Hardcore Criminals Exploiting Jurisdictional Loopholes In NCR States : Supreme Court Flags Issue

Jurisdictional Loopholes In Delhi-NCR Help Organised Criminals Exploit Inter-State Boundaries: Supreme CourtRaising serious concerns over jurisdictional gaps in the Delhi-NCR that allow organised criminals to game the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court of India on Friday flagged the urgent need for an effective legal mechanism to address inter-State complications that frequently derail trials in grave offences under Central Penal Laws.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant...

S. 311 CrPC Power To Be Invoked Sparingly Only When Evidence Is Indispensable To Find Truth : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court set aside the Gujarat High Court's order allowing the prosecution to recall an 11-year-old girl under Section 311 CrPC, holding that the provision must be invoked sparingly and only where the evidence is indispensable for discovering the truth.Noting that the application was moved after the examination of 21 witnesses and at the fag end of the trial, without any explanation for the delay, a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and A.G. Masih found that the prosecution had failed to...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest- November 2025

Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 (Tamil Nadu) - Sections 7(2), 7(4) and 12 - Land Acquisition - Concluded Contract - Payment of Interest – Held, a concluded contract voluntarily entered into between the Government and the landowner/person interested for the determination of compensation under Section 7(2) or Section 7(4) of the 1997 Act is a complete package...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 20, 2025

TaxCan GST Be Levied On Medicines Supplied During In-Patient Treatment? Delhi High Court To ExamineIncome Tax Act | S.153C Trigger Starts On Handing-Over Date, Not Search Date: Delhi High Court ITC Cannot Be Denied To Purchasing Dealer Solely Due To Retrospective Cancellation Of Supplier's GST Registration: Calcutta High Court GST Not Leviable On Interest/Penalty Charged By Chit Fund...

Non-Compete Fee Can Be Deducted As Revenue Expenditure Under Section 37(1) Income Tax Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that payment of non-compete fee does not result in acquisition of a capital asset or alteration of the profit-making structure of the business, and is allowable as revenue expenditure under Section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.“Thus non-compete fee only seeks to protect or enhance the profitability of the business, thereby facilitating the carrying on of...

Supreme Court To Hold Special Vacation Sitting On December 22 For Urgent Matters

The Chief Justice of India has constituted a Special Vacation Bench to hear urgent matters during the ongoing court vacation.The Bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, will sit on Monday, December 22, 2025, to take up matters requiring immediate judicial consideration.The special sitting has been scheduled to ensure that urgent cases are not...

Mere Delay By Plaintiff In Depositing Balance Sale Consideration Won't Render Specific Performance Decree Inexecutable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that some delay in depositing the balance sale consideration by the buyer, beyond the timeline prescribed in the decree, would not render the decree for specific performance inexecutable if the buyer remained ready and willing to perform his part of the agreement.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Manoj Misra referred to the recent case of Ram Lal v. Jarnail Singh,...

2007 Ajmer Blast Case : Supreme Court Asks Rajasthan HC To Decide Victim's Appeal Against Acquittals On Merits Regardless Of Delay

The Supreme Court recently requested the Rajasthan High Court to decide the appeals filed by the victim in the 2007 Ajmer Sharif Dargah blast case, challenging the acquittals of some accused, on merits, regardless of the delay in the filing of the appeals.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma passed the interim direction while considering a petition filed...

Husband Sending Money To Parents, Asking Wife To Track Expenses Not 'Cruelty': Supreme Court Quashes 498A Case

Finding the wife's allegations to be vague and omnibus, the Court quashed the complaint.

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 19, 2025

TAX “Illegal, Arbitrary & Colourable Exercise Of Power": Karnataka High Court Quashes Consolidated GST Show Cause Notice Clubbing Multiple FYsSVLDR Scheme Can't Be Invoked For Fresh SCN Issued After Deadline Even If Arising From Same Dispute: Delhi High CourtWrit Petition Not Maintainable After GSTAT Becomes Functional; Assessees Must Avail Remedy U/S 112 GST Act: Orissa High CourtGST Act...

Passport Renewal Can't Be Denied Due To Pendency Of Criminal Case When Trial Court Has Permitted Renewal : Supreme Court

The Court stressed that the freedom of a citizen to travel, subject to law, is an essential part of the guarantee under Article 21.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 19, 2025

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