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Co-Operative Society's Multi-State Status Depends On Objectives, Not Spread Of Members Across States: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the character of a multi-state cooperative society is determined by the nature of its objectives, and not merely by the fact that its members are spread across different states. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe set aside the Uttarakhand High Court's judgment which held a state co-operative to be a multi-state co-operative society merely because...
NCLAT Order Not Invalid Merely Because Bench Had Majority Technical Members : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) cannot be treated as illegal merely because the bench deciding the case had a majority of technical members. The Court clarified that the present statutory framework governing the tribunal system does not mandate that judicial members must outnumber technical members in NCLAT benches.A bench...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 10, 2026
Links to today's reports :'UCC Is The Answer' : Supreme Court On Plea Challenging Shariat Inheritance Law As Discriminatory Against Muslim Women'Important Issue' : Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Union's Challenge To Bombay HC Quashing IT Rules On 'Fact Check Unit'NCERT Issues Public Apology For Chapter On Judicial Corruption Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing In Suo Motu CaseSupreme Court Seeks...
Plaintiff Approaching Court With Unclean Hands Not Entitled To Specific Performance: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 10) dismissed a suit for specific performance, observing that a plaintiff who approaches the court with unclean hands by withholding material information is not entitled to the equitable relief of specific performance. “In a suit for specific performance, the conduct of the parties is significant as it assists the Court in evaluating the evidence to...
S. 66 Companies Act | Valuation Report Not Mandatory For Share Capital Reduction : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (March 10) held that obtaining or circulating a valuation report is not a statutory requirement when a company undertakes a reduction of share capital under the Companies Act, 2013, though companies may obtain one as a matter of prudence. “Reduction of share capital can be achieved by a special resolution and confirmation by the Tribunal, without a report...
Supreme Court To Examine Non-Production Of Undertrials Before Courts On Pan-India Basis; Seeks Responses From All HCs & DGPs
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has expanded the scope of a plea that originally concerned the non-production of undertrial prisoners before courts in Maharashtra, to examine the issue on a pan-India basis.Observing that the non-production of accused persons before courts is a nationwide problem not confined to a particular State and requires comprehensive adjudication, a bench...
Supreme Court Warns Defence & Finance Secretaries For Not Deciding On Benefits For Cadets Disabled During Training
The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Union government for failing to take a decision on extending monetary benefits to military cadets who are boarded out due to injury or disablement during training.“We had granted 6 weeks' time on January 20. However there has been no progress in the matter. We fail to understand why despite this court taking up the issue suo motu there has been...
Supreme Court Adjourns Habeas Plea Challenging Sonam Wangchuk's Detention Till March 17
The Supreme Court today(March 10) adjourned the hearing of a habeas corpus petition, seeking to declare the preventive detention of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, 1980, as illegal. The petition has been filed by his wife, Dr Gitanjali Angmo.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale adjourned it to next Tuesday after the Court was informed...