Refund Clause In Agreement To Sell Doesn't Bar Purchaser's Right To Seek Specific Performance : Supreme Court

The clause providing for refund of earnest money does not discharge the seller of the obligation to execute the sale deed.

Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Contempt Pleas Alleging Violation Of 'Bulldozer' Judgment, Sends Matters To High Courts

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain contempt petitions alleging that demolitions were carried out in violation of its landmark November 2024 judgment laying down safeguards against "bulldozer justice", saying such grievances should be raised before the concerned High Courts.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana,...

Consumer Court Directs Maruti Suzuki To Replace Car With E-20 Compliant Model

If the replacement is not done within 45 days, the Court ordered the manufacturer to refund the vehicle cost of Rs 20.5 lakh along with registration charges.

Supreme Court Orders States/UTs To Frame Policy For Early Release Of Elderly And Terminally Ill Prisoners

The Supreme Court today directed all States and Union Territories to prepare and notify, within three months, a policy governing the early or premature release of elderly and terminally ill prisoners, while also prescribing a technology-based framework to process such cases.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued the directions in a PIL filed by the National Legal...

Supreme Court Criticises Delhi Police For Not Invoking Attempt to Murder Charge In Attack On Advocate, Transfers Probe To Crime Branch

The Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Delhi Police for failing to invoke the offence of attempt to murder in an FIR registered over an alleged attack on an advocate practising before the Court, and directed that the investigation be transferred to the Crime Branch.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana observed that,...

Don't Introduce Third Language In Class 9, It's Stressful To Students: Justice BV Nagarathna To Centre

Justice Nagarathna opined that if a third language has to be taught, it has to be introduced in Class 6.

Ashish Mishra & Ajay Mishra Not Involved In Witness Intimidation In Lakhimpur Kheri Case : UP Police To Supreme Court

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that its investigation has found no evidence to suggest that Ashish Mishra, or his father, former Union Minister Ajay Mishra, was involved in the alleged intimidation of witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana was...

'Mahaprabhu Jagannath' Movie Makers Approach Supreme Court Against Orissa High Court's Ban On Its Release

The makers of the animation movie 'Mahaprabhu Jagannath' approached the Supreme Court challenging the Orissa High Court's order banning the countrywide release of the film.Senior Advocate Devadatt Kamat made an urgent mention of the matter before the Chief Justice of India, requesting a hearing today itself, as the film was slated for release tomorrow. CJI Surya Kant, however declined listing...

Supreme Court Disapproves HC Direction To Send Sub Judge For Training, Says Appellate Courts Must Act As 'Friend, Philosopher & Guide'

The Supreme Court has set aside a Kerala High Court direction requiring a Principal Sub Judge to undergo training after the High Court criticised the trial judge's understanding of a will dispute, observing that appellate courts should guide subordinate courts through reasoned judgments rather than wield "the heavy-handed baton of superior authority."A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and...

Appellate Courts Must Give Independent Reasons, Can't Simply Overturn Trial Court Verdict As Erroneous: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a first appellate court cannot overturn a trial court's judgment merely by declaring it erroneous without independently evaluating the evidence and recording its own reasons. Stressing the duty cast upon appellate courts while reversing findings of fact, the Court observed that they must act as "a friend, philosopher and a guide" to subordinate courts rather...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 15, 2026

Links to the reports of July 15Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Consider Law Officers' Experience Towards 3 Year Practice For Judicial ServiceDelhi Police Arrests Two Law Students Over Ruckus In Supreme CourtRegistered Sale Deed Does Not Require Proof Of Attestation As Per Section 68 Evidence Act : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Questions Laws Barring Persons With More Than 2 Kids From Local...

'Though Removed From Electoral Roll, You're Entitled To Certain Benefits' : Supreme Court Asks SIR-Excluded Person To Move HC For Ration

The Supreme Court today orally observed that persons excluded from electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal remain entitled to certain benefits (like ration).A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was dealing with the plea of one Mohibulla Mondal, who sought directions to prevent deletion/cancellation/suspension of...