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Supreme Court to hear Centre's plea on OBC creamy layer status on 17 September 2026
The case involves the Union of India seeking clarification or direction regarding a judgment that determined parental salary alone cannot decide OBC…
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Supreme Court rules Karnataka land revision beyond 3-year limit invalid
The case concerns whether the Joint Director/Registrar of Land Records in Karnataka could exercise revisional jurisdiction under Section 56 of the…
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Supreme Court: Trial Court's Order Required Before Drug Disposal Committee Can Dispose Of Seized Vehicle
The case concerns the release of a lorry seized during a drug case where the accused were acquitted.
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Supreme Court orders Tamil Nadu to revert 151 unfilled super-speciality seats to DGHS by 29.07.2026
The case concerns a dispute between the Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association and the Union of India regarding the allocation of unfilled…
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Supreme Court sets aside 21-year-old conviction over juvenility claim
The case concerns Mahavir alias Avnish, who was convicted of causing disappearance of evidence in a dowry death case, and his claim that he was a…
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Supreme Court sets aside ₹425-crore customs penalty over AI-generated fake case laws
The case concerns a challenge to a ₹425-crore customs penalty imposed on the appellant for misdeclaring diamonds, which the Supreme Court set aside…
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Supreme Court allows interim release of seized vehicle after over one year in police custody
The case concerns an appeal by M/S ABC Express against the refusal of lower courts to release a truck seized for transporting prohibited liquor…
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Supreme Court considers if banks can use SARFAESI Act for NBFC loans not covered under it
The case concerns whether a bank can invoke the SARFAESI Act to recover debts assigned to it from Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) that were…
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Supreme Court acquits child murder convict after 16 years in prison
This case involves the appeal of Sahab Singh, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder, unnatural sexual assault, and…
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Supreme Court restricts purse seine fishing to Mondays and Thursdays in EEZ
The case concerns the right of fishermen using purse seine nets to access the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) beyond Tamil Nadu's territorial waters…
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Supreme Court acquits Indian Bank manager, calls CBI case 'fabricated'
The case involves a criminal appeal by V. Balakrishnan, a former Branch Manager of Indian Bank, challenging his conviction for loan fraud and…
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Supreme Court: Guilt Can't Be Presumed From Collusion Allegations Alone
This case involves criminal appeals by five accused persons against their convictions for murder and related offenses arising from an alleged ambush…
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Supreme Court sets aside Saudi Airlines penalty over foreign travel tax delay
The case concerns an appeal by Saudi Arabian Airlines against a High Court judgment that upheld penalties and interest imposed by the Union of India…
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Supreme Court allows quashing of non-heinous cases via post-conviction compromise
The case concerns the State of Punjab's appeal against a High Court order that quashed criminal proceedings and a conviction based on a…
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Supreme Court orders quality legal aid for litigants in dowry death case
The case concerns a criminal appeal filed by the mother of a victim in a dowry death case, which was dismissed by the High Court due to a 19-day…
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Supreme Court criticizes MCD, ASI for 'callousness' over heritage structure claims
The case involves a dispute over the preservation of heritage structures in Delhi, where the Court addressed contradictions between official…
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Supreme Court directs states to fix stalled undertrial release committees
This matter concerns the implementation of Supreme Court directions regarding the release of undertrial prisoners and the functioning of District…
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Supreme Court maintains status quo on Matrix, Tianish, NP assets
The case involves Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) seeking to enforce a UAE court decree against Nimmagadda Prasad (NP) and related…
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Central Information Commission
Chhattisgarh High Court rules inquiry records for self-defense must be disclosed if no third-party…
This digest summarizes six Right to Information (RTI) rulings from September 2026 issued by various High Courts and the Central Information…
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Supreme Court orders trial court to question crucial witnesses if prosecution fails
The case concerns a criminal appeal where the Supreme Court reviewed the rejection of an application to examine crucial prosecution witnesses (the…
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends three new chief justices for High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the elevation of three specific judges to the position of Chief Justice at three different High Courts.
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Delhi Court sentences Sukesh Chandrashekhar to 8 years for impersonating Supreme Court judge
This matter concerns the sentencing of Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who was previously convicted for impersonating a Supreme Court Judge to secure bail…
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Supreme Court flags routine High Court use of revision powers in 117-page judgment
The case concerns two civil appeals filed by Madhav Vidarbha Estate Pvt. Ltd. challenging a High Court order that rejected the plaintiffs' suit at…
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Supreme Court: Externment order passed ex parte without hearing
The case concerns an appeal by Vijay Kumar Rajpoot against an order of externment passed by the District Magistrate of Raigarh, which directed him to…
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Supreme Court: NCDRC third member deciding appeal not necessarily illegal
The case concerns whether the Third Member of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) acted illegally by deciding the appeal…
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Supreme Court upholds High Court's quashing of cryptic tribunal orders
The case concerns a dispute over the allotment of a plot of land by a cooperative housing society, where the appellant (legal heir of the original…
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Supreme Court rules industrial land valuation based on use, not master plan classification
The case concerns a dispute over whether a property used for manufacturing and retail should be classified as 'industrial' or 'commercial' land for…
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Supreme Court records CBI finding that advocate's B.Com degree is prima facie fake
The case concerns an appeal by an advocate challenging the suspension of his license and his removal from the Bar Council roll, following a CBI…
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Supreme Court rules summary eviction not allowed in bona fide title dispute
The case concerns a dispute over 40.65 acres of land in Nellore District, where the State claimed the land was 'assigned land' that reverted to the…
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Supreme Court orders notice in HSRP tender dispute
The case involves a challenge by Zoom Engineering LLP against the Union of India and others regarding tender conditions that restrict the supply of…