Supreme Court Directs Preservation Of Body Of Alleged Maoist Killed In Chhattisgarh Encounter Till HC Decides Son's Plea For Probe

The Supreme Court today(September 26) directed that the dead body of Katha Ramchandra Reddy, who was killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh as an alleged Maoist commander, must be preserved in a mortuary till the Chhattisgarh High Court decides the writ petition filed by his son against the encounter.The son, Raja Chandra, alleges that it was a fake encounter. He approached the Supreme...

Hit-And-Run Case Against Judicial Magistrate: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Transfer Trial From Punjab To Delhi

The Supreme Court today issued notice on the plea to transfer a hit-and-run case involving a sitting Judicial Magistrate as an accused from Punjab to Delhi.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order, upon hearing Advocate Raja Choudhary on behalf of the petitioner (deceased's wife). The Court stayed further proceedings in the trial pending before a Phagwara Court...

Tirupati Laddu Case | 'Can't SIT Delegate To Another Officer?' : Supreme Court Stays Andhra Pradesh High Court Order Against CBI Director

The SC said that there was nothing wrong with SIT delegating the work to another officer.

Supreme Court Dismisses Uttarakhand State Election Commission Plea Supporting Candidates With Dual Entries In Voter List; Imposes Rs.2 Lakhs Cost

"How can you decide contrary to the statutory provision?", Court asked SEC.

Supreme Court Modifies Guidelines On Compounding Of Cheque Dishonour Cases

The Supreme Court has recently modified the guidelines on compounding dishonour of cheque Cases issued in Damodar S.Prabhu vs Sayed Babalal H.The Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice NV Anjaria in Sanjabij Tari Vs Kishore S Borkar and another 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 952, observed that since a very large number of cheque bouncing cases are still pending and interest rates...

Supreme Court Upholds JSW Steel's Resolution Plan For Bhushan Power & Steel, Says JSW Can't Be Penalised For Reviving Loss-Making Entity

The Supreme Court today upheld the resolution plan of JSW Steel Ltd for Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL) and rejected the objections raised by the ex-promoters and certain creditors of BPSL.Allowing the appeals after JSW has revived the loss-making entity by infusing huge amounts of funds will lead to "diastrous results", the Court said.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR...

Bank's Failure To Disclose Encumbrances Of Property In Auction Notice Invalidates Sale : Supreme Court Orders Refund To Auction Purchaser

The Supreme Court on Thursday (Sep.25) quashed the auction by the Corporation Bank of a prime property located in Delhi, as the Bank failed to disclose the liability attached to the property in the e-auction. The bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe emphasized that strict adherence to procedural safeguards is mandatory in public auctions to ensure the integrity of the debt...

'Mention Dates Of Reserving, Pronouncement & Uploading Of Judgments In Certified Copy': Supreme Court Directs High Courts

As per a recent Supreme Court order, High Courts across the country must now mention in their certified copy of judgments the date on which the judgment was reserved, the date on which it was pronounced and the date on which it was uploaded on the High Court website.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, directing all High Courts to modify their existing practice...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 25, 2025

Links of today's reports :'Day-to-Day Trial Practice Must Be Revived In Sensitive Cases' : Supreme Court Gives Guidelines To Courts On Speedy TrialStates Cannot Use Weapon Of Taxation To Discriminate Against Goods Imported From Other States : Supreme Court'Calling Judiciary Biggest Hurdle To Viksit Bharat Is Troubling': Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa On Sanjeev Sanyal's Remarks'Duty-Free Import...

Ex-CJI UU Lalit Criticises New Penal Law BNS For Not Making Rape Gender Neutral Offence, Says Adult Male Victims Left Remediless

Former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit criticised the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) for not making the offence of rape gender neutral as to the victim, even as it introduced gender-neutrality in several other offences.Speaking at a lecture organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association on “BNS 2023 and IPC 1860: Continuity, Change and Challenges,” Justice Lalit said the new law...

No Need For Pre-Cognizance Summons To Accused In S.138 NI Act Case : Supreme Court Issues Directions For Speedy Trial Of Cheque Bounce Cases

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court held that an accused need not be heard at the pre-cognizance stage of complaints filed for dishonour of cheque as per Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.The Court agreed with the Karnataka High Court's judgment in Ashok Vs. Fayaz Aahmad, that there is no requirement to issue summons to the accused at the pre-cognizance stage under...

S.138 NI Act - Cheque Bounce Case Maintainable Even For Cash Loan Above ₹20,000 : Supreme Court Sets Aside Kerala High Court Ruling

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 25) set aside the judgment of the Kerala High Court which held that a debt created by a cash transaction above Rupees Twenty Thousand in violation of the Income Tax (IT) Act, 1961 cannot be considered as a "legally enforceable debt" under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.A bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice NV Anjaria,...