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September 19, 2025 3:27 am

Constitution – Art 226 – (CrPC) – S 482 – Inherent jurisdiction – Court is satisfied that criminal proceedings amount to an abuse of process of law or that it amounts to bringing pressure upon accused, in exercise of inherent powers, such proceedings can be quashed.

Mar 7, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH KAPIL AGARWAL AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. SANJAY SHARMA AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ.…

Constitution

Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the problems faced by migrant labourers “who have been stranded in different parts of the country.” The Court had issued notice to the Centre and all states and union territories, directing them to submit their responses to tackle this “urgent” situation.

Feb 28, 2021 sclaw

[COVID-19 Migrant Crisis] 90% of migrants already transported, argues SG Tushar Mehta; Supreme Court reserves order for June 9 Debayan Roy Jun 5, 2020, 4:01 PM IST The Supreme Court today…

Constitution

Policy decisions – It is the settled principle of law that policy decisions are open for judicial review by this Court for a very limited purpose and this Court can interfere into the realm of public policy so framed if it is either absolutely capricious.

Feb 25, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH RACHNA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : A.M. Khanwilkar, Indu Malhotra and Ajay Rastogi, JJ.…

Constitution

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 226 – Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme – When application for grant of pension is already rejected, such rejection order has become final, it is not open to make a claim for second time for pension again by way of fresh application.

Feb 25, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UNION OF INDIA — Appellant Vs. A. ALAGAM PERUMAL KONE AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ.…

Constitution

Sexual harassment against Ex. Chief Justice of India – Not able obtain various records including electronic records of Whatsapp, Telegram etc. – the proceedings are accordingly closed and the Suo Motu petition is disposed of.

Feb 25, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH IN RE : MATTER OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE TOUCHING UPON THE INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY- MENTIONED BY SHRI TUSHAR MEHTA, SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA (…

Constitution

Appellant has a disability in the form of dysgraphia, commonly known as a Writer’ Cramp – Appellant requested the UPSC to provide him with a scribe for the examination – Appeal allowed.

Feb 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA FULL BENCH VIKASH KUMAR — Appellant Vs. UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv…

Constitution

Relief has been sought is (i) cancellation of all the agreements; (ii) refund of moneys to purchasers; and in the alternative (iii) ensuring that the construction is carried out and that the premises are handed over within a reasonable period of time -Entertaining a petition of this nature will involve the Court in virtually carrying out a day to day supervision of a building project

Feb 21, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UPENDRA CHOUDHURY — Appellant Vs. BULANDSHAHAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND OTHERS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah, JJ.…

Constitution

Recalling of order – Merely because the order might not be in favour of the applicant earlier, cannot be a ground for recusal – A litigant cannot be permitted to browbeat the Court by seeking a Bench of its choice.

Feb 14, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH NEELAM MANMOHAN ATTAVAR — Appellant Vs. MANMOHAN ATTAVAR (D) THROUGH LRS — Respondent ( Before : Dr. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, JJ.…

Constitution

Recording of Reasons – It is not necessary in the matter below to record elaborate reasons but since these matters are carried forward to this Court, the reasons, albeit brief, have to be recorded to facilitate this Court to understand

Feb 13, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SUNITA AGRAWAL — Appellant Vs. BHANWARLAL AND ANOTHER — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. ) Civil Appeal No.…

Constitution

Wastage of judicial time – Imposition of costs – Amount be recovered from the officers responsible for the delay in filing the Special Leave Petition.

Feb 7, 2021 sclaw

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS — Appellant Vs. R. JAYASANKARAN — Respondent ( Before : Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. ) SLP…

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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 223(d) — Persons accused of different offences committed in the course of the same transaction may be charged and tried together — Legislative intent is to prevent multiplicity of proceedings, avoid conflicting judgments, and promote judicial economy while ensuring fairness — Segregation without legally recognized grounds like distinct facts, severable evidence, or demonstrated prejudice, is impermissible.

Sep 16, 2025 sclaw

Anticipatory Bail

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Sections 420, 463, 465, 467, 468, 471, 474 read with Section 34 — Offences relating to cheating and forgery — Anticipatory bail — Rejection challenged — Appellants, public servants at the time, accused of certifying mutation entries based on forged documents — High Court rejected anticipatory bail — Supreme Court affirmed the High Court’s decision

Sep 16, 2025 sclaw

Constitution

Waqf Act, 1995 (as amended) — Challenge to constitutional validity of amendments — Petitioners contended that amendments are ultra vires the Constitution, violating fundamental rights including Articles 14, 15, 19, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 300A. Respondents argued for legislative competence and presumption of validity of enactments. Court emphasized that statutes should only be declared unconstitutional if there is a clear, glaring, and undeniable violation of constitutional principles or fundamental rights, or if manifestly arbitrary, and that courts must strive to uphold legislative validity.

Sep 16, 2025 sclaw

Consumer

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 — Section 25 — Enforcement of orders — Pre-2002 amendment and post-2019 Act, all orders could be enforced as decrees. The period between 15.03.2003 to 20.07.2020 saw an anomaly where only interim orders (and monetary recovery) were clearly enforceable under Section 25, leaving final non-monetary orders in a gap. Interpretation of Statutes — Casus omissus — Court can fill gaps in legislation using interpretative tools like purposive construction when literal interpretation leads to absurdity or defeats the object of the Act, especially for remedial legislation like the Consumer Act.

Sep 2, 2025 sclaw

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