SDO Has No Power To Alter Land Classification Under UP Zamindari Abolition And Land Reforms Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today held that under the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950, a Sub-Divisional Officer has no authority to change the classification of land recorded as public utility land so as to enable grant of bhumidhari rights.“Even otherwise, the Abolition Act, does not confer any authority upon the Sub-Divisional Officer to alter the category of land so as...

High Court Cannot Decide Appeal Lying Before A Statutory Appellate Authority Merely Because Of Delay: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that High Courts cannot assume the role of statutory appellate authorities merely because proceedings are delayed while setting aside orders of the Andhra Pradesh High Court which had directly decided a mutation dispute instead of allowing the statutory appeal to be adjudicated.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Vipul M Pancholi said that once a...

Law Clerk Exam Result Discrepancy To Be Rectified Within 72 Hours: Supreme Court Recruitment Cell

After candidates flagged discrepancies in Part-I marks of the Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate examination, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday that the evaluating agency has admitted an error in evaluation of the Part-I paper and has sought 72 hours to rectify it.The notice issued by the Recruitment Cell states, “The Agency entrusted with the conduct of the Law Clerks' Examination has...

Sabarimala Reference | Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 7]

Today is the seventh day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.Reports from Day 1 Hearing are...

'Look-Out Circular Not Confidential, Why Can't Accused Be Intimated?': Supreme Court Asks CBI; Calls For Standard Operating Procedure

The issue concerns a person's right to movement, J Sandeep Mehta observed.

'Jail Shouldn't Dilute Rights Of Prisoners With Disabilities': Supreme Entrusts Oversight To High-Powered Committee

The Supreme Court on April 21 referred certain issues related to prisoners with disabilities to the High Powered Committee constituted in Suhas Chakma case for effective redressal of the prisoners' concerns. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the judgment, having regard to the need for an "effective, structured, and uniform mechanism" to address the issues raised in...

Sabarimala Reference | Supreme Court Debates Essential Religious Practice Test, Denominational Rights vs State Reform Power

What came out from an obiter dictum of the Supreme Court in the Durgah Committee judgment (1961) continues to pose an overwhelming task before a nine-judge bench hearing the Sabarimala reference. While the Supreme Court in the Shirur Mutt judgment (1954) made a distinction between secular and religious practice, the Dargah Committee's judgment said that only practices which are "essential...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 21, 2026

Links to today's reports :Sabarimala Reference | If Believer Prevented From Touching Deity Only Due To Birth, Can't Constitution Intervene? Supreme Court AsksLegal Representatives Can Challenge Arbitral Award Only Under S 34 Arbitration Act, Not Article 227: Supreme Court'Appointments To Uniformed Services Require Greater Caution' : Supreme Court Restores Dismissal Of Medically Unfit...

Cybercrime Operates Through Organised Ecosystems; Response Must Be Real-Time &Collaborative : CJI Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant recently spoke of the importance of having a victim-centric approach towards rising cases of cybercrime. He stressed that victims of cyber fraud are often retired persons and senior citizens, many of whom lose their entire life savings accumulated over decades of honest work. Addressing the 22nd D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture by the Central Bureau of...

Income Tax Dept Files Complaint Against TN Congress Chief Over 'False Claims' Of Unlawful Detention In Pretext Of Search

The Income Tax Department has lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, seeking initiation of appropriate legal proceedings against K. Selvaperunthagai, President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and candidate from Sriperumbudur Assembly Constituency, for his alleged social media posts claiming that the department had illegally detained him in the pretext of conducting...

Supreme Court Warns To Suspend Bar Associations Failing To Implement 30% Women Representation

The Supreme Court recently warned that Bar Associations which fail to comply with its direction mandating 30% representation of women in their governing bodies will face suspension and fresh elections.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi passed the order while hearing a batch of special leave petitions to ensure 30% representation...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Constitutionality Of NIA Act

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation challenging the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 as arbitrary, lacking in legislative competence and an encroachment on state power.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave (for petitioner). Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati...