Ordering DNA Test When Paternity Question Has No Nexus With Offence Is Unwarranted: Supreme Court

The Court underscored that ordering DNA test as a matter of routine can violate the right to privacy of an individual as well as the child.

Commercial Courts Act | Rejection Of Plaint Appealable; No Appeal Against Order Refusing To Reject Plaint : Supreme Court

Clarifying procedural law under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (“Act”), the Supreme Court on Monday (November 10) held that an order allowing an application for rejection of a plaint amounts to a decree and is therefore appealable under Section 13(1A) of the Act. However, an order rejecting such an application is not appealable under the same provision and can instead be challenged through a revision or a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution, as the case may be. A bench of Justices...

Decree That Is 'Nullity' Can Be Challenged At Any Stage, Even During Execution : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that a challenge to a decree that is a 'nullity' can be set up at any stage, including the stage of execution. "It is well settled that if a decree is a nullity, its invalidity can be set up whenever and wherever it is sought to be enforced, even at the stage of execution as held in Kiran Singh and others vs. Chaman Paswan and others (1954 INSC 45).", the court said. A bench of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice A.S. Chandurkar set aside the Bombay High...

S. 45/73 Evidence Act |Comparison Of Signatures & Handwritings Can Be Sought Only For Admitted Documents : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has clarified that Section 45 read with Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act can be invoked only in relation to an admitted document for the purpose of comparison of signatures or handwriting.A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma made the observation while setting aside a Telangana High Court order that had permitted a defendant to seek forensic examination of a document forming the basis of the plaintiff's case in a long-standing land dispute.The...

Supreme Court Deprecates Trend Of Litigants Making Scandalous Allegations Against Judges After Unfavourable Orders

The Court also cautioned advocates to not file petitions containing scurrilous allegations against judges.

Unilateral Termination Of Agreement To Sell Invalid If Contract Doesn't Allow It : Supreme Court

If the sale agreement was terminated illegally, then the other party can seek specific performance without seeking a declaration that termination was illegal.

Mere Issuance Of Notice Under Indian Forest Act Won't Vest Private Forests Under Maharashtra Act : Supreme Court

In a major relief to Maharashtra's private forest land owners, the Supreme Court overturned a Bombay High Court ruling that had vested ownership of private forest land in the State Government based solely on the issuance of a notice under the Indian Forest Act. The Court restored ownership of the private forest land to its owners. The Court held that the High Court's view was contrary to the precedent in Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra (2014) 3 SCC 430, which...

'Courts Must Apply Binding Precedents, Can't Sidestep Them By Distinguishing In Name' : Supreme Court Emphasises Judicial Discipline

The Supreme Court remains the final arbiter of law, the Court reminded.

Tenant Who Entered Premises Under Landlord's Rent Deed Cannot Later Dispute His Ownership : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a tenant who came into possession of rented premises through a rent deed executed by a landlord cannot subsequently challenge the landlord's ownership, especially after having paid rent for decades.Deciding a seven-decade-old landlord-tenant dispute that began in 1953, the Court observed that the defendants'(tenants) predecessors had taken the shop on rent from...

S. 482 CrPC/S. 528 BNSS | In Quashing Plea, Court Cannot Inquire Into Credibility Of Allegations In FIR/Complaint : Supreme Court

At the stage of quashing, the Court is not expected to embark upon a "mini trial."

Can State File Appeal In CBI Cases When Investigation Was Partly Done By State Police? Supreme Court Leaves Question Open

The Supreme Court recently reaffirmed its judgment in Lalu Prasad Yadav and Anr. v. State of Bihar and Anr. (2010) 5 SCC 1 which held that a State Government cannot file appeal against a judgment in a criminal case which was prosecuted by the Central Bureau of Investigation.The Court chose not to go into the question whether a State Government can file appeal when the investigation was...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest [October 8 - 15, 2025]

Army Act, 1950 - Sections 63, 69, 70, 162 - Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007 - Section 15(6) - Arms Act, 1959 - Sections 3, 25(1-B) - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Section 222 - Substitution of Conviction - Act Prejudicial to Good Order and Military Discipline - Possession of Ammunition - Scope of AFT's Power to Substitute Finding – Held, Section 15(6)(a) of the Armed...