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Inequitable To Undo Sale Executed Pursuant To Specific Performance Decree Decades Ago By Ordering Refund: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that once a decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell has culminated in execution of the sale deed and delivery of possession, the completed transaction cannot be undone by substituting it with an enhanced monetary refund merely to "settle equities".A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran made the observation while restoring a...
Principal Employer Not Liable To Pay Gratuity To Contractual Workmen; Controlling Authority Can't Decide Who Must Pay : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a principal employer cannot be held liable to pay gratuity to workers engaged through a contractor when there is no employer-employee relationship between the principal employer and such contractual workmen.The Court set aside a Bombay High Court order holding Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) liable to pay gratuity to workers engaged through...
Income Tax | CBDT Circular Not Binding On Court : Supreme Court
Reiterating that CBDT circulars are not binding on Courts, the Supreme Court recently dismissed a batch of appeals filed by assessees claiming deductions under Section 80HHC for the premium they received on the sale of their export quota. Section 80HHC provided tax deductions on export profits for Indian companies and resident taxpayers, but no deduction is available from April 1, 2005,...
Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: September 07, 2026 To September 13, 2026
JudgmentsDefendant Need Not Enter Witness Box To Prove Admitted Document : Supreme CourtCase Details: Punnu Ram v. Laturia Ram Dead Th. Lrs.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 903The Supreme Court has held that a defendant is not required to step into the witness box when the defence is based on an undisputed document already placed on record.A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna...
Top 20 High Court Judgments Of The Week
Minor Muslim Girl Or Boy Free To Marry Anyone They Like After Attaining Puberty: P&H High CourtDeceased's Statement To Media Cannot Be Treated As Dying Declaration At FIR Registration Stage: MP High CourtDonor's Criminal Antecedents Can't Be Ground To Reject Organ Donation: Kerala High CourtWaqf Board's Inquiry To Determine Religious Identity, Character Of Waqf Property Not Barred By...
Burden Of Carbon Emissions Unfairly Put On Developing Countries : PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that developing countries are often unfairly held responsible for carbon emissions, despite India's per-capita emissions being less than half the global average and those of developed countries being six times higher.PM Modi was speaking at the inauguration of the inauguration of the International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics'...
Conditional Deposit Won't Stop Interest If Award-Holder Can't Freely Withdraw It: Supreme Court
A deposit pending appeal is not synonymous with payment to the award-holder, the Court stated.
Supreme Court Recommends Law To Govern Court Deposits, Urges Law Commission To Examine
The Court flagged the non-uniform procedure followed by various courts and tribunals in handling deposits made before them.
Same-Sex Partners Can't Claim 'Spouse' Tax Benefits Without Marriage Recognition: Centre Tells Karnataka High Court
The Central Government has opposed a plea by a same-sex couple before the Karnataka High Court seeking to avail the Income Tax Act's exemption on gifts received from a 'relative', submitting that the benefit available to a 'spouse' cannot be extended to same-sex partners without recognising their relationship as a legally valid marriage.The petitioners have challenged the constitutional...
Supreme Court Is A Banyan Tree Of Environmental Justice, Roots Deep In Civilisation & Branches Protecting Generations : CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said today that the Supreme Court is like a Banyan tree for environmental justice because its roots are deep in the civilisation's ethos, while its branches shelter the rights of unseen generations, as reflected through the medium of the Indian Constitution.He stated that while India holds eternal reverence for Mother Nature and the Constitution reflects...
