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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 28, 2026
Links to the reports of July 28 :Advocate Moves Supreme Court Alleging Assault By Delhi Cops During Police Station Visit To Meet Detained Student ProtestersS.457 CrPC | Registration Certificate Alone Not Sole Factor For Interim Release Of Seized Vehicles: Supreme CourtCJP Food Volunteer Junaid Malik Moves Supreme Court Alleging Police Harassment Of FamilyGST | 'ITC Available To Buyer Only...
Evidence Act | Section 27 Recoveries Alone Can't Sustain Conviction : Supreme Court Restores Acquittal In 1988 Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 28) restored the acquittal of six men in a 1988 murder case, observing that recovery made under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (now Section 23 BSA) cannot, by itself, form the basis of a conviction unless the recovered material is clearly connected with the offence through independent evidence. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran heard the case where the prosecution had relied on the recovery of a weapon at the instance of...
Res Judicata Applies To Successive Impleadment Applications Under Different CPC Provisions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 27) held that where an application for impleadment has been rejected on merits under Order I Rule 10 of the CPC, a subsequent application seeking the same relief under Order XXII Rule 10 of the CPC would be barred by the doctrine of res judicata, provided it is based on the same cause, between the same parties litigating under the same title, and is decided by a court of competent jurisdiction. "Where the Order I Rule 10 application was considered and rejected...
GST | 'ITC Available To Buyer Only If Supplier Paid Tax', Supreme Court Upholds Validity Of S. 16(2)(c) Of CGST Act
The Supreme Court has recently affirmed the Gujarat High Court's judgment, which held that the Input Tax Credit (ITC) can be availed only if the supplier has actually paid the tax to the government.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissed a batch of petitions filed against the Gujarat High Court's judgment, which had upheld the constitutional validity of Section 16(2)(c) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, which requires that a buyer cannot claim Input...
S.457 CrPC | Registration Certificate Alone Not Sole Factor For Interim Release Of Seized Vehicles: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 27) held that registration certificate alone are not determinative of entitlement to interim custody of vehicles under Sections 451 and 457 of the CrPC.“Registration is a relevant factor, but it is evidentiary and not conclusive of entitlement to interim possession.”, observed a bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih, while dismissing an appeal of a company's director who challenged the interim release of vehicles in favour of the...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 27, 2026
Links to the reports of July 27'Peaceful Protests Constitutionally Protected, Mere Agitation Can't Justify Lathi-Charge': CJI Surya Kant In Pleas Over Jantar Mantar Police ActionRajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha Moves Supreme Court Over Bihar Police Firing On NEET Protesters, Seeks FIRs Against Errant OfficersSurendra Gadling Bail Plea: Kapil Sibal Asks Supreme Court To List Matter Before Another...
IBC Moratorium Against Company Doesn't Bar Consumer Complaints Against Promoters, Directors : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 27) observed that an operation of a moratorium under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, against a residential project development company would not be a ground to reject the consumer complaints against its promoters/directors. “In the present case, Respondent No.1 alone is the corporate debtor against whom the CIRP has been initiated. No...
S. 38 BNSS | Advocate Of Accused Cannot Remain Present Throughout Police Interrogation : Supreme Court
Clarifying the scope of Section 38 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Supreme Court on Monday (July 27) held that the provision entitles an arrested person to meet an advocate of choice during interrogation but does not contemplate continuous physical presence throughout the interrogation. “A plain reading of the provision makes it clear that the right guaranteed thereunder...
LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest 2026 - ARREST & BAIL
Addition of Graver Offences — Procedure for Arrest — Where an accused is already on bail and new, more serious, cognizable, and non-bailable offences are added, the accused does not automatically lose their liberty but the court must apply its mind afresh. In such cases – i. The accused may surrender and apply for bail for the newly added offences; ii. The investigating agency must...
Art. 311(2) | Confirmed Public Servant Can't Be Terminated Over Alleged Illegal Appointment Without Inquiry: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a public servant whose service is confirmed cannot be terminated from the office merely because there was an alleged illegality in appointment. The Court said that a termination without holding a departmental inquiry would be violative of Article 311(2) of the Constitution. “Confirmation in service is not a mere administrative formality but it confers upon...