IBC | Mere Pendency Of Restructuring Arrangements Cannot Stall CIRP : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 24) has observed that merely because an arrangement of restructuring a debt-laden corporate debtor is in place, would not bar initiation of a CIRP under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran set aside the NCLAT's decision, which had rejected a Section 7 IBC application on the premise that a...

IBC | Defunct Scheme Of Arrangement Under Companies Act Cannot Stall Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 24) held that a defunct Scheme of Arrangement under the Companies Act cannot stall the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process proceedings under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran set aside the NCLAT's decision, which had kept in abeyance the CIRP initiated under Section 7 of IBC against...

Voluntary Confession Substantive Evidence Under Customs Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a person can be held liable under the Customs Act based on the voluntary confessional statements given under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard an appeal filed by two persons, convicted for smuggling 777 foreign-made wrist watches and 879 wrist watch straps, with an estimated value of Rs. 2 lacs...

S. 149 IPC | Once Unlawful Assembly Established, Individual Attribution Of Fatal Injury Irrelevant: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that once an unlawful assembly is established, the failure to identify the specific individual who inflicted the fatal injury is irrelevant, and every person forming a part of an unlawful assembly becomes vicariously liable. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court's decision, which had reduced the punishment of...

Detailed Appreciation Of Evidence Impermissible At Bail Stage: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that at the stage of considering a bail application, a detailed appreciation of the evidence is impermissible. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta set aside the Bombay High Court's Aurangabad Bench order granting bail to the accused in a murder case involving offences under the SC/ST Act, holding that the High Court had erred in ascertaining...

Benami Act Attachment During CIRP Can't Be Challenged Before NCLT/NCLAT : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today upheld an NCLAT judgment that held that attachment under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (Benami Act) can be challenged only before authorities provided under that Act and not before the NCLT under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Atul Chandurkar dismissed an appeal against NCLAT judgment...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 23, 2026

Links to today's reportsUGC Appropriate Authority To Consider Consequences Of Its Orders For Annulment Of Illegal Degrees : Superme CourtSupreme Court Asks MHA Committee To Meet Once In 3 Months To Address Issues Faced By People From North EastNEET-PG Cut Off Reduction Won't Affect Doctors' Competence As They Already Qualified MBBS : Centre To Supreme Court'Don't Misbehave In My Court,...

Employees' Compensation Act | Insurer Not Liable To Bear Penalty Imposed On Employer For Delayed Compensation Payment : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 23) observed that an employer's liability to pay a penalty for delaying payment of compensation to its employee cannot be fastened upon the insurance company. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale set aside that part of the Delhi High Court's order which had fastened the liability of the employer to pay a penalty to the employee for...

Illegality In Search Doesn't Render Collected Evidence Invalid : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 23) held that illegality in search for want of proper authorization cannot render the materials or evidence gathered during the search invalid. “While the search may be illegal, the materials or evidence gathered or collected in the course of such search can still be acted or relied upon subject to the rule of relevancy and the test of...

Landowners Not Liable For Construction Delay By Developer : Supreme Court

Merely because the landowner authorizes the developer to construct the flats, obtain sanctions, and sell the flats, it would not make them liable for the delay caused in the construction of the flats by the developer, observed the Supreme Court. A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe dismissed an appeal filed by a homebuyer, while affirming the NCDRC's decision, which...

2G Case : Supreme Court Asks Telecom Operator To Pay Spectrum Usage Charges From Date Of Judgment Quashing License

The Supreme Court has held a telecom operator, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited, liable to pay the reserve price fixed for the November 2012 spectrum auction from February 2, 2012, the date on which the Court quashed the 2G licences, rejecting the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal's (TDSAT) interpretation that the liability arose only from February 15, 2013.A bench of...

Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part-V]

Articles 21 and 22 - Requirement to Communicate Grounds of Arrest under Article 22(1) in Warrant-Based and Warrantless Arrests - Held, Article 22(1) is a constitutional safeguard mandating that grounds of arrest be communicated to the arrestee. In warrantless arrests, non-compliance with Article 22(1) renders the arrest illegal, prohibiting further custody. Grounds must pre-exist, be...