The Supreme Court sought the Centre’s explanation for deputing 46 IPS officers to CAPFs despite its 2025 judgment, with Justice Bhuyan saying paramilitary cadres are “completely stifled” by a “strong lobby.” New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought a detailed explanation from the Union government over the deputation of 46 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers […]
The Supreme Court held that the Section 20 presumption under the Prevention of Corruption Act cannot be drawn unless the initial demand is proved, acquitting two public servants in a 1996 bribe case. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has acquitted a former village Talati-cum-Mantri and a peon in a 1996 bribery case, holding that the […]
The Supreme Court declined to restore a murder conviction in an Andhra Pradesh feud killing but faulted the High Court for altering it to culpable homicide on “surmises and conjectures.” New Delhi: The Supreme Court has declined to restore a murder conviction in a decades-old Andhra Pradesh feud killing, but in doing so faulted the […]
The Supreme Court ruled that a High Court cannot replace mandatory injunction decrees with monetary compensation when such relief was not sought. A Bench of Justices S.V.N. Bhatti and Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the Punjab and Haryana HC order.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that National Company Law Tribunal and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal cannot review attachment orders under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, even if linked to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 proceedings, dismissing liquidators’ appeals.
The Supreme Court has struck down Jharkhand’s 2009 order that forced cooperative societies to undergo additional verification for stamp-duty exemptions. The Court held the rule imposed “unnecessary, excessive requirements” and violated principles of simple and transparent governance.
