Citation : 2025 Local Law (SC) 1296 The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment emphasizing the constitutional duty of all courts to faithfully apply binding precedents laid down by the apex court. The Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna B. Varale, in Rohan Vijay Nahar & Ors. v. The State…
The Supreme Court of India on Friday delivered a landmark judgment stating that lawyers cannot be issued summons merely for providing legal advice in a case, unless the situation falls within the exceptions outlined under Section 132 of the Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA). A bench comprising Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai and Justices…
Supreme Court Reaffirms That Extra-Judicial Confession Must Be of Sterling Quality In criminal trials, a confession by an accused can decisively influence the outcome of a case, but its admissibility depends on the circumstances and the person before whom it is made. The law distinguishes between judicial confessions—made before a court or magistrate—and extra-judicial confessions,…
Supreme Court clarifies group of companies doctrine in Cox & Kings The Supreme Court of India has finally settled a long-running debate over whether companies that did not sign an arbitration clause can nonetheless be bound by it. In a Constitutional Bench decision delivered on 6 December 2023, the court in Cox & Kings Ltd….
Citation : 2024 Local Law (SC) 6 The Supreme Court has ruled that two men convicted of abducting and attempting to murder a Class 12 student in Chhattisgarh were wrongly sentenced under Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code. The court held that the prosecution failed to prove any genuine demand for ransom, which is…