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'Fraudulent Insurance Claims With Staged Incidents Common' : Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe Into Fake Fire Claim
The Supreme Court recently ordered a Special Investigation Team probe into the 2011 fire at a chemical company, Sayona Colors Pvt Ltd, after finding that its insurance claim was fraudulent.“Before parting, we deem it appropriate to observe that fraudulent insurance claims involving staged incidents are not uncommon and have serious ramifications on the integrity of the insurance system and public confidence therein”, the Court observed in the order passed on on March 17, 2026.The Court directed...
Incarceration Without Trial Amounts To Punishment: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man After Two Years' Undertrial Custody
Observing that keeping an accused in custody for nearly two years without commencement of trial amounts to punishment, the Supreme Court recently granted bail to one Pardeep Kumar booked for alleged extortion and attempt to murder.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Prasanna B Varale allowed an appeal against the Punjab and Haryana High Court's July 11, 2025 order refusing bail.“Almost two years have passed since the appellant was arrested without trial having commenced and conclusion...
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup: February 2026
JudgmentsNo Point In Prosecution Multiplying Witnesses On One & Same Issue, Says Supreme Court While Granting Bail Due To Trial DelayCase Details: Chintan Rajubhai Panseriya v. State of Maharashtra | Petition For Special Leave To Appeal (Crl.) No. 439/2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 99The Supreme Court released a petitioner on bail in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and...
Electricity Act | Regulatory Commission Can Take Into Account Govt Grant While Determining Tariff : Supreme Court
While the State Electricity Regulatory Commission shall consider policy incentives in tariff setting, they must not mechanically deduct them in a way that defeats their purpose, the court observed.
Dismissal Of Suit For Default Not Res Judicata, But Party May Still Be Denied Relief For Abandoning Earlier Proceedings : Supreme Court
A litigant who elects not to pursue a claim cannot be permitted to revive the same dispute at a later stage, particularly in collateral proceedings, the Court stated.
Plea Moved In Supreme Court Against Anticipatory Bail To Swami Avimukteshwaranand In POCSO Case
A Special Leave Petition has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court's March 25 order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in the Prayagraj POCSO Case over alleged sexual abuse of minors.Ashutosh Brahmachari, the first informant in the case, has filed the petition through AOR Saurabh Ajay Gupta, arguing that the High Court failed...
'Respect For Higher Courts' Orders A Basic Principle' : Supreme Court Rebukes Rent Authority For Revisiting Eviction Order Affirmed By SC
The Supreme Court has censured a Rent Control Authority in Uttar Pradesh for disregarding its order affirming the tenant's eviction by reopening the matter on the tenant's application, despite the proceedings having already attained finality. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh was dealing with a case where, despite the tenant's eviction attaining finality, having...
Omission To Sign Order Sheet On Framing Charges Won't Vitiate Trial, When Charges Were Read Over To Accused : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the absence of a signature on the charge-framing order sheet is a curable procedural defect and does not vitiate the trial, particularly where the accused was duly informed of and understood the charges against them. “…the defect relating to the absence of signature on the charge does not constitute an illegality. It is, at best, a curable...
When Can Converted Dalit Reclaim Scheduled Caste Status After Re-Conversion? Supreme Court Explains
In an important judgment, the Supreme Court recently clarified that if a Scheduled caste person converts to any other religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism, he immediately loses the membership of the Scheduled Caste status. In this, the Court also explained that if such a person re-converts to Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism, then he has to establish conclusive proof of the...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 25, 2026
Links to today's reports :Over 80 % Women Lawyers Feel Their Professional Journey Harder Than Male Peers : SCBA SurveySupreme Court Refuses NHAI's Plea To Review Retrospective Application Of Solatium To NH Acquisitions, But Bars Reopening Settled Claims'Need Of The Hour' : Supreme Court Issues Notice On SCBA Plea To Create Dedicated Welfare Fund For SC AdvocatesSupreme Court Expunges Kerala...