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PC Act | Recovery Of Bribe Amount Alone Insufficient Without Proof Of Demand: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (19.08.2026) has acquitted a former Talati-cum-Mantri and a Peon of a Gram Panchayat, who were convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PCA), holding that the prosecution has failed to prove the initial demand of bribe beyond reasonable doubt. It was also observed that mere recovery of a currency note from the co-accused could not sustain...
Court Rejects Satyendar Jain's Plea Challenging Arrest, Sends Him To Judicial Custody In Delhi Jal Board Corruption Case
A Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain to judicial custody in the corruption case related to the alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board.Special PC judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after the accused were presented in the court today. The judge also rejected Jain's application seeking to declare his arrest as...
No Evidence Lethal Injection Is More Humane Than Hanging For Death Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that there is no concrete scientific material before it to establish that lethal injection (administering drugs intravenously to cause death) is a demonstrably superior or more humane method of executing a death sentence than hanging.“The available material, therefore, does not establish that lethal injection has any added advantage over hanging as a mode...
Shiv Sena Row | Can We Declare Eknath Shinde Disqualified Today? Supreme Court Asks UBT Group
In the Shiv Sena matter, Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Supreme Court today asked the Uddhav Thackeray faction whether Eknath Shinde (and other splinter group MLAs) can be consequentially declared disqualified as per the anti-defection law under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution if the Maharashtra Speaker's order refusing to disqualify them is set aside.The judge posed to Senior...
Bombay Bar Association Calls Manan Kumar Mishra's Apology Belated, Says He Must Resign As BCI Chairman
The Bombay Bar Association, while condemning the actions of the BCI chairman on August 13 against NALSAR students, stated that Mishra's subsequent apology of August 15 was clearly belated and was just an attempt to merely assuage the situation.The Association, in its letter of August 18, stated that Mishra's apology cannot be regarded as an expression of "true remorse, since he continues to...
Supreme Court Allows Candidate Who Secured Admission On False ST Certificate To Retain Degree
The Supreme Court has directed an institution affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba Amaravati University, to declare the withheld semester results of a Pharmacy student and issue her degree certificate, notwithstanding the cancellation of her Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate. The decision is made on the ground that the candidate had paid fees at the rate applicable to the open category throughout...
Patna High Court Disposes Of Over 17,000 Cases In A Month, Records 111.53% Case Clearance Rate
The Patna High Court has disposed of more than 17,000 cases in a month under the guidance of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh, reflecting a significant increase in the pace of judicial disposal. Justice Singh took over the charge as the Acting Chief Justice on July 12.According to the data, between July 13 and August 18, 2026, about 17,213 cases were disposed of. The data also showed that...
As Centre Brings Back Persons Sent To Bangladesh, Supreme Court Disposes Of Plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of petitions filed by the Union government challenging directions of the Calcutta High Court to repatriate certain Bengali-speaking individuals who had been sent to Bangladesh on suspicion of their citizenship, after the Centre informed the court that the persons had been brought back to India.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,...
NEET-UG Leak: Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Plea For NTA Reforms
The Supreme Court will hear petitions today seeking reforms to the National Testing Agency in the wake of recurring instances of NEET-UG paper leaks.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe will hear the petitions filed by the United Doctors Front, Federation of All India Medical Associations and others seeking the disbanding of the NTA, and a robust oversight mechanism...