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Supreme Court quashes rape conviction, finds chain of circumstances broken
The case concerns an appeal by Santosh Gurung against his conviction for rape, murder, and offenses under the POCSO Act, challenging whether the…
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Supreme Court rules sale to entity formed after auction date illegal
The case concerns a dispute over the validity of a sale certificate issued for a hill resort property under the SARFAESI Act, specifically whether…
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Central Information Commission
Supreme Court: Cooperative cannot hide member data as personal
This collection summarizes notable Right to Information (RTI) rulings from October 2026 by Indian courts and the Central Information Commission.
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Supreme Court: Cheque notice received by family member is valid service
The case concerns a criminal appeal challenging the Kerala High Court's decision to set aside a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable…
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Supreme Court: CIRP need not end if Section 9 petition was fraudulent
The case concerns whether the Adjudicating Authority (AA) has the power to recall a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) initiated by a…
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Supreme Court orders impounding vehicles with unpaid e-challans
This matter concerns a long-standing Writ Petition regarding the implementation of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and road safety enforcement.
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Supreme Court dismisses petition against former Kerala minister's sexual harassment acquittal
The case involves a Special Leave Petition filed by Prakriti Srivastava against the acquittal of former Kerala Minister Neelalohithadasan Nadar in a…
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Supreme Court: judges must not impose personal morality views in bail hearings
The case concerns Kanha @ Kanhaiya Singh's appeal against the High Court of Madhya Pradesh's rejection of his regular bail application in a criminal…
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Supreme Court: compromise decree without necessary party is a nullity
The case concerns a dispute over a compromise decree regarding property partition, where the appellants (legal heirs of a daughter) argued that the…
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Supreme Court calls UP police affidavit 'utterly uninspiring' over FIR discrepancy
The case involves a petition for special leave to appeal against a High Court judgment regarding the dismissal of an application for cancellation of…
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Supreme Court adjourns CAPF contempt case, orders corrected affidavits
The matter involves a Contempt Petition filed by Mahendra Singh Deo and others against Govind Mohan and others, which was called for hearing but not…
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Supreme Court bars fresh suit for specific performance under Order II Rule 2
The case concerns a dispute over the maintainability of a second suit for specific performance of an oral agreement to sell immovable property, where…
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Supreme Court: Preventive detention cannot rest solely on custodial confession
The case concerns an appeal by Mulla Afroz against his preventive detention under the National Security Act, 1980, challenging whether such detention…
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Supreme Court: Accused must be heard before cognizance under BNSS
The case concerns whether the Supreme Court should uphold a lower court's order taking cognizance of an offence and issuing process against the…
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Supreme Court calls third-party bid to reopen Sohrabuddin case 'misconceived'
The case involves a Special Leave Petition filed by Rubabuddin Shaikh against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and others, challenging the…
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Supreme Court: Arbitral Tribunal lacks appellate power over Section 9 orders
The case concerns a dispute between the Union of India and Hariom Projects Pvt. Ltd. regarding whether a High Court can remit an appeal under Section…
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Supreme Court upholds EMD forfeiture after bidder fails to pay balance
The case concerns a dispute where a successful bidder in an insolvency auction failed to pay the balance sale consideration within the stipulated…
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Supreme Court orders ₹1 lakh compensation for daily-wage workers in Bihar dues case
This case concerns the resolution of three specific issues left open by the Supreme Court in a previous order regarding the payment of dues to…
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Supreme Court orders Delhi to audit public safety mechanisms in 4 weeks
This is a suo motu case initiated by the Supreme Court to address systemic failures in public safety and security in Delhi-NCR following a series of…
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court shocked by hundreds of illegal colonies in Meerut
The case concerns the enforcement of orders regarding illegal constructions in Meerut, specifically addressing the demolition of unauthorized…
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Supreme Court
ECI Form 6 declaration warns of punishment under Representation of the People Act
The provided text is an annexure containing a Declaration Form and Information Sheet for electors applying for enrollment or shifting via Form 6 or…
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Supreme Court orders equal pay for senior officer over junior in same post
The case concerns a dispute where a senior academic officer (Reader) challenged the decision to pay him less than a junior colleague holding the same…
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Supreme Court: missing ticket cannot defeat railway compensation claim
The case concerns a claim for compensation filed by the parents of a passenger who died after falling from a train, challenging the High Court's…
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Supreme Court orders Rajasthan officials to explain inaction on threat to counsel
The matter concerns the relocation of coaching centers from commercial areas to designated zones in Jaipur and the protection of a Senior Counsel who…
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Supreme Court: victim's appeal against magistrate acquittal lies before Sessions Court
The case concerns a victim's appeal against an acquittal order passed by a Judicial Magistrate in a case of negligence leading to suicide.
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Supreme Court refers Bar Council seat increase plea to Attorney General
The case concerns a Writ Petition seeking to increase the number of seats in the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa from 25 to 33.
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Supreme Court vacates vessel arrest after valid bareboat charter termination
The case concerns a dispute over the arrest of the vessel M.V.
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Supreme Court acquits man after six years in jail for rape
This case involves a criminal appeal by Paramjit Singh Bedi against his conviction for rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, where the…
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Supreme Court restores dismissal of partition suit over ancestral property sale
The case concerns a dispute over the sale of ancestral property by a father (Renukaiah) to a third party (H.G.