Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL Seeking Applications Of Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption Laws On Paper Leak Accused

The Supreme Court today(August 18) issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking that the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Money Laundering Act, and the Benami Property Act should be applied in such cases to determine their prior liabilities in cases of paper leaks.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe issued notice after briefly...

Facial Recognition Tool Only Captures Persons Having Criminal Records At Protests : Delhi Police To Supreme Court

In its affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Delhi Police has taken a stand that facial recognition software deployed during student protests over examination paper leaks only captured the images of criminals or history sheeters.The police says that the use of the technology was a proportionate policing measure. The software, according to the affidavit, does not automatically...

Teacher's Writ Petition Against Private School Maintainable To Enforce Statutory Pay Scale : Supreme Court

When the rights flow from a statute, a writ petition is maintainable to enforce them if the duty has a public element, the Court stated.

Supreme Court Approves Centre's Appointment Of New CMD For Unitech Ltd

The Supreme Court on Monday (August 17) approved the appointment of retired IAS officer Giridhar Aramane as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of real estate company Unitech Limited, following the end of the tenure of former CMD Yudhvir Singh Malik. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan took note of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' application seeking approval...

Gen Z Protests : Supreme Court Expresses Intention To Quash FIRs Against Students, Says 'Question Of Their Future'

The Court also expressed the intention to form a committee headed by a former SC Judge to examine the issues relating to police force.

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2026 - Code Of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) - Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026 Civil Procedure & Precedents – Finality of Civil Court Decrees – Scope of Appellate Review - The Division Bench of the High Court was not justified in rendering observations to virtually unsettle a permanent injunction decree passed by a Civil Court way back in 1988, which...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre, States On Plea Against Police Posting Images Of Accused On Social Media

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre, the States, and social media platforms X and Meta, on a petition seeking directions to prevent police from uploading on social media photographs and videos that reveal the identities of accused persons or depict them in a dehumanising manner.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V....

Supreme Court Flags Anomalies In Fixing Consumer Fora Jurisdiction Based On Consideration Paid, Seeks Centre's Response

The Supreme Court has flagged certain anomalies which can arise from the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, if the pecuniary jurisdiction of the consumer fora is determined as per the value of consideration paid by the consumer for goods or services, and sought the response of the Union Government.Unlike the repealed 1986 Act, where the pecuniary jurisdiction of consumer...

Can Pre-Deposit Be Mandated To Invoke Arbitration? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench, Doubts 2009 Precedent

The Supreme Court on Monday (August 17) referred the question to a larger Bench as to whether pre-deposit conditions in arbitration clauses, requiring contractors to deposit a percentage of the claim amount before invoking arbitration, are valid. A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Manmohan expressed doubt about the binding nature of the three-judge Bench decision in S.K. Jain v....

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Abolish Hanging As Method To Execute Death Penalty, Says Union Free To Explore Alternatives

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking the abolition of death by hanging as a method to execute the death penalty.At the same time, the Court clarified that the dismissal of the writ petition will not preclude future constitutional scrutiny if compelling medical or scientific evidence emerges demonstrating a need to revisit the issue. The Court clarified that the judgment...

No Excessive Force Used Against Student Protesters, Parliament March Was Illegal : Delhi Police To Supreme Court

The Police stated that more than 30,000 protesters were present around Jantar Mantar on July 20, when a proposed march towards Parliament triggered a major law-and-order operatio.

Pleas Against Police Action During CJP Student Protests : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear today a batch of petitions questioning the police action on student protesters. Petitioners seek a court-monitored investigation.One of the petitions challenge the use of pellet guns against the protesters.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana will hear the matters.Follow this page for live updates....