Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 7, 2026

Links to today's reports :Disciplinary Authority Cannot Punish Employee For A Charge Not Originally Framed Without Fresh Show-Cause Notice : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Grants Rs 56 Lakh Compensation For Motor Accident Leaving 14 Year Old 100% DisabledWhat Happens To Indian Civilisation If Every Religious Practice Is Questioned In Courts? Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference'Revenue...

Para-Teachers' Claim For Regularisation Subject To Educational Standards Set By State : Supreme Court

While the para-teachers desire that they be made Assistant Teachers, their desirability is tested by the Government to provide the best teachers in the field.

'Revenue Record Doesn't Confer Title' : Supreme Court Summarises Principles On Revenue Entries & Land Ownership

The Court also said that Writ Jurisdiction can't be invoked to adjudicate serious disputes concerning questions of fact and title to property.

Supreme Court Grants Rs 56 Lakh Compensation For Motor Accident Leaving 14 Year Old 100% Disabled

The Supreme Court has enhanced compensation to ₹56.83 lakh for a 14-year-old boy who suffered 100% permanent disability in a road accident, holding that the amounts awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and the Rajasthan High Court were grossly inadequate considering the lifelong impact of the injuries.A Bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar allowed the appeal filed by Hansraj, who was 14 years old at the time of the 2016 accident.The boy, who was travelling as...

Disciplinary Authority Cannot Punish Employee For A Charge Not Originally Framed Without Fresh Show-Cause Notice : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 6) held that a delinquent employee who has successfully defended the charge against him cannot be removed on the new charge on which he was not granted an opportunity to defend. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma heard an appeal filed by a retired paediatrician who had been barred from the Indian Medical Register for three months after failing to disclose, in a declaration form submitted during a National Medical Commission...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Concurrent Findings — Scope of Interference by Supreme Court — While the Supreme Court ordinarily does not reappreciate facts where the NCLT and NCLAT have recorded concurrent findings, an exception exists when the perversity of such findings is clearly established – Noted that the NCLT...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 6, 2026

Links to today's reports :Companies Act 1956 | Entry In Register Of 'Members' Not Necessary To Maintain Plea Against Oppression/Mismanagement: Supreme CourtNDPS Act | Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Possessing 22 KG Ganja On Sole Ground Of Trial Delay'This Matter More Important' : Supreme Court Refuses Union's Adjournment Request In Plea Challenging Election Commissioners'...

S.28 Specific Relief Act | Separate Application Not Needed To Rescind Agreement To Sell For Buyer's Default : Suprme Court

The judgment summarised the principles relating to Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act.

Supreme Court Empowers District Collectors To Enforce Solid Waste Management Rules 2026, Issues Directives

The Court stated that the directions issued by the District Collectors should be understood as its directives.

Ensure Persons With Disabilities Scoring Above General Cut-Off Are Considered In Unreserved Vacancies : Supreme Court To Centre, States

The Court also directed NLU-Delhi to oversee the extent of compliance with the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016.

Mere Exercise Of Supervisory Role Over Temple & Appointment Of Pujaris Won't Confer Title Upon It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the mere fact that a group exercised a managerial or supervisory control over the temple would not ipso facto confer title of the temple upon them. “The mere fact that the society exercised certain supervisory or managerial functions over the temple or participated in the appointment of “pujaris” would not ipso facto confer title upon it.”, the...

Supreme Court Cancels Default Bail Of 2 Accused In Haldwani Riots UAPA Case, Disapproves HC's Adverse Comments On Probe

The High Court was unreasonable in saying that the investigation was lethargic, the Supreme Court observed.