Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Quashing Case Over Gun Threat By Advocate During Bulandshahr Bar Meeting

The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Allahabad High Court which had quashed criminal proceedings against an advocate accused of threatening a fellow lawyer with a revolver during a meeting of the District Bar Association, Bulandshahr, holding that the High Court relied on general observations made in earlier election-related proceedings to terminate the criminal case.A Bench of...

Article 21 Applies To Foreigner : Supreme Court Grants Relief To Ugandan Who Couldn't Procure Bail For Lack Of Surety

The Court observed that financial constraints should not come in the way of release once a person was found to deserve bail.

Supreme Court Says Allahabad HC Judge 'Abdicated Responsibility' By Not Clarifying If Quashing Order Applied To Co-Accused

The Supreme Court requested the HC Chief Justice to transfer the connected cases to another bench.

Subsequent Tree Growth On Land Approved For Development Won't Make It 'Deemed Forest' : Supreme Court

"Mere presence of vegetation or tree cover cannot by itself be equated with the existence of a natural forest ecosystem.”

Bihar Special Courts Act | Confiscation Proceedings Can Proceed Against Wife After Death Of Public Servant With Illicit Assets : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that upon the death of a delinquent officer found to have amassed disproportionate assets, a confiscation proceeding under the Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009, can still be sustained against his wife, a non-public servant.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh set aside the Patna High Court's judgment, which had declared the confiscation...

UP Ganster Act Has Perilious Consequences, So Strict Compliance With Procedure Mandatory : Supreme Court

The Court quashed an FIR under the UP Gangster Act for procedural irregularities.

Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam Case: Supreme Court Grants Regular Bail To Avinash Reddy Using Article 142 Powers

Invoking Art 142, the Court converted his plea for anticipatory bail into one for regular bail.

Statutory Appeals Must Be Filed With Certified Copy Of Impugned Judgment: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a statutory appeal cannot be entertained without a certified copy of the impugned judgment.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran was hearing a civil appeal filed by the Central Bank of India against a decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.The Court noted that an application filed by the appellant...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 20, 2026

Links to today's reports :Movie Can Be Flop Too; No Cheating Offence Just Because Film Investment Didn't Return Profit : Supreme CourtPlea In Supreme Court For Proper Investigation Of Rape Of 4 Year Old Girl In GurugramSupreme Court Accepts Proposal To Hold Tripura Village Committee Elections By June 2026Supreme Court Quashes Copyright Infringement Case Against Director Sujoy Ghosh Over...

HCs Can Look Beyond FIR/Complaint To Quash Frivolous Or Vexatious Criminal Proceedings : Supreme Court

The Courts can consider attendant circumstances to quash proceedings based on frivolous or vexatious complaints.

Set-Off Can Be Raised As Defence Against Corporate Debtor Though Resolution Plan Bars Future Settlements : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that while claims not included in an approved resolution plan under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 stand extinguished, a limited plea of set-off can still be raised as a defence in arbitral proceedings, provided it does not result in any affirmative recovery.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih partly allowed an appeal filed...

Calling Debtor For Loan Repayment Not Abetment Of Suicide : Supreme Court

In the absence of proof of physical assault or coercion for debt recovery, a prosecution for an offence of abetment to suicide can't be sustained, the Court observed.