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...

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...

Courts Must Ideally Answer Every Issue Raised, Instead Of Focusing On A Single Decisive Point : Supreme Court

The Court set aside the Bombay High Court's order, finding it to be selective in adjudicating a case concerning the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the school teacher.

'Travesty Of Justice To Keep Convict In Jail For Years Pending Appeal' : Supreme Court Quotes 1977 Judgment, Suspends Murder Sentence

The Court suspended the sentence after noting that the convict's appeal has been pending in the High Court for nearly 10 years.

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...