Shekappa and Ors. V. State of Karnataka
Supreme Court—Criminal Appeal—Murder—Appellants challenged reversal of acquittal under Sections 143, 148, 302, 323, 341 read with Section 149 IPC; held, reliable eyewitness testimony prevails over...
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Goverdhan V. State of Rajasthan
The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal, setting aside conviction under Section 306 IPC for alleged abetment of suicide; unproved authorship of letters, inadmissible unexamined...
Supreme Court Upholds Convictions In Wife’s Strangulation Case
The Supreme Court on 2 November 2026 upheld Ramkishan Digambar Jadhav’s murder conviction and the surviving appellants’ dowry-death and cruelty convictions, directing surrender within four...
Supreme Court Allows 423-Day Delay In Challenge To Ex-Parte Decree, Modifies ₹75 Lakh Deposit Condition
The Supreme Court has upheld a Madras High Court Division Bench decision condoning a delay of 423 days in filing an application to set aside...
Supreme Court Sets Seven-Day Deadline for Financial Aid to Rescued Bonded Labourers
The Supreme Court has made it clear that rescuing a person from bonded labour is only the beginning of the State’s responsibility. Financial assistance promised...
Supreme Court Draws the Line: Delay in Hearing Appeals Cannot Justify Release of Convicts in Heinous Crimes
The prolonged pendency of criminal appeals cannot, by itself, become a reason to suspend the sentence of a convict involved in a heinous offence, the...
Government Company Employees Cannot Claim Section 197 CrPC Protection Solely As Public Servants: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that employees of government companies and public sector undertakings do not automatically enjoy protection under Section 197 of the Code...
Supreme Court Restores DVC Tariff Ruling, Rejects Belated Review
The Supreme Court on 30 October 2026 overturned a belated review of Damodar Valley Corporation’s tariff treatment, restoring the appellate tribunal’s 17 May 2019 order....
Supreme Court Allows Timed Green Cracker Use With Expanded Safety Zones
The Supreme Court on 29 October 2026 permitted green crackers in Delhi-NCR on 7–8 November, from 6–7 am and 8–10 pm, while adding educational institutions...
Supreme Court: Government Teachers Cannot Demand Inter-District Transfer As A Matter Of Right
The Supreme Court has made it clear that personal and family circumstances alone cannot guarantee a government teacher an inter-district transfer, particularly when the move...