| LAW OF MEDICINE - Bombay HC Allows Galli News to Report Medical Negligence But Bars Defamatory Hospital Imputations |
| Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:19:09 IST |
| Bombay High Court refused to issue a gag order against Galli News over its reporting on alleged medical negligence at a Mumbai hospital, but restrained the channel from using defamatory terms like "Kattalkhana" for Habib Esmail Hospital and Medical Trust in Pydhonie area. |
| PROPERTY - Madras HC Strikes Down TN Law Mandating Registrar's Title Verification Before Property Registration |
| Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:19:00 IST |
| Madras High Court has struck down Section 34C of the Registration Act, 1908, inserted by the 2026 Tamil Nadu Amendment, as manifestly arbitrary and unconstitutional, noting it mandated production of prior title deeds and recent encumbrance certificates before registration of property. |
| EDUCATION - Bombay High Court: Residence Proof is Mandatory For RTE Neighbourhood School Admissions |
| Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:18:50 IST |
| Bombay HC dismissed a plea for admission under the Right to Education (RTE) Act neighbourhood quota, holding that the residential requirement is not a mere formality but an essential eligibility criterion for securing admission of children from weaker sections into nearby private unaided schools. |
| FAMILY - Madras High Court Lays Down Guidelines For Surrogacy Custody and Parentage Applications |
| Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:18:40 IST |
| Madras High Court has issued detailed guidelines for magistrates deciding custody and parentage applications under Section 4(iii)(a)(II) of the Surrogacy Act, governing orders on the parentage and custody of children born through surrogacy upon applications by the parties concerned. |
| CIVIL - Madras HC: Person Who Converts to Islam Cannot Claim Backward Class Muslim Status |
| Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:18:28 IST |
| Madras High Court has struck down a Tamil Nadu government order dated March 9, 2024, holding it unconstitutional for allowing persons from Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified Communities and Scheduled Castes to claim Backward Class Muslim status after converting to Islam. |
| NARCOTICS - Patna HC: Possessing Cough Syrup With under 2.5% Codeine Without Authorisation Attracts the NDPS Act |
| Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:18:19 IST |
| Patna High Court has held that cough syrup containing less than 2.5% codeine does not escape the NDPS Act on that basis alone. It ruled that such preparations are essential narcotic drugs, and their possession, sale, transport, import and export require compliance with the Act and Rules. |
| ELECTION - Rajasthan High Court: Ward Delimitation Must Rely on Population, Not Voter Count |
| Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:40:44 IST |
| Rajasthan High Court dismissed a challenge to the formation of municipal wards for upcoming elections, holding that the basis for delimitation is population and not the number of voters, thereby upholding the validity of the ward formation process. |
| ELECTION - Ker HC: Elected Representatives Must Swear by God or Affirm, Cannot Invoke Specific Deities in Oath |
| Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:40:34 IST |
| Kerala High Court held that elected representatives must adhere to the statutory form of oath and cannot modify it by invoking specific deities, political martyrs, organisations or public figures, as such deviations would undermine uniformity and allow limitless variations not intended by law. |
| CRIMINAL - Calcutta High Court: Section 107 BNSS Property Attachment Cannot be Used as a Recovery Tool |
| Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:40:24 IST |
| Calcutta High Court set aside an order attaching a woman's property when she was not an accused, holding that Section 107 BNSS must be used with strict safeguards, as its indiscriminate use can violate the constitutional right to property under Article 300A. |
| CIVIL - Supreme Court: Registered Sale Deed Remains Valid Despite Minor Attestation Discrepancies |
| Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:40:14 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a registered sale deed carries a statutory presumption of validity, and a minor discrepancy in the testimony of an attesting witness, by itself, is insufficient to cast doubt on the proper execution or authenticity of the sale deed. |
| MOTOR VEHICLES - Supreme Court: Parents' Loss Cannot Be Measured With Arithmetical Precision |
| Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:40:04 IST |
| SC has observed that compensation for the death of child in a motor accident cannot be determined through exact mathematical calculations, emphasizing that the emotional and personal loss suffered by parents is immeasurable and cannot be assessed with arithmetical precision under Motor Vehicles Act. |
| LAND ACQUISITION - Uttarakhand High Court: NH Act Authority Cannot Challenge Collector-Fixed Circle Rate |
| Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:11:53 IST |
| Uttarakhand High Court held that the authority determining compensation under the National Highways Act cannot question the circle rate fixed by the Collector under stamp law, noting that once such rate is available under the Land Acquisition Act, it cannot be reviewed or reappraised. |
| LAW OF MEDICINE - Bombay High Court Permits 26-Week Pregnancy Termination Due to Fetal Anomalies, Financial Hardship |
| Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:11:44 IST |
| Bombay High Court permitted a married woman to terminate her 26-week pregnancy, noting that she belonged to the lower socio-economic strata and that the foetus had severe anomalies requiring costly post-birth cardiac surgeries that she could not afford. |
| CIVIL - Del HC Orders Fresh All India Tennis Association Elections by Sept 30, Sets Timeline for Amendments |
| Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:11:33 IST |
| Delhi High Court directed the All India Tennis Association to amend its Constitution and conduct fresh elections by September 30, 2026, modifying a Single Judge's order. The interim directions were issued while hearing cross-appeals concerning the federation's governance. |
| MOTOR VEHICLES - Supreme Court: Loss of Right Leg Constitutes 100% Functional Disability for a Mason |
| Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:11:22 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a mason who lost his right leg above the knee suffers 100% functional disability, stressing that compensation in motor accident cases must reflect the injury's impact on earning capacity and livelihood, not merely the percentage of physical disability. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Long Gap Without Similar Criminal Conduct May Mitigate Sentence |
| Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:11:13 IST |
| Supreme Court reduced a convict's sentence of five years' rigorous imprisonment for each of four offences, observing that the record contained no evidence of involvement in any similar criminal activity during the long period that elapsed after the offences. |
| CIVIL - SC: Readiness for Agreement Execution Must be Proven From Agreement Date, Not Only After Suit Filing |
| Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:11:03 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a party seeking specific performance must demonstrate continuous readiness and willingness to perform the contract from the date of the agreement. Financial records created years after the suit was filed cannot be used to prove such readiness. |
| CIVIL - Supreme Court: Courts Cannot Compel Plaintiffs to Accept Compensation Instead of Injunctions |
| Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:24:40 IST |
| Supreme Court held that an appellate court cannot grant relief beyond the pleadings and, after setting aside a decree, cannot remand a case to the executing court to decide issues that do not arise from any surviving decree. |
| CIVIL - Calcutta High Court: Trade Licence Not Required For Advocates' Partnership Registration |
| Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:24:30 IST |
| Calcutta High Court held that a partnership firm formed solely for practising law cannot be required to produce a trade licence for registration under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, as such a condition is not contemplated under the statutory framework governing partnership registration. |
| SERVICE - HP High Court: ITBP Constable Removal For Affair Disproportionate; Orders Compulsory Retirement |
| Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:24:21 IST |
| Himachal Pradesh High Court held that removal of an ITBP constable for a consensual affair was disproportionate, noting unequal punishment with his superior officer, and substituted it with compulsory retirement to ensure parity and proportionality in disciplinary action. |
| SERVICE - MP HC: Pension is a Proprietary Right and Cannot be Withheld unless Grave Misconduct is Proved |
| Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:24:11 IST |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court held that pension is a proprietary right of a government employee and can be curtailed only upon a clear finding of grave misconduct that would justify dismissal from service, and cannot be withheld without such established and proven misconduct. |
| CONSUMER - Consumer Court Directs Amazon, Seller to Pay Rs.4.68 Lakh to Customer as Compensation |
| Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:24:02 IST |
| District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Darjeeling directed Amazon and a seller to pay Rs.4.68 lakh to a customer for delivering the wrong camera model and later denying a refund despite return of the product, holding them liable for deficiency in service and unfair trade practice. |
| INSURANCE - Supreme Court: Financier Cannot Seek Insurance For a Vehicle Surrendered by its Owner |
| Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:21:00 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a vehicle owner's surrender of an insured vehicle to its financier does not entitle the financier to claim insurance compensation for the vehicle's subsequent loss or theft. |
| CONSTITUTION - Supreme Court: Pedestrians' Right to Footpaths Cannot be Overridden by Motorists |
| Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:20:47 IST |
| Supreme Court held that the right to walk on safe, well-demarcated footpaths is a fundamental right under Article 19(1)(d), giving pedestrians priority over motorised traffic, as walking is inextricably linked to daily life and must be protected as part of personal liberty. |
| CYBER LAWS - Delhi HC: In the Telegram Case Entire Social Media Platforms Can Be Blocked U/S 69A of the IT Act |
| Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:20:34 IST |
| While upholding the Centre's temporary blocking of Telegram, the Delhi High Court ruled that under Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000, the government can block an entire platform to protect national security, sovereignty, or public order, following due procedure and recorded reasons. |
| ELECTION - Delhi HC Upheld EC's Decision Banning Political Ads in the Delhi Metro During Model Code of Conduct |
| Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:20:20 IST |
| Delhi High Court upheld the ECI's ban on political advertisements in Delhi Metro during the Model Code of Conduct, ruling it to be a reasonable restriction in the interest of free and fair elections and not a violation of advertisers' fundamental rights. |
| SERVICE - Bombay HC: Calling Police over Routine Transfers or External Complaints is Misconduct |
| Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:20:07 IST |
| Bombay High Court held that an employee's complaint to police or bringing them to the workplace over a routine transfer amounts to misconduct. It further ruled that making serious allegations against the employer before multiple authorities after transfer also constitutes misconduct. |
| MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - Delhi HC Ordered Removal of Fake News About Judges' London Badminton Event, Restrained its Sharing |
| Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:19:55 IST |
| Delhi High Court directed the Centre to remove false online claims about judges and officials attending a London badminton event, terming them malicious and derogatory, and restrained the public from uploading or sharing such content across any digital or social media platform. |
| CRIMINAL - Delhi HC: Saying "Maro Sale Ko" During a Fight Alone Does Not by Itself Establish Intent to Kill |
| Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:19:42 IST |
| Delhi HC said that "The use of the words 'Maro Sale Ko' by themselves also does not imply the intention to kill; they can also be attributed to the intention to hurt,". |
| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Bombay High Court Protects 'MEFTAL-SPAS', Restrains Use of Similar Drug Brand |
| Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:35:03 IST |
| Bombay HC permanently restrained Alto Healthcare from using the 'MEFIAL-SPAS' mark for pain-relief medicine, ruling it deceptively similar to Blue Cross Laboratories' 'MEFTAL-SPAS' trademark. The court held that the name, packaging and overall appearance could mislead consumers, chemists & doctors. |
| ENVIRONMENT - Bombay High Court: Compensatory Afforestation Must Be in Same or Nearby Locality For Residents |
| Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:34:50 IST |
| Bombay HC held that compensatory afforestation after tree felling for development projects must be carried out in the same or nearby area. The court observed that planting trees at distant locations cannot adequately compensate residents who lose the environmental benefits of the original trees. |
| PROPERTY - Delhi HC: Better Possessory Title Holder Can Recover Property From Occupant Without Superior Right |
| Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:34:39 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that a plaintiff with a better possessory title can recover property from an occupant who cannot establish a superior legal right. The court reiterated that possession is valid against all others except a person with a stronger claim to possession. |
| LAW OF MEDICINE - Ker HC Examined Whether Electro-Homeopathy Can be Practised Without Registration under Medical Laws |
| Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:34:29 IST |
| Kerala High Court held that electro-homeopathy is not unregulated and is governed by the Kerala State Medical Practitioners Act, 2021, and earlier by the Travancore-Cochin Medical Practitioners Act, 1953. The court clarified that practice of alternative medicine is subject to statutory regulation. |
| TENANCY - Delhi HC: Payment of 'Pagri' Does Not Render Tenancy Non-Terminable, Allowing Eviction |
| Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:34:19 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that payment of pagri, a one-time amount paid to secure tenancy rights, does not make a tenancy non-terminable. The court clarified that it does not change the basic landlord-tenant relationship, and the landlord retains the right to terminate tenancy as per law. |
| CRIMINAL - Madhya Pradesh High Court: Victims Must be Given a Hearing Even Before Closure Report Rejection |
| Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:34:09 IST |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court held that a victim or complainant must be given an effective hearing before a court decides on a closure report, even if it is to be rejected. It set aside an order rejecting an SIT closure report and remanded the matter for reconsideration after hearing the victim. |
| CRIMINAL - Madhya Pradesh HC: Police Can be Prosecuted for Custodial Violence Without Prior Sanction |
| Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:37:28 IST |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed the plea of two police constables accused in a custodial death case, holding that prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC is not required to prosecute police officers for custodial death or violence, as such acts fall outside the scope of official duty. |
| FAMILY - Karnataka High Court Rules on Daughter's Coparcenary Rights in Grandfather's Self-Acquired Property |
| Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:37:18 IST |
| Karnataka High Court held that property inherited by a father from his grandfather's self-acquired estate remains his separate property and does not become ancestral merely because it was allotted to him in a family partition, thereby excluding coparcenary claims by his daughter. |
| CRIMINAL - J&K&L HC: Evidence Negating Penetration Warrants Conviction For Attempt to Rape, Not Rape |
| Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:37:09 IST |
| J&K and Ladakh High Court held that a prosecutrix's testimony cannot be treated as conclusive proof of rape when medical evidence does not support penetration, and altered a rape conviction to attempt to rape after finding that penetration was not proved beyond reasonable doubt. |
| CIVIL - Ker HC Upholds Rule that Homeopathic Doctors Must Cancel Registration Before Enrolment as Advocates |
| Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:36:59 IST |
| Kerala High Court has upheld a Single Judge's ruling that a registered homeopathic practitioner cannot enrol as an advocate while continuing on the medical register, and dismissed the appeal challenging the decision, affirming that dual registration is not permitted under the rules. |
| SERVICE - Bombay HC: ICC Cannot Hear Sexual Harassment Complaint over Non-Employer Transport Incident |
| Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:36:48 IST |
| Bombay High Court has ruled that an alleged act of sexual harassment occurring in a transport mode not provided by the employer does not fall under the POSH Act and quashed proceedings against a banker accused of inappropriately touching a woman in a shared autorickshaw while commuting to work. |
| SERVICE - Supreme Court: Inclusion in Revised Select List Does Not Give TN MV Inspectors a Vested Right |
| Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:36:38 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that "No vested right could be claimed merely by placement in the revised select list, especially when the right of participation in the fresh selection process was not being taken away,". |
| CIVIL - SC Took Suo Motu Action and Directed Odisha to Aid a Visually Impaired Man and His Mother |
| Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:20:34 IST |
| Supreme Court directed the Odisha government to provide all social security benefits and basic amenities to a visually impaired man, Japa Bhue, and his 80-year-old mother, Radhika Bhue, who were reported to be living in extreme poverty. |
| EDUCATION - Gauhati High Court: Pending Criminal Case Cannot Indefinitely Delay an MBBS Pass Certificate |
| Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:20:25 IST |
| Gauhati HC ruled that the mere pendency of criminal case, without any finding of guilt, cannot justify indefinitely withholding the original Final MBBS Pass Certificate of candidate who has completed MBBS course, finished the mandatory internship & obtained registration from the competent authority. |
| CRIMINAL - Kerala High Court Upheld the Conviction of a Madrasa Teacher in a Child Sexual Assault Case |
| Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:20:14 IST |
| Kerala High Court upheld the conviction and 20-year sentence of a madrasa teacher for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old student, dismissing his appeal against a 2023 Special POCSO Court judgment that found him guilty under the POCSO Act, IPC Section 377, and the JJ Act. |
| PROPERTY - AP HP Criticized Authorities and Ordered Removal of an Ex-Serviceman's Land From the Prohibited List |
| Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:20:04 IST |
| Andhra Pradesh High Court criticized revenue authorities for using an "arm-twisting" approach to deny and delay relief to an 80-year-old ex-serviceman, and directed them to remove his land from the prohibited properties list and extend all consequential benefits within two months. |
| SERVICE - Supreme Court: Curable Irregularity in Appointments Cannot Nullify Entire Recruitment Process |
| Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:27:49 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a procedural defect at the final stage of recruitment cannot by itself invalidate appointments made through an otherwise fair and transparent process, and directed a Haryana cooperative society to reconsider the cases of seven employees who have served for over a decade. |
| RIGHT TO INFORMATION - Supreme Court: Lokayukta Special Police is Not Exempt From RTI as an Intelligence Body |
| Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:27:39 IST |
| Supreme Court upheld a Madhya Pradesh High Court order directing the Lokayukta's Special Police Establishment (SPE) to disclose information under the Right to Information Act and struck down a 2011 state notification that had exempted the agency from the RTI framework. |
| SERVICE - SC Upholds Haryana Rule Delaying Aid to Kin Accused of Murdering Government Employees |
| Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:27:29 IST |
| SC upheld the validity of Rule 23(1) of the Haryana Compassionate Assistance Rules, 2019, which suspends financial assistance to a deceased employee's family if an eligible member is accused of the employee's murder, but clarified that the rule does not bar claims for compassionate appointment. |
| CRIMINAL - Madras High Court: POCSO Act Does Not Exempt Romantic Relationships Involving Minors |
| Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:27:20 IST |
| Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court held that an accused under the POCSO Act cannot claim defence of a "consensual romantic relationship" with a minor, as the Act does not recognise consent below 18 years, rejecting the argument that it should not apply to teenage relationships. |
| SERVICE - Madhya Pradesh HC: Officer Cannot Oversee Department Conducting Disciplinary Proceedings Against Him |
| Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:27:10 IST |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court held that allowing a delinquent officer to head the same department initiating disciplinary proceedings against him is impermissible and violates natural justice, strongly criticising the State's decision as one that "shocks the conscience" of the Court. |
| SERVICE - Whether a Life-Threatening Rescue by Cop Can be Treated as Routine Duty, Madhya Pradesh HC Clarifies |
| Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:26:57 IST |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court held that a life-threatening rescue operation by a police officer cannot be treated as routine duty to deny him out-of-turn promotion, noting that he displayed extraordinary bravery by risking his life to save two persons trapped in a truck near a 200-feet gorge. |
| CIVIL - MP High Court: Writ Court Cannot Grant Interim Relief Once Party is Relegated to Alternate Forum |
| Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:22:34 IST |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court held that once a writ petition is not entertained and the petitioner is directed to approach an alternative forum, the writ court cannot retain jurisdiction to pass interim orders, as its authority ceases after relegation to the appropriate forum. |
| CIVIL - Jharkhand High Court Directs Circle Officers to Digitally Verify Land Records and Remove Mismatches |
| Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:22:24 IST |
| Jharkhand High Court directed Circle Officers to verify and digitally authenticate online land records after noting repeated mismatches with physical registers, while hearing a writ petition by Ram Prakash Bhagat seeking correction of land records in Baridih, Lohardaga district. |
| CRIMINAL - Bombay High Court: Traditional Families Often Hesitate to Report Sexual Offences |
| Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:22:14 IST |
| Bombay High Court observed that families in traditional societies may hesitate to report sexual offences, noting this while refusing to quash a sexual assault case, and held that such cases should not be dismissed solely due to delay unless it is shown to be malicious or vindictive. |
| CRIMINAL - Madras High Court: Honour Killing is a Shameful Act and an Extreme Manifestation of Casteism |
| Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:22:04 IST |
| While hearing a bail plea in the Kavin honour killing case, the Madras High Court expressed concern over rising caste-based violence in Tamil Nadu, noting 59 honour killings in the past decade and observing that deep-rooted casteism continues to undermine society and its institutions. |
| CIVIL - SC: Constructive Res Judicata Applies to Grounds Omitted Through Negligence or Inadvertence |
| Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:21:54 IST |
| Supreme Court reiterated that constructive res judicata bars parties from raising in later proceedings grounds that ought to have been raised earlier, holding that omissions due to negligence, inadvertence, or accident do not exempt them from the doctrine's application. |
| SERVICE - SC: Dismissal, Being the Severest Punishment, Should be Imposed Only For Grave Misconduct |
| Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:21:44 IST |
| SC observed that dismissal from service, being among the harshest punishments, should be imposed only after considering factors such as the gravity of misconduct, service record, age, and lack of financial loss. It also held that suspension pending inquiry cannot amount to an additional punishment. |
| BANKING - Ker HC: Complainant Can Invoke Presumptions After Proving Transaction, Cheque Execution Convincingly |
| Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:31:40 IST |
| Kerala High Court has held that in cheque dishonour cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, statutory presumptions in favour of the complainant arise only after they first prove the underlying transaction and execution of the cheque with clear and competent evidence. |
| CIVIL - Jharkhand HC: Lokayukta Cannot Delegate Core Adjudicatory Powers Even in Case Against Brother |
| Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:31:27 IST |
| Jharkhand High Court upheld a Lokayukta order in a case involving allegations against the Lokayukta's brother, holding that the doctrine of necessity applies to the single-member office and that its core adjudicatory functions are non-delegable under the Jharkhand Lokayukta Act, 2001. |
| FAMILY - Supreme Court: Children Should Not Undergo Psychological Tests in Custody Cases Unless Necessary |
| Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:31:13 IST |
| Supreme Court said "Psychological or psychiatric evaluation of a child victim shall not be directed as a matter of routine merely because issues of custody, visitation or parental access arise between litigating parents/relatives,". |
| ELECTION - Madras HC: Recent Tamil Nadu Elections Reflect Voting Beyond Caste and Community Considerations |
| Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:30:53 IST |
| Madras High Court observed that Tamil Nadu can achieve true social change only when caste is eradicated from people's minds, noting that recent Assembly election results showed voters can be persuaded to exercise their franchise without being influenced by caste or community considerations. |
| MOTOR VEHICLES - Supreme Court: Injury From a Fallen Tree is Not a Motor Accident for MACT Claims |
| Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:30:40 IST |
| SC held that injuries caused by falling tree branch on stationary autorickshaw during heavy rain do not qualify as motor accident under Motor Vehicles Act. However, invoking Art 142, it enhanced the victim's compensation from Rs. 17.10 lakh to Rs. 25 lakh considering the severity of his injuries. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Sex Selection Practices Continues Due to Preference For Male Children |
| Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:30:25 IST |
| Supreme Court stressed strict enforcement of the PCPNDT Act while dismissing a doctor's plea against criminal proceedings, observing that persistent preference for male children and ongoing sex-selection practices necessitate continued vigilance and robust measures against female foeticide. |
| MOTOR VEHICLES - Supreme Court Issues Directions to Speed Up MACT Claims Amid Six-Year Average Pendency |
| Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:30:11 IST |
| Expressing concern over prolonged delays in motor accident compensation cases, the Supreme Court issued directions to expedite proceedings before MACTs and High Courts, noting that claims take an average of six years before tribunals and appeals remain pending for about eight years in High Courts. |
| ARBITRATION - Bombay HC: Court-Directed Disclosure Prevails over Confidentiality Clause in Agreement |
| Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:45:05 IST |
| Bombay High Court holds confidentiality clauses cannot override court-ordered disclosure, especially in breach of non-compete disputes, and sets aside an arbitral tribunal's Section 17 order that had excused Xcalibur Multiphysics from sharing Bhutan government contract and related documents. |
| CONSTITUTION - Allahabad HC Flags Misuse of BNSS Preventive Detention Powers in Prayagraj Police Commissionerate |
| Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:44:55 IST |
| Allahabad HC has strongly criticised the alleged misuse of preventive detention provisions under the BNSS, observing that magisterial powers vested in Police Commissioners in districts like Prayagraj and Ghaziabad are being "misused to the hilt," indicating serious concerns over abuse of authority. |
| CIVIL - Bom HC Directs No Coercive Action Against Anil Ambani under Black Money Act in Rs 420 Crore Tax Case |
| Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:44:45 IST |
| Bombay High Court has directed the Income Tax Department not to take any coercive action against industrialist Anil Ambani under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 in connection with alleged tax evasion of Rs.420 crore. |
| MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - Delhi HC: Social Media Cannot Undermine Judiciary; Intermediaries Must Act Without Court Orders |
| Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:44:35 IST |
| Delhi High Court holds that while social media enables instant information flow, it cannot be used to undermine judicial institutions or malign judges, noting that free speech does not extend to scandalising courts, eroding public confidence, or obstructing justice delivery. |
| CRIMINAL - Jhar HC Orders 2-Month Probe Deadline, DGP Monitoring to Overhaul Sexual Violence Response in State |
| Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:44:25 IST |
| Jharkhand High Court issues directions to improve police and civil response in sexual violence cases, while reiterating Supreme Court's ban on the "two-finger test" and warning that medical professionals conducting it will face misconduct action. |
| BANKING - Supreme Court Cancels SARFAESI Auction Sale After 16 Years Due to a 5-Day Payment Delay |
| Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:44:15 IST |
| Supreme Court quashes 16-year-old SARFAESI auction sale, holding non-compliance with mandatory timelines under the Security Interest (Enforcement) Rules, 2002, renders the sale unsustainable, and allows appeal by deceased guarantor's daughter against Indian Bank. |
| CRIMINAL - Bombay HC: No Case for Prior Restraint Against HDFC |
| Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:23:55 IST |
| Bombay High Court refused interim relief to Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust in its ?1,000 crore defamation suit against HDFC Bank and its CEO, declining to restrain alleged defamatory statements. Court found no case for prior restraint, dismissed application and imposed ?5 lakh costs on Trust |
| CRIMINAL - Allahabad HC: Magistrates, Police Personally Liable for Illegal Detention |
| Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:23:46 IST |
| Allahabad High Court directed payment of ?25,000 per day for illegal detention beyond 24 hours under preventive provisions, recoverable from erring magistrates or police officers, while mandating disciplinary action for violations |
| CRIMINAL - Delhi HC: Khurram Parvez Granted Bail in UAPA Case |
| Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:23:35 IST |
| Delhi High Court granted bail to human rights activist Khurram Parvez in an alleged terror-funding case under the UAPA, overturning the trial court's refusal after over three years of custody; detailed reasons are awaited |
| SERVICE - SC : Del HC can be Approached by CAPF Personnel for Service Disputes |
| Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:23:23 IST |
| Supreme Court has held jurisdiction of Delhi High Court can be invoked by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) including Border Security Force in service matters even though cause of action arises outside Delhi |
| MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - Del HC : Remove Posts Calling Sitting Judge "Murderer" |
| Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:06:01 IST |
| Delhi High Court's division bench while calling social media links, posts and videos contemptuous allegations against sitting High Court Judge has ordered removal of the same from social media platforms |
| TRUSTS AND SOCIETIES - Mad HC :Waqf Board Can't Take Control over Every Grave of Dargah Automatically |
| Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:05:51 IST |
| Madras High Court while setting aside Tamil Nadu Waqf's Board order declaring 240 year old Dargah as Waqf Property stated that every grave or Dargah is not automatically Waqf property. Existence of a Muslim endowment is required |
| BANKING - GujHC : Without Proving Acc. Holder's Hand in Criminal Case Freezing Acc against Fundamental Right |
| Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:05:42 IST |
| Gujarat High Court while directing de-freezing of a man's bank account has observed that without specifying quantum of suspected amount or establishing involvement of account holder in any criminal activity freezing account is against fundamental rights |
| CIVIL - &K : Stalling Registration of Sale Deed over Pending Clarification from Higher Auth. Not Acceptable |
| Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:05:32 IST |
| Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court while observing statutory framework of Registration Act does not contemplate any "suspended animation" of documents presented for registration held that Sub-Registrar Cannot Stall Registration Of Sale Deed Over Pending Clarifications From Higher Authorities |
| EDUCATION - Delhi HC: Seeks Responses on CBSE OSM Evaluation Dispute |
| Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:27:34 IST |
| Delhi High Court issued notice to the Centre and CBSE on NSUI's plea alleging irregularities in the Class XII On-Screen Marking system, while CBSE opposed politicization of educational evaluation concerns |
| ELECTION - Delhi HC: Fresh Bar Council Polls Denied Over Allegations |
| Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:27:24 IST |
| Delhi High Court declined to order fresh elections to the Bar Council of Delhi, holding that allegations of ballot tampering lacked sufficient substantiation and required adjudication through appropriate statutory remedies |
| CRIMINAL - Bombay HC: Anticipatory Bail Rejected in Film Role Rape |
| Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:27:15 IST |
| Bombay High Court denied anticipatory bail to a man accused of raping a woman on a false promise of a film role and circulating her private photos, finding a prima facie case and requiring custodial interrogation |
| EDUCATION - Supreme Court: Seeks CBSE Reply on Gulf Students' Plea |
| Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:27:04 IST |
| Supreme Court sought CBSE's response to a plea by Gulf-based students seeking declaration of Class XII improvement examination results, alleging delay adversely affected admissions, scholarships, and academic opportunities |
| MINES AND MINERALS - Supreme Court: MMDR Act Royalty Hikes Prevail over Contractual Terms |
| Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:08:10 IST |
| Supreme Court held that royalty on minerals under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 is payable at the rate in force on the date of actual dispatch or removal from the mine, regardless of any different rate agreed upon in the contract between the parties. |
| CYBER LAWS - Supreme Court Has Released Draft Regulations on AI Use in the Judiciary and Invited Public Feedback |
| Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:08:01 IST |
| SC has released draft regulations to govern AI use in Indian courts and invited public feedback by June 20, 2026. Prepared by the AI Committee, the framework promotes responsible AI adoption based on human primacy, transparency, accountability, data protection and judicial independence. |
| SERVICE - Delhi HC: Private School Employees Entitled to Child Care Leave Equivalent to Government Employees |
| Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:07:52 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that employees of unaided private schools in Delhi are entitled to child care leave on par with government school staff, relying on Rule 111 of the Delhi School Education Rules, 1973 and Rule 43(C) of CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972, which mandate parity in leave benefits. |
| CRIMINAL - Madras HC: Centre's Consent For Remission is Needed only When Sentence under Central Act is Ongoing |
| Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:07:42 IST |
| Madras High Court held that the Central Government's consent for remission is required only when the sentence under a Central Act is still pending. Once the sentence has been fully served, State Governments do not need Centre's approval to grant remission to the convict. |
| PROPERTY - MP High Court: Revoking Building Permission Without Fraud Proof Violates Right to Property |
| Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:07:32 IST |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed Indore Municipal Corporation's revocation of building permission and demolition order, holding that validly granted permissions cannot be withdrawn after substantial construction without proof of fraud, as it violates the right to property under Article 300A. |
| LIMITATION - J&K&L HC: Revisional Powers U/S 15 Must be Exercised in Reasonable Time, Not After 20-Year Delay |
| Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:06:56 IST |
| High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh quashed a 2021 revision overturning a 2004 mutation, holding that revisional powers under Section 15 of the Land Revenue Act must be exercised within a reasonable time, as a 20-year delay undermines legal certainty, finality, and third-party rights. |
| SERVICE - J&K&L HC: Contractual Staff Cannot Claim Payment Beyond Contract Period Without Proving Work |
| Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:06:46 IST |
| High Court of J&K and Ladakh set aside a writ order directing payment to contractual professionals for zonal plan work, holding they failed to prove work beyond contract period. It noted misuse of experience certificates and termed it an attempt to defraud the public exchequer. |
| CIVIL - Kerala HC: Persons With Down Syndrome Get Protection and Guardianship under National Trust Act, 1999 |
| Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:06:37 IST |
| Kerala High Court held that persons with Down syndrome fall within the ambit of the National Trust Act, 1999. It was considering a petition by a father whose request for guardianship of his daughter with Down syndrome had been rejected by the District Collector. |
| CIVIL - SC: Court Permission Mandatory for Guardian's Sale of Minor's Property |
| Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:16:55 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a natural guardian must obtain prior court permission under Section 8 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act before transferring a minor's immovable property. Any transfer without such permission is not void but voidable and may be challenged upon attaining majority |
| CONSTITUTION - SC: Menstrual Hygiene Right Requires Effective Ground-Level Implementation Nationwide |
| Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:16:46 IST |
| Supreme Court directed the Union and States to ensure effective implementation of menstrual hygiene measures in schools, stressing that the Article 21 right must be meaningful, workable, and not remain merely declaratory |
| FAMILY - SC: Prolonged Separation Can Constitute Cruelty and Desertion |
| Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:16:37 IST |
| Supreme Court upheld divorce in a case, holding that long and continuous separation between spouses may amount to mental cruelty and desertion, as the marriage becomes practically irretrievable despite the absence of formal grounds |
| PROPERTY - Delhi HC: Daughter-In-Law Has No Independent Right in Mother-In-Law's Self-Acquired House |
| Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:16:28 IST |
| Delhi High Court held a daughter-in-law cannot claim an independent right to reside in her mother-in-law's self-acquired property once husband's licence or right to premises stands terminated. Court clarified that any right of residence is enforceable against husband and not against mother-in-law |
| NARCOTICS - J&K&L HC: NDPS Act Provisions Extending Investigation Time Apply to Narco-Terror Cases under UAPA |
| Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:57:51 IST |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that the NDPS Act, 1985 and UAPA, 1967 operate in distinct fields and must be harmoniously construed, and that Section 36A of the NDPS Act remains applicable even in narco-terror financing cases under UAPA alongside Section 48. |
| CRIMINAL - Ker HC: Default Bail is Available if Final Report is E-Filed After 5 Pm on Last Statutory Day |
| Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:57:42 IST |
| Kerala High Court held that an accused is entitled to default bail if the final report is e-filed after 5 pm on the last day of the statutory period, as such filings under the 2021 e-filing rules are deemed instituted the next working day, extending beyond the limitation period. |
| INSOLVENCY - Delhi HC: Plaintiff Can Obtain a Refund of Court Fees After an IBC Resolution Plan "Settlement" |
| Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:57:32 IST |
| Delhi High Court ruled that a plaintiff who withdraws a civil suit after receiving dues under an insolvency resolution plan is entitled to a full refund of court fees, treating such resolution as a "settlement" under the Court Fees Act. |
| NARCOTICS - SC: In Cases of Drug Trade Threats to the Nation, Sovereignty Prevails over Personal Liberty |
| Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:57:23 IST |
| SC said that "Should there be any conflict between the sovereignty of country and personal liberty, undoubtedly, the former shall prevail, particularly, when a war is waged against the nation, be it in the form of supply of drugs, which vitally affects the national economy and health of the people" |
| ARBITRATION - SC: Limitation For Filing S.34 Appeal Starts From Disposal of S.33 Application, Allowed or Rejected |
| Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:57:12 IST |
| Supreme Court reiterated that the limitation period under Section 34(3) for challenging an arbitral award begins from the date a Section 33 application is disposed of, and not otherwise, in proceedings seeking setting aside of the award. |
| FAMILY - SC: Daughter Doesn't Lose Ties With Natal Family After Marriage, Such Stereotype is Unconstitutional |
| Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:56:50 IST |
| Supreme Court said the view that a married daughter ceases to belong to her parental family is a gender stereotype violating equality. It was noted in a case where a married daughter was denied compassionate appointment after her mother's death under a 2019 UP order. |
| CIVIL - Allahabad HC Allows LIC Employees to Be Engaged as Census Enumerators and Supervisors For Duties |
| Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:29:07 IST |
| Allahabad High Court has held that LIC employees can lawfully be engaged as enumerators and supervisors for census duties and dismissed a petition by the North Central Zone Insurance Employees association of Class III and IV staff challenging their deployment for census work. |
| FAMILY - Kerala HC Directs Family Courts to Follow Calcutta HC Custody Guidelines Till State Rules Framed |
| Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:28:58 IST |
| Kerala High Court has directed all Family Courts in the State to follow the Calcutta High Court's guidelines on child custody and parenting plans until Kerala frames its own specific rules, while disposing of a habeas corpus petition. |
| DEFENCE - Ker HC: Denying Disability Pension to Army Personnel Based on Unreasoned Medical Opinion is Invalid |
| Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:28:49 IST |
| Kerala High Court held that denial of disability pension to an ex-army personnel based on an unreasoned medical opinion is invalid. It was hearing a writ petition challenging an Armed Forces Tribunal order rejecting the petitioner's claim for disability pension benefits. |
| CRIMINAL - Gujarat HC: Lalita Kumari Ruling Does Not Permit Deceased's Kin to Invoke Art 226 For FIR Failure |
| Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:28:40 IST |
| Gujarat HC dismissed a plea seeking FIR registration in a custodial death case, allowing kin to pursue remedies under BNSS. It held that Lalita Kumari mandates FIR registration for cognizable offences but does not create a separate mechanism or allow direct Article 226 invocation for refusal. |
| EXCISE - Delhi HC Rejected Pernod Ricard's Plea Against Denial of Wholesale Liquor License over Excise Case |
| Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:28:30 IST |
| Delhi High Court dismissed Pernod Ricard's plea against denial of a wholesale liquor licence, holding it has a criminal background under Section 13(1)(c) of the Delhi Excise Act and is ineligible for an L-1 licence, noting the condition sets a minimum standard, not the maximum requirement. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: High Courts Must Record the Nature of Crime and Allegations While Quashing FIRs |
| Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:28:20 IST |
| Supreme Court advised High Courts to include details of FIR contents and the nature of allegations in orders, so that the Supreme Court can better assess whether proper application of mind was made while deciding FIR quashing petitions. |
| SERVICE - SC: Casual Labourers With Temporary Status are Eligible For Pension Even Without Regularisation |
| Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:28:10 IST |
| SC ruled that long-serving casual workers engaged in continuous, permanent nature of government work are entitled to pensionary benefits even without formal regularisation. It held they must be treated at par with temporary government servants under CCS Rules, 1965. |
| PROPERTY - Supreme Court: Co-Heir Cannot Sell Other Heirs' Shares as Karta After Intestate Succession |
| Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:27:57 IST |
| Supreme Court held that heirs inheriting property through intestate succession under the Hindu Succession Act hold definite shares as tenants-in-common, not as a joint family. Therefore, no co-heir can act as karta or transfer the shares of other heirs. |
| ARBITRATION - Supreme Court: Courts Have Sometimes Failed Arbitration, With Interference Curing No Disease |
| Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:27:48 IST |
| SC recently criticized excessive judicial interference in arbitration, noting that an award holder who secured an arbitral award in 2014 is still awaiting its benefits in 2026. The Court said such intervention has at times undermined arbitration's effectiveness and weakened business confidence. |
| BANKING - Del HC: Customers Clicking Suspicious Links Despite Warnings Cannot Hold Banks Liable For Cyberfraud |
| Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:36:31 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that bank customers who click on suspicious links despite warnings can be considered negligent and share liability for cyber fraud losses, even without sharing OTPs, in line with RBI norms limiting bank responsibility where customer negligence is established. |
| CRIMINAL - Raj HC: Poverty Cannot Defeat Right to Bail and Accused Cannot be Jailed For Lack of Sureties |
| Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:36:17 IST |
| Rajasthan High Court set aside a surety condition for an accused granted bail but unable to furnish it, holding that poverty should not defeat the right to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution. |
| CONSTITUTION - Delhi High Court Lays Down Guidelines to Mask Personal Details in Orders under Right to be Forgotten |
| Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:36:01 IST |
| Delhi High Court recognised the right to be forgotten as part of the fundamental right to privacy under Article 21, holding that individuals may seek removal or masking of personal details from online court records where continued access harms privacy, dignity, or reputation. |
| CRIMINAL - Delhi High Court: Participation in Protests Can't Be a Ground to Deny Bail in PMLA Case |
| Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:35:46 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that participation in protests cannot, by itself, justify denial of bail in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case, while granting bail to a Popular Front of India (PFI) activist and noting that alleged acts predated the group's ban. |
| ARBITRATION - SC: Arbitral Award Unenforceable if Invoked During Pending Civil Suit Without Court's Permission |
| Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:35:33 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that during a pending civil suit, an arbitral award obtained under the Arbitration Act, 1940 cannot be relied upon to terminate the proceedings if the arbitration was initiated without the court's permission, and such an award cannot override the ongoing civil trial. |
| MRTP/ COMPETITION LAWS - Supreme Court: All MIDC Units are Exempt From Property Tax Until Services are Transferred to NMMC |
| Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:35:19 IST |
| SC ruled that industries in Trans Thane Creek Industrial Area are exempt from paying property tax to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation as long as Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation provides essential civic services such as roads, drainage, water supply, street lighting & sewerage. |
| TRUSTS AND SOCIETIES - SC: Assigning Mathadhipati's Secular Duties to Govt Officer Violates Art 26, Undermines Mahantship |
| Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:35:06 IST |
| SC held that the State cannot permanently separate the religious and secular functions of a mathadhipati by assigning secular duties to a government-appointed administrator, stating that such an arrangement undermines the concept of mahantship protected under Article 26 of the Constitution. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court Cautioned Against the Misuse of False POCSO Cases in Matrimonial Disputes |
| Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:34:54 IST |
| SC raised concerns over the misuse of POCSO cases in matrimonial disputes, observing that estranged spouses sometimes use allegations against husbands and their relatives to gain leverage. The Court also cautioned against involving children in family conflicts through unsubstantiated claims. |
| HUMAN RIGHTS - Supreme Court Unveiled Victim Protection Plan For Trafficking Survivors and Urged Legal Reforms |
| Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:34:40 IST |
| In a landmark ruling on human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation, the Supreme Court introduced a comprehensive Victim Protection Plan and directed all States and Union Territories to adopt measures ensuring the protection, rehabilitation, and reintegration of trafficking survivors. |
| BANKING - Supreme Court: Society Office Bearers Not Liable for Cheque Dishonour Without Active Business Role |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 18:46:14 IST |
| SC held that merely holding a managerial post in a society is insufficient to attract liability under Section 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. It quashed cheque dishonour proceedings against an Executive Member due to lack of evidence showing his role in the transaction or society's affairs. |
| ARBITRATION - Supreme Court: Section 33(1)(a) of Arbitration Act Cannot Alter Nature of Interest in Award |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 18:45:59 IST |
| Supreme Court held that Section 33(1)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 permits only correction of clerical or computational errors and cannot be used to alter the substance of an arbitral award, including changing interest from simple to compound interest. |
| PROPERTY - Supreme Court: Sanyasi Status Cannot Be Ground to Reject Land Compensation Claim |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 18:45:44 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a claim for land or monetary compensation cannot be denied merely because the claimant is a sanyasi, while dismissing another round of litigation filed by a Uttar Pradesh man seeking compensation and land allotment after a road was built on his property. |
| ARBITRATION - Supreme Court: Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Challenge Arbitrator's Section 16 Decision |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 18:45:31 IST |
| Supreme Court held that High Courts cannot exercise writ jurisdiction to interfere with an arbitral tribunal's order passed under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as such intervention is impermissible under the statutory arbitration framework. |
| PROPERTY - Supreme Court: Succession Law Applies, Not Primogeniture, to Ex-Royal's Private Estate Inheritance |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 18:45:17 IST |
| Supreme Court held that the rule of primogeniture, under which only the eldest male heir inherits, does not govern succession to the private properties of former rulers, and such properties will devolve according to applicable personal succession laws. |
| INSOLVENCY - Supreme Court: Successful Resolution Applicant Cannot Negotiate Further After CoC Approval |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 18:45:04 IST |
| Supreme Court reaffirmed that under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, once a resolution plan is approved by the Committee of Creditors, a Successful Resolution Applicant cannot later resile or object to its terms, including conditions already discussed and accepted in CoC meetings. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court Directs High Courts to Deliver Judgments in 3 Months and Bail Orders in One Day |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 18:44:50 IST |
| Supreme Court directed that High Courts should ordinarily pronounce judgments within three months of reserving a case for verdict, and do so even faster where personal liberty is involved, issuing these directions to address delays in the delivery of judgments across courts. |
| MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION - Delhi High Court Upholds TRAI Rule Capping TV Advertisements at 12 Minutes Per Hour |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 18:44:37 IST |
| Delhi HC upheld Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's regulation capping television advertisements at 12 minutes per hour, dismissing broadcasters' challenge and holding that the rule was within TRAI's statutory powers and aimed at protecting viewers from excessive commercial interruptions. |
| CRIMINAL - Kerala High Court: ED Can Investigate Without FIR in Scheduled Offence Cases (CMRL Matter) |
| Fri, 29 May 2026 18:44:17 IST |
| Kerala HC held that absence of an FIR for a scheduled offence does not prevent the Enforcement Directorate from initiating proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, while dismissing a petition by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd and its officials in the CMRL-Exalogic case. |
| LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL - Delhi HC: On-Duty Driver is Entitled to Compensation Unless Murder Was Personal and Targeted |
| Thu, 28 May 2026 17:44:53 IST |
| Delhi High Court upheld compensation to the family of a truck driver murdered by unknown assailants while on duty, holding that the death amounted to an accident arising out of and during the course of employment under the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923. |
| CRIMINAL - Gauhati High Court: Confessions under Section 164 CrPC are Inadmissible if Police are Present |
| Thu, 28 May 2026 17:44:44 IST |
| Gauhati High Court held that a confession recorded by a Judicial Magistrate under Section 164 CrPC in the presence of a police officer cannot be considered voluntary, and therefore cannot be relied upon as substantive admissible evidence to convict the accused. |
| CIVIL - Madras High Court Bans Cow and Calf Slaughter For Bakrid, Saying it is Not an Essential Sacrifice |
| Thu, 28 May 2026 17:44:35 IST |
| Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to ensure that no cow or calf is slaughtered on the eve of Bakrid (Eid-ul-Zuha), while hearing a plea seeking preventive action against cow slaughter in public places and instructing authorities to maintain compliance with the law. |
| SERVICE - Supreme Court: Centre Must Consider State's Views Before Rejecting All India Services Officer's VRS |
| Thu, 28 May 2026 17:44:26 IST |
| Supreme Court held that although voluntary retirement of All India Services officers requires Central Government approval, the Centre cannot reject a VRS application without considering the recommendation and views of the concerned State Government. |
| ELECTION - Supreme Court: ECI Can Examine Citizenship For Electoral Rolls, But its Ruling is Not Final |
| Thu, 28 May 2026 17:44:16 IST |
| Supreme Court held that the Election Commission can conduct a limited inquiry into a person's citizenship to decide eligibility for inclusion in electoral rolls, but clarified that such findings are not final or conclusive determinations of citizenship status. |
| GOODS AND SERVICES TAX - Supreme Court Upholds GST on Online Gaming, Ruling it Falls under Betting and Gambling |
| Thu, 28 May 2026 17:43:59 IST |
| Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Goods and Services Tax on online gaming, ruling that actionable claims arising from betting and gambling transactions are taxable under the CGST Act and rejecting all constitutional and statutory challenges to the levy. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court Reiterates That Police Must Obtain Magistrate's Permission For Further Investigation |
| Thu, 28 May 2026 17:41:46 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that "Even though the statute does not require express permission, the law as it has developed, has made abundantly clear that seeking of permission from the concerned Magistrate has evolved into a requirement.", |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Asking a Woman to Adjust in Marriage Does Not Amount to Cruelty By In-Laws |
| Thu, 28 May 2026 17:41:36 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a husband's relatives cannot face cruelty charges merely for asking a wife to "adjust" in marriage or return to her parental home, observing that such conduct may be morally wrong but does not automatically amount to a criminal offence. |
| EDUCATION - Delhi HC: Private Schools May Maintain Surplus Funds, Which Alone Does Not Imply Profiteering |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:44:29 IST |
| Delhi High Court reiterated that private unaided schools are legally permitted to maintain surplus funds and that the mere existence of a financial surplus cannot, by itself, be treated as profiteering or commercialisation, in absence of evidence of unlawful fee generation or misuse. |
| CRIMINAL - Allahabad HC: Life Imprisonment in Dowry Death Cases is Not Automatic, Reserved For Rarest Cases |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:44:19 IST |
| Allahabad High Court held that life imprisonment for dowry death under Section 304-B IPC should not be imposed as a matter of course, and that this extreme punishment is warranted only in the rarest of rare cases depending on the facts and circumstances of each case. |
| SERVICE - J&K&L High Court: Removal of Candidate For Fake Certificate Does Not Revive Waiting List |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:44:10 IST |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court dismissed a plea seeking operation of the waiting list after a selected candidate was removed for a fake qualification certificate, holding that once the select list is exhausted on appointment, later removal does not revive the waiting list. |
| PROPERTY - Centre To Delhi HC: Eviction of Delhi Gymkhana Club Will be Carried Out After Due Notice under Law |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:43:59 IST |
| Delhi High Court refused interim relief against the Centre's eviction order directing Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its Lutyens' Delhi premises by June 5, after the Solicitor General assured that any eviction would be peaceful and carried out in accordance with law after prior notice. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Off-Duty Anaesthetist Cannot be Held Criminally Liable For Nurse's Procedural Error |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:43:49 IST |
| Supreme Court said that "Legally, an anaesthetist whose duty hours have concluded cannot be held criminally liable for a subsequent procedural error committed by a staff nurse,". |
| EDUCATION - Supreme Court Expresses Concern over NEET-UG 2026 Cancellation, Stating NTA Has Not Learned Lessons |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:43:39 IST |
| SC expressed anguish over the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 due to a paper leak, noting that despite its 2024 directions, the NTA has not learned lessons. It issued notice on pleas to replace the NTA and sought a status report on steps taken per the High-Powered Committee's recommendations. |
| ELECTION - Supreme Court Upholds EC Authority to Conduct SIR of Electoral Rolls For Free & Fair Elections |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:43:29 IST |
| Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding that it is a valid exercise of power under Article 324 of the Constitution read with the Representation of the People Act, 1950, promoting free and fair elections. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Life Sentence Can Be Modified Into a Fixed-Term Sentence in Appropriate Cases |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:43:18 IST |
| Supreme Court reaffirmed that a sentence of life imprisonment does not prevent courts from modifying it to a fixed-term sentence, particularly where the convict has already undergone more than 14 years of imprisonment, depending on the facts and circumstances of the case. |
| ARBITRATION - SC: Party Accepting Extension of Arbitrator's Mandate Cannot Later Challenge Award on Expiry Grounds |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:43:08 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a party which participates in arbitration proceedings without objecting to the extension of the arbitrator's mandate is estopped from later challenging the award on the ground that the mandate had expired, having acquiesced in the continuation of proceedings. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Appellate Courts Reversing Acquittal Must Themselves Hear Convicts on Sentence |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:42:58 IST |
| Supreme Court held that when an appellate court reverses an acquittal and convicts an accused, it must itself hear the convict on sentencing and cannot remand the matter to the trial court solely for imposition of sentence. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court Grants Bail to Undertrial Jailed For 9 Years, Citing Violation of Article 21 Rights |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:42:48 IST |
| Supreme Court granted bail to an undertrial prisoner jailed for nine years, holding that prolonged incarceration violates Article 21 of the Constitution and reiterating that an undertrial cannot be kept in custody for an indefinite period without conclusion of trial. |
| PROPERTY - SC: High Courts Exercising Probate Jurisdiction Can Order Probes Into Estate Irregularities |
| Wed, 27 May 2026 17:42:38 IST |
| Supreme Court held that High Courts exercising probate jurisdiction under the Indian Succession Act can order police investigations into irregularities in estate administration, observing that such courts retain their plenary powers under Article 215 of the Constitution. |
| CIVIL - Gauhati HC: Burden Of Proving Citizenship Stays With Proceedee and Does Not Shift At Any Stage |
| Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:55 IST |
| Gauhati High Court held that in Foreigners Tribunal proceedings, the burden to prove citizenship lies entirely on the proceedee and cannot be discharged through vague pleadings, inconsistent voter lists, or unverified certificates lacking contemporaneous documentary evidence. |
| SERVICE - Allahabad High Court: Juvenile Offence Case Does Not Bar Govt Job In Adulthood |
| Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:45 IST |
| Allahabad High Court held that a conviction or pending case for an offence committed as a juvenile does not bar a person from applying for government employment as an adult, noting that denying livelihood during pendency of criminal cases would have serious, irreparable consequences. |
| RIGHT TO INFORMATION - Kerala High Court: No Unrestricted RTI; DPDP Act Strengthens Privacy Framework |
| Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:35 IST |
| Kerala High Court held that there is no unrestricted right under the proviso to Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act to seek all information that may be shared with the legislature, as personal information is protected unless larger public interest justifies disclosure. |
| CIVIL - SC: Promissory Estoppel Cannot Be Used to Claim Unintended Benefits, Lays Down Principles |
| Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:24 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that the doctrine of promissory estoppel cannot be invoked to claim benefits under a government policy that was never intended to cover a specific class of industrial units. |
| CRIMINAL - SC: Severity of Injury Alone Cannot Prove Attempt to Murder Without Intent to Cause Death |
| Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:14 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that a conviction for attempt to murder cannot be sustained solely on the seriousness of the victim's injuries unless the prosecution proves the accused had the intention or mens rea to cause death. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Second Bail Order Must Record Changed Circumstances or Fresh Grounds |
| Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:04 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that if an earlier bail plea has been rejected, a court hearing a subsequent bail application must record fresh grounds or changed circumstances; otherwise, the bail order may be liable to interference. |
| SERVICE - Supreme Court: Initial Appointment Against Unsanctioned Post No Bar to Regularisation |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:35:57 IST |
| SC held that employees who have served continuously for decades in regular government functions cannot be denied consideration for regularisation merely because their initial appointments were temporary or not made against sanctioned posts. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Threat to Leak Woman's Private Video Constitutes Criminal Intimidation |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:35:46 IST |
| Supreme Court upheld a man's conviction for criminal intimidation after he threatened to upload a woman's bathing video on Facebook if she insisted on marriage, holding that threats to publish intimate visuals online amount to imputing unchastity under Section 506 Part II of the IPC. |
| PROPERTY - Supreme Court: Plaintiff Must Prove GPA Deal Was Loan Security, Not Sale; Fraud Alone Insufficient |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:35:37 IST |
| SC ruled that person alleging General Powers of Attorney -based property transactions were only loan securities and not valid sales must prove it with clear and credible evidence, as mere allegations of fraud or misuse of fiduciary powers are not enough to displace the legality of the transactions. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Omission of Accused in Inquest Report Alone Does Not Indicate Innocence |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:35:26 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that mere omission of the accused's name in inquest proceedings cannot, by itself, justify grant of bail where other corroborative circumstances exist indicating prima facie involvement of the accused in the offence. |
| EDUCATION - Delhi HC: Private Schools May Increase Fees Without Prior Approval if Declared Before Session Begins |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:35:16 IST |
| Delhi HC held that private unaided recognised schools in Delhi may increase fees at the start of an academic session without prior Directorate of Education approval, provided the proposed fee structure is declared before the session begins, as Section 17(3) DSE Act does not mandate prior approval. |
| CRIMINAL - Allahabad HC: FIR in Disproportionate Assets Case Not Vitiated For Lack of Pre-Registration Hearing |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:35:06 IST |
| Allahabad HC held that a public servant has no right to be heard before FIR registration in a disproportionate assets case. FIR under Sections 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was upheld where alleged expenditure exceeded legal income, and challenge to FIR was dismissed. |
| CRIMINAL - J&K&L HC: UAPA Trials Cannot Linger and Must Proceed With Day-To-Day Hearing under NIA Act |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:34:55 IST |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court directed a Special Court to prioritise a UAPA trial, noting that Section 19 of the National Investigation Agency Act, mandates day-to-day hearings in such serious cases to ensure swift conclusion of prosecutions and prevent indefinite delays in proceedings. |
| CRIMINAL - Delhi HC: Pre-Summoning Evidence Opportunity Must be Granted Even in Civil-Natured Criminal Cases |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:34:46 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that even if a Magistrate refuses FIR registration under Section 156(3) CrPC, the complainant must ordinarily be allowed to lead pre-summoning evidence before dismissing the complaint as civil, as the line between civil breach and criminal offence is often thin. |
| LAW OF MEDICINE - Madras High Court: DNA Test Not Required For Mother to Donate Kidney to Her Son |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:34:36 IST |
| Madras High Court set aside a State Authorization Committee's refusal to approve a mother's kidney donation to her son, holding that she cannot be compelled to undergo a DNA test to prove biological relationship, and that rejection on lack of proof of kinship was unsustainable. |
| MOTOR VEHICLES - Ker HC: Periodic Replacement and Maintenance of Prosthetic Limb Must Be Included in Compensation |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:34:24 IST |
| Kerala High Court enhanced compensation awarded to a motor accident victim who lost his leg, holding that just compensation must include costs for maintenance and periodic replacement of his prosthetic limb to ensure continued support and long-term rehabilitation needs are met. |
| LAW OF EVIDENCE - Delhi High Court: After Probate is Granted, A Will Does Not Require Fresh Proof under Section 68 |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:34:15 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that once probate of a will is granted, it need not be re-proved in subsequent civil proceedings under Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, which otherwise requires attesting witness proof for documents mandated by law to be attested. |
| PROPERTY - Delhi HC: Property Disputes Between In-Laws and Daughter-In-Law are Not Exclusively For Family Court |
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:34:05 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that disputes between in-laws and a daughter-in-law over self-acquired property are not within exclusive Family Court jurisdiction, as property rights are independent of marriage and such matters fall within the competence of ordinary civil courts. |
| CRIMINAL - Del HC: Courts Cannot Direct, Monitor Inquiry Into Police Delay in Investigation After Bail Decision |
| Fri, 22 May 2026 17:49:08 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that once a trial court decides a bail application, it becomes functus officio and cannot further monitor the matter by ordering departmental inquiries or making adverse remarks against police officials regarding alleged delays in investigation. |
| ENVIRONMENT - Raj HC Initiates Suo Motu Cognizance Over Severe Water Crisis in Jodhpur, Issues Interim Directions |
| Fri, 22 May 2026 17:48:59 IST |
| Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the acute water crisis in Jodhpur, noting neglect of traditional water bodies and harvesting systems, poor implementation of rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge laws, and the deteriorating condition of reservoirs and dams. |
| NARCOTICS - Delhi HC: Absence of Public Witnesses and Videography in NDPS Recovery Relevant for Bail Decisions |
| Fri, 22 May 2026 17:48:48 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that in NDPS cases, the absence of public witnesses and lack of videography or photography during recovery of contraband are relevant factors to be considered while deciding bail applications, as they may affect the credibility of the prosecution's case. |
| PROPERTY - Supreme Court Upholds Will in Sister's Favour, Says Excluding Natural Heirs is Not Suspicious |
| Fri, 22 May 2026 17:48:38 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a Will cannot be treated as suspicious merely because it excludes natural heirs, noting that a testator has the legal right to dispose of property as per his own wishes, and such exclusion alone is insufficient to invalidate the Will. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Cognizance Taken Without Hearing Accused under BNSS Section 223 is Void Ab Initio |
| Fri, 22 May 2026 17:48:28 IST |
| Supreme Court held that the proviso to Section 223(1) BNSS, requiring a hearing before taking cognizance in complaint cases, is a mandatory safeguard under Article 21, and any cognizance order passed without hearing the accused is void ab initio and vitiates the proceedings. |
| CONSTITUTION - Supreme Court: Crime Scene Re-Enactment Does Not Always Violate Right Against Self-Incrimination |
| Fri, 22 May 2026 17:48:17 IST |
| SC held that crime scene re-enactment is not unconstitutional merely because it involves the accused, clarifying that Article 20(3) is violated only when the accused is compelled to disclose incriminating facts from personal knowledge, and not during physical demonstrations for scientific analysis. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court Upholds Conviction as Husband Failed to Explain Wife's Death in Matrimonial Home |
| Fri, 22 May 2026 17:48:07 IST |
| Supreme Court upheld a husband's conviction for strangulating his wife, holding that under Section 106 of the Evidence Act, the burden shifted to him to explain facts within his personal knowledge, and his failure to explain her death in the matrimonial home was a strong incriminating circumstance. |
| FAMILY - Delhi HC: Husband Cannot Avoid Maintenance For Wife and Children by Claiming Irregular Income |
| Thu, 21 May 2026 18:09:47 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that a husband cannot avoid his legal obligation to provide maintenance to his wife and children simply by claiming absence of a regular source of income, as such responsibility cannot be evaded on that ground. |
| NARCOTICS - Allahabad HC: After the BNSS, Pre-Cognizance Hearing of the Accused is Mandatory in NDPS Complaints |
| Thu, 21 May 2026 18:09:37 IST |
| Allahabad High Court held that after the BNSS came into force, a special court must hear the accused before taking cognizance of a complaint under the NDPS Act, 1985 filed by an authorised agency, ensuring compliance with the mandatory pre-cognizance hearing requirement. |
| COMMERCIAL - Delhi HC: Interim Protection From Blacklisting Does Not Remove Bidder's Duty to Disclose in Tenders |
| Thu, 21 May 2026 18:09:27 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that interim protection against blacklisting does not relieve a bidder from the duty to make full and honest disclosure of any pending blacklisting or related action during a tender process. |
| SERVICE - Kerala HC: ICC Can Probe Sexual Harassment Complaint Against a Director Not Controlling Affairs |
| Thu, 21 May 2026 18:09:17 IST |
| Kerala High Court held that an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) may inquire into sexual harassment complaints against an institution's Director if he functions as an employee appointed by the executive committee and does not control the institution's affairs or management. |
| LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL - Delhi HC: Minimum Wages During Pending Litigation Cannot be Frozen and Must be Updated Periodically |
| Thu, 21 May 2026 18:09:04 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that minimum wages payable under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 during pending litigation cannot be kept static and must be updated in line with periodic statutory revisions notified by the Government. |
| BANKING - Supreme Court: Banks are Lenient With Big Borrowers But Strict With Ordinary Loan Applicants |
| Thu, 21 May 2026 18:08:54 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that banks casually sanction large loans to big companies, but subject ordinary borrowers to excessive scrutiny and procedures that often amount to borderline harassment. |
| CIVIL - SC: Landowners Cannot be Forced to Waive Statutory Compensation to Claim Other Benefits |
| Thu, 21 May 2026 18:08:44 IST |
| Supreme Court held that civic authorities cannot compel landowners to waive their statutory right to compensation as a condition for receiving other statutory benefits or amenities, as such rights cannot be surrendered through contractual terms. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: After the BNSS, a Pre-Cognizance Hearing is Mandatory in PMLA Cases |
| Thu, 21 May 2026 18:08:33 IST |
| Supreme Court ruled that if cognizance of a Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 offence is taken after the BNSS came into force, courts must first hear the accused under Section 223(1) BNSS, even where the complaint was filed earlier, failing which the cognizance would stand vitiated. |
| CIVIL - J&K&L High Court: Purchaser's Structure on Migrant Land Alone Cannot Block Sale Deed Registration |
| Wed, 20 May 2026 18:33:02 IST |
| High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that a structure raised in good faith by a purchaser on migrant-owned land cannot, by itself, justify indefinite withholding of sale deed registration, especially when the structure does not belong to the vendor. |
| CRIMINAL - Kerala High Court: Unsigned FIS is Admissible if Informant Confirms its Contents in Court |
| Wed, 20 May 2026 18:32:52 IST |
| Kerala High Court recently ruled that an informant's failure to sign the First Information Statement (FIS) does not render it inadmissible as evidence, provided the informant later testifies in court consistently with the contents of the initial statement given as first information. |
| EDUCATION - Kerala High Court: University Syndicate Cannot Sue Chancellor as Both Form Same Legal Body |
| Wed, 20 May 2026 18:32:42 IST |
| Kerala High Court held that Calicut Syndicate cannot challenge appellate order of Chancellor in disciplinary cases, as Chancellor is superior appellate authority cannot sue another unless permitted by law, as it would defeat single corporate body concept institutional discipline. |
| CONSTITUTION - SC Allows Euthanasia of Rabid Stray Dogs if Necessary and Protects Officials Acting in Good Faith |
| Wed, 20 May 2026 18:32:32 IST |
| Supreme Court ruled that officials implementing directions to curb stray dog attacks should not face criminal proceedings in the ordinary course, and are protected for good faith actions, with FIRs allowed only where there is prima facie mala fide or gross abuse of authority. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Accused Deserves Parity With Discharged Co-Accused if Evidence is Not Stronger |
| Wed, 20 May 2026 18:32:22 IST |
| Supreme Court ruled that an accused cannot be singled out for prosecution when similarly placed co-accused have been discharged, especially if the evidence against the remaining accused is not stronger in quality, ensuring parity in treatment under law. |
| EDUCATION - Supreme Court: State Officers Cannot Back Litigants Through Affidavits Against the Law |
| Wed, 20 May 2026 18:32:12 IST |
| Supreme Court strongly censured government officers, saying State authorities cannot support litigants by taking positions contrary to law, and directed the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary to examine officers who filed affidavits backing an unlawful stand. |
| CRIMINAL - SC: Repeated Anticipatory Bail Pleas Abuse Process and Reduce Litigation to a Gamble |
| Wed, 20 May 2026 18:32:01 IST |
| Supreme Court disapproved the repeated filing of anticipatory bail pleas within short intervals, saying the remedy meant to protect personal liberty cannot be misused or turned into a matter of chance and speculation. |
| CIVIL - Kerala High Court: Doctor Cannot Enrol as an Advocate Without First Cancelling Medical Registration |
| Tue, 19 May 2026 18:38:16 IST |
| Kerala High Court held that a registered homoeopathic practitioner cannot be enrolled as an advocate unless she first cancels her registration as a medical practitioner, upholding the Bar Council of Kerala's refusal to enrol her while her medical registration remained active. |
| CONSTITUTION - J&K&L HC: Replacing 'State' With 'Union Territory' in Public Safety Act Does Not Change its Nature |
| Tue, 19 May 2026 18:38:07 IST |
| High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that the adaptation of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 after the 2019 Reorganisation Act was valid, done within Parliament's authority, and does not suffer from any constitutional defect or infirmity. |
| EDUCATION - Delhi High Court: Students Having Zero Attendance Cannot be Promoted to the Next Semester |
| Tue, 19 May 2026 18:37:58 IST |
| Delhi High Court upheld denial of direct admission to Semester-IV for a law student who neither attended Semester-III classes nor appeared in exams, observing that students with zero attendance cannot be treated at par with those having short attendance and are not entitled to promotion. |
| SERVICE - Supreme Court: Govt Servant Has No Right to Old Rule Promotion Just Due to Earlier Vacancies |
| Tue, 19 May 2026 18:37:48 IST |
| SC ruled that government employees have no vested right to promotion under earlier service rules merely because vacancies arose before new rules were introduced. It held that the government may change promotion criteria or procedures at any stage, provided the changes are not arbitrary or unfair. |
| CIVIL - Supreme Court: Principle of Res Judicata Also Applies Between Stages of the Same Case |
| Tue, 19 May 2026 18:37:39 IST |
| Supreme Court held that res judicata applies even between stages of the same litigation, known as interlocutory res judicata, and an earlier dismissal under Order VII Rule 11 CPC can bar a later similar plea for rejection of plaint, regardless of the applicant's identity if substance is same. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Bail Remains the Rule and Jail the Exception, Even under the UAPA Law |
| Tue, 19 May 2026 18:37:30 IST |
| Supreme Court held that even under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, bail remains the rule and jail the exception, stressing that restrictions under Section 43D(5) cannot override the constitutional protections of personal liberty and due process guaranteed under Articles 21 and 22. |
| DEFENCE - J&K&L High Court: AFT Cannot Demand Certified Court-Martial Records When Security Restrictions Apply |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:22:46 IST |
| High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 147-A of the Army Rules, 1954, holding that the Central Government may refuse certified copies of court-martial proceedings on security grounds, as it is protected under Article 33 of the Constitution. |
| SERVICE - Gauhati HC: Railway Employee Who Vacates Quarter Not Entitled to HRA if Accommodation Remains Vacant |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:22:36 IST |
| Gauhati High Court has ruled that a railway employee who voluntarily vacates official accommodation and does not apply for available entitled-category quarters cannot claim House Rent Allowance, and such a claim is not justified merely because similar employees were granted HRA. |
| CRIMINAL - Patna High Court: Convict on Bail Can Still Seek Premature Release |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:22:26 IST |
| Patna High Court has held that a convict remains eligible to seek consideration for premature release even while on bail, as such eligibility is determined by the total period of sentence served rather than solely by the duration of physical custody or incarceration. |
| CONSTITUTION - J&K&L High Court: Similarity With Police Dossier Alone Not Enough to Quash Preventive Detention |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:22:17 IST |
| High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that preventive detention cannot be quashed merely because the grounds mirror the police dossier, unless it is shown that the detaining authority acted mechanically without independently applying its mind to the material on record. |
| CRIMINAL - Allahabad High Court: Disposing Non-Veg Food in Ganga May Hurt Hindu Religious Sentiments |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:22:05 IST |
| Allahabad High Court has granted bail to eight Muslim men accused of organizing an Iftar party on a boat in the Ganga at Varanasi, allegedly consuming non-vegetarian food and disposing of the leftover waste into the river. |
| TENANCY - Supreme Court: Tenant's Defence Cannot be Struck off Without Checking Wilful Rent Default |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:21:55 IST |
| Supreme Court has held that a tenant's defence cannot be struck off under Order XV Rule 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, without first determining the date of hearing, ensuring proper service and hearing, and examining whether any rent default was wilful or bona fide. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Preventive Detention Unwarranted When Ordinary Law Suffices to Maintain Order |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:21:46 IST |
| Supreme Court has set aside a preventive detention order under the MPDA Act, 1981, holding that such detention is not justified when the matter can be addressed under ordinary law and there is no clear material showing any threat to public order. |
| CRIMINAL - SC: Loans May be Treated as Deposits under MPID Act, Private Individuals as Financial Establishments |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:21:36 IST |
| Supreme Court has held that private individuals can fall within the definition of a "financial establishment" under the MPID Act, and that money advanced as a loan with an assurance of repayment and interest may be treated as a "deposit," regardless of how the transaction is labelled. |
| FAMILY - SC: Hindu Succession Act 2005 Amendment Does Not Curtail Daughters' Existing Inheritance Rights |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:21:26 IST |
| Supreme Court has ruled that the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act does not affect a daughter's independent right to inherit her father's property as a Class I heir in intestate succession, and that partition among sons alone cannot defeat her succession rights. |
| MOTOR VEHICLES - Supreme Court: Mediclaim Reimbursement Cannot be Set off Against Accident Compensation |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:21:16 IST |
| Supreme Court has held that compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act cannot be reduced by amounts received through Mediclaim or medical insurance, as both benefits arise from separate legal entitlements and operate in distinct fields. |
| TENANCY - Supreme Court: Co-Owner Can File Eviction Suit as Landlord under Bombay Rent Act |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:21:06 IST |
| Supreme Court has ruled that a co-owner qualifies as a "landlord" under the Bombay Rent Act, 1947, and can initiate eviction proceedings without having exclusive ownership or a formal partition of the tenanted property. |
| SALES TAX/VAT - Supreme Court: VAT is Not Applicable on Reliance's Inter-State Gas Supply from KG Basin to UP |
| Mon, 18 May 2026 17:20:56 IST |
| Supreme Court has ruled that the supply of natural gas from Andhra Pradesh's KG-D6 basin to buyers in other states qualifies as an inter-State sale under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, and is therefore exempt from the levy of State Value Added Tax (VAT). |
| PROPERTY - Calcutta HC Stays Eastern Railway Eviction Drive Affecting Around 6,000 Slum Dwellers Near Station |
| Fri, 15 May 2026 17:51:50 IST |
| Calcutta High Court has stayed proceedings arising from the eviction notice concerning the Brace Bridge railway station area until 20 May 2026 or further orders, in a petition filed on behalf of nearly 6,000 slum dwellers living near the station. |
| CONTEMPT OF COURT - Delhi High Court: Silence Amid Sustained Vilification May Undermine Public Confidence In Judiciary |
| Fri, 15 May 2026 17:51:39 IST |
| While initiating criminal contempt proceedings against AAP leaders including Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court said judicial silence cannot amount to surrender, and chose to act on its constitutional duty after noting a sustained campaign of alleged vilification against the judiciary. |
| SERVICE - J&K&L High Court: Seasonal Labourers Cannot Be Regularised Amid Government's Blanket Ban |
| Fri, 15 May 2026 17:51:30 IST |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that courts exercising powers under Article 226 cannot direct regularisation of seasonal labourers where the government has imposed a blanket ban on such engagements, as doing so would encroach upon executive policy matters. |
| ARBITRATION - Supreme Court: Arbitration Clause Applies When Earlier Agreement is Imported "Body and Soul" |
| Fri, 15 May 2026 17:51:20 IST |
| Supreme Court held that when a later contract fully incorporates the terms of an earlier agreement containing an arbitration clause, arbitration can be invoked even if the later agreement does not separately mention the clause or expressly state an intention to refer disputes to arbitration. |
| SERVICE - Supreme Court: Joint Disciplinary Proceedings Not Mandatory in Cases Involving Multiple Officers |
| Fri, 15 May 2026 17:51:10 IST |
| Supreme Court ruled that under Regulation 10 of the Canara Bank Officer Employees' (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976, separate disciplinary proceedings can be initiated against a delinquent bank employee, as joint proceedings are not mandatory even when multiple officers are involved. |
| EDUCATION - Supreme Court: Transferred Students Cannot Claim Government Fees After College Loses Recognition |
| Fri, 15 May 2026 17:50:59 IST |
| Supreme Court held that students transferred from Sardar Rajas Medical College and Hospital, Odisha, to private medical colleges after SRMCH lost recognition cannot claim subsidised government college fees, and allowed recovery of outstanding dues at the fee rates applicable at SRMCH. |
| MOTOR VEHICLES - SC: Public Service Vehicles Without Trackers, Panic Buttons Can't Get Fitness Certificates |
| Thu, 14 May 2026 17:44:33 IST |
| Supreme Court directed that no public service vehicle can get a fitness certificate or permit without installed and verified VLTDs and emergency panic buttons linked to the Vahan database, noting that under 1% of transport vehicles currently comply with Rule 125H of CMVR, 1989. |
| LAND ACQUISITION - SC: Compensation For Industrial Land Cannot be Based on Residential Plot Sale Deeds |
| Thu, 14 May 2026 17:44:23 IST |
| Supreme Court ruled that residential sale deeds from adjoining villages cannot determine compensation for industrial land acquired for highway expansion, holding that Section 26(1)(b) of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act mandates strict compliance with the "similar type of land" requirement. |
| SERVICE - SC: Appointing Candidates on Contract Against Advertised Regular Posts is Patently Illegal |
| Thu, 14 May 2026 17:44:13 IST |
| SC held that contractual appointments against advertisements for regular posts are illegal and unconstitutional without recorded reasons for differential treatment. It directed IIIT Allahabad to grant regular appointment to an Assistant Professor within four weeks, with continuity of service. |
| CRIMINAL - SC: Hostile Witness Testimony Can Support Acquittal as Well, Not Only Conviction |
| Thu, 14 May 2026 17:44:03 IST |
| Supreme Court held that testimony of hostile witnesses can be used not only for conviction but also to discredit the prosecution and support acquittal. It acquitted an accused in an SC/ST murder case, noting that prosecution witnesses failed to support the alleged place of occurrence. |
| NARCOTICS - Del HC: Arrest Memo Listing Only Reasons Cannot Substitute Person-Specific Grounds of Arrest |
| Thu, 14 May 2026 17:43:53 IST |
| Delhi High Court granted bail to an accused under the NDPS Act, holding that an arrest memo stating only reasons cannot replace specific grounds of arrest. It ruled that failure to provide written grounds within the constitutional timeline makes the arrest and remand illegal. |
| CRIMINAL - J&K&L HC: Repeated Arrests U/S 107 Crpc After UAPA Bail Can be Fresh PSA Detention Grounds |
| Thu, 14 May 2026 17:43:43 IST |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that repeated preventive arrests under Sections 107 and 151 CrPC after bail in UAPA cases constitute fresh and proximate grounds for Public Safety Act detention, and cannot be treated as stale merely because the original UAPA cases are old. |
| SERVICE - J&K&L HC: Suspension Period Can be Excluded Only For Back Wages and Not For Seniority or Promotion |
| Wed, 13 May 2026 18:37:09 IST |
| High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that if suspension is treated as qualifying service for leave, increments and retirement benefits, it must also count as regular service, as excluding it would erase that period and amount to an unlawful second punishment. |
| SERVICE - J&K&L HC: Rejection of a Representation Does Not Create Fresh Cause of Action in Service Matters |
| Wed, 13 May 2026 18:36:59 IST |
| High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that repeated departmental representations cannot overcome delay and laches in filing a writ petition, and that rejection of such representation does not create a fresh cause of action or revive an otherwise time-barred or stale claim. |
| LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL - Delhi High Court: Labour Courts Cannot Decide Disputed TA/DA Claims under Section 33C(2) of ID Act |
| Wed, 13 May 2026 18:36:50 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, Labour Courts can only compute or recover pre-existing service benefits and have no jurisdiction to decide disputed entitlements or adjudicate claims like TA/DA. |
| LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL - Delhi High Court: Employer's Delhi Head Office Alone Does Not Give Delhi Labour Courts Jurisdiction |
| Wed, 13 May 2026 18:36:39 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that the place of employment and where termination takes effect determine jurisdiction in industrial disputes, adding that an employer's head office in Delhi alone does not give Delhi labour authorities territorial jurisdiction. |
| CONSTITUTION - Supreme Court: Children Have a Fundamental Right to Receive Education in Their Mother Tongue |
| Wed, 13 May 2026 18:36:30 IST |
| Supreme Court, while directing Rajasthan to introduce Rajasthani in schools and enable its use as a medium of instruction, held that Article 19(1)(a) includes a child's right to receive primary education in a language of their choice. |
| INSOLVENCY - Supreme Court: Appeals Must Include Certified Copies of Orders, as E-Filing Alone is Insufficient |
| Wed, 13 May 2026 18:36:20 IST |
| Supreme Court held that filing an appeal before the NCLAT without a certified copy of the challenged order is not a curable procedural defect but a fundamentally invalid appeal, and merely e-filing it cannot satisfy the legal requirement. |
| FAMILY - Supreme Court: Wife Pursuing Her Career Cannot be Deemed Cruelty For Hurting Her Husband |
| Wed, 13 May 2026 18:36:07 IST |
| SC observed that "To brandish the effort of the wife to pursue her own career goals as acts of cruelty, as the same may have hurt the sentiments of the husband or the in-laws, is highly objectionable and deplorable in the era where the society proudly talks of women empowerment,". |
| DIRECT TAXATION - SC: Fixed Shares Paid to Association of Persons Members are Taxable as Income, Regardless of Profit |
| Wed, 13 May 2026 18:35:57 IST |
| Supreme Court held that fixed receipts paid to an AOP member, without sharing losses or expenses, cannot be treated as exempt "share of profit" under the Income Tax Act, clarifying that Section 86 relief applies only to genuine profit-sharing income to prevent double taxation. |
| CRIMINAL - Allahabad HC Blamed State and Police For Delays and Ordered Reforms to Tackle "Tarikh Pe Tarikh" |
| Tue, 12 May 2026 17:37:22 IST |
| Invoking the film Damini's "Tarikh pe Tarikh" dialogue, the Allahabad High Court observed that while it reflects public frustration over delayed justice, the heavy pendency of criminal cases is not solely due to judges, but largely the responsibility of the State Government and police. |
| ELECTION - Madras HC: Courts Cannot Remain Silent When Single Disputed Vote Could Determine Government's Fate |
| Tue, 12 May 2026 17:37:13 IST |
| Madras High Court, while restraining TVK MLA Seenivasa Sethupathi from participating in any floor test after his one-vote victory in Tiruppattur, observed that courts can intervene in the election process when a single disputed vote may determine the fate of the government. |
| CONSTITUTION - Delhi High Court: Eviction From Jhuggis With Rehabilitation Does Not Violate Article 21 |
| Tue, 12 May 2026 17:37:03 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that eviction of jhuggi dwellers with rehabilitation at an alternative site does not violate Article 21, provided authorities follow the safeguards laid down under the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB)Policy and Protocol. |
| CONTEMPT OF COURT - Supreme Court: Frictionless Relationship Between the Bar and the Bench Strengthens Justice Delivery |
| Tue, 12 May 2026 17:36:53 IST |
| Supreme Court, while closing contempt proceedings against senior advocate Yatin Oza, said the Bench and the Bar are "two wheels of the chariot of justice" and warned that friction between them could weaken public confidence in the justice delivery system. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: SC/ST Act Does Not Apply to Alleged Casteist Abuse Inside a Private House |
| Tue, 12 May 2026 17:36:40 IST |
| SC quashed SC/ST Act case against a man accused of caste-based abuse inside a private house, holding that the alleged incident did not occur in a place "within public view," a mandatory requirement to constitute an offence under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. |
| SERVICE - J&K&L High Court: Deputation Employee May Opt For Either Deputation Post Pay or Parent Cadre Pay |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:35:16 IST |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a deputationist may opt to draw either the pay of the deputation post or the basic pay of the parent cadre with personal pay, and directed that the borrowing agency must obtain such option within one month of joining the deputation post. |
| LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL - Delhi HC: Air India's Privatization Does Not Bar Article 226 Challenges to Labour Tribunal Awards |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:35:06 IST |
| Del HC held that writ petitions challenging Labour Court & Industrial Tribunal awards remain maintainable even after Air India's privatisation, while hearing petitions by former employees & unions against CGIT orders granting compensation instead of reinstatement after illegal termination findings. |
| INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - Calcutta HC: Vodafone Idea Must Obtain Copyright Society Licence to Use Songs as Caller Tunes |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:34:56 IST |
| Calcutta High Court held that Vodafone Idea cannot use songs as caller tunes or ringtones merely on the basis of agreements with sound recording companies, and ruled that it must obtain permission from the Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) for use of underlying music and lyrics. |
| ENVIRONMENT - Cal HC Upholds PILs on Great Nicobar Project, Noting Alleged FRA Violations and Tribal Vulnerability |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:34:46 IST |
| Calcutta High Court held that a PIL on alleged Forest Rights Act violations in the Great Nicobar project is maintainable, rejecting objections on locus standi, and observed there is no fixed rule, allowing genuine public causes involving vulnerable communities to be raised by outsiders. |
| LIMITATION - Madhya Pradesh HC: Delay Can Be Condoned under Limitation Act Where Statute Has No Express Bar |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:34:36 IST |
| MP HC held that where a statute does not expressly bar condonation of delay, authorities may invoke the Limitation Act to condone delay in filing applications or appeals, and further noted that the petitioner's refund claim was wrongly dismissed solely on limitation grounds without examining merits. |
| CIVIL - Punjab & Haryana High Court: Raid on Rajinder Gupta's Factory Soon After He Joined BJP From AAP |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:34:26 IST |
| P&H High Court observed that the apprehension of political vendetta in the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) raid on Trident Limited appears reasonably palpable, noting its timing soon after MP Rajinder Gupta, the company's Chairman Emeritus, switched from AAP to BJP. |
| CIVIL - Bom HC: Genuine Residents Cannot be Denied Relief Due to Aadhaar Deactivation or Biometric Mismatch |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:34:16 IST |
| Bombay High Court, noting rising cases of Aadhaar deactivation or biometric mismatch forcing citizens to approach courts, issued guidelines directing authorities to adopt a citizen-centric approach and ensure such grievances are resolved within four weeks. |
| ELECTRICITY - SC: Railways is Treated as a Consumer under the Electricity Act, Not a Distribution Licensee |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:34:06 IST |
| Supreme Court held that Indian Railways is a consumer under the Electricity Act, 2003, and cannot claim deemed distribution licensee status to avoid paying cross-subsidy and additional surcharges to distribution companies. |
| CIVIL - Supreme Court: Delay in Deposit Does Not Automatically Cancel Contracts under Specific Relief Act |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:33:56 IST |
| Supreme Court held that courts can extend the time for payment in specific performance decrees even after the stipulated period expires, and that contracts are not automatically rescinded under Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act. |
| PROPERTY - Supreme Court: Murder Accused Cannot Inherit Property of the Person Allegedly Killed |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:33:46 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a person accused of murdering the deceased cannot inherit the deceased's property, invoking Section 25 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, which bars anyone committing or abetting murder from claiming inheritance rights. |
| SERVICE - Supreme Court: Non-Disclosure of Failed Candidates' Marks Does Not Imply They Passed Exams |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:33:36 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that if recruitment rules or advertisements do not require disclosure of marks, candidates excluded from the merit list cannot seek appointment merely because their marks were not published. |
| INSOLVENCY - Supreme Court: Banks Cannot Invoke IBC Against Debtors For Builder-Linked Loans |
| Mon, 11 May 2026 17:33:26 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, cannot be used as a debt recovery mechanism, especially in disputes that are primarily contractual in nature and involve competing claims over property transfer and related obligations. |
| CIVIL - Gujarat High Court: Separate Compensation is Payable For Stillborn Child in Railway Accident Case |
| Fri, 08 May 2026 17:36:21 IST |
| Gujarat High Court held that a 9-month foetus is to be treated as a child, allowing compensation under the Railways Act for a stillborn child. It ruled that the death of the unborn child amounts to a separate accident from the mother's death, granting compensation to the father for both losses. |
| CYBER LAWS - Raj HC: Cybercrime Cases Can't be Quashed Only on Compromise as They Impact Society at Large |
| Fri, 08 May 2026 17:36:11 IST |
| Rajasthan High Court held that cybercrimes are not private disputes but affect the wider digital ecosystem and public trust in online transactions. It ruled that quashing such offences solely on compromise would defeat the purpose of laws enacted to curb cybercrime. |
| CIVIL - J&K&L HC: Unregistered Agreement to Sell Can be Considered For Assessing Possession at Interim Stage |
| Fri, 08 May 2026 17:36:01 IST |
| J&K&L HC held that an unregistered agreement to sell, though not valid for proving title, can be considered for collateral purposes like assessing possession at the interim stage. It reiterated that temporary injunctions depend on prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable injury. |
| BANKING - Calcutta HC: Bank Accounts Cannot Be Frozen Solely on Complaints Filed Via MHA Cybercrime Portal |
| Fri, 08 May 2026 17:35:51 IST |
| Calcutta High Court held that bank accounts cannot be frozen solely on complaints filed through the MHA cybercrime portal without a competent court order under the BNSS. It ordered immediate defreezing of Xenixt Technologies Pvt Ltd's accounts as no judicial authorization was shown. |
| FAMILY - Delhi High Court: Husband Cannot Seek to Strike off Wife's Defence over Unpaid Litigation Costs |
| Fri, 08 May 2026 17:35:41 IST |
| Delhi HC ruled that a husband cannot seek to strike off his wife's defence in matrimonial proceedings for delay in filing a written statement when he himself failed to pay litigation expenses as directed. It upheld the Family Court order restoring the wife's right to respond in the divorce case. |
| CIVIL - Bombay High Court: State Cannot Withhold Aid to Child Homes While Supporting Ladki Bahin Yojana |
| Fri, 08 May 2026 17:35:30 IST |
| Bombay High Court observed that the Maharashtra government cannot deny financial aid to institutions caring for vulnerable children while funding welfare schemes like Ladki Bahin Yojana, saying such unequal treatment would be constitutionally untenable. |
| SERVICE - Supreme Court: Para-Teachers' Regularisation Depends On Educational Standards Set By States |
| Fri, 08 May 2026 17:35:20 IST |
| Supreme Court held that contractually employed teachers cannot claim regularisation as a right solely based on long service, as it would bypass statutory recruitment rules. The court added that states must assess candidates' suitability to ensure quality education standards. |
| ELECTRICITY - SC: Consumers Cannot Bear Power Plant Depreciation Costs When No Electricity Was Supplied |
| Fri, 08 May 2026 17:35:09 IST |
| In a major relief to electricity consumers, the Supreme Court held that consumers cannot be made to pay depreciation costs for a power plant that no longer supplies them electricity, even if the plant continues to have some remaining technical life. |
| ENVIRONMENT - Supreme Court Directs District Collectors to Strictly Implement Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 |
| Thu, 07 May 2026 17:52:18 IST |
| Supreme Court has authorised District Collectors to enforce the 2026 Solid Waste Management Rules by granting powers under the Environment Protection Act, including action against bulk waste generators through measures like cutting water and electricity supply for non-compliance. |
| CIVIL - Supreme Court: No Separate Plea is Needed to Cancel Agreement to Sell For Buyer's Default |
| Thu, 07 May 2026 17:52:07 IST |
| Supreme Court held that if a decree-holder fails to pay the balance sale amount within the fixed time, the specific performance decree becomes unenforceable and the contract stands rescinded, even without a separate application by the judgment-debtor. |
| SERVICE - SC: Disciplinary Authority Cannot Punish Employee Without Fresh Show-Cause Notice on New Charges |
| Thu, 07 May 2026 17:51:55 IST |
| Supreme Court held that an employee cannot be punished on a new charge without an opportunity to defend it, while hearing a retired paediatrician's plea against disciplinary action over non-disclosure of previous faculty service during an inspection. |
| CIVIL - Supreme Court Holds Revenue Records Alone Do Not Confer Title Over Land Ownership |
| Thu, 07 May 2026 17:51:45 IST |
| Supreme Court reiterated that revenue entries only indicate possession and do not prove ownership, and affirmed that title over land must be established through primary documents, as such entries alone are insufficient to claim ownership. |
| CIVIL - Patna HC Directs Smooth Lok Adalat For Traffic Challan Settlement, Ensuring Access to Justice |
| Thu, 07 May 2026 17:51:36 IST |
| Patna High Court directed smooth conduct of the National Lok Adalat for traffic challan settlement, stressing that access to justice must remain unhindered and adequate arrangements be made to manage the large expected turnout, while hearing a related writ petition in Bihar. |
| CRIMINAL - Delhi HC: Organised Crime Groups Exploit Juveniles, Misuse Juvenile Justice Laws for Serious Crimes |
| Thu, 07 May 2026 17:51:26 IST |
| Delhi High Court observed that organised crime syndicates are increasingly using juveniles to commit serious offences, including NDPS Act and Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act cases, and are misusing the Juvenile Justice Act's lenient bail provisions. |
| CRIMINAL - Delhi HC: Hymen Rupture is Not Required to Prove Penetrative Sexual Assault under the POCSO Act |
| Thu, 07 May 2026 17:51:16 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that hymen rupture is not necessary to prove penetrative sexual assault under the POCSO Act while upholding conviction of a man for assaulting a six-year-old, partly allowing appeal by reducing sentence from 20 to 14 years rigorous imprisonment. |
| INSOLVENCY - Supreme Court: Lifting Corporate Veil May Include Group Assets in Holding Company's CIRP |
| Wed, 06 May 2026 17:48:46 IST |
| Supreme Court observed that to protect homebuyers and enable completion of stalled real estate projects, the corporate veil may be lifted during Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process against a holding company, allowing inclusion of subsidiary companies' assets. |
| COMPANY - Supreme Court: Register Entry Not Required To Pursue Oppression/Mismanagement Claims |
| Wed, 06 May 2026 17:48:36 IST |
| Supreme Court held that a stakeholder can pursue oppression and mismanagement claims even without being entered in the register of members, recognizing that membership may arise otherwise and permitting proceedings under Sections 397 and 398 of the Companies Act, 1956. |
| CRIMINAL - Bombay High Court: Lilavati Trust FIR Against HDFC Bank CEO Driven by Personal Vendetta |
| Wed, 06 May 2026 17:48:25 IST |
| Bombay High Court held that the FIR by Lilavati Trust against Sashidhar Jagdishan arose from personal vendetta linked to recovery proceedings by HDFC Bank, and quashed the criminal case. |
| SERVICE - MP High Court: Penalty May Stand if Misconduct is Proven, Even if Inquiry is Vitiated |
| Wed, 06 May 2026 17:48:16 IST |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the compulsory retirement of a branch manager of MP Gramin Bank, noting that although procedural defects vitiated the inquiry, independent evidence of financial misconduct was sufficient to sustain the punishment. |
| FAMILY - Kerala HC: Embassy NOC Not Required For Indian-Foreigner Marriage under Special Marriage Act |
| Wed, 06 May 2026 17:48:07 IST |
| Kerala High Court directed the Mavelikkara Sub-Registrar to solemnize the marriage of an Indian man and a Sri Lankan woman under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 without insisting on Embassy NOC, relying on precedent that no legal bar exists for such marriages between an Indian and a foreigner. |
| CIVIL - Bombay HC: Courts Cannot Mandate Mediation under Mediation Act 2023 Without Mutual Consent |
| Wed, 06 May 2026 17:47:57 IST |
| Bombay High Court held that the Mediation Act, 2023 does not empower courts to compel parties to undergo mediation without mutual consent, clarifying that mediation under the statutory framework is inherently voluntary and cannot be imposed unilaterally on litigating parties. |
| CRIMINAL - SC: Dowry Deaths Remain a Grave Social Issue, Especially in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka |
| Tue, 05 May 2026 18:16:28 IST |
| Calling dowry deaths a serious social problem, especially in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Karnataka, the Supreme Court cancelled a husband's bail and set aside the Allahabad High Court order while hearing a father's appeal in a case of alleged harassment and death within seven years of marriage. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Article 226 Cannot be Used to Seek FIR Registration Without Exhausting Remedies |
| Tue, 05 May 2026 18:16:15 IST |
| Supreme Court held that Article 226 writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked at the outset to seek FIR registration, and set aside the Bombay High Court's direction to police to record the complainant's statement and proceed with registering an FIR. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court: Bail Must Be Considered if Speedy Trial Rights are Violated, Regardless of Offence |
| Tue, 05 May 2026 18:16:04 IST |
| Supreme Court held that the right to a speedy trial cannot be violated regardless of the offence's gravity, and granted bail to a murder undertrial, citing his prolonged incarceration and the unlikelihood of the trial concluding in the near future. |
| CONSUMER - SC: Medical Negligence Claims Can be Filed Against Deceased Doctor's Legal Heirs Who Inherit Estate |
| Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:54 IST |
| Supreme Court held that medical negligence compensation claims can be pursued against a deceased doctor's legal heirs from the estate, as financial liabilities survive death, though claims for personal injury or suffering do not continue after the person's demise. |
| SERVICE - Supreme Court: Fence-Sitters Cannot Raise Seniority Disputes Once Third-Party Rights are Settled |
| Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:45 IST |
| Supreme Court held that "fence-sitters," who do not intervene during litigation, cannot later challenge seniority or claim consequential promotions once the matter has concluded and third-party rights have been settled. |
| SERVICE - MP HC: Attachment & Auction are Quasi-Judicial Duties of Tehsildar; Action Invalid Without Mala Fide |
| Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:35 IST |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court held that a tehsildar's actions of property attachment and auction for recovery of dues are quasi-judicial in nature and cannot be subjected to disciplinary proceedings unless malafide intent is specifically alleged and proved. |
| SERVICE - Gauhati HC: Officer Resigning Without New Govt Appointment Cannot Claim Pension under Assam Service |
| Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:26 IST |
| Gauhati High Court held that under Assam Service (Pension) Rules, voluntary resignation without joining another qualifying government post forfeits past service, barring pension benefits, though claims like leave encashment, salary arrears, and PRAN withdrawal may still be admissible. |
| CRIMINAL - Calcutta HC: Salary Withholding and Harassment Claims are Not Defamation Without Reputational Harm |
| Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:16 IST |
| Calcutta High Court quashed a defamation case against a school headmaster, holding that allegations of salary withholding, harassment, or disciplinary action do not amount to defamation under Section 500 IPC unless they lower a person's reputation in the eyes of others. |
| CIVIL - Allahabad HC: MPs, Judges and Ministers May Use 'Hon'ble'; Civil Servants are Not Entitled to it |
| Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:06 IST |
| Allahabad High Court held that constitutional functionaries exercising sovereign powers must be addressed as "Hon'ble" in all official communications, and personal familiarity or grievance cannot justify omitting the honorific while referring to such authorities. |
| CONSTITUTION - Kar HC: Preventive Detention under Goonda Act Cannot Rest on Offences Committed During Juvenile Age |
| Mon, 04 May 2026 18:21:23 IST |
| Karnataka High Court held that a preventive detention order under the Karnataka Goonda Act, 1985 against a 19-year-old was vitiated, as most offences relied upon were committed when the detenu was a juvenile, rendering the basis of detention legally unsustainable. |
| SERVICE - Gauhati HC: Promotion Cannot be Withheld Merely Because Investigation is Pending Without Chargesheet |
| Mon, 04 May 2026 18:21:14 IST |
| Gauhati High Court directed Assam Police to reconsider a woman Sub-Inspector's confirmation and promotion to Inspector (UB), noting that despite a pending criminal case, no chargesheet had been filed against her. |
| NARCOTICS - J&K&L High Court: Post-Conviction NDPS Bail Cannot Rest on Long Incarceration Alone |
| Mon, 04 May 2026 18:21:05 IST |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that in NDPS cases involving commercial quantity, post-conviction bail cannot be granted merely due to long incarceration, as Section 37's twin conditions are mandatory jurisdictional requirements that must be strictly satisfied. |
| CIVIL - SC Issues Guidelines on Summary Judgment in Commercial Suits under Order XIII-A CPC |
| Mon, 04 May 2026 18:20:55 IST |
| Supreme Court, interpreting Order XIII-A CPC, held that summary judgment in commercial suits promotes efficiency and avoids needless trials, and should be granted where the defence lacks real prospects of success, cautioning against proceeding on speculative or illusory claims. |
| CRIMINAL - Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Pawan Khera in an FIR Filed by Assam Police |
| Mon, 04 May 2026 18:20:46 IST |
| Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in an FIR by Assam Police, filed on a complaint by Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wife of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, over allegations that she possessed multiple passports. |
| CONSTITUTION - Supreme Court Outlines Principles Governing Exercise of Jurisdiction under Article 227 |
| Mon, 04 May 2026 18:20:37 IST |
| Supreme Court reaffirmed that High Courts, under Article 227, cannot re-appreciate evidence or act as appellate courts; their role is limited to ensuring subordinate courts act within jurisdiction and that findings are not perverse or unreasonable. |
| CRIMINAL - Bombay HC: National Security Justifies Denial of Police Clearance Certificate |
| Fri, 01 May 2026 18:09:40 IST |
| Bombay High Court upheld denial of Police Clearance Certificate to a 26/11 acquitted accused, holding that national security concerns constitute a reasonable restriction on the right to earn a livelihood |
| CRIMINAL - Bombay HC: Comic Remarks Without Malicious Intent Not Religious Insult |
| Fri, 01 May 2026 18:09:30 IST |
| Bombay High Court quashed the FIR, holding that mere use of food items in a comic act, without malicious intent, cannot constitute an insult to religion, cautioning against casual invocation of criminal law against artists |
| SERVICE - P&H HC: Writ Petition Against Private Trust's Contractual Employment Dismissed |
| Fri, 01 May 2026 18:09:20 IST |
| Punjab and Haryana High Court held that service disputes arising from purely contractual employment with a private body, lacking any public law element, are not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution |
| SERVICE - Gujarat HC: Customary Divorce Entitles Daughter to Family Pension |
| Fri, 01 May 2026 18:09:10 IST |
| Gujarat High Court overturned CAT's rejection and ruled that a deceased railway employee's daughter, who obtained a customary divorce and was dependent on her father, remains eligible for family pension |
| CRIMINAL - Del HC: There is No Absolute Bar on Granting Co-Convicts Parole/Furlough Together in Suitable Cases |
| Fri, 01 May 2026 18:08:59 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that there is no absolute bar on granting parole or furlough to co-convicts simultaneously, and such release may be allowed in appropriate cases with stricter scrutiny, while interpreting provisions stating it is ordinarily not permissible under the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018. |
| SERVICE - Del HC: Unexplained Money Received by Public Servant is Not Bribery Without Proof of Official Favour |
| Fri, 01 May 2026 18:08:47 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that mere unexplained receipt of money by a public servant cannot amount to bribery without proof of a nexus to unlawful official favour, and set aside the removal of a Central Warehousing Corporation officer, finding the corruption charge unsustainable on record. |
| SERVICE - SC: State Must Act as a Model Employer, Criticising the Union For Not Regularising ISRO Workers |
| Fri, 01 May 2026 18:08:37 IST |
| Supreme Court criticised the Union Government for failing to regularise daily wage workers in an ISRO subsidiary, noting it had ignored earlier directions to frame a scheme or create posts within six months to absorb them on a permanent basis. |
| ELECTION - Calcutta HC: ECI's Prerogative to Deploy Central Employees as Counting Supervisors Upheld |
| Fri, 01 May 2026 18:08:27 IST |
| Calcutta High Court dismissed AITC's plea, ruling that appointing only Central Government/PSU employees as counting supervisors is the Election Commission's prerogative, with no legal illegality or bias established |
| CRIMINAL - Del HC: There is No Absolute Bar on Granting Co-Convicts Parole/Furlough Together in Suitable Cases |
| Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:51:54 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that there is no absolute bar on granting parole or furlough to co-convicts simultaneously, and such release may be allowed in appropriate cases with stricter scrutiny, while interpreting provisions stating it is ordinarily not permissible under the Delhi Prison Rules, 2018. |
| SERVICE - Del HC: Unexplained Money Received by Public Servant is Not Bribery Without Proof of Official Favour |
| Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:51:44 IST |
| Delhi High Court held that mere unexplained receipt of money by a public servant cannot amount to bribery without proof of a nexus to unlawful official favour, and set aside the removal of a Central Warehousing Corporation officer, finding the corruption charge unsustainable on record. |
| MINES AND MINERALS - J&K&L High Court: Minor Minerals Have Major Environmental Impacts and Must be Regulated |
| Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:51:34 IST |
| Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that extraction of sand, gravel, stones, and boulders from riverbeds and nallahs, though seemingly minor, has severe cumulative environmental impact, and ruled that such activities must be strictly regulated under a statutory and environmental framework. |
| SERVICE - SC: State Must Act as a Model Employer, Criticising the Union For Not Regularising ISRO Workers |
| Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:51:23 IST |
| Supreme Court criticised the Union Government for failing to regularise daily wage workers in an ISRO subsidiary, noting it had ignored earlier directions to frame a scheme or create posts within six months to absorb them on a permanent basis. |
| CONSTITUTION - Supreme Court: Public Figures Must Exercise Caution as Their Words Have Consequences in Society |
| Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:51:12 IST |
| While declining directions on hate speech as beyond its remit, the Supreme Court urged citizens to uphold fraternity, cautioned against divisive remarks, and stressed that individuals and public figures share responsibility for preserving constitutional values, noting words have consequences. |
| INSOLVENCY - Supreme Court: Admission of a Claim by a Resolution Professional is Not Debt Acknowledgment |
| Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:51:01 IST |
| Supreme Court set aside the NCLAT ruling that treated a resolution professional's admission of a creditor's claim as acknowledgment of debt, holding it does not extend limitation for filing a Section 7 application under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. |
| INSOLVENCY - Calling the Situation Grim, the Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Delays in NCLT Approvals |
| Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:50:51 IST |
| Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of systemic delays in approving resolution plans by the National Company Law Tribunal, especially at its Principal Bench in New Delhi, and also noted the shortage of judicial and technical members across its benches. |