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...

S. 29A Arbitration Act | Arbitrator's Mandate Terminates On Expiry Of Time; Substituted Arbitrator Must Resume After Extension : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) held that once the statutory 18-month period for delivering an arbitral award expires, the arbitrator's mandate automatically comes to an end as per Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, when no application for extension is made. Therefore, when an extension of time is granted by the Court after the mandate of the arbitrator...

Police Can Freeze Bank Accounts Invoking S.102 CrPC In Cases Under Prevention Of Corruption Act : Supreme Court

In an important ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 10) ruled that the police/investigating agencies are empowered to freeze the bank account of a person under Section 102 Code of Criminal Procedure (now Section 106 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita)., against whom a proceeding is initiated under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”).Dismissing...

No Civil Remedies Against Lok Adalat Award, Only Remedy Is To Invoke High Court's Supervisory Jurisdiction : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an award passed by the Lok Adalat under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (“LSA”) cannot be set aside or annulled by the Executing Court. The proper avenue for challenging the award would be to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution, the Court said. “The principle that emerges is that the statutory finality...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Bombay HC's Contempt Sentence Imposed On Person Over 'Dog Mafia' Comment Against Judges

The Supreme Court today remitted a woman's 1-week simple imprisonment sentence for contempt of Court over her “dog mafia” remark against the Supreme Court and the High Court/their judges.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted that the petitioner-woman showed genuine remorse from the very beginning (when she was issued show-cause notice) and set aside the High Court's order...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 9, 2025

Links to today's reports :Catholic Bishops Conference Of India Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Rajasthan Anti-Conversion LawSupreme Court Closes Twitter India's Plea Against Multiple FIRs For Allegedly Promoting Tweet On KhalistanOne-Time Settlement With Bank No Ground To Quash Loan Fraud Case; Society At Large Is Impacted: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Issues Notice To ECI On Plea...

Higher Courts Must Avoid Unnecessary Remand Of Cases To Lower Courts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 9) criticised the practice of higher courts remanding matters that had long attained finality, noting that such orders only trigger “unnecessary further litigation” rather than bringing disputes to a finality. A Bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Manmohan heard the case, where the Allahabad High Court had reopened an issue conclusively...