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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Singapore Arbitral Award: Strong Affirmation of Pro-Enforcement Stance for Foreign Awards in India

In a significant ruling delivered by Justice Sanjay Kumar on 31 March 2026, the Supreme Court of India dismissed the special leave petitions filed by Nagaraj V. Mylandla and Sharada…

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Show-Cause Notice to Director General of Archaeological Survey of India for Non-Compliance with Directions on Conservation of 173 Delhi Monuments

The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to the deliberate violation of its earlier order and issued a show-cause notice to the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India…

Supreme Court Declares Insurance Claim Fraudulent, Sets Aside NCDRC Award of Rs. 3.33 Crore and Orders SIT Probe into Deliberate Arson at Sayona Colors Godown

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The Supreme Court has held that the insurance claim filed by Sayona Colors Pvt. Ltd. for the fire that occurred in its godown on 25 March 2011 was fraudulent and…

Supreme Court Holds State Electricity Regulatory Commissions Must Consider Generation-Based Incentive While Determining Tariff, But Cannot Mechanically Deduct It To Benefit DISCOMs; Appeal By Southern Power Distribution Company Dismissed

The Supreme Court has held that while tariff determination lies exclusively within the domain of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC), the Commission is equally bound to consider government policy…

Supreme Court Holds Second Application Under Section 28-A of Land Acquisition Act Maintainable for Re-Determination of Compensation on Basis of High Court/Supreme Court Enhancement; Acceptance of Earlier Award Does Not Operate as Bar or Estoppel

The Supreme Court has held that a second application under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, seeking re-determination of compensation on the basis of an enhanced award passed…

AIMPLB Tells Supreme Court: Courts Should Refrain From Determining Essential Religious Practices; Judicial Scrutiny May Encroach Upon Religious Freedom Under Articles 25 and 26

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has told the Supreme Court that courts should refrain from determining what constitutes an “essential religious practice”, cautioning that such judicial scrutiny may…

Supreme Court Entertained SLP Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in Prayagraj POCSO Case; Petitioner Alleges High Court Ignored Severity of Allegations Against Minors

A Special Leave Petition has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court's March 25 order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in the Prayagraj POCSO…

Supreme Court Sets Aside Patna High Court Bail Order in Dowry Death Case; Raps High Court for Mechanical Approach and Failure to Consider Gravity of Offence

The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticized the Patna High Court for passing a mechanical order granting bail to the husband in an alleged dowry death case. A bench of Justices…

Supreme Court Holds Dismissal of Suit for Default Does Not Operate as Res Judicata but Litigant’s Abandonment of Earlier Proceedings Attracts Abuse of Process; Appeal Dismissed

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a civil appeal filed by Sharada Sanghi & Ors. challenging the concurrent findings of the first appellate court and the High Court of Andhra…

Supreme Court Holds Unsigned Charge-Framing Order is Mere Curable Procedural Irregularity; Sets Aside Allahabad High Court Direction for De Novo Trial in 2007 Murder Case

The Supreme Court has held that the absence of a signature on the order framing charges is a curable procedural defect under Sections 215 and 464 Cr.P.C. and does not…