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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...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 20, 2026
Links to today's stories :'Travesty Of Justice To Keep Convict In Jail For Years Pending Appeal' : Supreme Court Quotes 1977 Judgment, Suspends Murder SentenceSupreme Court Dismisses PIL To Ban Building Babri Masjids Or Any Mosque In Babur's Name'Police-Politician Nexus' : Supreme Court Raps Andhra Police For Lax Probe In Murder Case Against YSRCP MLC Udaya BhaskarIncreasing Green Cover...
S. 27 Evidence Act | Discovery Based On Accused's Statement Forms "Formidable Link" In Circumstantial Evidence Chain : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 20) upheld the conviction in a ransom murder case, relying on the convict's disclosure statements made under Section 27 of the Evidence Act. A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Vipul M Pancholi heard the case that rested purely on circumstantial evidence, however, the Appellant-convict's disclosure statements under Section 27 played a...
Homebuyer Can't Be Compelled To Accept Possession Without Occupancy Certificate Obtained By Builder : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 20) reiterated that homebuyers cannot be compelled to accept possession of a property in the absence of an Occupancy Certificate. Such a failure by the developer, the Court held, constitutes a statutory deficiency in service, entitling consumers to receive compensation from the developers.“Obtaining such certificate is a statutory pre-condition integral...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 19, 2026
Links to today's reports :'Why Cash Transfer Schemes Just Before Elections?' Supreme Court Slams 'Freebies' Culture, Says Nation Building HamperedAnil Ambani Files Affidavit In Supreme Court, Undertakes Not To Leave India & To Cooperate With ED-CBI ProbeS.7 IBC | Corporate Debtor's Ability To Pay Debt Not To Be Considered Before Admitting Insolvency Petition : Supreme CourtAdvise SC...
'No Justification In Barring Bar Association Officer Bearers From Bar Council Elections' : Supreme Court Asks BCI To Reconsider Rule
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Bar Council of India to reconsider its rule which bars office bearers of Bar Associations from contesting elections to State Bar Councils.With this direction, a bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi disposed of a writ petition challenging Chapter III of the Bar Council of India Uniform Rules (and...
Limitation To Execute Mandatory Injunction 3 Years From Decree Date If No Performance Date Fixed: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that when a decree for a mandatory injunction does not specify a date for performance, the limitation period for enforcement is three years from the date of the decree. A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Manmohan heard the case where a mandatory injunction was issued in favour of the petitioners by the First Appellate Court vide order dated 06.01.2005; however,...
Motor Accident | Insurer Be Asked To 'Pay & Recover' If Deceased Was Gratuitous Passenger In Goods Vehicle : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that even if an insurance company is not liable to pay compensation in an accident involving a passenger in a goods vehicle, it can be directed to first pay compensation to the claimants and then recover the amount from the vehicle owner, if the vehicle was hired for carrying goods and travel was only incidental.A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 18, 2026
Links to today's reports :Is There 'Deemed Sanction' To Prosecute If Decision Delayed? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench'No Foreign Expressions ' : Supreme Court Calls For Guidelines Rooted In Indian Social Fabric To Sensitise Judges On Sexual OffencesCompensation To Victim Not Substitute For Punishment In Grave Offences : Supreme Court'Erroneous': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Verdict...