Can't Insist Compliance With Impossible Tender Conditions : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that rigid adherence to the literal terms of a document cannot be insisted upon when compliance is clearly impossible, particularly where the underlying requirement has already been fulfilled. “Rigid adherence to the letter of a document cannot be countenanced, especially when there is a clear impossibility in compliance of the same.”, a bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran observed, while setting aside the Patna High Court's decision to...

Mere Proximity In Time & Sameness Of Accused Can't Justify Joint Trial When Places Of Occurrence & Victims Are Different: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the mere fact that two alleged incidents occurred in close proximity in time and involved the same set of accused would not, by itself, justify a joint trial when the places of occurrence and the victims were different. A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the Allahabad High Court's order directing a joint trial in two separate cases where the major offence of criminal trespass was common with the same set of accused persons,...

HC Registry Must Ordinarily Exclude Intervening Vacation Period When Bench Directs To List After Certain Days : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 16) has clarified that when a High Court directs a matter to be listed “two weeks hence” and the period expires during court vacation, the Registry should ordinarily exclude the vacation period while calculating the two weeks, subject to the applicable High Court rules.“where a Bench of a high court directs listing of a petition 'two weeks hence' and the day following expiry of the period of 'two weeks', in terms of such direction, happens to fall in the...

Supreme Court Directs Union To Create National Database On Child Sexual Exploitation & Abuse Materials (CSEAM) For Removal Across Platforms

The Court also issued directions to the social media intermediaries regarding the detection and removal of CSEAM.

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Administrative, Labour & Service Laws [July - September 2026]

Administrative Law — Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Article 142 Powers - The invocation of extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice is contextual and cannot be exercised mechanically - The Supreme Court will not invoke Article 142 to protect the services of irregularly or illegally appointed teachers at the cost of the students' future and the...

BREAKING | Right To Access & Use Internet A Fundamental Right Of Every Individual Including Children : Supreme Court

It would be absurd to deny children the right to access internet altogether, the Court held.

Arbitration Clause Does Not Bar Criminal Case : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that the existence of an arbitration clause in an agreement does not bar criminal proceedings. It further observed that courts must first examine whether the allegations disclose the essential ingredients of the offence.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta observed so while hearing an appeal against a Gauhati High Court order refusing to quash a cheating case against the CEO of a tea company arising from an unsuccessful tea estate deal.The...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Digest: September 11 - 21, 2026

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Asymmetry in Handling Court Deposits & Reference to Law Commission - Highlighting severe disparities and lack of uniform rules across various High Courts regarding court deposits, registry investments, and the time value of money, the Supreme Court requested the Law Commission of India to study global frameworks (such as the US Court...

Supreme Court Flags AI-Generated Fake Judgments In Compilation Filed By Party

The Supreme Court has flagged an “undesirable incident” involving the alleged use of AI-generated, non-existent judgments in a compilation of cases submitted on behalf of the appellants, expressing concern over the conduct of the lawyers involved in the matter.A Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih, while dismissing appeals filed by GSTAAD Hotels Pvt. Ltd....

RBI Was Mere Bystander When YES Bank Carried Out Business Clandestinely : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that it would be “highly unfair” to make investors bear the consequences of administrative lapses, after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allegedly allowed YES Bank's Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio to fall to 0.6% despite earlier irregularities in the bank's functioning. “The RBI was a mere bystander, allowing the CET1 ratio of YES BANK to drop to...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Gift Deed Executed Over Share Given Up In Family Settlement

The Supreme Court has held that a person having parted with his share in a property via a compromise deed cannot later execute a gift deed in relation to the same property. The Court faulted the Telangana High Court's order for overlooking a compromise deed before upholding the execution of a gift deed by a man who had already relinquished his share via a compromise deed. A bench of...

Supreme Court Criticises Allahabad High Court For Casually Granting Probation To Convicts In Brutal Attack Case

'Nature of offence' and 'character of offender' must guide probation, the Court stated