Supreme court
Supreme Court Weekly Digest: August 1 - 10, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 761 to 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 786Advocates Act, 1961 - Enrolment Fees - Contempt Petition - Bar Councils can't collect any amount as “optional fee” during enrolment - Supreme Court closed a contempt petition after the Bar Council of India (BCI) affirmed its commitment to ensuring State Bar Councils (SBCs) comply with judgment in Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 519 which prohibits charging enrolment fees beyond the stipulated amount under Section 24(1)(f)...
Vehicles Plying Only Within Enclosed Premises Of Factory/Plant Not Liable To Pay Motor Vehicle Tax : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (Aug. 29) ruled that the vehicles operating exclusively within the enclosed premises of a factory or plant are not liable to pay motor vehicle tax, as such areas do not constitute a "public place." “Motor vehicle tax is compensatory in nature. It has a direct nexus with the end use. The rationale for levy of motor vehicle tax is that a person who is using...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest July 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 693 - 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 760Advocates Act, 1961 - High Court of Orissa (Designation of Senior Advocate) Rules, 2019- Rule 6(9)- Suo moto power to the full court of High Court to designate an advocate as 'Senior Advocate'- the 2019 Rules were formulated in the backdrop of the Indira Jaising v Supreme Court of India (2017)- High Court held Rule 6(9) to be ultra vires...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 29, 2025
Links of today's reports from Supreme Court.Four Women Senior Advocates Express Solidarity With Justice Nagarathna's Collegium Dissent, Raise Concerns About Lack Of TransparencyJustices Alok Aradhe & Vipul Pancholi Take Oath As Supreme Court JudgesBihar SIR | Supreme Court Agrees To Hear On Monday Pleas To Extend September 1 Deadline For Claims & Objections'You Don't Allow Lawyers To Argue' : Supreme Court Dismisses Former DRT Chandigarh Judge's Plea Against Extension Of...
Supreme Court Pulls Up Income Tax Dept For Launching Prosecution For Tax Evasion Without ITAT Confirmation, Imposes Rs 2 Lakh Cost
The Supreme Court on Thursday (Aug. 28) imposed Rs. 2 Lakhs cost on Income Tax Department for 'grossly abusing its position' to continue a prosecution against an assessee alleging willful tax evasion.The bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi set aside the Madras High Court's decision, which refused to quash the prosecution case initiated by the department. The Court...
Recruitment Process Carried Out As Per Statute Can't Be Arbitrarily Scrapped Midway Through Govt Order : Supreme Court
Setting aside the Tripura Government's decision to scrap ongoing recruitments midway and replace them with a fresh process under the New Recruitment Policy, 2018 (“NRP”), the Supreme Court on Thursday (Aug. 28) ruled that executive instructions cannot override statutory recruitment processes and the rules governing them. The Court said that “executive instructions issued under...
Supreme Court Exonerates Arunachal Pradesh PSC Member Mepung Tadar Bage In 2022 Paper Leak Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday (Aug. 28) exonerated Mepung Tadar Bage, a Member of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), of all allegations of “misbehaviour” in connection with the 2022 Assistant Engineer (Civil) mains examination paper leak. Answering the Presidential reference under Article 317(1) of the Constitution, the Court conducted a fact-finding inquiry into...
Supreme Court Asks HC To Decide If Bank Or EPFO Gets First Charge Over Defaulter's Assets
The Supreme Court has directed the Karnataka High Court to adjudicate the critical question of who holds priority over the proceeds from the sale of a defaulter's assets, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), claiming provident fund dues under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (PF Act), or secured financial creditors enforcing recovery under...
Delay In Compliance Without Wilful Intent Does Not Amount To Contempt Of Court : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that the delay in complying with the Court's direction without any willful or contumacious intent doesn't invite contempt of court. The bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih heard the contempt petition filed by an ex-bank manager, against the non-compliance of the Court's order which directed the Bank to disburse the outstanding amount...
Order XXX Rule 10 CPC | Absence Of Proprietorship In Suit Not A Defect If Proprietor Is A Defendant: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed there is no distinction between suing a proprietorship in its trade name or in the proprietor's name, since the firm has no independent legal status and is inseparable from its owner. “Whether proprietorship concern is sued in its name or through its proprietor representing the concerned is one of the same thing.”, the court said. Holding thus, the...
Criminal Courts Cannot Recall Or Review Their Own Judgments Except For Clerical Or Arithmetical Errors: Supreme Court Reiterates
The Supreme Court recently ruled that criminal courts cannot review or recall their judgments except to correct clerical or arithmetical errors, while setting aside a Delhi High Court order that had reopened perjury proceedings in a corporate dispute.A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih set aside the HC order that had recalled its earlier decision dismissing...