'Manifestly Perverse': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Granting Bail To Accused Who Allegedly Murdered Witness While On Bail

The Supreme Court set aside the Madras High Court's order grant bail to the accused in a murder case, noting that the order granting bail was vitiated by perversity, arbitrariness and non-application of mind.A bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan was hearing an appeal against an order of the Madurai Bench of the High Court, which had granted bail to the accused in an attempt to murder case without considering that they were also accused of murdering a key eyewitness while...

Criminal Revision Filed By Informant Doesn't Abate On His Death; Other Victims Can Continue It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a criminal revision petition does not automatically abate upon the death of the revisionist, particularly when the revision is not filed by an accused but by an informant or victim. The Court clarified that in such cases, the revisional court has the discretion to continue examining the legality and propriety of the impugned order and may permit a victim to assist the court in furtherance of justice.A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Manoj Misra set...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2025 - Part 1 [1-25]

As part of its annual tradition, LiveLaw presents its curated list of the 100 most significant Supreme Court judgments of the year, a feature keenly awaited by our readers each year.The judgments have been selected on the basis of the following broad criteria:(i) their importance to the general public;(ii) their role in settling or clarifying contested questions of law; and(iii) their...

S. 482 CrPC | HC Should Not Grant 'No Arrest' Protection & Set Investigation Deadlines While Refusing To Quash FIR : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court set aside the Allahabad High Court's order which while declining to quash an FIR, simultaneously imposed a fixed timeline for completion of investigation and protection from arrest to the accused until cognizance is taken.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh referred to the decision of Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra, (2021) 19 SCC 401, to observe that granting "no arrest" or "no coercive steps" orders while dismissing a quashing...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest December 1 - 10, 2025

Administrative Law – Illegality and Irrelevant Considerations – Executive instructions mandating unnecessary requirements for statutory benefits are illegal – The Supreme Court set aside a Government Memorandum requiring an additional recommendation from the Assistant Registrar for stamp duty exemptions for Cooperative Societies - Held, executive actions that impose...

S. 311 CrPC Power To Be Invoked Sparingly Only When Evidence Is Indispensable To Find Truth : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court set aside the Gujarat High Court's order allowing the prosecution to recall an 11-year-old girl under Section 311 CrPC, holding that the provision must be invoked sparingly and only where the evidence is indispensable for discovering the truth.Noting that the application was moved after the examination of 21 witnesses and at the fag end of the trial, without any explanation...

Non-Compete Fee Can Be Deducted As Revenue Expenditure Under Section 37(1) Income Tax Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that payment of non-compete fee does not result in acquisition of a capital asset or alteration of the profit-making structure of the business, and is allowable as revenue expenditure under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.“Thus non-compete fee only seeks to protect or enhance the profitability of the business, thereby facilitating the carrying on of...

Mere Delay By Plaintiff In Depositing Balance Sale Consideration Won't Render Specific Performance Decree Inexecutable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that some delay in depositing the balance sale consideration by the buyer, beyond the timeline prescribed in the decree, would not render the decree for specific performance inexecutable if the buyer remained ready and willing to perform his part of the agreement.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Manoj Misra referred to the recent case of Ram Lal v. Jarnail Singh,...

Husband Sending Money To Parents, Asking Wife To Track Expenses Not 'Cruelty': Supreme Court Quashes 498A Case

Finding the wife's allegations to be vague and omnibus, the Court quashed the complaint.

Passport Renewal Can't Be Denied Due To Pendency Of Criminal Case When Trial Court Has Permitted Renewal : Supreme Court

The Court stressed that the freedom of a citizen to travel, subject to law, is an essential part of the guarantee under Article 21.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 19, 2025

Links to today's reports :Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Judicial Officer's Plea Against High Court Calling Her NegligentPermission To Cut Trees Must Follow Definition Of 'Forest' In Godavarman Decision Though Land Not Notified As Forest: Supreme CourtCUSAT Act | When Selected Candidate Resigns, Vacancy To Be Filled By Communal Rotation & Not From Rank List : Supreme CourtWill...

High Courts Must Be Fair In Their Administration : Supreme Court Flays Allahabad HC For Discrimination In Staff Regularisation

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 19) set aside the Allahabad High Court's order which, while regularizing services of a few of its employees, did not regularise services of similarly situated employees. The Court reminded the High Court of its duty to uphold constitutional morality within their own administration.“High Courts, being Constitutional Courts entrusted to uphold equality...