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'Service Inam' Land Attached To Mosque Is Wakf Property, Can't Be Alienated : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (April 24) has observed that lands attached to Mosques known as 'service imams' form part of the Wakf Property, and therefore cannot be alienated. “It is undisputed and settled that lands granted as service inam for religious or charitable purposes partake the character of endowed property and are impressed with a public or religious trust, thereby restricting their alienability.”, observed a bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Augustine George Masih.The Court...
Right To Speedy Trial Cannot Displace Conditions For Bail Under S 37 NDPS Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the right to speedy trial under Article 21 cannot override the stringent statutory requirements for grant of bail under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1987."The right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution is undoubtedly a valuable constitutional guarantee; but in the context of a special statute such as the NDPS Act dealing with commercial quantity, that right has to be read alongside, and not in displacement of, the mandate of...
Supreme Court Orders Reinstatement Of Gujarat Judicial Officer, Quashes De Novo Inquiry After First Inquiry Report
The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of a judicial officer in Gujarat, holding that she was subjected to an impermissible de novo inquiry in disciplinary proceedings. The Court ruled that once an inquiry report is taken on record, a fresh inquiry cannot be ordered under the applicable Rules, and only a further inquiry is permissible. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe allowed the judicial officer's plea against the Gujarat High Court's decision,...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 23, 2026
Links to reports of today :'Vital Issue For Nation': Supreme Court Questions NIA's Power To Register Suo Motu CaseSupreme Court Show Cause Notice To Korba SP For Not Complying With Direction To Produce AccusedSupreme Court Identifies 45K Cases As Suitable For Settlement Under 'Samadhan Samaroh' Initiative; Seeks Lawyers' CooperationCan't Take Information From 'WhatsApp University':...
Appellate Court Can Reverse/Modify Conviction Even Without Accused's Appeal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that even in the absence of an appeal by the accused challenging the conviction, the appellate court is not precluded from reversing the conviction. “…the appellate Court is vested with the power to examine the correctness of the findings and sentence recorded by the Court below and to reverse, alter or affirm the same, as the interests of justice may...
Supreme Court Approves BCI Rule Amendment Allowing Bar Association Office Bearers To Contest Bar Council Elections
The Bar Council of India recently informed the Supreme Court that it has amended its rule which barred office bearers of Bar Associations from contesting elections to State Bar Councils without resigning from the Bar Association post.Under the earlier Rule, an office bearer of a Bar Association could not contest in elections of a State Bar Council until they resigned from the Bar...
Supreme Court Orders Shutdown Of School For Loan Default, Directs Police Aid For Take Over Under SARFAESI Act
The Supreme Court has ordered the closure of a private school in Maharashtra's Kolhapur after the school management repeatedly blocked the proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, for default in payment of the outstanding dues.The Court ordered the closure of the school with effect from May 1, 2026, after finding...
Non-Examination of Independent Witness Not Fatal If Injured Eyewitness Testimony Is Of Sterling Quality : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction in a murder case, noting that non-examination of an independent witness would not prove fatal to the prosecution's case when the sole testimony of the injured witness was reliable, credible, and consistent. “…convictions on the basis of the testimony of a singular eyewitness is also permissible. After all, evidence on record is to...