Search Results for Tag : judgment
International Cases
Statutory provision should not be interpreted so as to alter the common law unless the intention to do so was clearly reflected in the enactment(04.11.2021)
The appeal concerned the construction to be placed on ‘collection costs’ as defined in Section 1 and whether collection costs in Section 101(1)(g), as.....
Tags : Cost, Inclusion, Post-judgment
A trustee is entitled to the benefit of the lapse of time when, although he had done something legally or technically wrong, he had done nothing morally wrong or dishonest(28.02.2018)
Present appeal raises a well-formulated issue as to the construction of Section 21 of the Limitation Act 1980, and a rather more diffuse question as t.....
Tags : Fraud, Summary judgment, Suitability
Judgments
In review jurisdiction, Court shall interfere only when there is a glaring omission or patent mistake(19.12.2017)
In facts of present case, the Petitioner herein was the son of the Respondents. The Petitioner is 52 years of age and thus the Respondents must be mor.....
Tags : Judgment, Review, Sufficient reason
'Judgment on admissions' not suitable when objections raised go to the root of the case(12.08.2015)
In an appeal against an order of the trial court passed on the admission of a landlord-tenant relationship, the Supreme Court found the same inappropr.....
Tags : judgment on admission, inappropriate, unsuitable
Notifications & Circulars
Cabinet approves implementation of Supreme Court's Judgment regarding Target Plus Scheme (TPS) under Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2004-2009(12.04.2017)
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the implementation of Supreme Court's Judgment dated 27th October 2015.....
Tags : Judgment, Implementation, Target Plus Scheme
Clarification regarding binding nature of circular and instructions(21.09.2015)
In light of various decisions by the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Finance issued clarifications on whether service tax, customs and excise field off.....
Tags : Tax, circular, override, judgment, supreme court
News
Supreme Court: No One Could Have Copyright Over Judgments Delivered By Apex Court(24.11.2016)
Supreme Court while ruling that no one could have copyright over judgments delivered by Apex Court, has said that it could be reproduced in its raw fo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judgments, Copyright
Kar. HC: Decision of SC Would Not Upset the Earlier Judgments of Competent Court(26.07.2023)
Karnataka High Court has observed that the law laid down by the Apex Court is not binding on judgments passed prior to it by the competent courts and .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Apex Court, Judgment, Res Judicata
SC: Mere Over-ruling of Principles by Subsequent Judgment Will Not Dilute Binding Effect(18.08.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that mere over-ruling of the principles by a subsequent judgment will not dilute the binding effect of the decision on inte.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Over-ruling of Principles by Subsequent Judgment
SC: Appln. Filed on Pretext of Clarification While Evading Recourse of Review Must be Discouraged(07.08.2023)
Supreme Court has held that any alternation to a can be made only to correct a clerical or arithmetical mistake or an error arising out of accidental .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Alternation, Clarification, Judgment
SC Calls Upon Allahabad HC Registrar General to Explain Inordinate Delay in Uploading Judgment(03.11.2020)
Supreme Court has called upon the Registrar General of Allahabad High Court to explain the reason for inordinate delay in uploading a judgment on the .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Delay in Uploading Judgment
SC: Subsequent SC Decisions Which Have Considered & Distinguished Earlier Judgments Binding on HCs’(18.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that its subsequent decisions which have considered and distinguished the earlier decisions are binding on High Courts.
Tags : Supreme Court, Judgments, Binding, High Courts
JKL HC: Section 96 CPC Mandates that Appellant Must Challenge Both Decree Judgment(24.08.2023)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has observed that Section 96 of Civil Procedure Code (CPC) amply make out that the appellant is required to ch.....
Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, CPC, Decree, Judgment
SC: Maintain Secular Ethos of Constitution by Keeping Election a Secular Exercise(02.01.2017)
Supreme Court, while hearing several petitions in Hindutva case, has said that no politician can seek vote in name of caste, creed, or religion and d.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Hindutva, 1995 Judgment, caste, creed, religion, election
Delhi HC Issues Notice on Plea by Decree Holder Seeking Attachment of Assets of Judgment Debtor(25.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea by a decree holder (KLA Const. Technologies) seeking attachment of moveable and immovable assets of the j.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Attachment of Assets of Judgment Debtor
SC: High Court Can’t Refuse to Follow Binding SC Judgment Merely Because Review Pending Against it(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is not open to a High Court to refuse to follow a judgment by stating that it has been doubted by a later Coordinat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judgment, Follow, Review
SC: High Court Can’t Refuse to Follow Binding SC Judgment Merely Because Review Pending Against it(08.09.2023)
Supreme Court has observed that it is not open to a High Court to refuse to follow a judgment by stating that it has been doubted by a later Coordinat.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judgment, Follow, Review
Bombay HC: Not All 100-Page Judgements Are Well Considered(29.07.2022)
Bombay High Court while hearing plea related to falling of tress in Aarey Colony, remarked indicating that the length of judgment does not decide its .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Judgment, Aarey Colony
Correctness of HC Judgment Approved by SC can’t be Examined in Full Bench Reference: SC(28.11.2018)
Supreme Court has upheld a full bench order of the Allahabad High Court turning down a reference to it seeking to examine correctness of a division be.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Correctness of High Court Judgment
Kerala HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Protesters Against its ‘Hadiya Judgment’(28.11.2018)
Kerala High Court has denied anticipatory bail to two office bearers of Muslim Ekopana Samidhi, who had conducted a march to the high court protesting.....
Tags : Kerela High Court, Hadiya Judgment
SC: Plea of Lack of Jurisdiction Can’t be Invoke at Execution Stage by Judgment Debtor(25.10.2023)
Supreme Court while observing that a plaintiff shall not be made to suffer by the passive act of the defendant in submitting to the jurisdiction, has .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judgment Debtor, Jurisdiction
Supreme Court Declines to Stay SC/ST Judgment; Will Hear Case After 10 Days(03.04.2018)
Supreme Court, while refusing to stay its order on SC/ST Act, has asked all parties to submit detailed replies within two days.
Tags : Supreme Court, SC/ST Judgment
SC Refers 'Asian Resurfacing' Judgment to 5-Judge Bench(01.12.2023)
Supreme Court has referred to a 5 judge bench its 2018 judgment in ‘Asian Resurfacing’ (MANU/SC/0308/2018; 2018/INSC/282) which held that interim orde.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Asian Resurfacing Judgment, 5 Judge
Madras HC Directs Registry to Upload Orders/Judgments Soon After Judges Sign Them(17.01.2019)
Madras High Court has directed its registry to upload judgments and orders soon after they are signed by the judges.
Tags : Madras High Court, Upload Orders/Judgments Soon After Judges Sign Them
Madras HC Installs Braille printer to Provide Judgment Copies to Visually Challenged(15.11.2021)
Madras High Court has installed a Braille printer at its principal seat in Chennai for providing judgment and order copies to visually challenged lawy.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Judgment Copies to Visually Challenged
Delhi HC To Have Its Own Citation System For Judgments From October 17(17.10.2022)
Delhi High Court is going to have its own 'neutral citation system' for all its judgments, which are uploaded on its official website, with effect fro.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, neutral citation, judgments
Karnataka HC: Application for Judgment on Admissions May be Filed at Any Stage of Suit(14.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a decree can be passed under Order XII Rule 6 of Code of Civil procedure, 1908 (CPC) at any stage of the suit.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Application for Judgment on Admissions
SC: Litigant Can't be Expected to Wait Indefinitely for Reasons(28.09.2022)
Supreme Court while stressing on the need to immediately deliver judgments has observed that a litigant cannot be expected to wait indefinitely for av.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judgment, Indefinitely
Accused Who Didn't Appear on Date of Judgment Not Entitled to Seek Judgment Copy As of Right: SC(06.02.2019)
Supreme Court has observed that, an accused who did not appear before the Court on the date of judgment cannot as of right seek for supply of the copy.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Copy of Judgment
Bombay High Court Issues Directions to Judicial Officers to Ensure Judgments are Uploaded(10.01.2020)
Bombay High Court has issued several directions to all the Principal District & Sessions Judges in the State in regards to punctuality and prompt uplo.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Judgments
SC: High Courts Are Not Subordinate, But SC Judgments Must be Given Due Respect(24.11.2022)
Supreme Court while observing that even though high courts are not subordinate to it, the judgments of Supreme Courts must be given due respect as the.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Judgment, Subordinate
Supreme Court: ‘Error Of Judgment’ By Doctor Is Not Criminal Negligence(07.04.2017)
Supreme Court while quashing a criminal case lodged against a doctor has held that an ‘error of judgment’ by a doctor does not make him guilty of crim.....
Tags : Supreme Court, an ‘error in judgment’, IPC
Madras High Court to Implement Neutral Citation from 1st January(02.01.2023)
Madras High Court is set to implement 'neutral citation system' for all its judgments, which are uploaded on its official website, with effect from Ja.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Neutral Citation, Judgments
CJI DY Chandrachud: 1,091 SC Judgments To Be Released In Regional Languages On Republic Day(25.01.2023)
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has said that the process of releasing Supreme Court (SC) judgments in regional languages has begun and as.....
Tags : Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud , judgments, Supreme Court
SC Refuses Modification of 'Permanent Commission to Women' Judgement(25.02.2021)
Supreme Court has denied modification of its judgement granting permanent commission to women officers in the Army, and has directed the officers to a.....
Tags : Supreme Court, 'Permanent Commission to Women' Judgment
Karnataka HC: Application for Judgment on Admissions May be Filed at Any Stage of Suit(14.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a decree can be passed under Order XII Rule 6 of Code of Civil procedure, 1908 (CPC) at any stage of the suit.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Application for Judgment on Admissions
Orissa HC: Precedents Must be Applied in Context(11.01.2023)
Orissa High Court while disapproving the manner in which counsel for petitioner sought to place reliance on certain judgments has held that judgments .....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Precedents, Judgment, Context
Kerala HC Starts Publishing Judgments in Malayalam(21.02.2023)
Kerala High Court has commenced publishing of judgments translated to Malayalam language on test basis. Two judgments of Division Bench in WA 1638/202.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Malayalam, Judgments
CIC to CPIO of Supreme Court: Disclose Action Taken in NEET Judgment Leak Case(04.05.2017)
Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Supreme Court to disclose what action has been taken on.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Central Information Commission, NEET judgment
SC Expresses to HCs, Tribunals for Abstaining from Use of Watermarks on Judgments(23.03.2021)
Supreme Court has expressed that High Courts and Tribunals must abstain from placing water-marks on their orders and judgments as it significantly ham.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Use of Watermarks on Judgments
SC: Petition U/A 32 of Constitution to Challenge Binding Judgment is Not Maintainable(09.03.2023)
Supreme Court has held that a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution cannot be maintained in order to challenge a binding judgment of this Cour.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Article 32, Binding Judgment, Maintainable
SC Division Bench Give Split Verdict on Issue of Scope of Review When Judgment Relied is Overruled(20.03.2023)
Supreme Court division bench gave a split verdict on scope of review when the judgment relied on in impugned order and all subsequent judgment that fo.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Review, Judgment, Overruled
Delhi HC Directs Google, Indian Kanoon to Remove Judgment of American Citizen Acquitted in NDPS Case(25.05.2021)
Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to an American Citizen of Indian origin by directing Indian Kanoon to block the judgement of his acqui.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Judgment of American Citizen Acquitted in NDPS Case
Bombay HC Directs Trial Court to Redact References on Victim's Identity in Tarun Tejpal Judgment(27.05.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed the District and Sessions Court trying the Tarun Tejpal sexual assault case to redact the victim's identity while uploa.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Tarun Tejpal Judgment
Supreme Court: Even Small Judgments of Apex Court Passed After Grant of Special Leave are Binding(11.07.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that its judgments which are passed in exercise of appellate jurisdiction are binding precedents even if they are brief. The C.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Small Judgments
Delhi HC: Executing Court Can't Go Behind Decree & Give Relief to Judgment Debtor(02.05.2022)
Delhi High Court has reiterated that the executing Court can’t go behind the decree that is to be implemented and give relief to the judgment debtor t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Executing Court, Judgment debtor
SC: Pronouncing Operative Portion Without Preparing Entire Judgment(11.04.2023)
Supreme Court while upholding the dismissal of civil judge on account of misconduct, observed that charges which revolve around gross negligence and c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Civil Judge, fait accompli, Judgment
SC to Courts’ & HCs’: Number Paragraphs in Orders and Judgments(17.04.2023)
Supreme Court while observing reasoning in SBI v. Ajay Kumar Sood, (MANU/SC/1040/2022) that paragraph numbers in judgments are useful for ease of refe.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Paragraph Number, Judgments
Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider its 1995 Judgment Defining ‘Hindutva’(25.10.2016)
Supreme Court has said that it won't reconsider its 1995 judgment in which it defined Hindutva as "a way of life and not a religion."
Tags : Supreme Court, Hindutva, 1995 Judgment
Delhi HC Asks Centre on Incorporating Provisions in Statute for Judgment Debtor’s Financial Capacity(07.08.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government to take into consideration, stating that the mandatory filing of the affidavit of assets, income, ex.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Judgment Debtor’s Financial Capacity
SC to HC: Case Should be Assigned to Other Bench if Judgment Not Delivered Within 6 Months(19.05.2023)
Supreme Court while hearing bail plea filed by a convict on the ground that High Court has failed to pronounce judgment reserved since August 2022, ha.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Other Bench, Fresh Hearing, Pronounce Judgment
Cal HC: Court Can’t Alter the Judgment After it Has Attained Finality(03.07.2023)
Calcutta High Court has held that once judgment is pronounced even the High Court has no jurisdiction to alter or review it once it has been signed, o.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Judgment, Review, Finality, Alert
SC: If Judge Only Pronounces Operative Part of Judgement then Reasons to Made Available in 2-5 Days(22.10.2024)
SC has observed that if a judge pronounces operative part of a judgement while expressing that reasons would follow in a detailed final judgment, it w.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Final Judgment, Public Domain