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In Murder Under SC/ST Act, Courts Must Apply Strict Bail Parameters: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside the Bombay High Court’s order granting bail to two accused in a murder case arising out of a...

Students Cannot Be Penalised for Legislature’s Error: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that degrees obtained from universities established under the Chhattisgarh Niji Kshetra Vishwavidyalaya Act, 2002 before it was struck down...

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Condonation Of Delay Is Not A Matter Of Right: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on February 9, 2026, dismissed as time-barred a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Odisha challenging the Orissa High...

Anticipatory Bail Cannot Expire With Charge-Sheet Filing: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on February 9, 2026, set aside the Allahabad High Court’s order restricting anticipatory bail only till the filing of the charge-sheet,...

High Court Cannot Assume The Role Of Super-Examiner: Supreme Court Sets Aside Jharkhand HC’s Interference With Civil Judge Answer Key

The Supreme Court on February 9, 2026, set aside key directions of the Jharkhand High Court that had interfered with the answer key of...

An employee’s Right To Receive Salary Cannot Be Withheld Or Reduced Except On The Basis Of A Proper Enquiry: Supreme Court

“An employee’s right to receive salary cannot be withheld or reduced except on the basis of a proper enquiry,” the Supreme Court held while...

Possession Must Be Pleaded With Precision, Not Assumption: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has dismissed a civil appeal arising from a long-standing property dispute in Himachal Pradesh, holding that a plaintiff seeking an injunction...

Damages Cannot Be Awarded Merely On Presumptions Or Whims And Fancies Of The Complainant: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has scaled down a ₹2 crore compensation awarded to a consumer who alleged a deficiency in service by a luxury hotel...

Presumption Under Section 85 Cannot Apply Without Proof of Secondary Evidence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the invalidation of two sale deeds executed on the strength of a disputed power of attorney, ruling that a...

Notice Under Section 35(3) Of The BNSS, 2023 Is The Rule: Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court has ruled that for offences punishable with imprisonment up to seven years, issuance of a notice under Section 35(3) of the...

Advisory Committee Must Function Effectively: Supreme Court on Transgender Rights Case

The Supreme Court has directed that Ms. Aparna Mehrotra, Senior Associate at the Centre for Law and Policy Research, be appointed as an additional...

Revenue Officers Cannot Reopen Vested Land Decisions Without Statutory Power: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a Calcutta High Court judgment that allowed Jai Hind Private Limited to retain over 211 acres of agricultural...

Mention of Section 163A not decisive when negligence pleaded: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court enhanced compensation awarded to a motor accident claimant after holding that the High Court had erred in reducing the assessed disability...

Mutation cannot be denied merely because it is based on a will: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that nullified a mutation entry made on the basis of a registered...

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In Murder Under SC/ST Act, Courts Must Apply Strict Bail Parameters: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside the Bombay High Court’s order granting bail to two accused in a murder case arising out of a...

Common Object Makes Each Member Liable: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on February 19, 2026 refused to suspend the life sentence imposed on two men convicted in the 1995 political murder...

OTT Content Challenge Requires Recourse To Three-Tier Mechanism: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on February 17, 2026, declined to entertain a writ petition seeking a ban on the continued streaming of the film...

Supreme Court Fixes 2G Reserve Price Liability from February 2, 2012 in DoT–Sistema Dispute

The Supreme Court on February 20, 2026, held that telecom operator Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited is liable to pay the reserve price fixed for...