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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 29, 2026
Links to today's reports :PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Removal Of UP IPS Officer Ajay Pal Sharma As Election Observer In West Bengal PollsMotor Accident | In Head-On Collision, Can't Blame One Driver Alone Without Careful Scrutiny Of Circumstances : Supreme CourtIBC | Corporate Guarantee Qualifies As 'Financial Debt' : Supreme CourtNo Legislative Vacuum On Hate Speech; Union & States...
CIRP | Admission Of Claim By Resolution Professional Does Not Amount To Acknowledgment Of Debt: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today set aside the NCLAT judgment which had held that admission of a creditor's claim by a resolution professional amounts to acknowledgment of debt and gives a fresh limitation period to file a application to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok...
Supreme Court Criticises Assam Police For Faulty Probe Leading To Acquittals In Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 28) criticized the Assam Police for undertaking a flawed investigation in a Murder case, which led to the wrongful conviction of 16 accused persons due to the 'scripted investigation' by the State Police. The Court advised the State Government to equip and educate its police officers involved in the investigation of the due procedure."An inept investigation...
'Situation Is Grim' : Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case On NCLT Delays In Approving Resolution Plans
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 29) took suo motu cognizance of systemic delays in approval of resolution plans by the National Company Law Tribunals, particularly at its Principal Bench in New Delhi. Also, the Court took note of the shortage of judicial and technical members across all NCLT benches. Taking note of a report submitted by the Registrar of the NCLT Principal Bench,...
Magistrate Doesn't Require Prior Sanction To Direct FIR Registration Under S.156(3) CrPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that a Judicial Magistrate does not require prior sanction under Section 196/197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for directing the registration of FIR under Section 156(3) of the CrPC."The requirement of prior sanction under Section 196 and 197 CrPC (or corresponding provisions in the BNSS) operates at the stage of taking cognizance and does not extend to...
IBC | Corporate Guarantee Qualifies As 'Financial Debt' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a corporate guarantee furnished by a company to secure another company's borrowing, backed by arrangements such as hypothecation, constitutes a “financial debt” under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe considered a dispute in which an SBI-led consortium sought recognition of...
Motor Accident | In Head-On Collision, Can't Blame One Driver Alone Without Careful Scrutiny Of Circumstances : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that in cases of head-on collisions, courts cannot attribute the entire blame to one driver without undertaking a careful and comprehensive scrutiny of the conduct of all parties and the surrounding circumstances.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi set aside concurrent findings of the Motor Accident Claims...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 28, 2026
Links to today's reports : Supreme Court Approves Shifting Of Deers From Delhi's AN Jha Park To Rajasthan, Directs Centre To Frame Guidelines On Wildlife Relocation'MP HC Hearing Appeals Of 2013-14' : Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Murder Convict Citing Unlikelihood Of Early Hearing'Don't Argue Like This' : Supreme Court Rebukes Lawyer In Sabarimala Reference HearingBuyer Not...
No Right To Complete Tenure If Appointment Is Subject To 'Until Further Orders' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 28) observed that where an appointment order makes the tenure subject to “until further orders,” it does not confer an enforceable right on the employee to continue for the full term. A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi upheld the Delhi High Court's decision affirming the curtailment of the appellant's tenure by...