Sovereignty Prevails Over Personal Liberty When Nation Is Threatened By Drug Trade: Supreme Court

The Court set aside bail granted to alleged drug trafficker.

Arbitration | Limitation For S. 34 Appeal Runs From Disposal Of S.33 Application Whether Allowed Or Rejected: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 2) reiterated that the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Act for filing an application seeking setting aside of an arbitral award would begin from the date on which a Section 33 application is disposed of. “Once proceedings under Section 33 are initiated and entertained by the Arbitral Tribunal, the award remains subject to the limited jurisdiction of the tribunal for correction, interpretation, or supplementation as contemplated under the...

Daughter Doesn't Lose Ties With Natal Family On Marriage; Such Gender Stereotype Incompatible With Constitution : Supreme Court

Marriage doesn't extinguishe the bond between a daughter and her parental family, the Court asserted.

Prevention Of Corruption Act | Public Servant Asking Bribe For Subordinates Liable; Demand Need Not Be Direct : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that a public servant need not personally demand or receive a bribe to attract liability under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Holding that the provision covers attempts to obtain an undue advantage through third parties and for the benefit of another person, the Court restored a corruption FIR against a Karnataka Police Sub-Inspector accused of seeking money through subordinate officialsA Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh set aside a...

Coordinate Bench Can Cancel Bail Granted By Another Bench : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently stated that a coordinate bench of the High Court can cancel the bail granted by another bench to an accused if the same has been secured by placing wrong facts.In this case, the Allahabad High Court was dealing with the bail application of an accused, Suraj Mahananda, against whom the allegations are under Sections 21(c) (Punishment for contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations) and 29(Punishment for abetment and criminal conspiracy) of the...

S.138 NI Act | Conviction For Cheque Dishonour Can Be Quashed Based On Settlement Between Parties : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently allowed the compounding of offences under Section 147(offences to be compoundable) of the Negotiable Instruments Act after a settlement took place between the parties. Consequently, it set aside the conviction and sentence imposed under Section 138 of the NI Act for the offence of dishonour of a cheque for the insufficiency of funds.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale passed this order, relying on its earlier decision in Gian Chand Garg v...

Married Daughter Cannot Be Excluded From Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Overrules Allahabad HC View

The Supreme Court today set aside the Allahabad High Court's judgments, which held that the definition of family doesn't include a married daughter for the purpose of compassionate appointment. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe held that it is in agreement with all the judgments of the Bombay High Court, Karnataka High Court and Calcutta High Court, which said that marital status can't constitute a valid ground for denying the welfare measure to an...

High Courts Expected To Record Nature Of Crime And Allegations In FIR Quashing Orders : Supreme Court

Delay by itself cannot be a ground to quash an FIR, the Court observed.

Companies Act | Supreme Court Rejects 'Vote-Cast-First' Rule For Societies In AGMs; Only Person Lawfully Authorised Can Vote: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that when there exists a dispute between the rival societies over the exercise of the voting rights at the Company's Annual General Meeting, where they hold shares, then the voting rights must be exercised by persons lawfully authorised under the society's governing documents and in accordance with the statutory framework governing corporate voting. “The validity of a vote cast on behalf of a society cannot be determined merely by priority in point of time and...

CCS Rules | Temporary Status Casual Labourer Entitled To Pension Even Without Formal Regularisation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (June 1) delivered a significant ruling in favour of long-serving casual workers, holding that employees who have performed work of a permanent and continuous nature for the government over extended periods are entitled to pensionary benefits even in the absence of formal regularisation. The Court held that such casual workers are entitled to benefits equivalent to temporary government servants under the Central Civil Services (Temporary Service) Rules, 1965, and...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026: Subject-Wise Index [January–March]

Subject Index - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Administrative Law Administrative Law — Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation — Policy Change — Lack of Probity and Transparency - Service/Education Law — Alteration of the "Rules of the Game" - Supreme Court found that the policy modification was prompted by an undisclosed representation from the father of...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : June 1, 2026

Links to reports of June 1 :Centre Notifies Appointment Of 5 Supreme Court Judges : 4 HC CJs & Sr Adv V Mohana'Cost Of Demolition Catastrophic' : Supreme Court Rules Against Demolition Of Navi Mumbai Mall, Allows Regularisation On Cost Payment'No Senior Advocate Allowed To Appear In My Court During Vacations': Justice Vikram NathRailway Servant Is Central Govt Employee, Railway...