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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 18, 2025
Links to today's reports :Cheque Dishonour | Supreme Court Doubts Precedent Exempting Convicted Company Directors From S.148 NI Act Deposit; Refers To Larger BenchIf Judicial Order Is Based On Dishonest Or Extraneous Factors, Why Not Take Disciplinary Action Against Judge? Supreme Court'Facilitates Access To Justice' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Formation Of Bombay High...
Contradictions In Sole Eyewitness Testimony Fatal To Prosecution Case, Supreme Court Acquits Four In Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 18) acquitted four persons convicted of murder, holding that discrepancies in the testimony of the sole interested eyewitness rendered it unreliable, and that a conviction could not be sustained solely on such evidence in the absence of corroboration. A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi heard a criminal appeal in which the appellants-convicts assailed their conviction, contending that the sole eyewitness, the...
Individual Firms Can Claim Proportionate JV Experience For Future Work Contracts When Applying Solo : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 18) observed that an experience gained as a partner in a Joint Venture contractual works can be claimed proportionately by an individual entity bidding separately in future tenders. A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan set aside the Chhattisgarh High Court's decision which refused to consider the Appellant's proportionate work experience, it gained while partnering in a joint venture with 49 percent stake, for its future work contracts....
'State Can't Dilute NEET Eligibility For Dental Courses': Supreme Court In Rajasthan BDS Case; Imposes ₹10 Crores On Erring Colleges
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the State of Rajasthan had no authority to lower the minimum qualifying percentile in the NEET-UG examination for admissions to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course for the academic year 2016–17, and that the decision to do so was manifestly illegal. At the same time, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Court protected the degrees of students who have already completed the BDS course, while imposing severe...
Ad hoc Judges Can Sit In Single Benches Or In Division Benches With Sitting Judges Of High Court : Supreme Court Clarifies
The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that ad hoc judges appointed in High Courts can constitute single benches or can sit with sitting judges in division benches.The Court also left it to the discretion of the Chief Justice of the High Court to decide who should be the presiding judge if a division bench is constituted with a sitting judge and an ad hoc judge.Article 224A of the Constitution allows the appointment of retired High Court judges as ad hoc judges. As per the April 2021...
Omission In Chief Examination Can Be Cured In Cross-Examination : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 17) ruled that the omissions made in the examination-in-chief can be cured in the witness's cross-examination. A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice K. Vinod Chandran heard the case relating to the dispute over the attestation of the Will, where the genuineness of the Will was disputed by the testator's one of the daughter who was left out from the Will. She contended that the omission of one of the attesting witness (DW-2), in his...
'Facilitates Access To Justice' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Formation Of Bombay High Court's Kolhapur Bench
The Supreme Court today(December 18) dismissed a writ petition filed by advocate Ranjeet Baburao Nimbalkar, challenging the August 1 notification of the Bombay High Court issued under Section 51(3) of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, for the creation of the recent Kolhapur Circuit Bench, which became effective from August 18. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria observed that the "establishment of the Kolhapur bench was in consonance with the Constitutional...
Issues About Party's Capacity To Invoke Arbitration And Maintainability Issues Fall Within Tribunal's Domain : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 17) reiterated that the questions related to whether an individual is a veritable party to an arbitration agreement, eligible to invoke the arbitration clause, shall be referred for the Arbitral Tribunal's consideration. A Bench comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar declined to interfere with the Telangana High Court's...
SARFAESI Act Inapplicable In Nagaland Before Its Adoption In 2021 : Supreme Court Dismisses Secured Creditor's Plea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 16) dismissed a secured creditor's plea to initiate recovery proceedings under the SARFAESI Act against a borrower in Nagaland, holding that such action was impermissible at a time when the Central legislation was not operational within the State.Noting that the Appellant–secured creditor had initiated recovery proceedings in 2011 by issuing a...
Lis Pendens Applies To Money Suits Involving Mortgaged Property; Ex Parte Proceedings Also Covered Under S 52 TP Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the doctrine of lis pendens under Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 applies even to a money recovery suit where the debt is secured by a mortgage over immovable property, and that the bar on transfer operates irrespective of whether the proceedings are contested or ex parte.A Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan ruled...