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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 19, 2026
Links to today's reports :Asking Accused To Appear In Every Appeal Hearing Unwarranted When Sentence Has Been Suspended : Supreme CourtCan Child Born To OCI Cardholders In India Be Regarded As 'Person Of Indian Origin'? Supreme Court To Decide'Place IT Returns Of Last 5 Years Before Us, Show Income Source' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Petitioner In 'Frivolous' PILStaff Records Bail 'Rejected'...
Supreme Court Flags Disparity In National Highways Act Acquisitions Compared To Other Land Acquisitions, Urges Centre To Examine
The Supreme Court has raised concerns over the deep structural flaws in determining the land acquisition compensation acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956. The Court said that land owners whose lands were acquired under the 1956 Act faces significant disadvantage when compared to land owners whose lands were acquired under different laws. The Court noted that under the National Highways Act, compensation disputes are decided by government officers like Collectors or Commissioners, not...
AICTE Regulations Don't Apply To Direct Recruitment Of Engineering Professors Conducted By State PSCs: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 19) held that All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Regulations do not apply in matters of direct recruitment for the post of professors in Engineering colleges conducted by the State's Public Service Commissions. “To apply AICTE Regulations to a candidate participating in recruitment for the post of Professors in the Engineering Colleges in the State conducted by the Commission under State Rules framed by the State, would be to stretch the...
Wait-Listed Candidate Has No Vested Right To Appointment After Expiry Of Wait List : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that in public employment, wait-listed candidates do not acquire any vested or automatic right to appointment once the statutory validity of the waiting list has expired. “…the law seems to be well-settled that when a candidate included in a select/merit list has no indefeasible right of appointment, it would be too far-fetched to think that a candidate in the waiting/reserve list would have a better right than a candidate in the select/merit list.”, the court observed,...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: POSH Act
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Interpretation of Statutes – Use of the word 'Where' in Section 11(1) – Held, the expression "where the respondent is an employee" in Section 11(1) of the POSH Act is a procedural trigger and not a jurisdictional constraint - The word 'where' functions as...
For SC/ST Act Offence, Insult Must Be On Account Of Victim Belonging To SC/ST Community : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that abusive language alone is not an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is used with the intent to humiliate a person by their caste, and mere insult, even with knowledge of caste, is not punishable without such specific intent. A Bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Alok Aradhe set aside the criminal proceedings against the appellant, holding that both the trial court and the High Court erred...
Staff Records Bail 'Rejected' As 'Allowed' : Supreme Court Says Not 'Clerical Error' To Recall Signed Order
The Supreme Court set aside the Patna High Court's order recalling its earlier order, which had granted bail to the accused, noting that it is impermissible to recall the judgment or order once it is signed except to correct clerical or arithmetical error. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale came across a case where the High Court reversed/recalled the order granting bail on the premise that the Court Master, though he had recorded as a petition having been rejected in the...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012
Application in Consensual Adolescent Relationships - The Supreme Court emphasized a nuanced application of the POCSO Act in cases involving consensual romantic relationships between adolescents, prioritizing the best interests of the victim and her dependents. (Paras 15, 31) In Re: Right to Privacy of Adolescents, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 617 : 2025 INSC 778 Life Imprisonment...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Extradition Order Quashed - The Trial Court's order directing extradition of the appellant (husband) residing in the USA, due to his non-appearance, was held untenable, especially given the illegal impoundment of his passport. (Para 20) Vishal Shah v. Monalisha Gupta, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 240 Issuance of bailable warrant - Proceedings under the D.V. Act are quasi-criminal and do...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)
Accused cannot be kept in custody if order taking cognizance of Enforcement Directorate (ED) complaint has been quashed. (Para 5) Arun Pati Tripathi v. Directorate of Enforcement, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 371 Accused's right to access all relevant materials, relied upon or not, to ensure a fair trial - Procedural denials of document access cannot override the constitutional right to a...
