Supreme Court

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has held that the offence under Section 195A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), threatening a person to give false evidence is a cognizable offence. This means the police can immediately register a First Information Report (FIR) and begin investigation without waiting for a court complaint […]

The Supreme Court recently transferred a patent infringement suit filed by Eureka Forbes Limited before the Delhi High Court to the Bombay High Court, where a related suit by Atomberg Technologies Private Limited concerning “groundless threat of infringement” is already pending. A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar allowed Atomberg’s

In a case that brings the issue of gender neutrality under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act into sharp focus, a Supreme Court Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma has issued notice on a plea filed by Archana Patil, a woman accused of sexually assaulting a minor boy.

Expressing evident frustration in the matter of stray dogs, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice NV Anjaria summoned the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories—except West Bengal and Telangana—to clarify their failure to submit compliance affidavits detailing efforts under the Animal Birth Control Rules. Despite explicit

In a recent development, the Supreme Court Division Bench of  Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih  clarified that its landmark judgment mandating gender-neutral recruitment for the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch of the Indian Army will not have retrospective effect. The clarification came while disposing of a writ petition filed by Seerat Kaur,

In a significant ruling ahead of Diwali, the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, permitted the restricted use of green firecrackers in the National Capital Region, stressing that the celebration of festivals or business interests cannot come at the cost of people’s health, clean air and

The Supreme Court has ruled that objections concerning the absence of State consent under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (DSPE) must be raised at the earliest possible stage, preferably soon after the registration of an FIR. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi clarified that once the

In a significant ruling reaffirming judicial authority in the investigative process, a bench comprising Chief Justice (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran of the Supreme Court have declared that a Magistrate possesses the power to order the collection of voice samples not only from accused individuals but also from witnesses. Emphasizing that such

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India, through Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, came down strongly on a litigant who sought to exploit an inadvertent omission in a previous order to unlawfully retain possession of a property. The Court dismissed the appeal with costs of ₹10 lakh, remarking that equity will

In a recent development, the Supreme Court of India refused to entertain a plea seeking the restoration of a blocked WhatsApp account and the creation of uniform national rules for suspensions imposed by social media platforms. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard the matter and ultimately dismissed it as withdrawn,