Shivkumar @ Baleshwar Yadav vs. The State of Chhattisgarh [2025 INSC 1231] Witness must not be declared as a matter of course and its decision must be based on material exhibiting untruth or hostility RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 9. We are at a loss to understand as to why the witness was treated as hostile in the
Rahul Agarwal vs. State of West Bengal & Anr. [2025 INSC 1223] Court can seek voice samples of the accused/witness for the purpose of investigation for a crime RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 8. Following the aforesaid precedent, it was held in Ritesh Sinha that despite absence of explicit provisions in Cr.P.C., a Judicial Magistrate must be conceded
M/s Anvita Auto Tech Works Pvt. Ltd. vs. M/s Aroush Motors & Anr. [2025 INSC 1202] Non-filing of the written statement does not foreclose right of defendant to cross-examine plaintiff witnesses RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 31. There is another consideration why the present appeal deserves to be allowed. The perusal of the records particularly, the order sheet
Lifestyle Equities C.V. & Anr. vs. Amazon Technologies Inc. [2025 INSC 1190] Principles governing grant of stay of execution of a decree by an appellate court in term of Order XLI RELEVANT PARAGRAPH F. CONCLUSION 134. We summarize our final conclusion on the grant of benefit of stay of execution of a decree by an
SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation vs. GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd. [2025 INSC 1171] Arbitral awards must be within the parameters of the agreement entered between the parties RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 91. Numerous precedents laid down by this Court have often emphasised that an arbitrator lacks the power to deviate from or to reinterpret the terms of
Sanjabij Tari vs. Kishore S. Borcar & Anr. [2025 INSC 1158] Supreme Court revises cost/penalty interest rate for compounding of NI matters RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 38. Since a very large number of cheque bouncing cases are still pending and interest rates have fallen in the last few years, this Court is of the view that it
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Offshore Infrastructures Limited vs. M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited [2025 INSC 1196] Merely procedure of appointing arbitrator having become inoperative due to subsequent changes in statutory provisions, would not excuse parties from arbitration RELEVANT PARAGRAPH 20. We are not persuaded by this submission of the Counsel for Respondent. The very existence of the arbitration clause
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Transaction of a minor’s property executed in contravention of Section 8 of the Act is voidable at the option of the minor – SC [07.10.2025]
Criminal Court has no power to recall or review its own judgment – Supreme Court of India [24.09.2025] [2025 INSC 1205]
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