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Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: April 13, 2026 To April 19, 2026
Judgments'Justice Should Also Be Seen To Be Done' : Supreme Court Directs Another Disciplinary Authority To Decide After Employee Alleged BiasCase Details: National Bal Bhawan & Anr. v. Khazan Chand & Ors.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 363Reaffirming the foundational principle of procedural fairness, the Supreme Court has held that a disciplinary authority against whom an employee has previously levelled allegations of bias must recuse from the proceedings, stressing that justice must not...
Short Breaks In Continuous Service Won't Make Ad Hoc Employee Ineligible For Regularisation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that mere short breaks in the ad hoc service would not affect the continuity in the service to render an employee ineligible for the benefit of regularization of service. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court's ruling, which had denied regularisation to the appellants, appointed as peons and clerks in the Punjab Government's Finance Department in 1995–96 on an ad hoc basis, solely on the...
Indemnity Clause Creates Immediate Liability, Not Contingent On Final Appeal Outcome: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that an indemnity clause in a contract creates an immediate and absolute obligation to make good the loss and is not dependent on final confirmation of liability by the higher court. A bench of Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice Prasanna B. Varale set aside the Delhi High Court's decision, which had deferred the enforcement of a Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) consent award merely because it was subject to approval from the Singapore Court of...
'Very Unfortunate' : Supreme Court Flags NCLT Delay In Approving Resolution Plan, Calls For Nationwide Report
In an important development, the Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over prolonged delays in approval of resolution plans by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), calling out a case where a plan has remained pending for nearly two years. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan directed both the NCLT Principal Bench, New Delhi and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) to furnish comprehensive nationwide data on pending approval applications and...
Ad Hoc Employees Appointed Without Recruitment Advertisements Or Interviews Cannot Be Regularised: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently partly set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment which had quashed a set of Haryana government policies aimed at regularising contractual, ad hoc and daily wage employees. The Court upheld the validity of two notifications issued on June 16, 2014 and June 18, 2014, but struck down two notifications issued on July 7, 2014.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha...
Duty To Maintain Spouse Primary; Loan Repayments For Asset Creation No Ground To Reduce Maintenance Liability: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that deductions arising out of financial commitments such as loan repayments, particularly where they contribute towards creation of assets, cannot be treated on par with necessary expenditure so as to substantially reduce the liability of maintenance. The Court emphasized that the obligation to maintain a spouse is a primary duty and cannot be subordinated...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 17, 2026
Links to reports of April 17 Kerala v. Tamil Nadu: Supreme Court Stays NGT Proceedings Against Kerala's Check Dam Construction In Border VillageLow Judge-To-Population Ratio Must Be Fixed To Tackle Judicial Delays: : Justice AS OkaWife & Her Family Cannot Be Prosecuted For 'Dowry-Giving' Based On Her Complaint Against Husband For Taking Dowry : Supreme CourtHigh Courts Must Act As...
Supreme Court Approves Environment Compensation Charge Hike For Commercial Vehicles Entering Delhi, Mandates 5% Annual Increase
The Supreme Court has approved a proposal to enhance the Environment Compensation Charge (ECC) on commercial vehicles entering Delhi, while mandating a 5% annual increase to maintain its deterrent effect against pollution. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, by order passed on 12/03/2026, but uploaded today, approved...
Clause Saying 'Can Be Settled By Arbitration' Does Not Create Mandate To Arbitrate : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (April 17) held that an arbitration clause employing the word “can” does not constitute a binding arbitration agreement. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh dismissed an appeal filed against the Bombay High Court's decision, which held that Clause 25 of the Bill of Lading containing the arbitration agreement lacked the...