The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings in a long-standing property dispute, ruling that criminal law cannot be misused to pressure parties in civil litigation where essential ingredients of offences are absent.
Courtroom Chronicles
SUPREME COURT ON INQUEST REPORTS AND BAIL IN MURDER CASE
The Supreme Court ruled that omission of an accused’s name in an inquest report cannot alone justify grant of bail in a murder case and emphasized the need for reasoned bail orders based on complete evidence.
SUPREME COURT ON ADDITIONAL AMENITY TDR UNDER MRTP ACT
The Supreme Court ruled that additional Amenity TDR under the MRTP Act is a statutory compensation right that cannot be waived through agreements or denied on grounds of delay.
SUPREME COURT ON PROMOTION RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 309
The Supreme Court clarified that statutory recruitment rules override executive instructions and employees have no vested right to promotion under repealed rules.
SUPREME COURT RULING ON ORDER XV RULE 5 CPC
SUPREME COURT RULING ON ORDER XV RULE 5 CPC CASE SUMMARY - The Supreme Court in Dharmendra Kalra & Ors. vs. Kulvinder Singh Bhatia (2026 INSC 492) examined whether a tenant’s defence could be mechanically struck off under Order XV Rule 5 CPC for delayed rent...
SUPREME COURT ON SECTION 6(5)- RES JUDICATA & PARTITION SUITS
The Supreme Court held that Section 6(5) of the Hindu Succession Act is merely a saving clause and cannot bar a partition suit at the threshold. Daughters retain independent succession rights under Section 8 where the father died intestate.