News Update… Supreme Court Streamlines Cheque Bounce Justice: No Pre-Cognizance Summons Required Under Section 138 NI Act, Introduces Tech-Driven Reforms 26 Sep 2025 The Supreme Court, aligning with the Karnataka High Court’s ruling in Ashok v. Fayaz Aahmad (2025 SCC OnLine Kar 490), has determined that no summons need be issued to the…
News Update… Supreme Court Clarifies Incompatibility of Cheating and Criminal Breach of Trust Charges on Same Facts, Quashes Jharkhand Case 26 Sep 2025 The Supreme Court holds that the offenses of cheating (Section 420 IPC/Section 318 BNS) and criminal breach of trust (Section 406 IPC/Section 316 BNS) are mutually exclusive and cannot be…
News Update… Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case, Issues Reforms to Ease Backlog 25 Sep 2025 The Supreme Court has overturned a Bombay High Court order that had acquitted an accused in a cheque dishonour case, restoring his conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments…
News Update… Supreme Court Clarifies Age Criterion Under Senior Citizens Act 25 Sep 202525 Sep 2025 The Supreme Court's recent decision on interpreting the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 has provided much-needed clarity concerning the criteria to consider in determining age…
News Update… Supreme Court Upholds Rescission of Portuguese-Era Land Grants in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Finds No Malafides 25 Sep 202525 Sep 2025 In a landmark ruling that settles decades of legal uncertainty over colonial-era land grants, the Supreme Court dismissed a batch of appeals challenging the rescission of agricultural land allotments made…
News Update… Supreme Court rules second SLP barred when earlier one was withdrawn unconditionally against the same order 24 Sep 202524 Sep 2025 The Supreme Court in Satheesh V.K. vs Federal Bank Ltd. (2025 INSC 1140) has ruled that once a Special Leave Petition (SLP) is withdrawn unconditionally, the petitioner cannot file another…
News Update… Supreme Court Upholds Service Tax on Airports Authority’s Export Cargo Handling Services 24 Sep 2025 In a significant ruling that clarifies the scope of service tax applicability in the aviation sector, the Supreme Court of India has dismissed an appeal by the Airports Authority of…
News Update… SC sets aside the Impugned Judgement of Kerala High Court by restoring bail to 5 accused in a gruesome murder case 23 Sep 2025 The Supreme Court has set aside a Kerala High Court order that had revoked bail granted to five men accused in the 2021 murder of a leader of a particular…
News Update… Supreme Court Flags Anomaly in SARFAESI Law on Redemption Rights 23 Sep 202523 Sep 2025 The Supreme Court in M. Rajendran & Ors. v. M/s KPK Oils and Proteins India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., 2023 INSC 1137, pointed out a major mismatch in the SARFAESI…
News Update… Mismatch in Cheque and Notice Amount Invalidates NI Act Prosecution: Supreme Court 20 Sep 2025 The Supreme Court has ruled that a demand notice issued under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 must precisely state the same amount as the dishonoured cheque, holding…
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