Supreme Court Holds OTIS Liable For RAW Officer's Death Due To Lift Malfunction, Says Elevator Makers Have High Duty Of Care

"An elevator must be construed and deemed to be a common carrier," the Court said.

Service Benefits Can't Be Denied Citing Absence Of ACRs Not Attributable To Employee: Supreme Court

In such situations, the service benefits must be decided on the basis of available ACRs, the Court ruled.

O VII 7 CPC | Lesser Relief Can Be Decreed, But Not Totally Different Claim : Supreme Court Declines To Allow Partition In Title Suit

Declining to grant the relief of partition in a suit seeking a declaration of title, the Supreme Court clarified that while Order VII Rule 7 of the Code of Civil Procedure permits the grant of a lesser or alternative relief flowing from the facts already pleaded and proved, it cannot be invoked to award a relief such as partition, which is based on a distinct cause of action and requires a separate factual foundation. “…we may note that Order VII Rule 7 CPC authorizes the Court to grant a...

MRTP Act | Denying Refund Of Unused Additional FSI Premium For Housing Projects Arbitrary : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that housing project owners cannot be denied a refund of the premium paid for unutilised additional Floor Space Index (FSI) merely because there is no specific legal provision permitting such a refund. The Court said that when the benefit of refund is extended to educational institutions, medical institutions and star-category hotels, not extending the same to the housing projects is against the principle of right to equality.The FSI Regulations were framed in...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Two UAPA Accused In Jail For 12 Years, Says Slow Trial Violated Article 21

The petitioners were booked over the alleged recovery of explosives linked to Indian Mujahideen module.

Supreme Court Sets Aside Trial Court's Order Summoning Ex-PM Manmohan Singh In Coal Block Case, Accepts CBI Clean Chit

The Court observed that there was no justification for the trial Court to take cognizance ignoring the CBI's closure report.

Supreme Court Says Centre Can Allow Post-Facto Environmental Clearances Through Statutory Notification, Quashes 2021 Office Memorandum

The Court held that the 2006 notification, which made prior EC mandatory, could not have been supplanted through an administrative order.

National Scheduled Castes Commission Has No Adjudicatory Role; Only Advisory : Supreme Court Quashes Order In Service Dispute

The NCSC has only been given a limited role, which is recommendatory and not adjudicatory, the Court stated.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 28, 2026

Links to the reports of July 28 :Advocate Moves Supreme Court Alleging Assault By Delhi Cops During Police Station Visit To Meet Detained Student ProtestersS.457 CrPC | Registration Certificate Alone Not Sole Factor For Interim Release Of Seized Vehicles: Supreme CourtCJP Food Volunteer Junaid Malik Moves Supreme Court Alleging Police Harassment Of FamilyGST | 'ITC Available To Buyer Only...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Mechanism For Urgent Hearings Beyond Regular Hours, Says E-Filing Allows Anytime Access

"A litigant apprehending an imminent violation of liberty is not required to physically approach a courtroom," the Court observed.

Evidence Act | Section 27 Recoveries Alone Can't Sustain Conviction : Supreme Court Restores Acquittal In 1988 Murder Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 28) restored the acquittal of six men in a 1988 murder case, observing that recovery made under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (now Section 23 BSA) cannot, by itself, form the basis of a conviction unless the recovered material is clearly connected with the offence through independent evidence. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran heard the case where the prosecution had relied on the recovery of a weapon at the instance of...

Res Judicata Applies To Successive Impleadment Applications Under Different CPC Provisions: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 27) held that where an application for impleadment has been rejected on merits under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC, a subsequent application seeking the same relief under Order XXII Rule 10 of the CPC would be barred by the doctrine of res judicata, provided it is based on the same cause, between the same parties litigating under the same title, and is decided by...