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'Ridge Acts As Delhi's Green Lungs In Present Pollution' : Supreme Court Directs Giving Statutory Status To Ridge Management Board
Amid worsening air pollution in the National Capital, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 11) delivered a crucial verdict aimed at protecting the 'Delhi Ridge', a vital ecological zone in Delhi. Observing that little progress had been made over the past three decades to restore the ridge's natural integrity, the Court directed the Union Government(MoEF & CC) to confer statutory status...
S.304 IPC | How 'Intention' & 'Knowledge' Determine If Offence Is Culpable Homicide Not Amounting To Murder? Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 10) converted the conviction of a man from that of murder under Section 302 to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Part I of Section 304, noting that the convict had no intention to kill the deceased, though had knowledge that the injury would likely cause death. A bench of Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria heard the case relating to...
Nithari Killings : Surendra Koli To Walk Free As Supreme Court Sets Aside His Only Remaining Conviction
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of Surendra Koli in the last remaining case related to Nithari killings.A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath allowed the curative petition filed by Koli against the 2011 judgment of the Supreme Court, which had confirmed his conviction in one of the cases. Koli sought curative on the basis of...
Transfer Of Title In Immovable Property Doesn't Attract Service Tax : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that an activity which merely involves the transfer of title in immovable property by way of sale cannot be treated as a “service” under the Finance Act, 1994. Consequently, such transactions lie outside the ambit of service tax.A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Sandeep Mehta delivered the verdict while dismissing an appeal filed by the...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 10, 2025
Links to today's reports :Mere Issuance Of Notice Under Indian Forest Act Won't Vest Private Forests Under Maharashtra Act : Supreme CourtContempt Plea In Supreme Court Against Telangana Speaker For Not Deciding Disqualification Petitions Against Defected BRS MLAsSupreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Issue Identity Cards To Those Included In Assam NRCHave Seen Morphed Video Of Us, Aware...
Commercial Courts Act | Rejection Of Plaint Appealable; No Appeal Against Order Refusing To Reject Plaint : Supreme Court
Clarifying procedural law under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 (“Act”), the Supreme Court on Monday (November 10) held that an order allowing an application for rejection of a plaint amounts to a decree and is therefore appealable under Section 13(1A) of the Act. However, an order rejecting such an application is not appealable under the same provision and can instead be challenged through...
Decree That Is 'Nullity' Can Be Challenged At Any Stage, Even During Execution : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that a challenge to a decree that is a 'nullity' can be set up at any stage, including the stage of execution. "It is well settled that if a decree is a nullity, its invalidity can be set up whenever and wherever it is sought to be enforced, even at the stage of execution as held in Kiran Singh and others vs. Chaman Paswan and others (1954 INSC 45).",...
S. 45/73 Evidence Act Can Be Invoked Only For Admitted Document To Compare Signature Or Handwriting : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that Section 45 read with Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act can be invoked only in relation to an admitted document for the purpose of comparison of signatures or handwriting.A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma made the observation while setting aside a Telangana High Court order that had permitted a defendant to seek...
