Sale Deed Not Invalid Just Because Consideration Not Paid : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently ruled that an actual payment of the sale consideration at the time of execution is not necessary for completion of the sale; and the remedy against the non-payment of the balance consideration would be to file a money recovery suit rather than seeking a cancellation of sale deed.“When a sale deed is registered, even upon part payment of the sale price, title...

Supreme Court To Hear Tamil Nadu's Plea On Cauvery Water Release On Thursday

The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday an application filed by the Tamil Nadu government seeking directions to Karnataka to implement the Cauvery Water Management Authority's (CWMA) decision to release 3,500 cusecs of water per day for 15 days from its Kabini and Krishna Raja Sagara reservoirs.Chief Justice of India Surya Kant agreed to list the matter on Thursday following an urgent...

'Identical Eyewitness Accounts Bear Imprint Of Tutoring', Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal Of 20 Persons In Murder Case

The Supreme Court recently upheld the acquittal of twenty persons in a murder case, after finding that the conviction was based on the strikingly similar nature of the eyewitness accounts, which the Court deemed improbable given that the incident involved a large number of persons being witnessed by several individuals positioned differently. “It is a settled principle that an identical...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 10 August 2026

LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...

Republic Of Sliding Doors

On human agency & historical determinism: Small accidents that built Indian constitutional law, and what almost happened insteadIn 1952, Ray Bradbury published a short story about a man who travels back sixty-five million years to shoot a dinosaur and is warned by his guide to stay on a hovering metal path so as not to disturb even a blade of prehistoric grass. The man panics, steps off...

Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations

1. A police investigation culminates in a closure report stating that no offence is made out against the accused. Upon receiving the report, the Magistrate disagrees with the police conclusion. Which of the following courses of action is NOT legally permissible for the Magistrate?(A) Accept the closure report and close the proceedings.(B) Direct further investigation if the Magistrate...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer of Two Orissa High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of two judges from the Orissa High Court to the Gujarat High Court and the Chhattisgarh High Court respectively.The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Collegium held on August 6, 2026.Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak has been recommended for transfer to the Gujarat High Court.The Collegium has also recommended the transfer of...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2026 - BNSS & Cr.P.C

Section 2(1)(k) - InquirySection 2(1)(k) and Section 531(2)(a) — Definition of "Inquiry" — Saving of pending proceedings — Purely ministerial or administrative acts prior to taking cognizance – Held A mere ministerial act, such as a Special Court directing a prosecution complaint to be registered/numbered and fixing a future date for a hearing on cognizance, does not constitute...

Can A Sessions Court Hold A Joint Trial Despite Separate Committal Orders? Supreme Court Explains

The Supreme Court has clarified that committal orders do not determine whether a trial would be conducted jointly or separately, holding that the decision rests exclusively with the trial court. “…the committal order/s is/are not determinative of whether the trial is single/separate/joint; which is at the exclusive discretion of the Court.”, observed a bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Chief Justices In Four High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Chief Justices for four High Courts.The Collegium has also recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice V. Kameswar Rao as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge, who is presently serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, has been recommended as the Chief...

Retrospective Tax Liability Valid, But Not Retrospective Penalty : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that while a tax liability can validly be imposed retrospectively through legislative amendment, penalty cannot be imposed retrospectively on a dealer who had complied with the law as it stood when the transaction took place.A Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale made the distinction while upholding the constitutional validity of a...

Combating Gender Stereotypes In Sexual Offences : How Supreme Court's 2026 Guidelines Differ From 2023 Handbook

Pursuant to the Supreme Court's directions, an Expert Committee constituted by the National Judicial Academy (NJA) recently released certain guidelines for adoption of gender-sensitive, survivor-centric and compassionate court practices by judges.The guidelines were prepared by a committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Aniruddha Bose, after a bench led by Chief Justice of...