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Ports Governed By Major Port Trusts Act Liable To Pay Customs Duty On Pilfered Goods Under Customs Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 25) upheld the Commissioner of Customs order of classifying the Mumbai Port Trust as a 'custodian' under the Customs Act for the purpose of paying duty on 'pilfered goods' i.e., loss or damage to stock in a warehouse or to cargo in transit. The Court said that regardless of the fact that the Mumbai Port trust is governed by the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, any liability for the pilfered goods would be payable by the port trust as a custodian under the...
LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest 2026 - Motor Vehicles Act, 1980
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Conventional Heads – Omission of Filial Consortium – The Tribunal and High Court failed to award any amount under the head of consortium - Held: The Motor Vehicles Act is a beneficial legislation, and courts must ensure 'just compensation' is awarded even if a...
LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Digest: August 1 - 12, 2026
Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996 - Section 11 & Non-Signatory Parties — "Veritable Party" Doctrine — Non-signatory to the primary agreement can be bound by the arbitration agreement contained therein if their conduct, participation, and performance of obligations under interlinked agreements demonstrate a mutual intent to be bound — Principles laid down in Cox and...
S. 74 CGST Act | General Allegations Of Fraud/Suppression Won't Extend Limitation; SCN Must Specify Foundational Facts : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 25) quashed the GST show-cause notice issued to Tata Steel Ltd. under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, for alleged short payment of tax due to suppression of facts. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran called the department's invocation of Section 74 of the Act, rather than the ordinary mechanism under Section 73, to be bad in law just to seek an extension of the limitation period by using expressions such...
Resisting Own Medical Examination Does Not Amount To Obstructing Public Servant In Discharge Of Duties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that resisting a medical examination would not amount to the offence of obstructing a public servant in the discharge of public functions under Section 186 IPC.The bench set aside the Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench order which refused to quash the FIR against the Appellant registered under Sections 186 and 189 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short,...
Dowry Harassment & Domestic | Supreme Court Issues Directions For Strict Enforcement & Speedy Trials
The Supreme Court has issued a series of directions to strengthen the implementation of laws dealing with dowry-related offences, including effective functioning of Dowry Prohibition Officers, priority treatment of cases under Sections 304-B and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) / Sections 80 and 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and periodic monitoring of long-pending...
Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: August 17, 2026 To August 23, 2026
JudgmentsFleeing After Friend's Drowning, Though Reprehensible Conduct, Not Per Se Suggestive Of Murder: Supreme CourtCase Details: Taher Vajiyuddin Rangwala & Anr. v. State of GujaratCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 810The Supreme Court has held that fleeing from the spot after witnessing a friend drown and failing to inform the deceased's family, though “reprehensible” conduct, cannot...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 25, 2026
Links to the reports of August 25, 2026 :Plaint Cannot Be Rejected Over Court-Fee When Liability To Pay Ad Valorem Is Dependent On Disputed Fact : Supreme CourtGrant Of Bail In Serious Offences Like Murder Must Record Justifiable Reasons : Supreme CourtStudent Protests | Petitioner Expresses Reservations About Probe Committee, Urges Supreme Court To Reconstitute ItSupreme Court Refuses...
Supreme Court Directs All States To Constitute SITs To Probe Fraudulent Motor Accident Insurance Claims
The Supreme Court has directed all States to constitute dedicated Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to probe suspected fraudulent motor accident compensation claims, after proceedings in a case involving allegations that the same vehicle had been shown as being involved in multiple accidents revealed what the Court described as a potential fraud of “enormous proportion.”The Court...
LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest 2026 - Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 – No Condonation of Re-filing Delay Beyond 28 Days for IBC Appeals - While the Supreme Court Rules, 2013 (SCR) allow a 28-day window for curing defects and permit discretionary condonation of re-filing delay for general laws, this relaxation cannot...
Grant Of Bail In Serious Offences Like Murder Must Record Justifiable Reasons : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently set aside the bail granted to the two accused persons in a murder case, noting that the bail order was a result of a non-application of mind, as the Courts below ignored the vital evidence which prima facie showed the involvement of the accused in the crime. “The law in regard to grant or refusal of bail is very well settled. The court granting bail should...