One -Time Settlement With Bank No Ground To Quash Loan Fraud Case; Society At Large Is Impacted: Supreme Court

Holding that economic offences undermine public interest far beyond the immediate financial loss to a bank, the Supreme Court has restored criminal proceedings against M/s Sarvodaya Highways Ltd. and its directors in a loan fraud case involving approximately ₹52.5 crore. The Court ruled that a one-time settlement (OTS) with the bank cannot justify quashing a prosecution where forged...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 8, 2025

Links to reports published today :CJI Surya Kant Inaugurates Skill Development & Polytechnic Courses For Haryana Jail InmatesIndigo Crisis | 'Govt Of India Has Taken Cognisance, Timely Action Seems To Have Been Taken' : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent ListingSupreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Election Of Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Over 'Election Freebies'Extraordinary Artistry'...

Article 226 | Writ Jurisdiction Can't Be Exercised To Question Economic Or Fiscal Reforms : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 8) upheld the authority of civic bodies to revise property tax rates, holding that such revisions cannot be challenged unless the procedure adopted is arbitrary or in clear violation of the governing statutory provisions. “The matters of tax revision fell squarely within the domain of the appellant-Corporation, and the High Court ought not to...

Testimony Cannot Be Rejected Solely Because Witness Is Declared Hostile, Consistent Portions Can Be Relied Upon : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 8) held that the testimony of a witness cannot be outrightly rejected solely by declaring a witness a hostile witness. The Court said that a portion of the testimony which is consistent with the case of the prosecution or defence may be accepted. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih heard the case where the appellants...

General Provident Fund Nomination Made By Employee In Favour Of Parent Becomes Invalid After Marriage : Supreme Court

The Court ordered equal distribution of the PF amount between the mother and the wife of the deceased employee.

Supreme Court Weekly Digest: November 11 - 20, 2025

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Section 31(7)(b) - Post-Award Interest is Mandatory – Held, the grant of post-award interest under Section 31(7)(b) (pre-amended) is mandatory, and the only discretion vested in the Arbitral Tribunal is to decide the rate of interest to be awarded - Where the arbitrator does not fix any rate of interest, the statutory rate of 18% per annum...

Supreme Court Seeks AICTE Clarification On Whether Regulations On Superannuation Age Will Apply To Private Unaided Institutions

The Supreme Court has recently asked the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to clarify whether the age of retirement for teachers and faculty, including principals, set by the AICTE Regulations 2010 and 2019, mandatorily extends to private non-aided institutions.It has specifically asked whether the age of retirement for teachers, which was increased to 65 years in...

Supreme Court Issues Pan-India Directions To Protect Rights Of Disabled Prisoners; Seeks Reports From States/UTs On Assistive Aids

In a significant step toward strengthening the rights and dignity of prisoners with disabilities, the Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to implement a comprehensive, disability-inclusive framework across their prison systems. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued the directions while hearing a PIL filed by Sathyan Naravoor seeking...

Complete Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025 [Part-3]

JudiciaryConstitution of India, Article 142 - Writ petition seeking guidelines for judicial recusal - Held, recusal is a matter of judicial discretion and Article 142 cannot be invoked to frame such guidelines. Chandraprabha v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 648Constitution of India - Referring to any court as a "Lower Court" or its records as "Lower Court Record" (LCR) is contrary to...

Stamp Duty Relief For Co-operative Societies Cannot Be Conditioned On Extra Verification Not Mandated By Law : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 5) struck down a Jharkhand Government Memo that required cooperative societies to obtain an Assistant Registrar's recommendation before claiming stamp duty exemption under Section 9A of the Indian Stamp (Bihar Amendment) Act for registering property transfers to their members. “The requirement of recommendation by the Assistant Registrar,...

Candidate Can't Be Disqualified Merely For Not Having Degree Title If Core Subject Was Studied : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that when a candidate has studied the requisite principal subject as part of their curriculum, their candidature cannot be rejected solely on the ground that their degree is in a different specialisation. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi reinstated the appointment of an M. Com (Commerce) graduate as a Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant, a...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 5, 2025

Supreme Court news reports of today.