Tenant Cannot Dictate Landlord Should Choose Another Property To Start Business: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a tenant cannot dictate to a landlord which accommodation should be treated as suitable for the landlord's bona fide requirement, nor can the tenant insist that the landlord start a business from some other premises suggested by the tenant.Allowing an appeal filed by the landlord, the Court set aside a Bombay High Court order which had overturned concurrent findings of the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court decreeing eviction of a tenant from a...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 - Advocates & Bar Councils

Advocate A right of an Advocate to appear for a party and to practice in the courts is coupled with the duty to remain present in the court at the time of hearing, and to participate and conduct the proceedings diligently, sincerely, honestly and to the best of his ability. Rights and duties are two sides of the same coin, and they are inherently connected with each other....

In Usufructary Mortgage, Limitation Period For Redemption Runs From Date Of Payment Of Mortgage : Supreme Court

The limitation period does not start from the date of creation of mortgage, the Court clarified.

Acting On 'Sixth Sense', Supreme Court Facilitates Marriage; Quashes Rape Conviction Over False Marriage Promise

The Court said that the case was one where a consensual relationship was given a criminal colour after it turned sour.

100 Important Judgments Of Supreme Court - Part 3 [51-75]

51. Stamp Vendors Are 'Public Servants' Under Prevention Of Corruption Act; Liable For Bribery Over Stamp Paper Sale: Supreme CourtCase Details: Aman Bhatia v. State (GNCT of Delhi)Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 520In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court (May 2) held that stamp vendors fall within the definition of "public servants" under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and hence, can...

Round Up 2025| Supreme Court Judgments On Judicial Service

No Quota For Judicial Officers In District Judge Posts : Supreme Court Issues Guidelines On Seniority In Higher Judicial ServiceThe Supreme Court ruled out any special quota/weightage for promotee judges in the posts of District Judges, observing that there is no nationwide pattern of disproportionate representation of direct recruits in the Higher Judicial Service.The Court observed that...

S.138 Negotiable Instruments Act | Supreme Court Round-Up 2025 : Judgments On Cheque Dishonour Cases

Company Independent and Non-Executive Directors Aren't Automatically Liable Upon Filing Of ComplaintIn KS Mehta Vs. Morgan Securities and Credits Pvt. Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 286, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and SC Sharma clarified that non-executive and independent directors of a company cannot be held vicariously liable for the company's obligations under the Negotiable Instruments...

Supreme Court Restores CISF Constable's Dismissal For Second Marriage

The Court observed that that such rules are not moral censures but service conditions aimed at maintaining discipline,

Acquitted After Noose : Supreme Court Upheld No Death Sentence In 2025, But Acquittals Came After Years On Death Row

With Surendra Koli—the last remaining in the 2006 Nithari killings—walking free after the Supreme Court acquitted him, once again, debate has resurfaced whether establishing guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is attainable.Koli's case was not the only case which ended up in an acquittal this year. LiveLaw covered as many as 15 matters relating to the death penalty awarded in the 'rarest of...

Improper For Later Bench To Sit In Appeal Over Interim Order Passed By Earlier Bench : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently discouraged the practice of a later bench of the High Court sitting in appeal over an interim order passed by an earlier bench. It also stated that the High Court should not pass a blanket 'no-coercive steps' order without assigning reasons.In this case, the petitioner had sought an interim stay on an investigation before the Bombay High Court by way of a writ...

Medical Negligence | 'Commission Under WB Clinical Establishments Act Can Decide Deficiency In Patient Service': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that the Commission established under West Bengal Clinical Establishments Act, 2017 is entitled to adjudicate upon 'deficiency in patient care service' as well as to award compensation."Section 38 categorically provides that medical negligence complaints would be dealt with by the State Medical Councils. The Division Bench held that the Commission was not...

Supreme Court Constitution Bench Judgments Of 2025

A Constitution Bench is a bench of at least 5 judges, formed in order to answer sustantial questions arising out of interpreting provisions of the Constution of India. Here are the Constitution bench judgments of 2025 - Appellate Courts Have Power To Modify Arbitral AwardsCase Title: Gayatri Balasamy v. M/S ISG Novasoft Technologies LimitedCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 508A five-judge bench of...