Lawbeat News Desk -SC

Lawbeat News Desk -SC

Supreme Court ruling on Mathadhipati removal emphasising natural justice and fair hearing requirements under the Andhra Pradesh Endowments Act.
Supreme Court Judgments

Does Article 26 Protect Removal of a Mathadhipati? Supreme Court Explains

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 11 Jun 2026 5:00 PM IST

Supreme Court upholds DNA test order in a paternity dispute involving a claim for declaration of sonship and property rights.
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Supreme Court Upholds DNA Test in Paternity Suit, Cites Need for Truth

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 11 Jun 2026 1:00 PM IST

Supreme Court acquits two men sentenced to death in the Uttarakhand rape-murder case after finding serious gaps in the prosecution evidence.
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Supreme Court Frees Two Death Row Convicts, Flags Major Gaps in Rape-Murder Probe

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 11 Jun 2026 12:00 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling that a consensual relationship between unmarried adults cannot by itself be treated as moral turpitude while restoring a police constable candidates appointment.
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Premarital Relationships Common Today, Authorities Must Be Sensitive to Social Realities: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Sanya Talwar | | 9 Jun 2026 12:40 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling on death penalty in Shahzad Ali case reiterating the rarest of rare doctrine and commuting a death sentence.
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Death Penalty Can Be Awarded Only When Life Imprisonment Is Not an Option: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 9 Jun 2026 11:50 AM IST

Supreme Court holds that denial of conjugal rights and sexual intimacy may amount to mental cruelty and justify divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act.
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Persistent Refusal of Sexual Relations Without Reason Is Mental Cruelty, Ground for Divorce: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 5 Jun 2026 11:00 AM IST

Supreme Court ruling on inheritance rights of a murder accused and confiscation of benami property under Indian law.
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Murder Accused Can't Inherit Victim's Property: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 4 Jun 2026 4:58 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling that criminal antecedents alone cannot justify refusal to quash criminal proceedings in a civil property dispute.
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Criminal Antecedents Alone Can't Defeat FIR Quashing Plea: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 4 Jun 2026 1:34 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling restoring a Tamil Nadu government promotion and rejecting reopening of a decades-old seniority dispute.
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Decades-Old Promotions Can't Be Reopened After Careers Advance: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 3 Jun 2026 5:41 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling on lifting the corporate veil in the Earth Infrastructure insolvency case involving group companies and resolution plans.
Supreme Court Judgments

Corporate veil to be lifted, if group companies inextricably connected: SC

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 3 Jun 2026 4:49 PM IST

Supreme Court ruling that a husbands 13-day silence did not constitute cruelty under Section 498A IPC.
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Supreme Court on Mental Cruelty: Refusing to Speak to Spouse Alone Does Not Attract Section 498A IPC

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Salil Tiwari | | 3 Jun 2026 11:33 AM IST

Supreme Court ruling that PIL orders should not infringe the rights of non-parties without hearing them, stressing natural justice principles.
Supreme Court Judgments

PIL Orders Must Not Destroy Rights of Non-Parties: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 2 Jun 2026 5:10 PM IST