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Suit Not Maintainable To Recover Money Paid For Illegal Purpose, Must Be Rejected Under O VII R 11 CPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently held that where a plaint itself discloses that the money sought to be recovered was paid for an illegal and fraudulent purpose, the suit is barred by the of in pari delicto and the plaint is liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC).A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Manmohan ruled so while hearing appeal against a Telangana High Court order by which it had upheld the trial court's order, by which...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 10, 2026
Links to the reports of September 10 :Supreme Court Orders Centre To Give Rs 15 Lakh To Officer Who Was Illegally Retired As 'Deadwood', Directs To Give Him FarewellSupreme Court Dismisses Gangster Abu Salem's Plea For Premature Release In 1993 Bombay Blasts Case'Matter Concerning Millions' Health' : Supreme Court Rejects PIL Questioning HPV Vaccine ProgramSupreme Court Seeks UP Response On...
Supreme Court Explains S.69 BNS : No Offence Of Deceitful Sex By Breach Of Genuine Marriage Promise
The Supreme Court has recently quashed an FIR registered under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), which criminalises sexual intercourse for which consent was obtained by deceitful means, such as false promise to marry, after finding that the complaint itself disclosed a consensual relationship rather than a deceitful inducement. It also noted that refusal to marry because...
Even If S.376 IPC Charge Not Framed, Rape Conviction Possible When POCSO Case Fails For Not Proving Victim's Age : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 10) held that the prosecution's failure to prove the victim's age, essential for sustaining a conviction under the POCSO Act, does not automatically absolve the accused of liability for rape under Section 376 of the IPC. The Court added that even in the absence of a formal charge under Section 376, the accused can be convicted under that provision as it...
Long Possession Alone Does Not Prove Adverse Possession,Hostile Intent Essential : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (10.09.2026) has held that mere long and uninterrupted possession of a property was not sufficient to establish the claim of adverse possession without proving the point at which such possession turned hostile to the true owner. Ruling so, it also held that a revenue entry recording possession as gair marusi bila lagan bawaja Dharam Arth (which signifies...
Supreme Court Directs J&K To Approve Govt Teacher's Assignment As National Kayaking Coach For Asian Games 2026
The Court however clarified that the judgment did not recognising any general or vested right in a Government employee to claim deputation, foreign travel or release for an outside assignment;
Supreme Court Dismisses Gangster Abu Salem's Plea For Premature Release In 1993 Bombay Blasts Case
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by gangster Abu Salem, sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, seeking premature releaseSalem approached the court contending that his earned prison remission and undertrial custody should be counted towards the 25-year imprisonment cap flowing from India's extradition assurances to Portugal.A bench of Justice Vikram...
Supreme Court Orders Centre To Give Rs 15 Lakh To Officer Who Was Illegally Retired As 'Deadwood', Directs To Give Him Farewell
"To brand an officer like the appellant – who dedicated the best years of his life to the service of the nation – as dead wood smacks of a high degree of malice," the Court said.
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 9, 2026
Links to the reports of September 9 :'How Dare Magistrate Issue Notice To Student Despite Our Order?' : Supreme Court Slams Greater Noida Officer's Action Over CJP ProtestJournalist Ravi Nair Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Challenging Gujarat FIR Over Article On Adani-LIC Investments'Touch Your Mother's Feet & Apologise For Your Sins' : Justice SC Sharma To Son In Property...
