Merely Lodging A False FIR Is Not Abetment Of Suicide: Supreme Court

Merely because a dejected husband, or lover, out of frustration, ends his life and puts the blame on the accused, in his suicide note, is not enough to conclude that a prima facie case is made out.

Police Cannot Register FIR And Conduct Investigation For PC-PNDT Act Offences : Supreme Court

The Magistrate cannot take cognizance of a chargesheet filed by the police for an offence under PC-PNDT Act.

'Industry' Definition Given In Bangalore Water Supply Case Must Govern Pending Cases Under ID Act 1947 : Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench

The Court also clarified that the majority's new interpretation will not affect the new Industrial Relations Code, 2020.

Referral Charges Received By Auto Dealers For Bank & Insurance Promotion Subject To Service Tax : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 19) held that the referral charges received by automobile dealers from banks and insurance companies for facilitating vehicle loans and insurance policies are taxable as “Business Auxiliary Service” under the Finance Act, 1994. “The assessee is promoting the business of the banks and the insurance company for which they receive an amount as stipulated in the agreement.”, observed a bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran. TVS Motor...

Motor Accident Claim | Acquittal In Criminal Case Per Se Won't Prove Lack Of Negligence : Supreme Court Explains Principles

Acquittals in Criminal Court cannot control or dictate the outcome of MACT proceedings, the Supreme Court has held, reiterating that criminal proceedings and motor accident compensation claims operate in distinct legal spheres and are governed by different standards of proof."A subsequent acquittal in a criminal case does not affect the assessment of tortious liability under the MV Act... The findings, quashment, or acquittals in Criminal Court cannot control or dictate the outcome of MACT...

Disconnect Power & Water Of Bulk Waste Generators Violating Solid Waste Management Rules : Supreme Court

The Court also proposed making students house-hold level supervisors to ensure compliance with the Rules.

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: August 10, 2026 To August 16, 2026

Judgments'Identical Eyewitness Accounts Bear Imprint Of Tutoring', Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal Of 20 Persons In Murder CaseCase Details: Nirmala Bai Devidas Chavhan v. State of Maharashtra and Others Etc. (With Connected Case)Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 779The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of twenty persons in a murder case, after finding that the conviction was based on the...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 19, 2026

Links to reports of Augsut 19 :Goa Government Moves Supreme Court Seeking Life Sentence For Tarun Tejpal In Rape CaseMedia-Business Nexus Concerning, Biased TV Debates Undermine Democratic Discourse : Justice KM JosephEx-Lok Sabha MP Moves Supreme Court For Fixation Of MSP Based On Swaminathan Commission Report, Crop Loan Waiver'CJI Like A Father Figure,' Says Newly Elected SCBA President...

'All Parties Didn't Consent To Settlement', Supreme Court Sets Aside Lok Adalat Award In Land Acquisition Dispute

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 19) set aside Lok Adalat awards passed in a land acquisition dispute, holding that the awards could not be sustained as they did not reflect a genuine agreement under Section 29 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, since all the disputing claimants were neither parties nor signatories to the settlement. “…the High Court in its impugned judgment erred in upholding the awards passed by the Lok Adalat. The awards do not reflect a genuine agreement under Section...

PC Act | Recovery Of Bribe Amount Alone Insufficient Without Proof Of Demand: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (19.08.2026) has acquitted a former Talati-cum-Mantri and a Peon of a Gram Panchayat, who were convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PCA), holding that the prosecution has failed to prove the initial demand of bribe beyond reasonable doubt. It was also observed that mere recovery of a currency note from the co-accused could not sustain the conviction.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar set aside the Gujarat High Court...

Police Can Register FIR Even If Magistrate Rejected S.156(3) CrPC Application : Supreme Court

Rejection of an application under Section 156(3) of the Cr.PC, being an order rendered at the threshold, cannot bar the subsequent registration of an FIR.

No Evidence Lethal Injection Is More Humane Than Hanging For Death Sentence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that there is no concrete scientific material before it to establish that lethal injection (administering drugs intravenously to cause death) is a demonstrably superior or more humane method of executing a death sentence than hanging.“The available material, therefore, does not establish that lethal injection has any added advantage over hanging as a mode of execution of a death sentence. Hence, the argument advanced by the petitioner that lethal injection is...