[BREAKING] Cheque Dishonour | Supreme Court Doubts Precedent Exempting Convicted Company Directors From S.148 NI Act Deposit; Refers To Larger Bench

In an important legal development, the Supreme Court today doubted two of its earlier judgments which held that the director or the authorised signatory of a company convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be directed to make the deposit before the appellate Court as per Section 148 of the Act for suspension of sentence.Disagreeing with the precedents, a...

Evidence Act | Materials Handed Over By Accused During Police Check Can't Be Termed Section 27 Recoveries : Supreme Court

If there is no element of concealment, there cannot be a recovery under Section 27 of the Evidence Act.

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...

BREAKING| '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...

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...

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...

'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.