Supreme Court Weekly Digest April 1 - 7, 2026

Administrative Law – Departure from Competitive Tendering – Requirement of Reasons – While competitive tendering is the ordinary method to secure public interest, any departure must be justified by rational and recorded reasons - Non-production of core records like tender documents and vouchers by the State is a serious concern, as the State is the custodian of public records...

Consumers Cannot Be Made To Bear Power Plant Depreciation Costs For Period During Which No Electricity Was Supplied: Supreme Court

In a significant relief to the electricity consumers, the Supreme Court on Thursday (May 7) has observed that electricity consumers cannot be burdened with paying depreciation costs for a power plant that no longer supplies electricity to them, even if the asset continues to have remaining technical life. “…admittedly, electricity has not been supplied to the consumers beyond March-2018. The consumers cannot be required to pay for a service which they no longer received…”, observed a bench of...

'Very Disturbing', Supreme Court Grants Bail To Convict In Jail For 22 Years, Faults Orissa HC For Rejecting Appeal On Delay

The Court noted that the appeal was filed through jail, and the High Court dismissed it sole ground of delay without examining merits.

S.294 CrPC | Accused Can Exhibit Documents Already Part Of Chargesheet Without Formal Proof Of Signature : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that when an accused seeks to exhibit on the defence side certain documents which already form part of the charge sheet and the prosecution's record, they need not undergo formal proof and can be read in evidence without proving the signature of the person purported to have signed them.The Court relied on Section 294(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as per which, proof of signature is not required to take the document on evidence if its genuineness is not...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 7, 2026

Links to today's reports :Disciplinary Authority Cannot Punish Employee For A Charge Not Originally Framed Without Fresh Show-Cause Notice : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Grants Rs 56 Lakh Compensation For Motor Accident Leaving 14 Year Old 100% DisabledWhat Happens To Indian Civilisation If Every Religious Practice Is Questioned In Courts? Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference'Revenue...

Para-Teachers' Claim For Regularisation Subject To Educational Standards Set By State : Supreme Court

While the para-teachers desire that they be made Assistant Teachers, their desirability is tested by the Government to provide the best teachers in the field.

'Revenue Record Doesn't Confer Title' : Supreme Court Summarises Principles On Revenue Entries & Land Ownership

The Court also said that Writ Jurisdiction can't be invoked to adjudicate serious disputes concerning questions of fact and title to property.

Supreme Court Grants Rs 56 Lakh Compensation For Motor Accident Leaving 14 Year Old 100% Disabled

The Supreme Court has enhanced compensation to ₹56.83 lakh for a 14-year-old boy who suffered 100% permanent disability in a road accident, holding that the amounts awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and the Rajasthan High Court were grossly inadequate considering the lifelong impact of the injuries.A Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar allowed the...

Disciplinary Authority Cannot Punish Employee For A Charge Not Originally Framed Without Fresh Show-Cause Notice : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 6) held that a delinquent employee who has successfully defended the charge against him cannot be removed on the new charge on which he was not granted an opportunity to defend. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma heard an appeal filed by a retired paediatrician who had been barred from the Indian Medical Register for...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Concurrent Findings — Scope of Interference by Supreme Court — While the Supreme Court ordinarily does not reappreciate facts where the NCLT and NCLAT have recorded concurrent findings, an exception exists when the perversity of such findings is clearly established – Noted that the NCLT...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 6, 2026

Links to today's reports :Companies Act 1956 | Entry In Register Of 'Members' Not Necessary To Maintain Plea Against Oppression/Mismanagement: Supreme CourtNDPS Act | Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Possessing 22 KG Ganja On Sole Ground Of Trial Delay'This Matter More Important' : Supreme Court Refuses Union's Adjournment Request In Plea Challenging Election Commissioners'...

S.28 Specific Relief Act | Separate Application Not Needed To Rescind Agreement To Sell For Buyer's Default : Suprme Court

The judgment summarised the principles relating to Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act.