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Supreme Court Annual Round Up 2025: CrPC / BNSS
1. S. 482 CrPC/S.528 BNSS | Supreme Court Lays Down Four-Step Test For High Courts To Quash Criminal CasesIn a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has established a four-step test for High Courts to follow when considering petitions to quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) [now Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, BNSS]....
General Provident Fund | Succession Certificate Not Necessary For Nominee To Collect PF Amount Above ₹5,000 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that even where the General Provident Fund balance exceeds ₹5,000, a valid nominee is entitled to receive the amount without being required to first produce a succession certificate, probate, or letters of administration, and that insisting on such documents would render the concept of nomination otiose.“Consequently, this Court is of the view that in cases...
Supreme Court Directs Coal India To Appoint Candidate With Multiple Disabilities
The Supreme Court today(January 13) directed the Chairman of Coal India Limited to create a supernumerary post for one person, who was denied employment after having qualified for the interview in 2016 because she suffered from multiple disabilities. The vacancy advertisement did not mention multiple disabilities, and therefore, she had applied as a visually handicapped candidate. A...
NCDRC Decree Against Builder Company Can't Be Executed Against Directors/Promoters Without Personal Liability Fixed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 12) observed that the homebuyers cannot execute a decree, obtained solely against a builder company, against its directors or promoters personally, unless a specific finding of liability was made against them in the original proceedings. “It is trite that a decree cannot, by process of execution, be employed to shift or enlarge liability so as to...
Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Validity Of S.17A Prevention Of Corruption Act Mandating Prior Sanction For Investigation
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court today delivered a split verdict on the constitutionality of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, inserted by the 2018 amendment, which mandates that there should be a prior sanction from the Government to launch an investigation against a public servant under the Act.While Justice BV Nagarathna held that Section 17A is unconstitutional,...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 : Company, Competition & IBC Laws
Administrative Action - Judicial Review of - Statutory Authorities - Interplay with IBC Moratorium - Held that the constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 is not curtailed by Section 14 of the IBC - The High Court is competent to entertain a writ petition and direct statutory authorities to process a redevelopment proposal in favour of a new developer, even...
Vendor Is Necessary Party In Specific Performance Suits Even If He Has Transferred Property To Third Party: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reaffirmed the settled legal position that the vendor is a necessary party in a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell immovable property, even if he has transferred his interest in the property to a third party. “The law is thus settled that the vendor is a necessary party in a suit for specific performance of an agreement for sale, notwithstanding that...
