Supreme Court Appoints Former Madras HC CJ As Administrator To Clear Jaiput Udyog Ltd Workers' Dues

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 15) appointed former Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava as Court Administrator to verify and oversee the long-pending issue of unpaid dues along with PF claims of thousands of workers of Jaipur Udyog Ltd. (JUL), directing completion of the exercise by August 31, 2026. “An exercise be carried out in a time bound manner for verification of dues of the workmen in order to clear that liability within a...

Declaratory Decree Can't Be Set Aside Merely Becuase Plaintiff Didn't Seek Its Execution: Supreme Court

The Court held that execution of a decree declaring title is immaterial if the plaintiff is already in possession.

Kerala Agriculture Income Tax | Amalgamating Company's Loss Can't Be Set-Off From Income Of Amalgamated Company : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a loss suffered by an amalgamating company cannot be set off against the income of an amalgamated company upon amalgamation unless permitted by a statute. A bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Vijay Bishnoi dismissed a batch of appeals filed against the Kerala High Court's judgment, which declined the plea for setting off a loss of the amalgamating company out of the income of the amalgamated company. The Court said in the absence of any provision...

Convicts Sentenced To Only Fine Also Entitled To Benefit Of Probation Of Offender Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that offenders sentenced only to payment of a fine can still be granted the benefit of probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar ordered the release of convicts, who were convicted under Sections 323 and 324 read with Section 34 IPC for assault and were sentenced to only a fine of Rs. 500-2,000/- without any substantive punishment. The Court rejected the 'narrow' construction...

Law Does Not Favour The Indolent: Supreme Court Sets Aside Arbitration Initiated After 21-Year Delay

The Supreme Court recently quashed arbitration proceedings between the State of West Bengal and a contractor, holding that the claim was ex facie time barred as the notice invoking arbitration was issued after 21 years from completion of work.“Arbitration though is an alternate dispute resolution system, which has to be encouraged, it cannot deviate from the fundamental principle that...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: April 06, 2026 To April 12, 2026

JudgmentsCalling Someone 'Bas**rd' Not Offence Of Obscenity Under S.294 IPC : Supreme CourtCase Details: Sivakumar v. State Rep. By The Inspector of Police (With Connected case)Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 329The Supreme Court (April 6) observed that mere abusive or vulgar language, without a sexual or prurient element, does not constitute an offence of obscenity under Section 294 of the...

S.156(3) CrPC/S.175(3) BNSS | Magistrate's Order For Investigation Can't Be Quashed By Relying On Accused's Defence : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that High Courts, while exercising their inherent discretionary powers, cannot derail a police investigation directed by a Magistrate when the complaint prima facie discloses a cognizable offence. It held that at this stage, the Court must remain confined to the allegations in the complaint and the material placed by the complainant and cannot go beyond them...

Supreme Court Suspends PC Act Sentence Of Ex-Jharkhand Minister Anosh Ekka; Flags 'Overlapping' CBI Prosecutions

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 13) granted relief to former Jharkhand Cabinet Minister Anosh Ekka in a disproportionate assets case by releasing him on bail during the pendency of his appeal, after being apprised of dual prosecutions by the CBI based on the same set of allegations. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the Jharkhand High Court's decision,...

Spouse Cannot Withdraw Consent For Mutual Divorce After Agreeing For It In Settlement Of Claims : Supreme Court

"Any deviation from the terms of the settlement arrived in mediation and later confirmed by the Court should be dealt with strictly," the Court said.

Discrimination Is The Other Name Of Injustice: Supreme Court Grants Promotion Relief To Employee Denied Relaxation

The Supreme Court has set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment that denied promotion to a cooperative society employee, holding that the refusal to grant relaxation in educational qualification despite granting similar relaxation to others amounted to discriminatory treatment violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution.A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 13, 2026

Links to reports of April 13 :NLU Students Aspire To Be Lawyers Like In 'Suits' Than As Lawyers Ought To Be In 'Mamla Legal Hain' : Justice KarolUmar Khalid Files Review Petition Against Supreme Court's Bail Denial; Seeks Open Court HearingSupreme Court Allows Lalu Prasad Yadav To Raise Issue Of S.17A PC Act Sanction During Trial Of 'Land-for-Railway Jobs' CaseSupreme Court 3-Judge Bench To...

Courts Cannot Re-Adjudicate Settled Issues In Contempt Jurisdiction, Can Only Examine Compliance : Supreme Court

The Court set aside the Allahabad High Court’s order passed in contempt jurisdiction, observing that it had effectively nullified a binding judgment instead of ensuring its enforcement.