No SC/ST Act Offence If Alleged Casteist Abuse Occurred Inside Private House : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 11) quashed a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against an individual, who was accused of hurling caste-based abuses upon the complainant belonging to the Scheduled Caste category inside the four walls of a house. Since the FIR did not disclose that the alleged incident of abuse and intimidation by appellant No.1 and the other appellants occurred in a place exposed to public gaze, the Court held that the...

Order XII Rule 6 CPC | Admission Made In Criminal Case Can Be Used In Civil Proceedings: Supreme Court

The Court has upheld the eviction of the defendant, who had admitted in criminal proceedings that the property is owned by the plaintiff.

'Abuse Of Process' : Supreme Court Dismisses Cheque Case Convict's Plea Against Alleged Unlicensed Money Lending

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Writ Petition filed by a convict in a cheque dishonour case, who sought a direction against alleged unlicensed money-lending practices in the State of Tamil Nadu. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta noted that the plea was a “manifest abuse of the process of law” aimed at reopening a concluded criminal conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The petitioner, S. Gayathiri, had approached the Court under...

BCI Cannot Issue Warning To Advocate When Misconduct Complaint Was Found Baseless : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently expunged an adverse remark made against an advocate during the proceedings before the Bar Council of India. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and Vijay Bishnoi noted that since the complaint against him for an alleged professional misconduct was dismissed by the concerned State Bar Council, whose decision was duly affirmed by the Bar Council of India (“BCI”), then it was unjustifiable for the BCI to record an adverse remark against an...

"Final Act Of Forgiveness" : Supreme Court Keeps Senior Advocate Yatin Oza's Contempt Conviction In Abeyance Indefinitely

The Court asked the Gujarat High Court to review Oza's conduct every two years.

Supreme Court Dismisses Man's Challenge To Hindu Marriage Act Provision Which Only Wives Can Invoke For Divorce

The Court told the petitioner, who is fighting a matrimonial case, that the Constitution allowed the enactment of special provisions for women.

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code (IBC)

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Debenture Trust Deed (DTD) — Modification of Terms — Procedure for Restructuring — Supreme Court observed that the Corporate Debtor's claim of an existing moratorium was based on unilateral e-mail exchanges with only one debenture holder (ECLF) – Held that such negotiations could...

Supreme Court Gives Suggestions To High Courts For Faster Disposal Of Bail Pleas

The High Courts were urged to evolve an automatic system to ensure the lisitng og bail applications on a weekly or fortnightly basis.

Non-Publication Of Marks Of Unsuccessful Candidates Wouldn't Raise An Inference That They Passed Examination : Supreme Court

The Court held that non-disclosure of marks cannot by itself confer a right to appointment where the recruitment rules or advertisement do not require publication of marks.

Bank Cannot Invoke IBC Against Debtor Over Loan Directly Disbursed To Builder Linked To Construction Progress: Supreme Court

The transaction cannot be viewed in isolation as a simple financial lending arrangement between the Bank and the CD, the Court said.

Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Plaint Must Be Meaningfully Read To See If Statutory Bar Is Veiled By Clever Drafting: Supreme Court

The Court also summarised the principles relating to Order VII Rule 11 Code of Civil Procedure.

S. 25 Hindu Succession Act | Murder Accused Cannot Claim Inheritance Of Murdered Person's Property : Supreme Court

The Court clarified that an actual conviction is not necessary, and a murder-accused will also be disqualified from inheritance.