'Property Acquisition With Token Compensation Arbitrary' : Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Act To Take Over Historic Library At 1 Rs

Observing that the deprivation of property must be based on law which is “just, fair and reasonable”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 10) struck down the Bihar law that allowed the State to take over a historic library for a token compensation of just one rupee, holding that such a provision is “confiscatory” and fails constitutional scrutiny. “While Article 300A of...

Govt Data Shows COVID Vaccines Led To Some Deaths; State Cannot Shrug Off Responsibility: Supreme Court

Article 21 imposes an obligation on the State to ensure that families alleging grave harm due to the State Vaccine program have a mechanism for redress.

Co-Operative Society's Multi-State Status Depends On Objectives, Not Spread Of Members Across States: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the character of a multi-state cooperative society is determined by the nature of its objectives, and not merely by the fact that its members are spread across different states. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe set aside the Uttarakhand High Court's judgment which held a state co-operative to be a multi-state co-operative society merely because...

Supreme Court Allows First Passive Euthanasia, Permits Withdrawal Of Life Support For Man In Vegetative State

The Court directed that his dignity must be ensured while withdrawing his life support.

NCLAT Order Not Invalid Merely Because Bench Had Majority Technical Members : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) cannot be treated as illegal merely because the bench deciding the case had a majority of technical members. The Court clarified that the present statutory framework governing the tribunal system does not mandate that judicial members must outnumber technical members in NCLAT benches.A bench...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 10, 2026

Links to today's reports :'UCC Is The Answer' : Supreme Court On Plea Challenging Shariat Inheritance Law As Discriminatory Against Muslim Women'Important Issue' : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Union's Challenge To Bombay HC Quashing IT Rules On 'Fact Check Unit'NCERT Issues Public Apology For Chapter On Judicial Corruption Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing In Suo Motu CaseSupreme Court Seeks...

Plaintiff Approaching Court With Unclean Hands Not Entitled To Specific Performance: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 10) dismissed a suit for specific performance, observing that a plaintiff who approaches the court with unclean hands by withholding material information is not entitled to the equitable relief of specific performance. “In a suit for specific performance, the conduct of the parties is significant as it assists the Court in evaluating the evidence to...

S. 66 Companies Act | Valuation Report Not Mandatory For Share Capital Reduction : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 10) held that obtaining or circulating a valuation report is not a statutory requirement when a company undertakes a reduction of share capital under the Companies Act, 2013, though companies may obtain one as a matter of prudence. “Reduction of share capital can be achieved by a special resolution and confirmation by the Tribunal, without a report...

Supreme Court To Examine Non-Production Of Undertrials Before Courts On Pan-India Basis; Seeks Responses From All HCs & DGPs

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has expanded the scope of a plea that originally concerned the non-production of undertrial prisoners before courts in Maharashtra, to examine the issue on a pan-India basis.Observing that the non-production of accused persons before courts is a nationwide problem not confined to a particular State and requires comprehensive adjudication, a bench...

Frame No-Fault Compensation Policy For Adverse Events Due To COVID-19 Vaccination : Supreme Court Directs Centre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union of India, through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to frame a no-fault compensation policy for individuals who suffer serious adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination.A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the direction while clarifying that the existing mechanism for monitoring Adverse Events...

Order XLI Rule 27 CPC | No Vested Right To Produce Additional Evidence At Appellate Stage : Supreme Court

Litigants cannot fill gaps in their case by producing new evidence in appeal, the court said

Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part-X]

Service LawDisciplinary Proceedings — Judicial Review — Scope of Interference — Proportionality of Punishment — Central Industrial Security Force Rules, 2001; Rule 18(b) - The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's interference with the dismissal of a CISF Constable who contracted a second marriage while his first marriage was still subsisting - emphasized that judicial review...