In Electricity Theft Cases,High Courts Can Restore Supply On 50% Deposit If Provisional Assessment Appears Arbitrary : Supreme Court

Section 126 procedure must govern assessment for power restoration in theft cases, unless the supply code prescribes otherwise, the Court said.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : October 26, 2026

Links to the reports of October 26 :Supreme Court Asks SCBA Not To Declare Result Of November 2 General Body Meeting On Electoral ReformsSupreme Court Permits Ashish Mishra To Visit Lakhimpur Kheri For Diwali'Go To Trial Court': Supreme Court Refuses To Modify Bail Condition For Delhi Riots UAPA Accused To Attend Law UniversitySupreme Court Seeks ECI's Response On Plea Challenging...

Supreme Court Quashes Karnataka Land Acquisition Over Fraud & Bribery In Housing Society Scheme, Orders Land Restoration To Owners

The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) set aside the land acquisition proceedings of a privately owned land for construction of a cooperative housing society in Bengaluru, after finding that the private players had lured the state government to approve the proposed extent of land for acquisition, and there was no approved housing scheme or layout plan before acquisition took place.The...

Cooperative Society Cannot Deny RTI Information To Member As 'Personal' If Registrar Can Access Such Records : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) held that a member of a cooperative society cannot be denied information about the affairs of the cooperative society under the Right to Information Act, 2005 merely because the cooperative society doesn't come under the ambit of 'public authority'. “…a Member of the Society cannot be denied such information on the ground that it is personal to...

IBC | CoC Cannot Withdraw Approved Resolution Plan Citing Improved Financial Position Of Corporate Debtor : Supreme Court

A resolution plan, once submitted before the Adjudicating Authority, cannot be withdrawn, the Court ruled.

Supreme Court Directs States & High Courts To Ensure Availability Of Washrooms, Ladies' Bar Rooms For Women Lawyers

The Supreme Court today directed all States/UTs and High Courts to ensure availability of exclusive bar rooms for women lawyers as well as washrooms within their respective jurisdictions. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order, emphasizing that the States/UTs must allocate necessary funds wherever required and the High...

'UP Police Need Education In Investigation' : Supreme Court Orders ₹6 Lakh Compensation To Man Acquitted After 6 Years In Jail

“Six years have been erased from the life of a man on the strength of a concocted story," the Court noted.

LiveLaw Supreme Court Criminal Law Digest: September 2026

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — Section 91, Section 227 — Accused seeking production of unrelied documents at the stage of framing of charges — Permissibility, limits, and procedure for inspection - While an accused is entitled to documents available with the prosecuting agency to shape their defence, the entitlement to demand production of unrelied documents at the...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2026

Administration of Justice — Untraceable / Unverified Claimants — Protection of Underlying Entitlements - While administrative verification exercises cannot remain open indefinitely, the closure of verification exercises does not extinguish substantive underlying claims - Untraced employees or their legal heirs granted 12 months' liberty to submit documentation before designated...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Digest: September 21 - 30, 2026

Administration of Justice — Untraceable / Unverified Claimants — Protection of Underlying Entitlements - While administrative verification exercises cannot remain open indefinitely, the closure of verification exercises does not extinguish substantive underlying claims - Untraced employees or their legal heirs granted 12 months' liberty to submit documentation before designated...

Can't Penalise Flat Buyers Who Relied On Official Documents : Supreme Court Directs Alternative Site Before Demolition

The Supreme Court has held that flat purchasers who relied on government permissions and official revenue records while purchasing properties cannot be made to suffer for the lapses of government authorities, directing the Tamil Nadu government to provide an alternative site to the owners of 20 flats before demolishing their apartments built on land classified as a water body.A bench of...

Mere Suit Seeking Recovery Of Possession Not Sufficient When Plaintiff's Title Is Disputed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a suit simpliciter for recovery of possession without seeking a cancellation of a sale deed would not be maintainable when the plaintiff's title is disputed. According to the Court, when the plaintiff's title was disputed by the defendant by cogent evidence, then the proper remedy for the plaintiff would be to file a suit for cancellation of the sale deed...