On 25 September 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment in Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar (2025 INSC 1158), clarifying critical aspects of cheque dishonour prosecutions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act). The decision not only addresses substantive legal issues such as the presumption of liability and enforceability of...Read More

CASE TITLE ; Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar Introduction On 25 September 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment in Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar (2025 INSC 1158), clarifying critical aspects of cheque dishonour prosecutions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act). The decision not only addresses substantive legal issues...Read More

Case Title- Samiullah v. The State of Bihar & Ors. (Neutral Citation: 2025 INSC 1292)  The two-Judge Bench comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi explained, ,registration of a document recording purchase of immovable property does not confer guaranteed title of ownership, instead it only serves as a public record of the transaction having presumptive evidentiary value,...Read More

Case Title: Hind Samachar Ltd. (Delhi Unit) Versus National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors. The case stemmed from a tragic accident, when a truck collided with a Matador van, killing nine persons and injuring two. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) found both drivers composite negligent, apportioning 75% fault to the truck driver and 25% to the...Read More

A Bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta delivered the ruling in a dispute over ownership of immovable property. The Plaintiff-Respondent asserted ownership on the basis of an Agreement to Sell, General Power of Attorney, affidavit, receipt, and a registered Will executed by his father in 1996. Read More

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta heard an appeal concerning the compounding of an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The matter reached the Supreme Court after the High Court dismissed an application by the accused seeking modification of its revision order that had upheld his conviction.Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the National Highway Authority of India's (NHAI’s) challenge to a  Kerala High Court Order  which suspended toll collection for four weeks at the Thrissur district plaza on National Highway (NH) 544, citing poor road conditions and traffic bottlenecks. Read More

Alok Kumar and Agrani Homes face multiple criminal cases filed by home buyers alleging cheating and non-delivery of flats. The first FIR was lodged on January 11, 2018, at Shastri Nagar Police Station, Patna, under Sections 420 IPC and 138 NI Act. Over time, the number of FIRs increased to 81, with the total alleged...Read More

The Court was hearing a suo motu matter against the increasing incidents of infants, young children and the elderly falling prey to rabies. While it was dictating an order that the stray dogs in the National Capital Region be immediately moved to the dog sheltersRead More

The Allahabad High Court last week clarified that a Magistrate cannot issue a notice to a prospective accused under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), without first recording the statements of the complainant and the witnesses, if any. Read More