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Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: November 2025
Reports/JudgmentsArbitration | Objections To Arbitral Award Execution Maintainable Only If Decree Is Void Or Without Jurisdiction: Supreme CourtCause Title: MMTC Limited v. Anglo American Metallurgical Coal Pvt. LimitedCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1060The Supreme Court (November 3) ruled against the stalling of the enforcement of an arbitral award at the execution stage, reiterating that...
CCS Pension Rules | Employee Who Resigned Not Entitled To Pension; Resignation Forfeits Past Service : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 9) ruled that resignation from the service forfeits the past services as per the Central Civil Service Pension Rules, making the employee ineligible to claim pensionary benefits.“the only inescapable conclusion is that on resignation by the employee, his past service stood forfeited. Hence, he will not be entitled to any pension.”, observed a bench...
Criminal Complaint Cannot Be Sustained For Issues Finally Adjudicated In Foreign Country : Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court observed that a private criminal complaint is not sustained in the eyes of the law when, on the same issue, both the civil and criminal proceedings have been initiated in a foreign country, and the same has attained finality. Holding that the proceeding is an abuse of the process of law, it accordingly quashed it.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 12, 2025
Links to today's reports :I'm A Tough Person, Wrong To Think Anyone Can Browbeat Court By Social Media Commentary : CJI Surya KantDoctors Rose As Unwavering Heroes During Covid-19 Crisis; Their Sacrifice Indelible : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Stays Kerala High Court's Declaration That Munambam Land Isn't Waqf; Orders Status Quo'Something Wrong With Madras High Court': Supreme Court After...
Persons Who Accepted Compassionate Appointment To A Post Can't Later Claim They Should've Been Given Higher Post : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (December 12) held that a person who has accepted a compassionate appointment cannot subsequently seek elevation by claiming that they ought to have been appointed to a higher post at the initial stage.The Court emphasised that compassionate appointments are an exception to the normal recruitment process and are meant to provide immediate relief to the family of...
Doctors Rose As Unwavering Heroes During Covid-19 Crisis; Their Sacrifice Indelible : Supreme Court
In the judgment holding that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19 covers doctors who were not formally requisitioned by the government, the Supreme Court reflected on the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and the role played by doctors and health workers.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice R Mahadevan said the pandemic's...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 11, 2025
Links to today's reports :Contempt Power Not A Personal Armour For Judges Or Sword To Silence Criticism : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Clarifies That Women's Representation Rule Applies To All Bar Associations In GujaratPrivate Doctors Who Worked During Pandemic & Died Of COVID Eligible Under PM Insurance Scheme : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Rejects Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To...
NDPS | Absence Of Independent Witnesses, S. 52-A Lapses Not Fatal If Recovery & Conscious Possession Established : Supreme Court
Dismissing the appeal of a woman convicted for possessing 23.5 kg of ganja, the Supreme Court on Thursday (December 11) held that the absence of independent witnesses during the seizure is not fatal to the prosecution so long as police witnesses provide consistent and credible evidence of recovery. The Court further clarified that mere procedural lapses in sampling under Section 52-A of the...
NCLT Can Order Forfeiture Of Entire Deposit If Purchaser Of Liquidation Assets Defaults In Payments : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that if a purchaser defaults on payment for assets acquired in liquidation under a judicially supervised sale, the entire amount already deposited may be forfeited. It further clarified that Section 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 cannot be invoked to seek a refund, as no contract exists between the purchaser and the liquidator, the sale being conducted under...