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'Fight Your Battles Before Electorate' : Supreme Court Rejects Karnataka Govt's Plea For FIR Against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya
The Supreme Court today (July 21) refused to entertain a challenge to the quashing of a criminal case filed against Karnataka BJP MP Tejasvi Surya for allegedly spreading fake news about a farmer's suicide. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinodchandran was hearing the State Government's challenge to the order of the Karnataka High Court which quashed a case registered against BJP...
'Why You Being Used For Political Battles?' : Supreme Court Asks ED, Rejects Plea Against Karnataka CM's Wife In MUDA Case
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 21) asked the Enforcement Directorate why it was being used for "political battles", while refusing to entertain the ED's appeal against the Karnataka High Court quashing the summons against Karnataka CM Siddaramiah's wife BM Parvati and State Minister Byrathi Suresh in connection with alleged illegal allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development...
'He Is Still Justice Varma, Still A Judge' : CJI BR Gavai Objects To Lawyer Addressing Judge As 'Varma'
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Monday objected to Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara addressing Justice Yashwant Varma, who is caught up in the controversy related to discovery of cash notes at his official residence, as only "Varma."Highlighting that Justice Varma was still a Judge of the High Court, CJI Gavai said that he has to be addressed as a "Justice."Nedumpara was mentioning for...
CLAT 2026 To Be Held On December 07, 2025
The Consortium of National Law Universities has announced that the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2026 shall be conducted on Sunday, December 7th 2025, from 2 PM-4 PM. The portal for applying for the CLAT 2026 will become functional from the 1st of August 2025 until 31st October 2025, the last date of application for CLAT 2026. Further details regarding the syllabus, application...
7/11 Mumbai Train Blasts: Bombay High Court Acquits All 12 Accused
Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside the judgment of a special MCOCA court, which handed over the death sentence to 5 and life term to 7 accused booked for conspiring and executing the bombs in Mumbai's Western Railway local line. 7 bombs had ripped through the local lines in Mumbai. A total of 189 citizens lost their lives and nearly 820 innocents sustained severe injuries in these...
Clause Saying Arbitration "May Be Sought" Doesn't Constitute A Binding Arbitration Agreement : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that a clause in an agreement that arbitration "may be sought" to resolve disputes between the parties will not constitute a binding arbitration agreement.Approving the refusal of the High Court to refer the parties to arbitartion, the Supreme Court observed that the phraseology of the clause did not indicate that the parties were bound to go...
SEBI Act | Interest On Unpaid Penalty Applicable Retrospectively, Liability Accrues From Adjudication Order : Supreme Court
In a case involving SEBI's imposition of interest on unpaid penalties, the Supreme Court recently held that interest on unpaid penalty amounts can be applied retrospectively and the defaulter's liability to pay interest shall accrue from the date of expiry of the period specified in the assessment order.No separate demand notice, after the liability is crystallized in the assessment order,...
Supreme Court To Hear President's Reference On Time Limit For Bills' Assent On July 22
The Supreme Court will hear the Reference made by the President under Article 143 of the Constitution on the questions relating to the grant of assent to Bills on July 22.A Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice or India BR Gavai, Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar will hear the matter.The President made the reference following the Supreme Court's judgment...
Order XLI Rule 4 CPC No Shield Against Abatement In Joint Appeals Without Substitution Of Deceased Party's LRs : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 18) clarified that a remedy under Order XLI Rule 4 CPC (which allows one party to appeal on behalf of others if the decree is based on common grounds) does not apply when all defendants jointly appeal and one dies without substitution. The bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra heard the case where the Appellants/defendants challenged the MP...
NDPS Act | S.32B Doesn't Restrict Trial Court's Power To Impose Sentence Higher Than Statutory Minimum: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, on 17 July, clarified that Section 32B(factors to be taken into account for imposing higher than the minimum punishment) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ("NDPS Act") does not restrict the trial court's power in awarding a sentence higher than the minimum of ten years. To state briefly, the Appellant was convicted along with another accused by...
Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025 -Code Of Civil Procedure, 1908
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908Order VII Rule 11 – Rejection of Plaint – Multiple Causes of Action – Whether a plaint can be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC solely because one of the reliefs sought is legally untenable, when other reliefs are maintainable and arise from independent causes of action. Held, a plaint cannot be rejected in its entirety under Order VII Rule 11 CPC...