For Conviction Under S.304A IPC, Death Must Be Direct Result Of Rash & Negligent Act : Supreme Court

The Court quashed proceedings against school management over the death of a child due to the collapse of a school pillar.

When Co-Accused Charged Under S.302 & S.34 IPC Are Acquitted, One Accused Can't Be Convicted Without Independent S.302 Charge : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that when all accused are charged with murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the allegation of having acted in furtherance of their common intention, one accused cannot be convicted individually under Section 302 IPC if the others are acquitted, unless an independent charge under Section 302 IPC simpliciter was framed against that accused.The Court made the observation while acquitting a woman, Sau Kamalbai Waman Patil, who was...

CPC | Plaints Rejected At Pre-Registration Stage Must Be Recorded Under Order IV Rule 2 : Supreme Court

High Courts may amend the civil manual if no provision exists, the Supreme Court said.

Woman Rejected For UP Constable Post Over Squint Eye; Supreme Court Directs Appointment After Medical Board Finds Vision Normal

The Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh govt. to issue an appointment order to a woman candidate for the post of Constable Civil Police, who was denied appointment on the ground of an alleged squint eye, despite a medical certificate certifying her vision as proper and normal. The appellant was issued a call letter for Document Verification (DV) and Physical Standard Test (PST) at Reserves Police Line, Kanpur Dehat, on December 28, 2024. She cleared the tests, and her name was included...

Supreme Court Expresses Reservations Over Judgment Holding Right To Speedy Trial Cannot Override Stringent NDPS Bail Conditions

The Court observed that the right to speedy trial, being a fundamental right, cannot be subjected to stringent bail conditions.

Prolonged Litigation Cannot Defeat Legitimate Need Of Landlord: Supreme Court Restores Eviction Order After 40 Years

The Supreme Court has observed that “prolonged litigation cannot defeat the legitimate need of the landlord,” while restoring an eviction order in a dispute where a tenant had continued to occupy the premises for nearly four decades despite the landlord's bona fide requirementA bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside the Allahabad High Court's order which had favoured the tenant and restored the eviction order passed by the Prescribed...

24-Hour Period For Production Before Magistrate Runs From Time Of Detention & Not From Formal Arrest : Supreme Court

Attempt to draw an artificial distinction between 'detention' and 'arrest' is Constitutionally unsustainable, the Court ruled.

In Freedom Fighters' Pension Claims, Authorities Must Take Practical Approach; Don't Insist On Strict Proof : Supreme Court

The claimants, who are old, cannot be expected to produce half-century old documents, the Court stated.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 4, 2026

Links to the reports of NovemberSuspended Sanskrit University Students Move Supreme Court After Kerala High Court Denies Interim Relief To Write Semester ExamsSupreme Court 7-Judge Bench Holds Reference On States' Power For Additional Levy On Sales Tax Academic After GSTLaws Penalising Having More Than 2 Children Have Lost Relevance Due To India's Falling Fertility Rate : Supreme CourtDelhi SIR...

Supreme Court Upholds Rule On Pension Deduction From Salary Of Retired Govt Servants Appointed To Uttarakhand PSC

The Court held that the principle of 'equal pay for equal work' did not apply in the instant case.

Inferences Based On Digestive Timings Cannot Refute Credible Eyewitnesses' Account About Murder Time : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of seven men for murdering two brothers in Karnataka in 2001, holding that the trustworthy eyewitness testimony of the deceased's wives could not be discarded merely because they were related to the victims.The Court reiterated that the credibility of a direct ocular piece of evidence overrides a medical inference.A bench of Justice KV Viswanathan...

In Disproportionate Asset Cases, Merely Showing Govt Circulars On Permissible Gold Limits Will Not Explain Possession: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that Income Tax circulars and press releases permitting possession of gold to a certain extent cannot account for the possession of the said assets for accounting purposes. In other words, a public servant accused in a disproportionate assets case cannot rely on departmental press releases and circulars to outright deny liability for possessing gold by arguing...