Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: October 05, 2026 To October 11, 2026

Judgments 1. 'Investigating Officer Must Not Create Evidence' : Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal After Finding Witnesses Were 'Set Up' Case Title: THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH VERSUS ANCHLA @ CHANCHLA Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1014 Observing that the role of an investigating officer is to collect evidence, not to create it, the Supreme Court has acquitted a woman convicted in a double murder case after finding that the investigating agency had "set up" witnesses to create...

Supreme Court Directs States, UTs To Notify Anti-Human Trafficking Units As Police Station

The Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to take steps to confer police station status on Anti-Human Trafficking Units (ATHUs) by issuing appropriate notifications in accordance with law, emphasising that the measure is necessary for the effective implementation of its Victim Protection Plan to combat human trafficking. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan directed the Home Departments of all States and Union Territories to give effect to the...

Children Must Be Taught About Safe & Unsafe Touch, Train Teachers To Identify Grooming & Abuse : Supreme Court

The Court also directed schools to display child protection helplines in every classroom, spread awareness about digital safety.

State Cannot Accept Gift Of Temple Land; Govt Only Custodian, Not Owner Of Temple Properties Under HR&CE Act : Supreme Court

“A temple property is held for the deity and not for gratuitous disposal by whoever happens to hold the office of trustee, however well-intentioned,” the Court observed.

Can't Insist Compliance With Impossible Tender Conditions : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that rigid adherence to the literal terms of a document cannot be insisted upon when compliance is clearly impossible, particularly where the underlying requirement has already been fulfilled. “Rigid adherence to the letter of a document cannot be countenanced, especially when there is a clear impossibility in compliance of the same.”, a bench of Justice...

Mere Proximity In Time & Sameness Of Accused Can't Justify Joint Trial When Places Of Occurrence & Victims Are Different: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the mere fact that two alleged incidents occurred in close proximity in time and involved the same set of accused would not, by itself, justify a joint trial when the places of occurrence and the victims were different. A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the Allahabad High Court's order directing a joint trial in two...

HC Registry Must Ordinarily Exclude Intervening Vacation Period When Bench Directs To List After Certain Days : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 16) has clarified that when a High Court directs a matter to be listed “two weeks hence” and the period expires during court vacation, the Registry should ordinarily exclude the vacation period while calculating the two weeks, subject to the applicable High Court rules.“where a Bench of a high court directs listing of a petition 'two weeks hence' and...

Supreme Court Directs Union To Create National Database On Child Sexual Exploitation & Abuse Materials (CSEAM) For Removal Across Platforms

The Court also issued directions to the social media intermediaries regarding the detection and removal of CSEAM.

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Administrative, Labour & Service Laws [July - September 2026]

Administrative Law — Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Article 142 Powers - The invocation of extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice is contextual and cannot be exercised mechanically - The Supreme Court will not invoke Article 142 to protect the services of irregularly or illegally appointed teachers at the cost of the students' future and the...

Right To Access & Use Internet A Fundamental Right Of Every Individual Including Children : Supreme Court

It would be absurd to deny children the right to access internet altogether, the Court held.

Arbitration Clause Does Not Bar Criminal Case : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that the existence of an arbitration clause in an agreement does not bar criminal proceedings. It further observed that courts must first examine whether the allegations disclose the essential ingredients of the offence.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta observed so while hearing an appeal against a Gauhati High Court order refusing...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Digest: September 11 - 21, 2026

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Asymmetry in Handling Court Deposits & Reference to Law Commission - Highlighting severe disparities and lack of uniform rules across various High Courts regarding court deposits, registry investments, and the time value of money, the Supreme Court requested the Law Commission of India to study global frameworks (such as the US Court...