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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 30, 2026
Links to the reports of July 30 :Paper Leak Protests : Bihar Congress Leader Moves Supreme Court Seeking Details Of FIRs Against Students & Restraint On Coercive ActionsSupreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Sentences Of Imprisonment For Remainder Of Natural Life Without RemissionSupreme Court Directs States Without Commissioners Under Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act To Make AppointmentsIs TET Necessary For Special Educators? Supreme Court Asks Bihar Govt To ClarifyPlea To Ban...
Indian Succession Act | How Does Wife's Property Devolve After Death? Supreme Court Explains Christian Inheritance
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 30) clarified that under Christian succession law, a property purchased by a husband in the name of his wife remains the wife's exclusive property. Consequently, upon her death, succession to such property must be determined based on her ownership and cannot be treated as the husband's estate for the purpose of applying Section 33 of the Indian Succession...
Reach Stacker Is Not A 'Motor Vehicle' Under MV Act, Accident Victim Can't Approach MACT: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Reach Stacker, a heavy container-handling machine used within Inland Container Depots (ICDs), is not a "motor vehicle" under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and therefore a compensation claim arising from an accident involving such a machine is not maintainable before a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT).A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh allowed an appeal filed by the Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) and...
Supreme Court Grants Uttarakhand Deputy Collectors Seniority Benefit From Initial Ad Hoc Promotion
The Supreme Court has held that Deputy Collectors in Uttarakhand who were promoted on an ad hoc basis in 2007 are entitled to count their continuous officiating service towards seniority, ruling that the State Government cannot deny them the benefit because of its own failure to consult the Public Service Commission as required under the rules.A Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Alok Aradhe allowed the appeal filed by the promotee officers while dismissing the appeals preferred...
PC Act | Decision To Refuse Prosecution Sanction Can't Be Reviewed On Same Materials : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that an order denying sanction to prosecute a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 cannot be reviewed by the appropriate authority unless fresh material emerges which was not available at the earlier instance. "A mere change of opinion per se on the same materials cannot be a ground for review or reconsideration of an earlier order, refusing to grant sanction.”, observed a bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod...
Is TET Necessary For Special Educators? Supreme Court Asks Bihar Govt To Clarify
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (28.07.2026) asked whether the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) is a mandatory qualification for Special Educators, and directed the Bihar government to file an affidavit answering whether the rules requiring the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) and the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) were amended before notifying the advertisement for the posts of Special Educator in Bihar.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu was hearing a batch...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Sentences Of Imprisonment For Remainder Of Natural Life Without Remission
The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of sentences directing imprisonment for the remainder of a convict's natural life, dismissing a batch of writ petitions that challenged such punishments as unconstitutional and contrary to the statutory remission framework.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih rejected petitions filed by four sets of convicts, including death row prisoners whose sentences had either been commuted by constitutional authorities...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 29, 2026
Links to the reports of July 29 :Rs 8 Lakh Annual Income Limit For EWS Quota Prima Facie Reasonable, Says Supreme CourtNational Scheduled Castes Commission Has No Adjudicatory Role; Only Advisory : Supreme Court Quashes Order In Service DisputeSupreme Court Says Centre Can Allow Post-Facto Environmental Clearances Only Through Statutory Notification, Quashes 2021 Office MemorandumYou Want Us...
'Model Code Of Conduct No Bar To Statutory Appointments': Supreme Court Directs To Fill Information Commissions Vacancies
The Supreme Court recently said that the prevalence of Model Code of Conduct in a state/UT shall not act as an impediment to statutory appointments, such as, those to State Information Commissions.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was dealing with a PIL raising the issue of vacancies in Information Commissions across the country.It noted that in...
