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...

Arbitration | No Review Or Appeal Lies Against Order Appointing Arbitrator : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a review or appeal from an order of appointment of an arbitrator is impermissible.“Once an arbitrator is appointed, the arbitral process must proceed unhindered. There is no statutory provision for review or appeal from an order under Section 11, which reflects a conscious legislative choice.”, the Court held, while setting aside the Patna High Court's...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest [November 1 - 10, 2025]

Arbitral Award – Execution - Allegation of Fraud/Collusion (Fraud on Corporation) – Held, the maxim "fraud unravels everything" is acknowledged, an execution petition cannot be kept in abeyance based on mere allegations of fraud or collusion by the judgment-debtor's own officials, especially after the arbitral award has attained finality up to the Supreme Court....

IBC | Terminated Contract Not Corporate Debtor's Asset; Moratorium Won't Revive Extinguished Contractual Rights : Supreme Court

The Court also observed that a defaulting developer cannot take shield of IBC moratorium to block redevelopment projects.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 28, 2025

Links to reports published on Nov 28 :Supreme Court Dismisses Byju Raveendran's Appeal Against NCLAT Order Mandating CoC Nod For BCCI's Plea To Withdraw CIRPSupreme Court Criticises Kerala Governor's Delay In VC Appointments; Asks Him To Decide Soon On Justice Dhulia's Report'Unacceptable': Supreme Court Asks How Pinnelli Brothers Accessed Case Diary In TDP Workers' Murder Case;...

'Marriage Reduced To Commercial Transaction Due To Evil Of Dowry': Supreme Refuses Bail In Dowry Death Case

A firm and deterrent judicial response is imperative to send an unequivocal message that neither law nor society will countenance barbarities born out of the evil of dowry, the court said.

For Account Payee Cheque's Dishonour, Complaint Must Be Filed At Place Of Payee's Home Branch : Supreme Court Explains S.142(2)(a) NI Act

A deeming fiction is created under Explanation to Section 142(2)(a) of the NI Act, that the cheques deposited anywhere are deemed delivered at the home branch, the court said.

Second Complaint After Closure Report In 1st Complaint Can't Be Maintained By Adding New Offence For Same Incident : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that simply adding a new offence in a subsequent complaint concerning the same alleged incident after a closure report has already been filed in the original complaint, does not render the later complaint maintainable. “By merely adding an offence for the same occurrence, and by the same informant, a second complaint through the invocation of Section 200 of the Code...

PC Act | Witnesses Turning Hostile In Departmental Proceedings No Ground To Seek Discharge In Criminal Trial : Supreme Court

Reiterating that a discharge in departmental proceedings does not automatically absolve a public servant in a criminal case, the Supreme Court has observed that exoneration is comparatively easier in disciplinary inquiries because witnesses often turn hostile, whereas in criminal trials witnesses depose on oath and risk prosecution for perjury if they make false statements.“when a...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 27, 2025

President Meets Supreme Court Judges On Constitution Day'Time To Reinforce Predictability In Judicial Approach' : CJI Suggests National Judicial Policy To Avoid Divergence Across BenchesUnion Files Curative Petition Against 9-Judge Bench Judgment Upholding States' Power To Levy Tax On MineralsSupreme Court To Hear Pleas Relating To Validity Of West Bengal Door Step Ration Scheme...

PC Act | Sections 19(3) & (4) Irrelevant When Sanction Is Quashed By Trial Court Itself : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently clarified that the safeguards under Sections 19(3) and 19(4) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, which prevent a conviction from being set aside due to defects in sanction unless they result in a “failure of justice”, do not apply when the validity of the sanction is questioned at the trial stage. These protections operate only at the appellate or...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: November 17, 2025 To November 23, 2025

JudgmentsSupreme Court Directs Uttarakhand To Restore Ecological Damage In Corbett Tiger Reserve, Demolish Illegal ConstructionsCase Details: In Re: CorbettCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1112The Supreme Court has issued a detailed set of directions to restore the Corbett Tiger Reserve following large-scale illegal constructions, roadworks and tree felling that took place during the establishment...