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S.469 CrPC | Limitation Period Starts From Date When Offender's Identity Is Known & Not From Receipt Of Complaint : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the period of limitation in criminal prosecutions begins from the date when the identity of all accused persons becomes known to the competent authority, and not from the date of the first complaint. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhatti set aside the Kerala High Court's decision to quash the criminal proceedings under the Drugs and...
Manipur Violence | Supreme Court Expresses Disappointment Over Non-Payment Of Expenses To Justice Gita Mittal Committee
The Supreme Court today expressed disappointment that members of the three-judge committee constituted in the Manipur violence cases have not received any reimbursement towards travelling and boarding expenses so far, and directed immediate release of funds.The three-member committee comprises Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,...
Once Pension Is Credited To Bank Account, It Loses Statutory Protection & Can Be Recovered For Guarantor's Liability: J&K&L High Court
Explaining that the statutory protection over pensionary benefits does not extend beyond the stage of actual payment, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that once pensionary benefits are credited to a pensioner's bank account, they lose the protection under Section 11 of the Pensions Act, 1871 and can be subjected to recovery towards enforceable contractual...
Who Spoke First? Interpreting "Voluntarily Provided" Under Section 7(a) Of DPDP Act
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025 together establish India's framework for the processing of digital personal data. The Act governs the relationship between Data Principals (individuals whose data is processed) and Data Fiduciaries (persons who determine the purpose and means of processing), with enforcement through the Data Protection Board of India. At the centre of this framework is Section 4, which permits a Data Fiduciary to process personal data only...
Deed Cannot Be Reinterpreted Based On Parties' Later Conduct When Terms Are Clear & Unambiguous: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has cautioned against reliance on the ex-post facto conduct of parties to reinterpret a lease deed when the terms of the document are clear and unambiguous, holding that a lease validly established on the face of the deed cannot be altered or diluted by reference to the parties' subsequent conduct. “…courts must exercise far greater restraint when inferring the...
IBC Permits Parallel CIRP Against Debtor & Guarantor For Same Debt : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 26) observed that there's no bar under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to initiate simultaneous CIRP against the corporate debtor and guarantor for the same debt. The bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih endorsed the findings of BRS Ventures Investments Ltd. v. SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd. & Anr that "consistent with...
Supreme Court Dismisses ED Appeal Against Quashing Of Money Laundering Case Against Razorpay Over Illegal Loan App
The Supreme Court today upheld a Karnataka High Court order quashing money laundering proceedings initiated against payment gateway company Razorpay in connection with an money transfer related to an alleged illegal loan app.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh dismissed ED's SLP against the HC order that had held that there was no material to show that Razorpay...
Acts Disturbed 'Even Tempo Of Life': Allahabad High Court Upholds NSA Detention Of 3 Over 'Cattle Slaughter' On Navratri-Eid Eve
The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the detention of 3 persons under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, who were accused of illegally slaughtering cattle in the town of Kalpi, Jalaun, in March 2025, on the first day of Chaitra Navratri, coinciding with the very event of Eid.A bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Devendra Singh-I noted that the alleged act, precisely timed...