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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 13, 2026
Links to today's reports :'Oral Dictation Not Final' : Supreme Court Slams Party Who Alleged Signed Order Favouring Adani Ports Was Not Same As Oral OrderAfter NEET-UG 2026 Cancellation, Plea In Supreme Court To Replace NTA & Conduct Fresh Exam Under Judicial SupervisionIBC | Appeals Must Be Filed With Certified Copy Of Impugned Order, Mere E-Filing Not Enough: Supreme...
'Hostile Witness Testimony Can Be Used To Acquit Also, Not Just Convict' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction
Observing that the evidence of hostile witnesses can be used not only for conviction but also to discredit the prosecution case and support acquittal, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 13) has acquitted a man accused of killing a man belonging to a SC/ST category.The Court found that the very foundation of the prosecution's case was discredited by the prosecution's witnesses as they didn't support the prosecution's stand on the place of occurrence of the crime. “…when the testimony of a...
Contractual Appointment Against Regular Post Advertisement Is 'Patently Illegal': Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 13) held that appointing a candidate on a contractual basis against an advertisement issued for regular vacancies is “patently illegal and unconstitutional” when no reasons are recorded for such differential treatment. A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti allowed an appeal filed by an Assistant Professor, who was granted a contractual appointment (which was later on revoked) against a regular job advertisement for the teaching posts in...
Land Acquisition | Residential Plot Sale Deed Can't Be Used To Determine Compensation For Industrial Land : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a residential sale deed from an adjoining village cannot be used to determine compensation for industrial land acquired for highway expansion, ruling that the "similar type of land" requirement under Section 26(1)(b) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is mandatory and strictly enforceable for determining the land acquisition compensation. “Applying the rigours of Section 26(1) of the...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Service Law
Service Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Accelerated Promotion – Counter-Extremism/Naxal Activities – Parity in Treatment – Judicial Review of Committee Decisions – The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's direction to grant accelerated promotion to a police constable (Respondent) who resisted a Naxalite attack on a police station - The State had denied...
Child Has Fundamental Right Under Art 19(1)(a) To Receive Education In Mother Tongue : Supreme Court
In a recent judgment directing the State of Rajasthan to provide Rajasthani as a subject in schools, and also to facilitate its use as a medium of instruction in schools, the Supreme Court observed that Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution encompasses the freedom of a child to receive primary education in a language of their choice.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta held that the right of a child to receive education in the mother tongue can be traced to Article 19(1)(a) of...
IBC | Appeals Must Be Filed With Certified Copy Of Impugned Order, Mere E-Filing Not Enough: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 12) observed that an e-filing of an appeal before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) without a certified copy of the impugned order is not a mere defective filing but a “wholly incompetent appeal” that cannot subsequently be cured. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran set aside the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's order condoning a 150-day delay in refiling an appeal that had been instituted without a certified...
'Oral Dictation Not Final' : Supreme Court Slams Party Who Alleged Signed Order Favouring Adani Ports Was Not Same As Oral Order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 12) held that an order/judgment dictated in an open court cannot be deemed as final, as it may be open to alteration or modification by the bench post-dictation. The Court said that only a signed order remains enforceable and binding. “The Court might dictate a draft to keep the facts fresh in the mind and the draft so dictated then becomes final only after signing, subject to corrections and alterations which do not amount to a material change in the order....
S.167 B(2) IT Act | Fixed Share Given To Member Of 'Association Of Persons' Regardless Of Profit Will Be Taxed As Income : Supreme Court
In an important ruling on a tax law, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 12) held that a member receiving a fixed percentage of gross receipts from an Association of Persons (AOP), without bearing business expenses or losses, cannot claim such receipts as a "share of profit” to claim exemption from income tax.It is worthwhile to mention that taxation of members in an Association of Persons...