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'How Many Times High Courts Are To Be Reminded?' : Supreme Court Anguished At HC Not Quashing FIR Over Civil Dispute
The Supreme Court criticised the Allahabad High Court for directing a film producer to pay Rs. 25 lakh to a complainant as a precondition for referring a dispute to mediation while dealing with a plea for quashing of a cheating FIR, despite the dispute being civil in nature.A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan observed that the High Court seems to have forgotten...
Make Rule Mandating Disclosure Of Antecedents & Earlier Pleas In Bail Applications : Supreme Court To High Courts
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 18) suggested to all High Courts to incorporate a rule that accused persons should mandatorily mention in their bail applications the earlier bail applications, if any, filed by them, and also their criminal antecedents.The Court cited a provision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Rules as an example. The said Rule, Rule 5 of Chapter 1-A(b) Volume-V of...
SARFAESI Act | Tenant Cannot Resist Eviction Without Establishing Tenancy Was Created Before Mortgage : Supreme Court
In a key ruling favouring secured creditors, the Supreme Court held that a tenant cannot resist eviction under the SARFAESI Act unless the tenancy is established before the mortgage creation. The bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi allowed the appeal filed by PNB Housing Finance Ltd., overturning a Calcutta High Court decision that had restored possession of a...
Supreme Court Criticises High Courts For Staying SARFAESI Proceedings In Writ Petitions
The Supreme Court recently criticised the Karnataka High Court for restraining LIC Housing Finance Ltd. (secured creditor) from proceeding under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act), without recording any reasons, despite repeated warnings from the apex court against such interference.A bench of Justice...
Limitation Act Won't Apply To Conciliation Process Under MSMED Act, But Applies To Arbitration : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court settled an important legal issue regarding the recovery of time-barred payment claims by Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) suppliers from large buyers under the MSMED Act. The Court held that while MSME suppliers may pursue time-barred debts through conciliation proceedings under the Act, such claims cannot be enforced through arbitration, as the Limitation...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 17, 2025
The links of the Supreme Court reports published on July 17, 2025 here :Motor Accident Claims : Can Passenger In Vehicle Claim Compensation Under Third Party Policy? Supreme Court Refers To Larger BenchPension A Constitutional Right, Can't Be Reduced Without Proper Procedure : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Extends Time To FSSAI Expert Committee For Report On Warning Labels On Packaged...
Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Man Convicted For Rape-Murder Of 10 Yr Old Girl To Life Term Without Remission
The Supreme Court yesterday (July 16) converted the death penalty to life imprisonment without remission, extending to the natural life of the Appellant convicted for sexually assaulting and strangling to death a 10-year-old girl.Although conscious of the brutality of crime, the Court reasoned that the death penalty cannot be sustained because the trial court and the High Court both...
Exclusion Of Natural Heirs Without Reasons Raises Doubt About Genuineness Of Will : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that exclusion of natural heirs from a Will can be a circumstance raising suspicion against its valid execution, though that factor alone will not invalidate it.The Court observed that the existence of such a suspicious circumstance would require a closer scrutiny of the execution of the Will."We are conscious that deprivation of a natural heir, by itself, may...
Supreme Court Upholds HP Govt Right To 18% Free Power From JSW, Says CERC Cap Doesn't Override Contractual Terms
Observing that regulations cannot override freely negotiated contracts, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 16) ruled in favour of the Himachal Pradesh Government, holding that JSW Hydro Energy Ltd. must supply 18% free electricity as per the 1999 agreement, despite the CERC regulations capping free power at 13% for tariff determination. The bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and...
Supreme Court Affirms Conviction Of Woman For Fiance's Murder; Allows Her & Aides To Seek Governor's Pardon
In an extraordinary instance, the Supreme Court on July 14, while upholding the life sentence of a female convict guilty of murdering her fiancé, granted her an opportunity to seek pardon before the Karnataka State Governor. The Court also held that the powers of the Governor under Article 161 to grant pardon reflect the wider "constitutional ethos, goal and culture" towards reformation....