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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 2, 2026
Links to reports of November 2 :Inter-District Transfer Can't Be Claimed As Matter Of Right By Govt Servant : Supreme CourtJustice Narasimha Recuses From Plea Seeking To Finalise MoP For Judges' AppointmentsAzam Khan Moves Supreme Court Challenging ED Arrest After Release In Dual PAN Card CaseSupreme Court Dismisses Ex-TN Minister KN Nehru's Plea Against HC Direction For FIR Registration On...
Supreme Court Censures TN IPS Officer A Arun Over Detention Order, Expunges Madras High Court's Adverse Remarks On Him
An officer holding a senior position in the police administration is expected to appreciate the significance of the duties entrusted to him, the Court said.
Blanket Firecracker Ban 'Seems Ideal', But Not Enough Data To Show If Prohibition Solves Air Pollution : Supreme Court
The fact remains that bursting firecrackers would certainly cause pollution, the Court said.
Prisoner Transferred To Indian Court As Per Indo-UK Agreement Can Seek Remission : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a prisoner transferred to India from the United Kingdom to serve their sentence can seek remission under the applicable Indian remission policy, as the power to grant remission is covered by the expression “other laws” under Article 10(2) of the Indo-UK Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons. A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B. Varale set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order which had denied the premature release to the...
While Rejecting Anticipatory Bail, HC Can't Direct Trial Court To Grant Regular Bail On Preset Conditions : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently come across an Orissa High Court order, where the High Court, while denying anticipatory bail to the accused in a murder case, has advised the accused to move for regular bail and directed the trial court to release the accused persons on the conditions imposed by the High Court, thereby usurping the role of the trial court. Deprecating such a practice, a bench...
Police Officer Accused Of Corruption Can't Claim Parity With Layman : Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail Of Karnataka SP
The Supreme Court has cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to a Karnataka cadre IPS officer, Srinath Joshi Mahadev, in an alleged corruption case linked to an alleged extortion racket in the name of Lokayukta officials. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva allowed the Karnataka Lokayukta Police appeal against the High Court's order granting pre-arrest bail to...
'Jagirdar Has No Title, Land Vests In Govt' : Supreme Court Rejects Claims To 550 Acres Miyapur Land In Telangana
The Supreme Court on Thursday (29 October) dismissed appeals claiming title over lands in Miyapur, Telangana, and upheld the declaration that the government is the rightful owner. It also held that a jagirdar is not a title holder, that the lands vested in the State government when jagirs were abolished in 1949, and that the revenue entries relied on by one set of claimants were bogus and...
Court Cannot Pass Moral Judgments On Adults' Choices': Supreme Court
The Court stressed that undesirable outcomes cannot automatically transform the free choices into criminal offence.
'APTEL Has Gone Haywire' : Supreme Court Slams Tribunal For Overruling SC Precedent In Review
The Court observed that the APTEL breached judicial discipline by reviewing an order which was earlier upheld by the Supreme Court.
S. 96 CPC | Non-Parties Can Challenge Consent Decree With Leave If Their Rights Are Affected: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 30) reiterated that there's no bar to file an appeal against the consent decree by a stranger if it shows that the consent decree prejudicially affects his rights or interests. Also, a leave to appeal cannot be denied to such a stranger merely because he was not party to a consent decree, if shown that the consent decree materially affects his rights...