Briefing Counsels, Law Firms Must Verify Case Laws Cited;Senior Counsel Can't Be Expected To Check Their Finality : Delhi High Court

The Court observed that citing case laws without disclosing appeal/review pending against them could be misleading.

Income Tax Act | Supreme Court To Examine If S.12AA Registration Alone Entitles Trusts To 80G Benefits To Donors

The Supreme Court is set to examine whether the registration of a trust under Section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which recognizes it as a charitable institution for income tax exemption purposes, is sufficient to entitle its donors to claim tax deduction benefits under Section 80G of the Act. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan has issued notice on a...

S. 156(3) CrPC | Once Complaint Discloses Cognizable Offence, Magistrate Can Direct Police To Register FIR : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 4) observed that once the facts alleged in the complaint disclose the commission of an offence, then the magistrates are empowered to direct police to register FIR under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C (now Section 175(3) of BNSS). A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah set aside the Karnataka High Court's decision which quashed the...

Is Personal Hearing Of Borrower Mandatory Before Closing Bank Account As Fraud? Supreme Court Seeks RBI's Stand

The State Bank of India argued that affording personal hearing was not mandatory in all cases.

'Surfaces Of Highways Smoother Than Ever Before': Supreme Court Hails India's Progress In Road Transport Infrastructure

Sincere attempts to revolutionise travel on road are discernible, the Court said.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 4, 2025

Today's Supreme Court repots.

District Judge Appointments | Not Comparing Promotees With Direct Recruits, Says Supreme Court Reserving Judgment On Seniority Norms

The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment on the issue whether there should be a quota for the promotion of serving judicial officers as District Judge posts. The 5-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, K Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi is considering whether to lay down uniform pan-India guidelines to determine the inter-se seniority in...

Supreme Court Pulls Up Madhya Pradesh Police For Filing False Affidavit On Criminal Antecedents; Summons Officers

The Supreme Court has strongly criticised the Madhya Pradesh Police for submitting a false affidavit, opposing a bail plea, attributing multiple criminal cases to an accused who was not involved in them.A Bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Sandeep Mehta noted that the State's first affidavit had claimed that the petitioner had “eight other criminal antecedents.” However,...

POCSO Act Misused In Matrimonial & Elopement Cases: Supreme Court Raises Concern

The Court expressed that it was contemplating directions to create public awareness about the law.

2007 Ajmer Blasts : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Dargah Khadim's Plea Against Acquittal of 7 Persons

The Supreme Court on October 3 issued notice to the State of Rajasthan in a plea filed by complainant Syed Sarwar Chishty, Khadim of Dargah Sharif, Ajmer, challenging the dismissal of the appeal by the Rajasthan High Court against the acquittal of 7 persons by the NIA Special Court in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast.The notice was issued by a bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and...

MV Act | Private Bus Operators Cannot Ply On Inter-State Routes Overlapping With Notified State Transport Routes: Supreme Court

Inter-state agreeement is not "law" and cannot override the statutory scheme under the Motor Vehicles act.

First Wife Must Be Heard Before Registering Muslim Man's Second Marriage, Parties Should Be Sent To Court If She Objects: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the first wife must be given an opportunity of hearing by the statutory authorities while registering the second marriage of a Muslim man in accordance with the Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules 2008.Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan observed that even though the Muslim personal allows a second marriage to a man in certain situations, if...