Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawLandlord Tenant LawReal Property LawFresh Section 12(1) Application Not Mandatory in Rent Control Appeals; Appellate Authority Need Not Repeat Summary ProcedureA bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan heard appeals arising from a Division Bench order of the Kerala High Court that set aside the Rent ContNov 21, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtAcquisition, Requisition, Eminent Domain and NationalisationCivil Contract LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawReal Property LawConcluded Agreement Under Section 7 Excludes Statutory Interest Under Section 12A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh heard appeals questioning whether parties who voluntarily entered into a concluded aNov 19, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawProperty Rights and Transactions LawReal Property LawAssignment of a decree for specific performance did not require registration, Supreme Court holdsA bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan heard an appeal challenging whether a deed assigning a decree for specific performance of an aNov 19, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtArbitration and ADRBanking LawCivil Contract LawCommercial Finance LawContract LawFinance and Lending LawPractice and Procedure LawPost-award Interest Is Mandatory; Arbitrator May Only Fix Rate, Supreme Court HoldsA bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan heard Civil Appeal No. 13785 of 2025 arising out of SLP(C) No. 12300 of 2020, challenging a DiNov 18, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawCommercial and Trade LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawConsumer Protection LawContract LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court Holds Insurer Unjustified In Repudiating Boiler-Insurance Claim; Remands Quantum to NCDRCA Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Manoj Misra heard appeals against a National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) orderNov 13, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawContract LawLitigation PracticePersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawProperty Rights and Transactions LawReal Property LawTrusts and Estate Planning LawSupreme Court Holds Registered Releases Valid and Excludes Jointly Purchased Land from Partition PoolA bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria heard an appeal against the Karnataka High Court’s affirmation of a trial court decreeNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtArbitration and ADRCivil Contract LawCommercial Transactions LawContract LawPractice and Procedure LawSupreme Court Holds Arbitral Award Patently Illegal For Rewriting Contract; Sets Aside Award Against State InstrumentalityA bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma heard appeals arising from a batch of arbitration challenges concerning catering contractsNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawCounterclaim Against Co-defendant Is Impermissible; Supreme Court Sets It AsideA bench of Justices K. Vinod Chandran and N. V. Anjaria heard the civil appeal arising from a suit for specific performance, challenging the High CourNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawCommercial Transactions LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawFederal StructureProperty Rights and Transactions LawReal Property LawSupreme Court upholds specific performance decree, holds subsequent purchasers not bona fide and issues payment and possession directionsA bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan heard appeals by subsequent purchasers against a Karnataka High Court judgment that had set asideNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCommercial Transactions LawContract LawGovernment Contracts LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court Holds Tender Authority Unfairly Disqualified Bid for Non‑production of JV Agreement, Remands Spare‑Capacity IssueA bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi heard an appeal by Maha Mineral Mining & Benefication Pvt. Ltd. against a Division Bench of the MadNov 11, 2025•3 min