Can't Compel Lawyers To Attend Hearings Only Virtually, Can Only Appeal To Bar: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it cannot compel advocates to attend hearings only through video conferencing and can merely make an earnest appeal to members of the Bar to opt for virtual appearances amid the ongoing fuel crisis triggered by the conflict in West Asia.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi was hearing a writ petition seeking directions for virtual hearing of miscellaneous matters for three months in view of...

'SIR Meets Proportionality Test' : Conclusions From Supreme Court Judgment

The Court observed that the Special Intensive Revision exercise has a rational nexus with the objective of ensuring free and fair elections.

Modifying Life Term Sentence As Fixed Sentence Permissible : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) reaffirmed the settled proposition of law that the imposition of a life imprisonment sentence on the convict would not bar the modification of the sentence to a fixed-term sentence when the convict had already undergone more than 14 years of imprisonment. “…when a sentence of life imprisonment is imposed, Section 53 read with Section 45 of the IPC would convey the meaning that it is till the natural life subject to the right of claiming remission. Hence,...

SIR | Supreme Court Asks ECI To Send To Centre Names Of Persons Deleted From 2003 Bihar Roll Over Doubtful Citizenship

The Court held that the Election Commission of India has the power to examine citizenship claim for the limited purpose of electoral roll inclusion.

BREAKING| Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission's Power To Conduct SIR Of Electoral Rolls, Says It Advances Free & Fair Elections

The Court held that the procedure adopted by the ECI in conducting SIR did not violate the law and had nexus with the Constitutional goal of free and fair elections.

Party Estopped From Challenging Award On The Ground Of Mandate Expiry After Accepting Extension Of Arbitrator's Mandate: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) has held that a party who continues to participate in arbitration proceedings without objecting to the extension of the arbitrator's mandate cannot later challenge the award on the ground that the mandate had expired. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe heard the dispute that arose out of arbitration proceedings between the Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Saryu Plastics Pvt. Ltd. relating to supply contracts...

Appellate Court Reversing Acquittal Must Itself Hear Convict On Sentence, Cannot Remand To Trial Court For Sentence Alone : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) held that if an Appellate Court, while hearing an appeal against an acquittal, finds the accused guilty, then it cannot relegate the matter to the trial court for imposing the sentence. The Appellate Court itself has to hear the convict on sentence. “It can be seen from Section 386(a), Cr.P.C., that where in an appeal from an order of acquittal, the court hearing the appeal finds the accused guilty it is required to pass a sentence on him according to...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 26, 2026

Links to reports of May 26 :Supreme Court Grants Bail To Former Chhattisgarh Excise Commissioner Niranjan Das In Liquor Scam Corruption & Money Laundering CasesMedical Negligence Case | Supreme Court Discharges Anaesthetist Who Prescribed Medicine Over Phone To Staff NurseSupreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking Enforcement Of Anti-Cow Slaughter Laws Ahead Of BakridSupreme...

Accused In Jail For 9 Years As Undertrial Deserves Bail As Article 21 Right Violated : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently granted bail to an undertrial prisoner in jail for the past 9 years on the grounds that his Article 21 right has been violated. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan granted bail, reiterating that an undertrial can't be kept in jail for an indefinite period. To briefly state, the petitioner was denied bail by the Allahabad High Court in connection with the offence of murder. He was facing offences under Sections 147, 148, 149,...

'n-Hexane' Not 'Motor Spirt' For Customs Duty : Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue Appeal Against Reliance Industries

The Supreme Court has observed that the imported product 'n-hexane', mainly used in making chemicals or extracting vegetable oils, could not be classified as a petroleum product/motor fuel, to attract lower duty, merely because it has a low flash point. Dismissing the Custom Department's appeal, a bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale granted relief to Reliance Industries Ltd. while upholding the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) decision to...

'Arrest Memo Mentioned Murder Offence Even Before Body Was Recovered' : Supreme Court Upholds Acquittals

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) upheld the acquittal of four accused persons in a murder case, holding that the alleged recovery of the dead body at the instance of one of the accused was surrounded by serious irregularities and could not be safely relied upon to sustain a conviction. A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale upheld the Rajasthan High Court's acquittal, upon noting that the recovery of the dead body was doubtful, as the police prematurely treated the...

High Court Exercising Probate Jurisdiction Has Constitutional Power To Order Investigation Into Irregularities In Estate : Supreme Court

The Court affirmed the High Court's direction for a police investigation into the administration of the estate of a Parsi businessman.