SUPREME COURT HOLDS CONTENT OF DEED GOVERNS STAMP DUTY OVER NOMENCLATURE

The Supreme Court of India delivered a significant Judgment on October 8, 2025, in M/s Godwin Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner, Meerut Division & Anr. (S.L.P. (CIVIL) No. 36434 of 2014), reaffirming a crucial precedent in stamp duty law. The Two-Judge bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah clarified that the content and legal effect

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SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DUE PROCESS IN EMPLOYMENT TERMINATIONS SETTING ASIDE SUSPENSION OF JHARKHAND SCHOOL TEACHERS

IntroductionIn a significant Judgment titled Ravi Oraon v. The State Of Jharkhand & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 11748 of 2025), the Supreme Court of India recently restored the services of certain school teachers in Jharkhand who were dismissed months after their appointment on the ground of ineligibility, based on a charge not raised in the

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NOTE

NOTE In view of the Diwali holidays, no new articles will be published during the week of 25th October 2025, as the Supreme Court will remain closed for the Diwali recess. We will resume publishing our regular articles from 1st November 2025. Wishing all our readers a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali! Read More

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JUDICIAL SELF-RESTRAINT AND THE LIMITS OF CBI REFERRALS: A REAPPRAISAL BY THE SUPREME COURT

In Legislative Council, U.P. Lucknow & Ors. v. Sushil Kumar & Ors., Civil Appeal Nos. 11842–11846 of 2025, decided on 16 October 2025, the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi, revisited the delicate balance between judicial activism and judicial restraint in matters involving investigative directions to the Central Bureau

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BETWEEN HOMES AND HOPES: SUPREME COURT’S STAND ON SPECULATIVE INVESTMENTS UNDER THE INSOLVENCY CODE

INTRODUCTIONThe Supreme Court of India in Mansi Brar Fernandes v. Shubha Sharma & Ors., 2025 INSC 1110, decided on 12 September 2025, by Justice R. Mahadevan, delivered a landmark Judgment addressing the interplay between genuine homebuyers and speculative investors under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The decision, arising out of multiple connected appeals,

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THE LONG WAIT FOR JUSTICE: JUVENILITY AND THE SUPREME COURT’S COMPASSIONATE CORRECTION

INTRODUCTION In Hansraj v. State of Uttar Pradesh [Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 340 of 2025], the Supreme Court of India (Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih) delivered its Judgment on 9 October 2025, invoking its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 32. The case revolved around the Petitioner, a murder convict, who had

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