The ruling clarifies the narrow scope of Order XVIII Rule 3 CPC and emphasizes judicial restraint in allowing parties to reserve evidence inappropriately.
High Court of Andhra Pradesh · 12 Nov 2025
The Court applied estoppel principles, emphasizing that long-term tenants cannot dispute the landlord’s title after decades of rent payments.
Supreme Court of India · 9 Nov 2025
The Court reaffirmed the limited evidentiary scope of Sections 45 and 73, emphasizing that expert opinion is supplementary, not substantive, evidence.
Supreme Court of India · 9 Nov 2025
The judgment reaffirms the principle of equality before the law, confirming that government departments are equally bound by limitation periods.
Chhattisgarh High Court · 9 Nov 2025
The Court reaffirmed the principle that registration does not equate to ownership, addressing the longstanding gap in India’s property record system.
Supreme Court of India · 9 Nov 2025
The judgment reaffirms the limited scope of Section 482 Cr.PC, ensuring courts do not preemptively dismiss valid complaints.
Supreme Court of India · 9 Nov 2025
The Supreme Court emphasized that legal efficacy of a relinquishment deed is immediate and independent of physical implementation.
Supreme Court of India · 9 Nov 2025
It emphasized that allowing unilateral termination as a defense could frustrate the objectives of specific performance under the law.
Supreme Court of India · 8 Nov 2025
The judgment underscores the principle that scientific evidence, such as DNA tests, can outweigh testimonial evidence when it conclusively contradicts key allegations.
Gauhati High Court · 8 Nov 2025
It Reinforces the principle that Article 21 guarantees the right to fair trial, which includes effective access to legal representation.
Rajasthan High Court · 8 Nov 2025
The Court reaffirmed that compassionate appointment is an exceptional relief, not a vested right, intended only when death occurs during service, leading to sudden financial distress.
Supreme Court of India · 8 Nov 2025
Section 12(2) of the Specific Relief Act allows discretion to grant partial specific performance but only when the inability arises from defects or lack of title.
Kerala High Court · 7 Nov 2025
The Supreme Court reaffirmed and expanded the constitutional interpretation of Articles 21 and 22, ensuring uniform procedural fairness across all categories of offences.
Supreme Court of India · 7 Nov 2025
The Court’s order reflects a protective and humanitarian approach, consistent with the welfare objective of the Motor Vehicles Act, which seeks to provide speedy and just compensation to accident victims and their families.
Supreme Court of India · 6 Nov 2025
The Court emphasized that jurisdiction to decide an appeal presupposes the existence of living parties. Once a party dies, the appeal abates unless legal heirs are substituted, as the right to appeal is personal and does not survive automatically.
Supreme Court of India · 6 Nov 2025
