Govt Servant Has No Vested Right To Seek Promotion As Per Old Rules Merely Because Vacancies Arose Earlier: Supreme Court

The proposition that vacancies must be filled up by promotion in accordance with the rules which existed on the date such vacancies arose was negatived.

Dr Subbiah Murder | Supreme Court Sets Aside Madras HC's Acquittals; Gives Life Sentence To 7 Convicts, Allows 2 To Seek Pardon

The Supreme Court today(May 19) restored the Trial Court's order convicting the accused persons in the infamous Dr. Subbiah murder case. It has sentenced all persons to life imprisonment, except A1(Ponnuswamy) and A2 (Mary Pushpan). The Court has considered the advanced age of these two accused persons and their limited role in the conspiracy stemming from their parental obligations to...

Supreme Court Allows Euthanasia Of Rabid, Incurably Ill & Demonstrably Dangerous Dogs As Per Statutory Protocol

In a significant order passed today, the Supreme Court allowed authorities to carry out euthanasia of rabid and dangerous dogs to curb the threat to human life, in appropriate cases, strictly in accordance with the statutory protocols.The Court ordered :"In areas where the population of stray dogs has assumed alarming proportions and where incidents of dog bites or aggressive attacks have...

'Dog Bite Menace Rising' : Supreme Court Refuses To Modify Directions To Remove Stray Dogs From Public Places

The Court allowed euthanasia of rabid and aggressive dogs.

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Property Law

Property Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Confiscation of Property — Death of Public Servant during pendency of Appeal — Effect on Confiscation Proceedings against spouse/relative - The Supreme Court held that confiscation proceedings initiated under the Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009 (BSCA) do not automatically abate or get set aside upon the death of the public servant...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 18, 2026

Links to today's reportsSupreme Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Hospital Over Rs 2500 Billing ErrorSupreme Court Disapproves Judgment Denying Bail To Umar Khalid For Ignoring Binding Precedent In 'KA Najeeb'Upto 6% Conviction In UAPA Cases Nationally; In J&K, Conviction Rate Less Than 1% : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Stays Tree Felling in Hyderabad's KBR National Park...

Res Judicata Principle Applies Also Between Two Stages Of Same Litigation : Supreme Court Explains 'Interlocutory Res Judicata'

The Court said that a fresh application seeking a rejection of a plaint, having the same substantive issue, is not maintainable despite being filed by a different applicant.

Final Decree Application Not Necessary When Preliminary Decree Specifies Option If Physical Partition Was Impractical : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 18) observed that merely because no separate application for passing a final decree under Order XX Rule 18 of the Code of Civil Procedure was filed, a preliminary decree would not become inexecutable, especially where the decree itself provided that the property should be auctioned if partition by metes and bounds was not possible, thereby giving the decree...

High Court Registrar General Cannot Suo Motu Initiate Disciplinary Action Against Judicial Officer : Supreme Court

The disciplinary control is vested collectively on the High Court (Chief Justice & Judges) and the Registrar General can only act on behalf of the CJ.

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Tax Law

Tax Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Central Excise Act, 1944 – Section 11A(1) Proviso – Extended Period of Limitation – Suppression of Facts – Revenue Neutrality – The Revenue invoked the extended period of five years alleging suppression of actual use of Naphtha - held that "suppression" requires a deliberate act to escape payment of duty - Where the assessee is...

Bail Is Rule, Jail Exception Even Under UAPA: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today held that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception” even under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and statutory restrictions on bail under Section 43D(5) cannot override constitutional guarantees under Articles 21 and 22.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice BV Nagarathna observed that the principle that bail is the rule was not merely a...

Upto 6% Conviction In UAPA Cases Nationally; In J&K, Conviction Rate Less Than 1% : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, while granting bail to a Jammu and Kashmir man accused in a narco-terror case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and incarcerated for over 5 years, noted that UAPA conviction rates across India ranged between 1.5% and 4% between 2019 and 2023, while conviction rates in Jammu and Kashmir remained below 1%.Referring to NCRB data placed before Parliament by the...