LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up: June 29, 2026 To July 5, 2026

News Story/JudgmentsRam Mandir Donations Row: Supreme Court Declines Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking SIT Probe The Supreme Court declined to grant an urgent hearing on a plea seeking the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged embezzlement of donations received by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. A partial Court working days Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Sheel Nagu directed that the matter be listed immediately after the Court reopens, after the petitioner, appearing in person, mentioned the case for urgent listing. Cause Title: Ajay Kumar Rai v. Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, WP (Crl.) No. 241/26 Indian Concept Of 'Dharma' Predates Common Law; Rule Of Law & Judicial Independence Not Western Imports : CJI Surya Kant Rejecting the view that the Rule of Law and judicial independence are Western, post-colonial concepts gifted to the Global South, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said that in the Indian consciousness, the supremacy of Dharma over personal or dynastic power has been an enduring principle for thousands of years, predating the common law tradition. The CJI was delivering the keynote address on "Safeguarding the Rule of Law: Experiences from India and Sweden" at an event organised by International IDEA in Sweden. To illustrate the point, the CJI referred to an episode from the Mahabharata involving King Prahlada, his son Virochana, and the scholar Sudhanva. According to the anecdote, King Prahlada was called upon to adjudicate a life-and-death dispute involving his own son. Despite the personal stakes, he ruled in favour of Sudhanva after concluding that truth and justice outweighed filial loyalty. PC Act | Mere Presence Of Officer When Superior Accepted Bribe Not Enough To Infer Criminal Conspiracy: Supreme Court The Supreme Court has held that the mere presence of a public servant at the place where a bribe is allegedly accepted is insufficient to infer criminal conspiracy, reiterating that the prosecution must establish a prior meeting of minds through cogent evidence. A Bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale dismissed appeals filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh against an Allahabad High Court judgment acquitting three Central Excise officers accused of participating in a bribery conspiracy. Cause Title: STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH VERSUS A.K.GABA ETC., Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 644 Supreme Court Issues Notice On Asaram Bapu's Plea Against Rape Conviction, Refuses To Suspend Sentence For Now The Supreme Court issued notice to the State of Rajasthan on the petition filed by self-styled godman Asaram Bapu challenging the the Rajasthan High Court judgment which upheld his conviction and life sentence under Section 376 IPC for committing rape of a woman at his ashram in 2013. A partial Court working day bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Sheel Nagu however refused to suspend his sentence at the present juncture. The bench directed that the medical facilities extended to the petitioner in prison be continued. The bench said that it will consider the grant of bail only if there is any grave health condition. Cause Title: ASHA RAM @ ASHUMAL Versus STATE OF RAJASTHAN, SLP(Crl) No. 11761/2026 Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL For Probe Into Bharat Bhushan Tiwari Encounter Killing In Bihar The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking CBI investigation into the "extra-judicial killing" of 28-year old Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bhojpur, Bihar. A partial Court working days bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu asked the petitioner, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, to approach the Patna High Court. The PIL filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, seeks registration of an FIR against the police party that "killed" Tiwari in an alleged fake encounter. It further seeks constitution of an Independent Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of a former Supreme Court judge to inquire into the death. "We will not entertain. Will grant liberty to approach HC. It's better to go to HCs, because they are monitoring better," Justice Sundresh said. Cause Title: VISHAL TIWARI vs. UNION OF INDIA, W.P.(Crl.) No. 242/2026 Supreme Court Directs Status Quo On Ethanol Supply Allocation For 2025-26 As BPCL Says HC Order Will Affect E20 Policy The Supreme Court ordered status quo with regard to ethanol supply allocation for the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025–26. A partial Court working days bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Sheel Nagu passed the order, after hearing Attorney General R Venkataramani (for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd) and Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave (for respondents).The AG contested a recent Karnataka High Court order, which directed various Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to consider and decide a representation submitted by a distillery seeking enhancement of ethanol allocation for 2025–26. He argued that the order could...

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