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Evidence Act | Section 27 Recoveries Alone Can't Sustain Conviction : Supreme Court Restores Acquittal In 1988 Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 28) restored the acquittal of six men in a 1988 murder case, observing that recovery made under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (now Section 23 BSA) cannot, by itself, form the basis of a conviction unless the recovered material is clearly connected with the offence through independent evidence. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K...
Supreme Court Seeks Reports From 5 High Courts On Creation Of Dashboards For Unclaimed Motor Accident & Labour Court Sums
The Supreme Court today(July 28) passed an order directing the Registrar Generals of High Courts of Delhi, Allahabad, Madras, Meghalaya and Telangana to file a compliance report regarding the creation of dashboards indicating live updates on amounts lying deposited in connection with motor claims or labour court compensations. It may be recalled that in April 2025, a bench comprising...
Supreme Court Pulls Up CBI, Delhi Police EOW Over Failure To File Status Report On Indiabulls Probe
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sharply criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for failing to update the Court on the progress of investigations into allegations of financial irregularities involving Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited, now known as Sammaan Capital Ltd.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,...
MP Moves Supreme Court Against Police Use Of Facial Recognition Technology & Biometric Surveillance At Protest Sites
An Article 32 petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the deployment of facial recognition technology(FRT) and allied biometric-surveillance measures by the Delhi police during the recent Jantar Mantar protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party.The petition has been filed by Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, AA Rahim from Communist Party of India(M), Kerala, seeking a declaration...
Res Judicata Applies To Successive Impleadment Applications Under Different CPC Provisions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 27) held that where an application for impleadment has been rejected on merits under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC, a subsequent application seeking the same relief under Order XXII Rule 10 of the CPC would be barred by the doctrine of res judicata, provided it is based on the same cause, between the same parties litigating under the same title, and is decided by...
Transgender Advocate Moves Supreme Court Challenging 2026 Amendment To Transgender Rights Act
The Supreme Court today (July 28) issued notice on a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of the proviso to Section 2(k) of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, which excludes those with self-perceived identities from the definition of 'transgender person'. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V...
GST | 'ITC Available To Buyer Only If Supplier Paid Tax', Supreme Court Upholds Validity Of S. 16(2)(c) Of CGST Act
The Supreme Court has recently affirmed the Gujarat High Court's judgment, which held that the Input Tax Credit (ITC) can be availed only if the supplier has actually paid the tax to the government.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissed a batch of petitions filed against the Gujarat High Court's judgment, which had upheld the constitutional validity of...
CJP Food Volunteer Junaid Malik Moves Supreme Court Alleging Police Harassment Of Family
Junaid Malik, who was a food volunteer during the recent Cockroach Janata Party student protests in Delhi, has moved the Supreme Court alleging that he was illegally detained and harassed by police officials and that his family members were subjected to coercive police action without due process.Malik claims to be a law graduate and social worker who volunteered at the protest site for 35...