100 Important Judgments Of Supreme Court Of 2024 [All Parts]

The links to all four parts of compilations of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of 2024 are given here for easy reference :Part 1 can be read here. Part 2 can be read here. Part 3 can be read here. Part 4 can be read here.Other Supreme Court Annual Round-up stories can be read...

Laws Applicable To Andhra Pradesh Continue To Apply To New States Of Telangana & AP After Bifurcation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on January 2 clarified that all laws applicable to the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh would continue to apply to the newly carved out States of Telangana & AP till such time the laws were altered, repealed, or amended. A bench of Justice CT Ravikumar and Rajesh Bindal set aside a common judgment passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh wherein proceedings under...

Grant Of Bail Must Be Subject To Embargo In Special Enactments : Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Of MCOCA Accused

The Supreme Court held that when a special law imposes an embargo on the grant of bail, then the Courts must exercise the power to grant bail subject to the conditions specified under the special provision.While holding so, the bench comprising Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol set aside the bail granted to an accused charged under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act,...

Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Can Look Into Police Records To Determine Question Of Negligence : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that in motor accident claim cases, police records can be looked into by the Tribunal/Court to determine the question of negligence.A bench comprising Justice CT Ravikumar and Justice Rajesh Bindal referred to Mangla Ram v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and Ors(2018) which held that charge sheet and other documents collected by the police during the investigation...

Mere Registration Of Will Won't Make It Valid Unless Its Execution Proved As Per Evidence Act : Supreme Court

The Court held the Will in the case to be not genuine, despite its registration, due to various suspicious circumstances.

High Courts Can Quash Criminal Proceedings Invoking Article 226 Jurisdiction Also Apart From S.482 CrPC Power : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that apart from exercising its power to quash a criminal case under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the High Court can also exercise powers under Article 226 of the Constitution to quash the criminal case to prevent misuse of the law. “It is true that normally, quashing of criminal proceedings would be sought and would be done in exercise of the inherent power of the...

When FIR Omits Crucial Facts & They Are Added Later Through S.161 CrPC Statements, It Indicates Afterthought : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that subsequent mentioning of crucial facts, which the complainant could have stated at the time of lodging of the FIR itself, would raise doubts as it indicates an afterthought.The omission of crucial facts in the FIR cannot be supplemented through witness statements under Section 161 CrPC, the Court held."Though FIR is not supposed to be an encyclopedia containing...

Sale Deed Executed After Adoption By Mother For Pre-Adoption Property Binding On Adopted Child : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (Jan. 2) observed that although a widow female Hindu's adopted child's rights relate to the date of the adoptive father's death, it would not divest the rights acquired by a female Hindu before an adoption. In other words, the court stated that any transaction made by the adoptive mother regarding the suit property acquired by her prior to the adoption would...

Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Municipal Corporation's Powers To Issue Tariff-Based Bids For Waste-To-Energy Project

The Supreme Court on January 2 upheld the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) powers to issue tariff-based bids in Waste-to-Energy (WTE) projects under the Electricity Act 2003. The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan was hearing the appeal filed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) against the order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) which set aside...

Complaint Within Meaning Of CrPC Is One Filed Before Judicial Magistrate & Not Executive Magistrate : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court stated that a complaint within the meaning and scope of the Criminal Procedure Code is a complaint filed before a Judicial Magistrate and not an Executive Magistrate.The Court held that a complaint filed before an Executive Magistrate cannot be regarded as a complaint filed in terms of Section 195 of the CrPC.To support this, Section 2(d), which defines complaint was...

'Not Prudent To Deploy Outsourced Staff In Judicial Institutions' : Supreme Court Raises Concerns About CAT Jammu Bench

While dealing with a matter pertaining to functioning of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) bench at Jammu, the Supreme Court today flagged concerns about outsourcing of private individuals into judicial institutions and running of the institutions at private properties."It is highly desirable that there should be a permanent building of the Tribunal alongwith proper courtrooms,...

Parents & Senior Citizens Act - Maintenance Tribunal Has Power To Order Eviction & Transfer Of Possession : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has clarified that a Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 has the power to order the eviction and transfer of possession.Without such a power, the objectives of the 2007 Act - which are to grant speedy, simple and inexpensive remedies to elderly citizens- would be defeated, the Court said.A bench comprising Justice CT Ravikumar...