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...

Public Premises Act Overrides State Rent Control Laws For Eviction Of Unauthorised Occupants : Supreme Court Overrules 2014 Ruling

A person in unauthorised occupation of Public Premises cannot invoke the protection of the Rent Control Act.

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...

'If State Presumes Guilt, Speedy Trial Also Be Ensured' : Supreme Court Flags UAPA Trials' Delay; Asks HCs To Monitor Pending Cases

The Court issued various directions to the High Courts to ensure expeditious trial of cases under Acts imposing reverse burden of proof on the accused.

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...

Demand Of Gold At Child's 'Chhoochhak' Ceremony Not Dowry Demand: Supreme Court Quashes Husband's Dowry Death Conviction

The Court observed that to qualify as dowry demand, the demand must be in connection with the marriage.

Income Tax | Statutory Corporation Can Claim Deduction Under S 36(1)(viii) Only For Income Directly Derived From Long-Term Finance : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) held that any income earned by a statutory corporation outside its core activity of providing long-term finance for industrial, agricultural, or infrastructure development in India cannot qualify for the 40% deduction available under Section 36(1)(viii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“Act”). A bench of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Atul...

Private Doctors Who Worked During Pandemic & Died Of COVID Eligible Under PM Insurance Scheme : Supreme Court

Families of doctors who sacrificed during Covid period cannot be told there is no compensation, the Court said.

Contempt Power Not A Personal Armour For Judges Or Sword To Silence Criticism : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has underscored that the power to punish for contempt is not a tool to silence critics or shield judges from scrutiny, declaring that contempt jurisdiction must never become a personal armour for the judiciary. Emphasising that the authority to punish necessarily carries the power to forgive, the Court said mercy must remain central to the judicial conscience when a...

POSH Act | Woman Can Approach ICC Of Her Department Against Harassment By Employee Of Another Workplace: Supreme Court

The respondent need not be belonging to the same workplace of the aggrieved woman, the Court held.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 10, 2025

Links to today's reports : Will It Be Beyond ECI's Jurisdiction To Inquire Into Citizenship In Doubtful Cases? Supreme Court Asks In SIR PleasSupreme Court Sets Aside Bombay HC's Contempt Sentence Imposed On Person Over 'Dog Mafia' Comment Against JudgesSupreme Court Asks Orissa High Court To Decide Cases Which Stayed Recovery Of Illegal Mining Dues By March 31, 2026No Civil Remedies Against...