Human Rights Courts Can Be Approached Directly Without Prior Recourse To Commission: Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka Rule

The Supreme Court has recently upheld the validity of Rule 6 of the Karnataka State Human Rights Courts Rules, 2006, holding that the provision is neither inconsistent with the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 nor ultra vires the rule-making power of the State legislature under Section 41 of the Act. Setting aside the High Court's orders, the Court has restored the proceedings initiated against the concerned police officials.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta ruled so...

Supreme Court Clears Implementation Of Resolution Plan For Stalled 'Sushant Aquapolis' Project In Ghaziabad

In a relief to home buyers of the Ghaziabad-based housing project 'Sushant Aquapolis,' the Supreme Court recently cleared the path for implementation of the resolution plan of the corporate debtor, M/s Ansal Urban Condominium Private Limited, which had promoted the group housing cluster. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran accepted the Successful Resolution Applicant (SRA) demand in a hearing took place on August 31, permitting them to develop a 24-meter-wide pathway on...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Digest: August 13 - 18, 2026

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Sections 16, 18, 31(8), 37(2) – Pre-deposit condition in arbitration clause – Validity and constitutionality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India and Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 – Correctness of 3-Judge Bench decision in S.K. Jain v. State of Haryana – Reference to Larger Bench - Doubting the correctness...

Plaintiff In Specific Performance Suit Must First Debunk Suspicious Circumstances : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that where a plaintiff seeks specific performance of an agreement to sell whose genuineness is clouded by suspicious circumstances, the plaintiff must first explain those circumstances satisfactorily before the evidentiary burden can shift to the defendant.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran set aside the concurrent findings of the Punjab & Haryana High Court and the First Appellate Court, which had reversed the Trial Court's dismissal...

Indian Stamp Act | Is Fraudulent Intent Necessary To Invoke S.47A Over Undervalued Deed? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Court doubted the precedents which held that fradulent intent was necessary to invoke Section 47A of the Indian Stamp Act.

How To Attribute Mens Rea To Company? Supreme Court Explains Three-Stage Inquiry

The Supreme Court has held that criminal proceedings against a company accused of an offence cannot be quashed merely on the ground that no individual director, officer, or employee has been identified or arraigned as a co-accused, even where the offence charged requires proof of mens rea. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra held so while hearing an appeal filed by a pharmaceutical company, against a Karnataka High Court order that had refused to quash a corruption and...

'Victim Didn't Identify Accused In Court' : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Rape Of 5-Year-Old

The Court criticised the trial judge and the public prosecutor for neglecting to conduct identification of accused during the deposition of the child victim.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 7, 2026

Links to reports of September 7, 2026 :Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Stop Perks To Judges Resigning To Avoid RemovalSupreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Naga Insurgent Hopeson Ningshen Considering 17 Years Of Jail TermSupreme Court Asks Vivo Executive To Get Chinese Consulate Guarantee On India-Return If Allowed To Travel To ChinaFormer Supreme Court Judge Justice Krishna Murari Joins Vantara's New Governing CouncilSupreme Court Requests Calcutta HC To Decide Soon Trinamool...

Prior Land Possession Not Mandatory To Apply For Environmental Clearance For Bio-Medical Waste Facilities : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (September 7) held that a prior allotment or legal possession of land is not mandatory at the stage of submitting an application for granting an Environmental Clearance (EC) for the purpose of establishing a Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF). “Clause 6 of the EIA, 2006 states that an application in Form 1 can be made after the identification of prospective site(s). Therefore, land allotment cannot be said to be a pre-condition for the making of an...

Companies Can Be Prosecuted Even Without Naming Individual Officers : Supreme Court

The Court also laid down a three-stage framework to attribute the individual's conduct and mens rea to the company.

Defendant Need Not Enter Witness Box To Prove Admitted Document : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a defendant is not required to step into the witness box when the defence is based on an undisputed document already placed on record.A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B. Varale heard the case where the Appellant-plaintiff filed a suit seeking a mandatory injunction and possession against a Respondent-tenant claiming him to be the owner of...

Alarmed Over Rising Narcotic Cases, Supreme Court Directs Steps To Create More NDPS Courts

Alarmed by the “unfortunate alarming increase” in offences under the NDPS Act across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and States/Union Territories to take steps to establish the requisite exclusive special courts for expeditious trial of narcotics cases, preferably within six weeks.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was...