Practices Like Witch-Hunting Still Persist; Superstition Supersedes Constitutional Morality, Laments Supreme Court

Reason is the only virtue that stands as a bulwark against collective irrationality, the Court said.

Retired Judges Appointed In Central Industrial Tribunals Can't Claim Pay Parity With Other Tribunal Members : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) dismissed a writ petition filed by ex-judicial officers, who were re-employed as Presiding Officers of Central Government Industrial Tribunals-cum-Labour Courts, seeking pay scales equivalent to those granted to other National Tribunals under the 6th Pay Commission recommendations. A bench of Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice NV Anjaria justified the differential pay scales to the petitioners equivalent to that of officers in the District Judiciary as per...

Composite Appeal Against Common Judgment In Suits By Same Plaintiff Is Maintainable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) held that a composite appeal against a common judgment passed in the suits filed by the same plaintiff would be maintainable. A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the Karnataka High Court's judgment, which had interfered with the First Appellate Court's decision to entertain a composite appeal filed by the Appellant against a common judgment adjudicating two suits instituted by the Appellant (plaintiff). “…we are...

Electrocution Deaths Attract Strict Liability On Electricity Boards, Not Absolute Liability: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that electricity authorities can be held strictly liable for deaths or injuries caused by electrocution, but such liability cannot be treated as absolute liability without exceptions.A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside the concurrent orders of the Single and Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court, which had imputed an absolute liability upon the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation for the deaths occurred due to...

Supreme Court Deprecates Courts Holding 'Mini-Trials' In Temporary Injunction Matters

The Court said that the injunction order must be confined to a prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable Injury.

S.69 GST Order Containing 'Reasons To Believe' Must Be Communicated Before Arrest : Supreme Court

The Court clarified that the arrest reasons under S.69 GST can be communicated electronically as well.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 12, 2026

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Interest Accumulated In Suspense Account After NPA Classification Remains Recoverable As Part Of "Debt" : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) held that an interest accumulated in a separate suspense account, pursuant to the declaration of the debtor's account as a Non-Performing Asset, can be recovered by the banks as the same continues to form part of the “debt” due from the borrower and cannot be ignored while calculating outstanding dues. “PNB is entitled to claim the interest...

S. 14 Limitation Act | Time Spent In Winding Up Proceedings Cannot Be Excluded For Filing Recovery Suit : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) held that the period spent in pursuing winding up proceedings cannot be excluded under Section 14 of the Limitation Act for filing a recovery suit, as the relief sought in the two proceedings is fundamentally different “…the initiation of a winding up proceeding, which may or may not enable recovery, will not impact the limitation for the...

S. 9 IBC | Uncrystallized Damages From Breach Of Contract Not Operational Debt : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) held that claims for damages arising from breach of contract cannot be treated as "operational debt" under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, unless previously adjudicated and crystallized by a competent court. “It is a settled position of law that damages, whether liquidated or unliquidated, cannot be treated as operational debt unless...

CPC | Separate Appeals Not Required Against Common Judgment Deciding Suit & Counterclaim : Supreme Court

Though composite appeal is maintainable, it should be valued as two separate appeals and court fee should be paid accordingly.

Arbitration | Post-Award Section 9 Application By Unsuccessful Party Maintainable In Exceptional Cases : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) held that to prevent an award holder's enrichment of a bank guarantee while an award was under challenge, an interim relief under Section 9 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 can be extended on an award debtor's application to preserve the efficacy of the challenge in Section 34. A bench of Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice Alok...