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Supreme Court Approves BCI Rule Amendment Allowing Bar Association Office Bearers To Contest Bar Council Elections
The Bar Council of India recently informed the Supreme Court that it has amended its rule which barred office bearers of Bar Associations from contesting elections to State Bar Councils without resigning from the Bar Association post.Under the earlier Rule, an office bearer of a Bar Association could not contest in elections of a State Bar Council until they resigned from the Bar Association post. Now, as per the amended Rule, an advocate holding a Bar Association post can contest in the...
Supreme Court Orders Shutdown Of School For Loan Default, Directs Police Aid For Take Over Under SARFAESI Act
The Supreme Court has ordered the closure of a private school in Maharashtra's Kolhapur after the school management repeatedly blocked the proceedings under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, for default in payment of the outstanding dues.The Court ordered the closure of the school with effect from May 1, 2026, after finding that the management repeatedly defaulted on loan repayments and wilfully disobeyed court orders, showing an...
Non-Examination of Independent Witness Not Fatal If Injured Eyewitness Testimony Is Of Sterling Quality : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction in a murder case, noting that non-examination of an independent witness would not prove fatal to the prosecution's case when the sole testimony of the injured witness was reliable, credible, and consistent. “…convictions on the basis of the testimony of a singular eyewitness is also permissible. After all, evidence on record is to be measured for quality, not on the basis of quantity.”, observed a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N....
'Civil Court Lacks Jurisdiction' : Supreme Court In Boundary Dispute Between Maharashtra Panchayat & Municipality
The Supreme Court has observed that an issue related to the determination of municipal limits, being subject to determination as per the relevant statutes, cannot be decided by the civil courts. A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice K.V. Viswanathan upheld the Bombay High Court decision, which set aside the District Court's decision to decide the dispute over the determination of the Municipal limits between the Municipal Corporation and a village panchayat. “…if their...
Government Grants Act Prevails Over Rent Control Law : Supreme Court Sets Aside Eviction Proceedings Against Union Govt
The Supreme Court has held that premises occupied under a Government grant, in terms of the Government Grants Act 1895, are governed exclusively by the terms of the grant, and not by rent control legislation, setting aside eviction proceedings initiated against the Union of India under the Delhi Rent Control Act.A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra set aside the Delhi High Court's order, which had affirmed the eviction of the Union Government from the occupation of...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest March 24 - 31, 2026
Arbitration Act, 1940 – Section 2(a) and Section 39 – Absence of Arbitration Agreement – Jurisdiction of State Government – The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision setting aside an arbitral award, holding that there was neither a valid arbitration agreement nor informed consent by the Municipal Council to resolve disputes through arbitration - Noted that Clause 22 of...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 22, 2026
Links to today's reportsSabarimala Reference | Supreme Court Debates Essential Religious Practice Test, Denominational Rights vs State Reform Power'Jail Shouldn't Dilute Rights Of Prisoners With Disabilities': Supreme Entrusts Oversight To High-Powered Committee'Look-Out Circular Not Confidential, Why Can't Accused Be Intimated?': Supreme Court Asks CBI; Calls For Standard Operating...
S. 225 BNSS | Magistrate Must Conduct Inquiry Or Order Probe Before Proceeding Against Accused Outside Jurisdiction : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Magistrate must conduct an inquiry or direct an investigation under Section 225 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 before proceeding against an accused residing outside the territorial jurisdiction. In other words, if a person is being accused in a criminal complaint and lives outside the jurisdictional area of the court, the Magistrate...
2017 School Headmistress Rape-Murder : Supreme Court Dismisses Assam Govt Appeal Against Acquittal
The Supreme Court recently dismissed the appeal filed by the State of Assam against the Gauhati High Court's judgment which acquitted the accused in the 2017 rape and murder case of a school headmistress,A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta upheld the Gauhati High Court's judgment which upheld the acquittal of accused Moinul Haque for the offences of murder and rape. The bench also set aside the High Court's conviction of the accused for causing the disappearance of...
Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Plaint Can't Be Rejected Over Deficiency In Valuation, Court Fee Without Giving Chance To Rectify: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that a litigant cannot be automatically non-suited under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC over deficiency in valuation of the suit or payment of court fee. As the two are curable defects, an opportunity must be given to the litigant to rectify and suit rejected only if there is non-compliance."the rejection of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11(b) or (c) is not automatic upon a finding of undervaluation or deficit court fee; rather, it is conditional upon non-compliance with the...
