At discharge stage, court must consider only prosecution material; defence documents cannot be relied upon to quash charges.
2025 INSC 758 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH STATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CBI, ACB, VISAKHAPATNAM Vs. ELURI SRINIVASA CHAKRAVARTHI AND OTHERS ( Before : Pankaj Mithal and…
A clarificatory customs circular is retrospective, ensuring uniform benefits by clarifying the scope of existing notifications, notwithstanding a stated prospective effective date.
2025 INSC 755 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH M/S SURAJ IMPEX (INDIA) PVT. LTD Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ( Before : B. V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra…
Discharge of a judicial service probationer based on misconduct predating appointment or minor omissions unrelated to judicial performance, without fair inquiry, violates natural justice and can be set aside.
2025 INSC 756 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH PINKY MEENA Vs. THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR AND ANOTHER ( Before : B.V. Nagarathna and Satish…
For invoking vicarious liability under Section 141 of the NI Act, a complaint must contain factual averments demonstrating that the accused was in charge of and responsible for the company’s business, not necessarily using the exact words of the statute.
2025 INSC 759 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HDFC BANK LIMITED Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER ( Before : Manoj Misra and K. V. Viswanathan, JJ. ) Criminal…
Wilful disobedience of court orders relating to compensation payment attracts contempt, not excused by raising extraneous issues or challenging concluded matters in contempt proceedings.
2025 INSC 762 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH CHADURANGA KANTHARAJ URS Vs. S.V. RANGANATH AND OTHERS ( Before : M.M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar, JJ. ) Contempt Petition (C)…
At the stage of framing charge, courts must solely examine chargesheet material to assess prima facie case, independent of disciplinary proceedings outcomes.
2025 INSC 745 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH K. H. KAMALADINI Vs. STATE ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 5380…
Performance appraisal authorities for All India Service officers must generally be superior officers within the same service, as established by All India Services Rules and Supreme Court precedents, rendering contrary state government orders invalid. .
2025 INSC 748 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH IN RE: PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE ( Before : B.R. Gavai, CJI and Augustine…
The High Court can exercise its inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC to quash proceedings emanating from an application under Section 12(1) of the DV Act, 2005, but with caution and circumspection, intervening only in cases of gross illegality or abuse of process, as the proceedings are predominantly civil in nature and consequences are distinct from criminal prosecution.
2025 INSC 734 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH SHAURABH KUMAR TRIPATHI Vs. VIDHI RAWAL ( Before : Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal No. 2688…
In motor accident claims, income assessment should reflect prevailing wages and children and parents are entitled to loss of consortium.
2025 INSC 706 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH HANSA DEVI AND OTHER Vs. SBI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER ( Before : Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran,…
Conviction under Wild Life Protection Act for possessing scheduled animal articles upheld based on reliable evidence of conscious possession, irrespective of investigational lacunae in tracing the source or intended buyer.
2025 INSC 705 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DIVISION BENCH RAJESH ETC. Vs. UNION OF INDIA ETC. ( Before : Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, JJ. ) Criminal Appeal Nos. …..…