Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 16, 2025

Links to today's reports :'Union Cannot Have Its Own Limitation Period' : Supreme Court Flags Delay In Govt AppealsDowry Has Diffused Into Muslim Marriages Hollowing Out Mehr's Protection : Supreme CourtWhen Marriage Survives Only On Paper Due To Prolonged Litigation, Better To Separate Parties : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Issues Notice On Private Hospitals' Plea Against Kerala...

Once Loss Is Caused By Fire, Cause Of Fire Becomes Immaterial, Supreme Court Allows Insurance Claim

Reiterating that the cause of fire is immaterial, when the loss is occurred to the insured from the fire, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 16) allowed a fire insurance claim, noting that the insurer can't deny claim saying that the proximate cause of fire was not provided in the specified peril. “Once it is not disputed that the loss is caused by fire, then the cause igniting the...

'Politically Motivated' : Supreme Court Quashes Land Allotment Corruption Case Against Karnataka BJP Leader R Ashoka

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 16) quashed the corruption case against Karnataka's Leader of Opposition & BJP MLA R. Ashoka in an alleged irregularity made in the land allotment during his tenure as the Chairman of the Committee for the regularisation of unauthorised occupation. An FIR was registered by the State's Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate the allegations made regarding illegalities in land allotments during Mr. Ashoka's committee tenure, where it was complained that...

Supreme Court Holds TANGEDCO Liable To Pay Fixed Charges To DisCom For Power Supplied Before Full Commissioning

In a relief for the power generators, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 16) held that the electricity supplied by them from the date of synchronization of their power generation to the grid is entitled to receive fixed charges, even if the entire project is not fully commissioned.Holding thus, a bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan affirmed the concurrent findings of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) and Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission...

'Deviation From 'Bail Is The Rule' Principle Constitutionally Suspect' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Wadhawan Bros In DHFL Scam

If delay in trial is leading to prolonged incarceration, it will violate Constitutional guarantee of fairness, the Court said.

CPC | Separate Suit Against Confirmed Auction Sale Barred Under Order XXI Rule 92(3), Remedy Lies Under Section 47 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 15) ruled that once an auction sale is confirmed and the aggrieved party has not sought to set it aside, a separate suit challenging the order confirming the sale is expressly barred under Order XXI Rule 92(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Court clarified that the appropriate remedy in such cases is to move an application under Section 47 CPC, limited to grounds such as lack of jurisdiction or nullity of the order. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala...

When Marriage Survives Only On Paper Due To Prolonged Litigation, Better To Separate Parties : Supreme Court

Long period of separation without any hope for reconciliation amounts to cruelty to both the parties, the Court observed.

Dowry Has Diffused Into Muslim Marriages Hollowing Out Mehr's Protection : Supreme Court

Dowry and mehr now co-exist in Muslim marriages, the Court lamented.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 15, 2025

Links to today's reports :Delhi Air Pollution : CJI Advises Lawyers To Avail Hybrid Hearings Due To Adverse Weather Conditions'This Trend Not Correct' : Kerala Governor Questions Supreme Court's Move To Select University VCsDelhi Schools Holding Sports Activities Amid Air Pollution Bypassing Court Order : Amicus Curiae Tells Supreme CourtSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL On Indigo...

'Sensitise Future Generation About Equality In Marriage' : Supreme Court Issues Directions To Tackle Dowry Evil

Youngsters should be made aware that parties to marriage are not subservient to each other.

Supreme Court Issues Directions To Trial Courts On Cataloguing Witnesses & Evidence In Criminal Case Judgments

The Court issued the directions to have a standard and uniform tabular chart in judgments.

Buyer Not At Fault: Supreme Court Orders Seller to Refund Buyer for Hiding Bank Encumbrance

"It is a common practice for landowners to keep original title deeds in the bank lockers for security purposes," the Court observed.