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Surgeon Best Judge To Choose Which Procedure To Adopt : Supreme Court Quashes Medical Negligence Case
The Supreme Court of India on Monday (April 6) quashed criminal proceedings against a paediatric surgeon who had performed an orchidectomy (removal of the testicle) on a 1.5-year-old child, amid allegations by the father that no consent had been given for the procedure. A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra heard the matter in which the child's father contended that he had...
Supreme Court Orders CBI Preliminary Inquiry Into Allotment Of Contracts To Arunachal CM Pema Khandu's Kin
The Supreme Court today(April 6) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the alleged irregular allotment of public contracts by the Arunachal Pradesh Government to companies owned by relatives of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu.The Court has directed the CBI to submit a report within 16 weeks as to whether an independent...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Doctors In NDPS Case Since Grounds Of Arrest Weren't Given In Writing As Per 'Mihir Shah' Verdict
The Supreme Court recently granted bail to two medical professionals accused in a narcotics case on the ground that they were not supplied the grounds of arrest in writing prior to production before the Magistrate.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, noting that the grounds of arrest ought to have been supplied to the accused, as per the mandate of Mihir Rajesh...
Toll On National Highways Covered By Union List; States Can Levy Toll Only On Other Roads : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a special leave petition challenging Union's power to levy toll tax on national highways, observing that such charges fall within the Union List under the Constitution.A bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that toll collected for use of national highways by the National Highways Authority of India is a fee traceable to Entry...
Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest February 2026
Anticipatory Bail – Conditional Orders for Deposit: The Supreme Court criticized the Jharkhand High Court for making the grant of anticipatory bail contingent upon the deposit of a specific sum – Noted that High Court had directed the petitioners to file a supplementary affidavit showing payment of Rs. 9,12,926.84/- to the complainant, failing which the bail application would stand...
Supreme Court Monthly Digest: February 2026
Administrative Law – Interest Liability – Delay by Government Authority: The Supreme Court upheld the TDSAT's finding that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) could not levy interest for the period during which it "slept over the matter." - Interest is only payable from the expiry of the notice period stipulated in the show-cause notice (December 8, 2014), rather than the date of...
Pay Commission Benefits Can't Be Denied By Creating Additional Conditions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on April 1 observed that the Central Pay Commission's recommendation cannot be loosely construed to deny a benefit to an employee by creating an additional condition to deny the benefit of the pay commission. A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti heard the matter concerning the respondents, who had initially joined the Border Roads Organisation...