'High Courts Must Keep Their Hands Away When Supreme Court Is Seized Of A Matter': SC Pulls Up Uttarakhand HC

The Court took exception to the High Court staying the prosecution sanction against an officer while it was monitoring the irregularities in the Corbett park.

'Umar Khalid And Others Playing Victim Card; No Ground For Bail,' Delhi Police Tells Supreme Court In Riots Conspiracy Case

The Delhi Police has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing the grant of bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima and Shifa Ur Rehman in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The police said that the petitioners were trying to play "victim card" on the ground of long incarceration when they themselves are responsible for delaying the trial.In the...

'Significant Gaps In Evidence' :Supreme Court Acquits Man Accused Of Rape, Murder & Robbery Of 85 Year Old Woman

The Court granted the benefit of doubt to the accused due to the deficiencies in the circumstantial evidence.

2018 Amendment To Specific Relief Act Is Not Retrospective, Clarifies Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has clarified that the 2018 amendment to the Specific Relief Act, 1963, which made the grant of specific performance of contracts a mandatory relief, has no retrospective effect and does not apply to suits or transactions that arose before its enforcement on October 1, 2018.The Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, while addressing the issue in a...

Supreme Court Summons Jabalpur Municipal Commissioner Over Non-Appearance In Case Against Illegal Constructions

While hearing a matter relating to the regularisation of alleged illegal construction, the Supreme Court raised concern about why, despite the notice including dasti being served to the parties, they chose not to appear. It passed an order summoning the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Jabalpur, to be present in the next hearing to offer an explanation why no officer was appointed...

Motor Accident | Insurer Must Pay Compensation Even If There Was Route Permit Violation; Can Recover From Owner : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that insurance companies cannot deny compensation to accident victims merely because the vehicle involved had deviated from its permitted route. Emphasising the social purpose of motor vehicle insurance, the Court observed that to deny compensation on such a technical ground would be “offensive to the sense of justice”.A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol...

Supreme Court Transfers Hit-and-Run Case Against Judicial Magistrate From Punjab To Delhi

The Court also stated that further investigation, if ordered by the trial court, be entrusted with the Delhi Police instead of the Punjab Police.

S. 149 IPC | Members Of Unlawful Assembly Vicariously Liable Once Common Object Proven, Even If No Fatal Blow Inflicted : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 29) upheld the conviction of three individuals who were part of a six-member group involved in a fatal assault on the deceased. The Court held that, regardless of their individual acts, once they shared a common object and participated with overt intent as members of an unlawful assembly, they were vicariously liable for an offence under Section...

Supreme Court To Hear Petitions Challenging Online Gaming Act On Nov 4

The Supreme Court today(October 30) said that it will hear on November 4 a batch of transferred petitions challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 ("Online Gaming Act"), which seeks to prohibit 'online money games' and the offering of bank services, advertisements, etc. related thereto.On the Union Government's plea, a bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and...

Minor Discrepancies In Subsequent Statements Do Not Weaken First Dying Declaration If Found Reliable And Consistent : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (October 29) upheld the conviction of a woman for murder, relying on the first dying declaration made by the deceased. The Court observed that even when multiple dying declarations exist, the first declaration cannot be disregarded if it is reliable, consistent, and supported by corroborative evidence. A Bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and Vipul M....

GST Levy On Group Health Insurance Policies Challenged; Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief To Union Bank Pensioners

The Kerala High Court has granted interim relief to retired employees of the Union Bank by allowing them to renew their group health insurance policies without paying the 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the premium.The Court passed the interim order in a writ petition filed by Vinod Mukundan and others, including the All India Union Bank Pensioners & Retirees Federation, challenging...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : October 29, 2025

Links to today's Supreme Court reports :Non-Recovery Of Weapons Not Fatal To Prosecution If There's Direct Evidence : Supreme Court Upholds Murder ConvictionOnce Court Indicates Its Mind, Counsel Must Refrain From Further Submissions; Continued Insistence Affects Decorum: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Suggests Amendment To Employees Compensation Act To Include 'Adult Widowed Sister' In Definition...