LiveLaw Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2026 - BSA & Indian Evidence Act

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 / Indian Evidence Act, 1872 - Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026 Evidence Act (now Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam) is not strictly applicable to Consumer Forums, the Principles of Natural Justice must be followed - If a party seeks to cross-examine a witness or expert whose affidavit is on record, the Commission should evolve a procedure...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: July 2026

SUPREME COURT S. 187(3) BNSS | Non-Supply Of Charge Sheet To Accused Not Ground For Default Bail: Supreme Court Cause Title: SHAURYA SUNIL KUMAR SINGH Versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 1) held that the non-supply of a charge sheet copy to an accused cannot be a ground for a default bail under Section 187(3) of Bharatiya Nagarik...

LiveLaw Allahabad High Court Weekly Round Up: August 10 - August 16, 2026

NOMINAL INDEX Yogendra vs. State Of U.P. And 3 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 548 M/s Mahamaya General Finance Company Ltd. vs. State of U.P. 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 549 Dharmwati Devi vs. State of U.P. and 5 others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 550 Reserve Bank of India Through its Assistant General Manager and another vs. Vijayanand Rai 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 551 Raju Kashyap and 2 others vs....

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: August 03, 2026 To August 09, 2026

JudgmentsCourt Fees Act | Appeals Against Statutory Benefits In Land Acquisition Compensation Attract Ad Valorem Court Fees : Supreme CourtCause Title: TEHRI HYDRO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. VERSUS S.P. SINGH & ORS.Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 751The Supreme Court held that an appeal under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, confined exclusively to the grant of statutory benefits...

LiveLaw Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 226 - 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 273Nominal IndexRadha & Ors. v. BBM Ispat Limited & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 226The Office Of Insurance v. M V Naramsimha Prasad, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 227Micah Mark & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Connected Matters, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 228V v. State of Karnataka & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 229Directorate of Enforcement v....

LiveLaw Supreme Court Monthly Digest: July 2026

Supreme Court Monthly Digest July 2026 Administrative Law — Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Article 142 Powers - The invocation of extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice is contextual and cannot be exercised mechanically - The Supreme Court will not invoke Article 142 to protect the services of irregularly or illegally appointed teachers...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: July 27, 2026 To August 02, 2026

JudgmentsArt. 311(2) | Confirmed Public Servant Can't Be Terminated Over Alleged Illegal Appointment Without Inquiry: Supreme CourtCause Title: DEBASHISH MOHAPATRA & ORS. VS. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, JAGATSINGHPUR & ORS.Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 721The Supreme Court has ruled that a public servant whose service is confirmed cannot be terminated from the office merely because...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Criminal Law Digest: July 2026

Arms Act, 1959 – Section 25(1-B)(a) and Section 26 – Offence of possession of unlicensed firearms – Requirement of Conscious Possession – Mere recovery of firearms and incriminating articles from the house of the accused is not sufficient to establish guilt unless the prosecution proves that the accused had conscious possession and dominion over the articles – Coercive...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2026 - BNS & Indian Penal Code

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 / Indian Penal Code, 1860 - Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026 Section 4 - Punishments Section 53 & Section 302 IPC — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 433-A — Modification of Life Sentence to Fixed Term — Constitutional courts (the High Courts and the Supreme Court) possess the power to modify a sentence of...

LiveLaw Orissa High Court Monthly Digest: July 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 67 – 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 87Nominal IndexSarat Majhi v. State of Orissa and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 67State of Odisha and others v. Sagarika Parida, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 68Sri Biswaranjan Mohanty v. State of Odisha & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 69Ramesh Chandra Behera v. State of Orissa, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 70Dr. Kamala Tirkey @ Swain @ Kamala Tirky v. State...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Digest: July 24 - 31, 2026

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) – Section 187 – Police Custody and Remand – Extent of Window for Police Custody – Absolute Outer Limit Cannot Be Imposed By Courts – The Supreme Court observed that Section 187(2) and (3) of the BNSS enlarges the window during which police custody (not exceeding 15 days in the aggregate) may be sought, allowing it to be taken...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 14, 2026

Links to the reports of August 14 :CJI Surya Kant Disapproves BCI Action Against NALSAR Students, Says They Have Right To ProtestSupreme Court Stays Madras HC Judgment Quashing Compassionate Appointments For Karur Tragedy VictimsJantar Mantar Protest: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into Incidents Of Gender-Based Violence By Police Personnel, VigilantesSupreme Court Quashes Hate Speech...