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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 19, 2026
Links to reports of Augsut 19 :Goa Government Moves Supreme Court Seeking Life Sentence For Tarun Tejpal In Rape CaseMedia-Business Nexus Concerning, Biased TV Debates Undermine Democratic Discourse : Justice KM JosephEx-Lok Sabha MP Moves Supreme Court For Fixation Of MSP Based On Swaminathan Commission Report, Crop Loan Waiver'CJI Like A Father Figure,' Says Newly Elected SCBA President...
'All Parties Didn't Consent To Settlement', Supreme Court Sets Aside Lok Adalat Award In Land Acquisition Dispute
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 19) set aside Lok Adalat awards passed in a land acquisition dispute, holding that the awards could not be sustained as they did not reflect a genuine agreement under Section 29 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, since all the disputing claimants were neither parties nor signatories to the settlement. “…the High Court in its impugned judgment erred in upholding the awards passed by the Lok Adalat. The awards do not reflect a genuine agreement under Section...
PC Act | Recovery Of Bribe Amount Alone Insufficient Without Proof Of Demand: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (19.08.2026) has acquitted a former Talati-cum-Mantri and a Peon of a Gram Panchayat, who were convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PCA), holding that the prosecution has failed to prove the initial demand of bribe beyond reasonable doubt. It was also observed that mere recovery of a currency note from the co-accused could not sustain the conviction.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar set aside the Gujarat High Court...
No Evidence Lethal Injection Is More Humane Than Hanging For Death Sentence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that there is no concrete scientific material before it to establish that lethal injection (administering drugs intravenously to cause death) is a demonstrably superior or more humane method of executing a death sentence than hanging.“The available material, therefore, does not establish that lethal injection has any added advantage over hanging as a mode of execution of a death sentence. Hence, the argument advanced by the petitioner that lethal injection is...
Surplus Employee Entitled To Absorption Against Equivalent Or Lower Post, Not Higher Post : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a surplus employee cannot claim absorption against a post higher than the one he was holding when declared surplus merely because the two posts carry the same pay scale or the higher post was vacant. A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R Mahadevan set aside the Bombay High Court's judgment which had directed the absorption of the Respondent No.1 to the post higher, i.e., Head of Department, than the post of lecturer he was holding while he was...
Supreme Court Allows Candidate Who Secured Admission On False ST Certificate To Retain Degree
The Supreme Court has directed an institution affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba Amaravati University, to declare the withheld semester results of a Pharmacy student and issue her degree certificate, notwithstanding the cancellation of her Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate. The decision is made on the ground that the candidate had paid fees at the rate applicable to the open category throughout...
RPF Rules | Employee Who Suppressed Criminal Case Can Be Discharged At Any Point Of Time : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has upheld the discharge of a group of Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) constables who failed to disclose pending criminal cases during the recruitment process.The Court reiterated that the deliberate suppression of material information regarding criminal antecedents clearly bears on the character of the employee and justifies termination. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe noted that as per the RPF...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : Augsut 18, 2026
Links to today's reports :No Excessive Force Used Against Student Protesters, Parliament March Was Illegal : Delhi Police To Supreme CourtSupreme Court Dismisses Plea To Abolish Hanging As Method To Execute Death Penalty, Says Union Free To Explore AlternativesCan Pre-Deposit Be Mandated To Invoke Arbitration? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench, Doubts 2009 PrecedentSupreme Court...
