Indian Stamp Act | Is Fraudulent Intent Necessary To Invoke S.47A Over Undervalued Deed? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Court doubted the precedents which held that fradulent intent was necessary to invoke Section 47A of the Indian Stamp Act.

How To Attribute Mens Rea To Company? Supreme Court Explains Three-Stage Inquiry

The Supreme Court has held that criminal proceedings against a company accused of an offence cannot be quashed merely on the ground that no individual director, officer, or employee has been identified or arraigned as a co-accused, even where the offence charged requires proof of mens rea. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra held so while hearing an appeal filed by a pharmaceutical company, against a Karnataka High Court order that had refused to quash a corruption and...

'Victim Didn't Identify Accused In Court' : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Rape Of 5-Year-Old

The Court criticised the trial judge and the public prosecutor for neglecting to conduct identification of accused during the deposition of the child victim.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 7, 2026

Links to reports of September 7, 2026 :Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Stop Perks To Judges Resigning To Avoid RemovalSupreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Naga Insurgent Hopeson Ningshen Considering 17 Years Of Jail TermSupreme Court Asks Vivo Executive To Get Chinese Consulate Guarantee On India-Return If Allowed To Travel To ChinaFormer Supreme Court Judge Justice Krishna Murari Joins Vantara's New Governing CouncilSupreme Court Requests Calcutta HC To Decide Soon Trinamool...

Prior Land Possession Not Mandatory To Apply For Environmental Clearance For Bio-Medical Waste Facilities : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (September 7) held that a prior allotment or legal possession of land is not mandatory at the stage of submitting an application for granting an Environmental Clearance (EC) for the purpose of establishing a Common Bio-medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF). “Clause 6 of the EIA, 2006 states that an application in Form 1 can be made after the identification of prospective site(s). Therefore, land allotment cannot be said to be a pre-condition for the making of an...

Companies Can Be Prosecuted Even Without Naming Individual Officers : Supreme Court

The Court also laid down a three-stage framework to attribute the individual's conduct and mens rea to the company.

Defendant Need Not Enter Witness Box To Prove Admitted Document : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a defendant is not required to step into the witness box when the defence is based on an undisputed document already placed on record.A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B. Varale heard the case where the Appellant-plaintiff filed a suit seeking a mandatory injunction and possession against a Respondent-tenant claiming him to be the owner of the property and permitted the respondent to use the property as a licensee. The trial court dismissed...

Alarmed Over Rising Narcotic Cases, Supreme Court Directs Steps To Create More NDPS Courts

Alarmed by the “unfortunate alarming increase” in offences under the NDPS Act across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and States/Union Territories to take steps to establish the requisite exclusive special courts for expeditious trial of narcotics cases, preferably within six weeks.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing the suo motu case related to the setting up of exclusive Courts under the special statutes like NIA Act,...

Housing Project Must Be Built As Per Brochure Given To Buyer: Supreme Court Directs CBI Enquiry Into DLF Construction

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to proceed with a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) into issues surrounding the construction of the DLF Primus project in Gurugram, particularly the alleged deviation from the project plan and brochure shown to homebuyers.A Bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan said a housing project must be...

Investigation Failures Under Spotlight As Supreme Court Overturns Three Murder Convictions In September First Week

In the first week of September, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction in three murder cases arising from markedly different crimes: a six-year-old child's murder, a broad-daylight killing, and a kidnapping-for-ransom case that culminated in murder, but shared a common thread i.e., the prosecution's failure to establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.In Dhrub Singh Etc....

University Must Honour Teachers, Can't Deviate From UGC Regulations On Payscale : Supreme Court Gives Relief To Associate Professor

The Supreme Court recently held that universities could not depart from the statutory guidelines and regulations governing the pay scale of their teaching staff. “University ought to honour its teachers and uphold their rights as they undertake to impart knowledge to vast number of students and they are estopped from departing from the regulations and guidelines. Hence, University cannot...

'Shoddy Investigation' : Supreme Court Overturns Conviction In Kidnapping & Murder Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday (03.09.2026) acquitted the (sole surviving) convict in a kidnapping for ransom and murder case, holding that the prosecution's investigation was shoddy and rested on inadmissible confessions and an unsubstantiated “story”, rather than on legally proved evidence.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing an appeal filed by the...