Police, Courts Must Act As 'Initial Filters' To Avoid Prosecutions With No Reasonable Prospect Of Conviction: Supreme Court

"The fundamental principle is that the State should not prosecute citizens without a reasonable prospect of conviction, as it compromises the right to a fair process.”

Maharashtra Slum Areas Act | State's Power To Acquire Land Subject To Owner's Preferential Right : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 2) dismissed a plea seeking compulsory acquisition of a 2,005-square-metre plot reserved as a Recreational Ground (RG) in Malad, Mumbai. The Court emphasized that the state's power of compulsory acquisition cannot be invoked to override a landowner's preferential statutory right to redevelop slum-affected property as per the Maharashtra...

Complete Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025 [Part-2]

BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023, (BSA) / INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872, (IEA)Section 6. Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conductSection 8 IEA - Circumstantial Evidence and Motive - In murder trials relying on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution must establish a complete chain of evidence that eliminates reasonable doubt, but proof of motive is not mandatory. A fact is...

Prosecutor Cannot Abandon Duty To Assist Court In Desire To Secure Conviction : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 1), while overturning the convictions of three individuals in a murder case, raised concerns about the conduct of public prosecutors, observing that they are expected to act independently and not function merely as a defence lawyer each time to secure convictions at all costs. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh heard the matter, where...

Supreme Court Dismisses Reliance Industries Ltd's Appeal Against SAT Penalty For Delayed Disclosure Of Jio-Facebook Deal

"Bigger the company, greater the responsibility," CJI Surya Kant observed during the hearing.

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: November 24, 2025 To November 30, 2025

JudgmentsAnyone Can Lodge Complaint Under Prevention Of Damage To Public Property Act : Supreme CourtCase Details: Lal Chandra Ram v. State of U.P. & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1134The Supreme Court held that a complaint for offences punishable under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 (“1984 Act”) can be initiated by any person, as the Act imposes no...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 1, 2025

Links to today's reports :Tamil Nadu SIR| Teachers Appointed As BLOs Shouldn't Face Coercive Action For Not Meeting Targets : TVK Party Tells Supreme CourtSupreme Court Asks Waqfs To Approach Tribunals To Extend Time To Upload Details On UMEED Portal'Can't Delay Maharashtra Local Body Elections Further' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Delimitation ProcessProperty Transferred Prior...

'Statements Carbon Copies, Generic' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Sentence For Non-Compliance With S. 313 CrPC; Orders Re-Trial

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 1) set aside the life sentences of three individuals in a murder case and remanded the matter to the trial court for a fresh trial from the stage of recording statements under Section 313 Cr.P.C., noting that the accused had not been given a proper opportunity to respond to each allegation against them. “One of the non-negotiable requirements of a...

Selection Criteria Cannot Be Changed After Interview : Supreme Court

Reaffirming that selection criteria cannot be altered once the final stage of evaluation is complete, the Supreme Court dismissed the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board's appeal against the High Court's direction to create an additional post for candidates adversely affected by the post-interview change in criteria for the Forester recruitment. The Court held that modifying...

Bail Cannot Be Granted Solely On Parity Without Assessing Accused's Specific Role : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside an Allahabad High Court order granting bail on the ground of parity, holding that the High Court failed to consider the specific role attributed to the accused in the alleged offence. “while utilizing parity as a ground for bail, the same must focus on the role of the accused and cannot be utilized solely because another accused person was granted bail...

Property Transferred Prior To Filing Of Suit Cannot Be Attached Under Order 38 Rule 5 CPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that a property transferred through a registered sale deed prior to the filing of a suit cannot be subjected to attachment before judgment under Order XXXVIII Rule 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC). “It is well settled that attachment before judgment cannot extend to properties which have already been alienated prior to the institution of the suit…the...

Complete Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025 [Part-1]

AdalatRefund court fees - The petitioner sought a refund of court fees paid in the trial court, first appellate court, and second appellate court after the High Court decided the second appeal based on an amicable settlement between the parties. The High Court rejected the petitioner's prayer for a refund, holding that no grounds for refund were made out. The Supreme Court upheld the High...