Supreme Court Suggests Amendment To Employees Compensation Act To Include 'Adult Widowed Sister' In Definition Of 'Dependent'

The Supreme Court has recommended an amendment to the definition of the word 'dependent' under Employees Compensation Act, 1923. Since, the current definition excludes the 'major widowed sister' from getting benefit as a deceased employee's dependent, the Court asked the Union Government to refer the matter for consideration by the Law Commission of India for suitable amendments in...

Once Court Indicates Its Mind, Counsel Must Refrain From Further Submissions; Continued Insistence Affects Decorum: Supreme Court

There has to be a balance between a lawyer's duty to the client and to the Court, the Court stated.

Non-Recovery Of Weapons Not Fatal To Prosecution If There's Direct Evidence : Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction

The Supreme Court on October 28 upheld the conviction of four persons in a double murder case, rejecting their criminal appeal pending since 2011. The Court held that despite the delay in lodging the FIR and the non-recovery of weapons, the prosecution case rested on direct eyewitness testimony, which was consistent and corroborated by medical evidence establishing that the appellants...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : October 28, 2025

Today's Supreme Court reports.

Trial Judiciary Will Be In Crisis If Junior Division Judges Prioritise District Judge Exam Over Case Adjudication, Says Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced its hearing on the issues regarding inter-se seniority in the cadre of higher-judicial service. The Court is also considering the issue of whether there should be a quota in the District Judge posts for the promotion of judicial officers who joined the service at the entry level. This is to address the problem of career...

Automobile Dealers Association Moves Supreme Court Over Compensation Cess Lapse After GST 2.0 Reforms, Claims Loss Of Rs.2500 Cr

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Association has moved the Supreme Court seeking relief related to compensation cess input tax credit worth Rs.2500 crores, which stands locked in dealers ledgers as a consequence of recent revision in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework.Briefly put, a notification issued on September 17 scrapped the compensation cess on motor vehicles. This was done,...

IBC | Preference Share Holders Are Investors, Not 'Financial Creditors'; Can't File Insolvency Petition : Supreme Court

Preference shares are part of the company's share capital and the amounts paid up on them are not loans.

Filing Petition Under NALSA's Free Legal Aid Program Without Convict's Consent Is Misuse Of Process: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed with a delay of 2,298 days by a convict from Punjab, holding that the petition was filed merely under a legal aid programme without the convict's consent, and that such a practice amounts to misuse of process.A Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale was hearing the plea filed on behalf of Kamaljit...

“Value of Byju's Stake Cannot Be Preserved if Aakash Is Commercially Killed,” NCLAT Declines to Stay Rights Issue EGM

Observing that the value of Byju's stake in Aakash cannot be preserved if the subsidiary is commercially “killed”, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Chennai Bench, refused to stay Aakash Educational Services Ltd.'s extraordinary general meeting (EGM) for a proposed rights issue scheduled on October 29. The tribunal dismissed a plea by GLAS Trust Company LLC, a...

MBBS Stipend | 'Wake Up From Slumber' : Supreme Court Chides NMC For Not Enforcing Directive To Colleges To Disclose Stipend Details

In a batch of cases concerning the non-payment of stipends to medical students, the Supreme Court strongly criticised the National Medical Commission (NMC) for failing to comply with its own directive issued in July requiring all medical colleges and institutions to mandatorily disclose stipend details within seven days.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria directed...

Before Filing Interlocutory Applications, They Must Be Served On The Opposite Party: Supreme Court Reminds Lawyers

While hearing a matter today, the Supreme Court expressed displeasure over the practice of documents not being served to the opposite party before being taken on record, and the lack of scrutiny by the Court Registry in such instances. The observations came in connection with an interlocutory application filed in an ongoing case, which had been accepted by the Registry without prior service...

Delhi Ridge Tree Felling | DDA Transferred Rs 46 Crores To Forest Dept For Afforestation, GNCTD Chief Secretary Tells Supreme Court

In the Delhi Ridge Tree Felling contempt case, the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court detailing steps taken towards compensatory afforestation/plantation in compliance of the Court's earlier directions.The affidavit states that a meeting was held on 29.09.2025 under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary with the DDA Vice-Chairman,...