is Not Private Bargain' : Supreme Court Quashes Odisha Govt's Award Of Sand Mining Lease For Excluding Highest Bidder

Public tender is the mechanism through which the State discharges its solemn duty as the trustee of public wealth, the Court said.

'Arbitrator Interpreted Contract Contrary To Railway Policies' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Award Against IRCTC

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7) set aside the multi-crore arbitral award passed against the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (“IRCTC”), holding that the arbitrator had impermissibly "rewritten the contract" between the parties. “Rewriting a contract for the parties would be a breach of the fundamental principles of justice, entitling a Court to...

Coparcener's Release Deed Immediately Divests Rights In Joint Family Property; Unregistered Family Settlement Admissible To Prove Severance: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) observed that a registered relinquishment deed releasing share of a coparcener in the joint family property, operates immediately regardless of its implementation. “A release by a coparcener for consideration operates immediately to divest his subsisting coparcenary interest; it does not depend for its efficacy on any further act of implementation.”, the court observed. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria set aside the...

Registration Act | Supreme Court Strikes Down Bihar Rule Requiring Vendor To Show Proof Of Mutation For Sale Registration

Any requirement impeding the easy and effective transfer of property is illegal, the Court said.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 7, 2025

Today's Supreme Court reports

Supreme Court Constitutes Committee Headed By Former Allahabad HC Judge To Resolve 20-Year Old Stalled Housing Project In Greater Noida

The Supreme Court has directed the constitution of a one-member committee headed by Justice Pankaj Naqvi (Retd.), former Judge of the Allahabad High Court, to conduct an independent inquiry into the long-pending housing dispute involving the Shiv Kala Charms Project in Greater Noida. The case, pending for nearly two decades, involves hundreds of defrauded homebuyers who had invested in the project developed under the Golf Course Sahkari Awas Samiti (GCSAS), in collaboration with M/s Shiv Kala...

'Persistence Of Stray Dogs Imperils Public Safety' : Supreme Court Flags "Dog Bite Menace", Says Children & Poor Worst Affected

The menace of dog bites is not merely a public-health challenge but a matter of human safety concern, the Court said.

Supreme Court Prohibits Use Of 'Split Multiplier' In Motor Accident Claims, Holds That Income At Time Of Death Must Be Considered

The Supreme Court has delivered a significant ruling on the computation of compensation in motor accident claim cases, holding that the 'split multiplier' method should not be applied. The Court clarified that compensation must be calculated solely on the basis of the deceased's income at the time of death. “we hold that the income as on the date of death is to be taken to calculate the compensation…. In other words, split multiplier is a concept foreign to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and is...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Review Against Order Forming SIT With Hindu & Muslim Officers To Probe Akola Riots Case

"Secularism should be practiced in reality, not left enshrined as a Constitutional principle on paper", Justice Kumar said.

Mere Use Of Word 'Arbitration' Does Not Create Arbitration Agreement Unless Parties Clearly Intend So: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision refusing to refer the dispute to arbitration, observing that the mere use of the term “arbitration” in a clause is not sufficient to mandate reference to arbitration unless the parties clearly intended to resolve their disputes through arbitration. “mere use of the word 'arbitration” is not sufficient to treat...