Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 16, 2026

Links to reports from March 16, 2026 :After Supreme Court's Nudge, Haryana Govt Rejects Sanction To Prosecute Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad For Posts On 'Operation Sindoor''We Can't Thrust Our Views' : Supreme Court On Plea To Reduce 5 Year LL.B Course As 4 YearSupreme Court Senior Designation Committee Seeks Feedback On 293 Applications For Senior Designation'Go To HC': Supreme Court...

'Industry' Definition Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench Hearing

A 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear today the reference on the correctness of the definition of “industry” given by then Justice VR Krishna Iyer in the 1978 decision in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices BV Nagarathna, PS Narasimha, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma,...

Why Supreme Court Is Revisiting Justice Krishna Iyer's 48-Year Old Defintion Of 'Industry'

The Supreme Court is set to hear the correctness of the expansive definition of “industry” laid down in the 48 year old Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa(1978). A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and will comprise Justices BV Nagarathna, PS Narasimha, Dipankar Datta, Ujjal Bhuyan, Satish Chandra Sharma, Joymalya Bagchi, Alok Aradhe and Vipul...

Supreme Court Again Flags “Inexplicable And Huge Delay” In Trials In Maharashtra

The Supreme Court once again expressed concern over inexplicable delays in trials in Maharashtra.“One factor, which has seriously made the Court concerned, is the fact that repeatedly, it has been noticing inexplicable and huge delay in trial being conducted, especially, by the State of Maharashtra”, the Court said.A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R Mahadevan issued...

NIVAARAN & Commonwealth Lawyers Association To Host Guest Lecture By Andrew Miller KC On AI's Role In Mediation Practice

NIVAARAN, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA), is organising a distinguished guest lecture by Andrew Miller KC titled “From Intuition to Intelligence: AI's Emerging Role in Mediation Practice.”The lecture will offer a forward-looking and practice-oriented examination of how artificial intelligence is beginning to influence mediation, settlement strategy,...

AI Technology Must Be Used To Assist Judges, Not Replace Them: Bombay High Court Justice Ravindra Ghuge

In the times when the judiciary is witnessing 'digitisation', the use of artificial technology (AI) should not be treated as a 'substitute' for human judgment and it cannot be used as a replacement of judges in decision making as judicial decision making is not a mechanical process but involves conscience of a judge, said Justice Ravindra Ghuge of the Bombay High Court.Speaking at the...

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To DoPT Secretary Over Delay In Considering IRS Officer's ITAT Appointment

The Supreme Court has issued notice to Rachna Shah IAS, the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training, in a contempt petition for allegedly failing to convene a Search-cum-Selection Committee meeting to consider the appointment of an IRS officer to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, which had been repeatedly stalled for several years.A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and...

Rajya Sabha MP & Supreme Court Lawyer Haris Beeran Urges Parliament To Enact Law On Euthanasia

Supreme Court lawyer and Member of Parliament Haris Beeran in his speech before the Rajya Sabha on Monday (March 16) urged the Parliament to enact a law governing Euthanasia as well as palliative health care of terminally ill patients. This comes in the wake of Supreme Court's first-ever order allowing passive euthanasia, wherein it permitted withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment of...

Supreme Court Rejects West Bengal Govt's Plea To Stay NIA Probe In Beldanga Violence

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere in the Calcutta High Court's order, which refused to stay the investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in relation to the Beldanga violence in Murshidabad district in January this year.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi refused to accept the challenge raised by the State of West Bengal...

Ranjan Gogoi Retires As Rajya Sabha MP ; Zero Questions & 1 Debate In 6 Year Term

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi's term as a nominated member to the Rajya Sabha has come to an end.When the house commenced at 11 AM, Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan bid farewell to Gogoi, announcing his retirement. "As a distinguished Jurist, he brought unparalleled legal acumen and experience to the deliberations of the Rajya Sabha. His interventions in the Rajya...

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Waste Disposal : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Raise Mercury Leakage Concern Before MP High Court

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition raising concerns over the leakage of mercury from residual ash generated after the incineration of toxic waste lying in the Union Carbide after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, asking the petitioner to approach the High Court to seek remedies.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi allowed...

'Go To HC': Supreme Court Rejects Journalist Ravi Nair's Plea Against Gujarat Crime Branch Notice Over Article On Adani Ports

Asking him to approach the jurisdictional High Court, the Supreme Court today refused to entertain journalist Ravi Nair's plea against Gujarat Crime Branch's notice to him on a complaint allegedly made by Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the case as withdrawn, with liberty to approach the High Court.Nair approached the Court challenging...