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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : June 1, 2026
Links to reports of June 1 :Centre Notifies Appointment Of 5 Supreme Court Judges : 4 HC CJs & Sr Adv V Mohana'Cost Of Demolition Catastrophic' : Supreme Court Rules Against Demolition Of Navi Mumbai Mall, Allows Regularisation On Cost Payment'No Senior Advocate Allowed To Appear In My Court During Vacations': Justice Vikram NathRailway Servant Is Central Govt Employee, Railway...
CPC | Defendant Cannot Retract Pleadings By Filing Additional Written Statement : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a defendant cannot be permitted to radically alter her stand in a civil suit through an additional written statement after the trial has commenced, particularly when the new plea is inconsistent with the original defence. The Supreme Court has set aside a Calcutta High Court order that allowed a defendant to file an additional written statement at an advanced stage of a civil suit, holding that a party cannot use such a pleading to introduce a completely...
Dependant Mother Who's Ineligible For State Ex-Gratia Entitled To Separate Share In Motor Accident Compensation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that while ex gratia financial assistance received by the family of a deceased government employee under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006, must be deducted from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act to prevent duplication of benefits, such deduction cannot defeat the independent entitlement of a dependent mother who is not eligible to receive assistance under the state scheme.A three-judge...
Non-Supply Of ACRs, Destruction Of Service Records Caused Prejudice : Supreme Court Grants Enhanced Pension To Retired Railway Doctor
The Supreme Court has granted notional promotion and enhanced pensionary benefits to a retired Indian Railway Medical Service (IRMS) officer, holding that the non-supply of her Annual Confidential Reports (ACRs), destruction of her service records during pendency of litigation and irregular assessment of her performance had caused prejudice to her claim for promotion.A Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar allowed the appeal filed by Dr. Indira Saranath and set aside...
Railway Servant Is Central Govt Employee, Railway Service Entitled To Weightage In New Service : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Railway Service would be treated as a 'civil post' under the Central Government, and therefore ex-Railway employees are entitled to weightage for the services rendered by them in Railways in pay revision, while joining a different new service“…a railway servant is also a Government servant though it is not the CCS (Conduct) Rules but the Railway Services (Conduct) Rules that would apply to him.”, the court held. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Criminal Minor Acts
Criminal Minor Acts - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 (Uttar Pradesh) – Joint Meeting Requirement – Under Section 5(3) of the Rules, the approval of the Gang Chart must occur after a joint meeting between the District Magistrate and the Superintendent...
Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Law Digest: April 2026
Anticipatory Bail - Routine filing and entertainment of anticipatory bail applications in private complaint cases is unnecessary, as mere issuance of summons/process does not entitle the police to arrest the accused. Sessions Courts and High Courts have no jurisdiction to direct an accused to surrender before the trial court while rejecting an anticipatory bail application in a...
