Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 10, 2026

Links to today's reports :'UCC Is The Answer' : Supreme Court On Plea Challenging Shariat Inheritance Law As Discriminatory Against Muslim Women'Important Issue' : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Union's Challenge To Bombay HC Quashing IT Rules On 'Fact Check Unit'NCERT Issues Public Apology For Chapter On Judicial Corruption Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing In Suo Motu CaseSupreme Court Seeks...

Plaintiff Approaching Court With Unclean Hands Not Entitled To Specific Performance: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 10) dismissed a suit for specific performance, observing that a plaintiff who approaches the court with unclean hands by withholding material information is not entitled to the equitable relief of specific performance. “In a suit for specific performance, the conduct of the parties is significant as it assists the Court in evaluating the evidence to find out the bona fides of the parties at the time of execution of the agreement. Even a slight doubt in the...

S. 66 Companies Act | Valuation Report Not Mandatory For Share Capital Reduction : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 10) held that obtaining or circulating a valuation report is not a statutory requirement when a company undertakes a reduction of share capital under the Companies Act, 2013, though companies may obtain one as a matter of prudence. “Reduction of share capital can be achieved by a special resolution and confirmation by the Tribunal, without a report of valuation from an approved/registered valuer…”, observed a bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod...

Supreme Court To Examine Non-Production Of Undertrials Before Courts On Pan-India Basis; Seeks Responses From All HCs & DGPs

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has expanded the scope of a plea that originally concerned the non-production of undertrial prisoners before courts in Maharashtra, to examine the issue on a pan-India basis.Observing that the non-production of accused persons before courts is a nationwide problem not confined to a particular State and requires comprehensive adjudication, a bench...

Frame No-Fault Compensation Policy For Adverse Events Due To COVID-19 Vaccination : Supreme Court Directs Centre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union of India, through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to frame a no-fault compensation policy for individuals who suffer serious adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination.A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the direction while clarifying that the existing mechanism for monitoring Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) shall continue to operate.The Court further directed that relevant data regarding such...

Order XLI Rule 27 CPC | No Vested Right To Produce Additional Evidence At Appellate Stage : Supreme Court

Litigants cannot fill gaps in their case by producing new evidence in appeal, the court said

Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part-X]

Service LawDisciplinary Proceedings — Judicial Review — Scope of Interference — Proportionality of Punishment — Central Industrial Security Force Rules, 2001; Rule 18(b) - The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's interference with the dismissal of a CISF Constable who contracted a second marriage while his first marriage was still subsisting - emphasized that judicial review...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 9, 2026

Links to today's reports :Arbitral Tribunal Can't Grant Pre-Award & Pendente Lite Interest When Contract Prohibits It : Supreme CourtBar Council Elections : BCI Moves Supreme Court Challenging FIR Against High Powered CommitteeWest Bengal SIR : Plea In Supreme Court Challenging Exclusion From Final Electoral Roll'Why Hurt Jain Sentiments?' Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Research...

Quarrel With Daughter-in-Law By Itself No Offence Of Cruelty Or Dowry Harassment: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (March 9) quashed criminal proceedings against the parents-in-law of a woman in a dowry harassment case, observing that the allegations against them were vague and identical.The Court observed that the lone allegation against the appellants was that they would quarrel with the woman. The Court stated that a quarrel, per se, will not constitute the offence of...

Auction Purchaser In Possession Need Not Prove Delivery Of Possession To Seek Injunction Against Interference: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that an auction purchaser who is already in possession of the property is not required to prove a formal delivery of possession under Order XXI Rule 95 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in order to seek an injunction against interference. “It is trite law that title in immovable property vests in the auction purchaser on confirmation of sale. No doubt, Order...

'Too Restrictive' : Supreme Court Modifies Kerala High Court Directions On Police Arrest From Court Premises

The Supreme Court today(March 9) partially modified the Kerala High Court's order laying down guidelines to be followed by police personnel for arresting persons from Court premises.The Supreme Court endorsed the defintion of "Court Premises" given in Para 8.1 of the High Court's order, which reads - "Court premises” shall be taken as referring to not just the courtrooms, but shall also...

S. 202 CrPC Inquiry Not Mandatory In Complaint Filed By Public Servant: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that the magistrate need not conduct a statutory inquiry under Section 202 of the Cr.P.C. (now Section 225 of the BNSS) before issuing a summons to an accused residing beyond the magistrate's territorial jurisdiction based on a complaint filed by a public servant in discharge of its official duty. A Bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice...