Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 23, 2026

Links to today's reportsUGC Appropriate Authority To Consider Consequences Of Its Orders For Annulment Of Illegal Degrees : Superme CourtSupreme Court Asks MHA Committee To Meet Once In 3 Months To Address Issues Faced By People From North EastNEET-PG Cut Off Reduction Won't Affect Doctors' Competence As They Already Qualified MBBS : Centre To Supreme Court'Don't Misbehave In My Court,...

Employees' Compensation Act | Insurer Not Liable To Bear Penalty Imposed On Employer For Delayed Compensation Payment : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 23) observed that an employer's liability to pay a penalty for delaying payment of compensation to its employee cannot be fastened upon the insurance company. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale set aside that part of the Delhi High Court's order which had fastened the liability of the employer to pay a penalty to the employee for...

Illegality In Search Doesn't Render Collected Evidence Invalid : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 23) held that illegality in search for want of proper authorization cannot render the materials or evidence gathered during the search invalid. “While the search may be illegal, the materials or evidence gathered or collected in the course of such search can still be acted or relied upon subject to the rule of relevancy and the test of...

Landowners Not Liable For Construction Delay By Developer : Supreme Court

Merely because the landowner authorizes the developer to construct the flats, obtain sanctions, and sell the flats, it would not make them liable for the delay caused in the construction of the flats by the developer, observed the Supreme Court. A bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe dismissed an appeal filed by a homebuyer, while affirming the NCDRC's decision, which...

2G Case : Supreme Court Asks Telecom Operator To Pay Spectrum Usage Charges From Date Of Judgment Quashing License

The Supreme Court has held a telecom operator, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited, liable to pay the reserve price fixed for the November 2012 spectrum auction from February 2, 2012, the date on which the Court quashed the 2G licences, rejecting the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal's (TDSAT) interpretation that the liability arose only from February 15, 2013.A bench of...

Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part-V]

Articles 21 and 22 - Requirement to Communicate Grounds of Arrest under Article 22(1) in Warrant-Based and Warrantless Arrests - Held, Article 22(1) is a constitutional safeguard mandating that grounds of arrest be communicated to the arrestee. In warrantless arrests, non-compliance with Article 22(1) renders the arrest illegal, prohibiting further custody. Grounds must pre-exist, be...

UGC Appropriate Authority To Consider Consequences Of Its Orders For Annulment Of Illegal Degrees : Superme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that the University Grants Commission(UGC) is the appropriate authority to take a decision on consequences of the UGC's decision to annul a degree. In other words, it is for the UGC, and not the Courts to decide if the students who had studied the course before its annulment should get the benefit of the degree.Following this view, the Supreme Court modified...

Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part-IV]

Section 113. Burden of proof as to ownershipSection 113 BSA - The Section embodies the well-recognised principle that possession is prima facie proof of ownership. A person in possession is entitled to remain in possession until another person can disclose a better title under Section 113 of the BSA. Therefore, once the plaintiff proves that he has been in possession of the suit property,...

Know The Law | From Liberal Approach To Strict Scrutiny, Supreme Court Approach Towards Condoning Govt Delay

The Supreme Court, while expressing disapproval of the Odisha Government's lethargy in filing appeals within the prescribed limitation period, traced the shift in judicial approach, from an earlier, more liberal practice of condoning delays in State appeals in the interest of substantial justice, to a stricter stance that emphasises rigorous compliance with statutory limitation periods, which...

Supreme Court Issues Directions For Proper Enforcement Of Solid Waste Management Rules 2026

The Supreme Court recently issued a comprehensive set of directions across the country for the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules(SWM Rules), 2026, which is set to come into force from April 1, 2026. It flagged the lack of compliance with the 2016 rules, particularly segregation of waste into wet, dry, and hazardous waste, in urban and rural areas and active massive...

Cooperation With Investigation Doesn't Mean Self Incrimination: Supreme Court Grants Bail Despite Refusal To Surrender Mobile

The Supreme Court recently granted anticipatory bail to one Vinay Kumar Gupta in a case registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, despite not surrendering his mobile phone to police.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K Vinod Chandran observed that cooperation with investigation does not extend to violation of the constitutional right...

Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: February 9, 2026 To February 15, 2026

Judgments₹2 Crore Compensation For Faulty Haircut Unjustified : Supreme Court Asks ITC Maurya To Pay 25 Lakhs To ModelCase Details: ITC Limited v. Aashna RoyCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 129The Supreme Court set aside the National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission's (NCDRC) order, which had directed the ITC Maurya Hotel, New Delhi, to pay Rs. 2 Crore compensation to a Model for a...