Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 16, 2026

Links to the reports of September 16, 2026'Army's Burden To Prove Disability Was Not Due To Service' : Supreme Court Dismisses Union's Appeals Against Disability PensionInfrastructure Projects Need 'Preventive Justice' So That They Don't Get Stalled In Litigation : CJI Surya KantSupreme Court Refuses To Reconstitute Committee Probing Student Protest Violence, Says Allegations Are...

Income Tax | AO Cannot Reopen Assessment Settled By Settlement Commission : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 16) held that once an Income Tax Settlement Commission passes an order determining the net taxable income, it is impermissible for the Assessing Officer to issue a reassessment notice against the assessee under the Income Tax Act. “If the jurisdiction of the AO under Sections 143(2), 148, 154, etc., is made independent and available for exercise again, the finality attached to the Settlement Commission will be defeated. Parliament did not envisage this...

Article 220 Doesn't Bar Ex-HC Judges' Co-option As Bar Council Women Members: Supreme Court

The Court observed that by virtue of being Bar Council members, ex-Judges are not required to resume practice in Courts.

Financiers Cannot Repossess Vehicles By Force : Supreme Court Awards Rs 10 Lakh Compensation To Truck Owner

The Court urged the RBI to issue guidelines to prevent forcible possession of hypothecated vehicles.

Lessee Cannot File Writ Petition Against Eviction When Land Owner's Challenge Was Withdrawn : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 16) held that it is impermissible for the lessees of the trust to file a Writ Petition against the eviction when the Trust itself remained unsuccessful in seeking protection against the eviction. A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar heard the case where two sets of proceedings culminated before the Telangana High Court, wherein, in the first set of proceedings initiated by one M/s. Kishan Chand Foundation Trust...

Place Of Insurer's Office Doesn't Confer Territorial Jurisdiction For Motor Accident Claim : Supreme Court Explains S.166(2) MV Act

The Supreme Court today (16.09.2026) has held that while Section 166(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 permits a claimant to file a compensation claim at a place where he himself “carries on business,” the same expression does not extend to the insurer, and an insurer company cannot be treated as a defendant for the purpose of conferring territorial jurisdiction merely because it carries on business at that place.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar held so while...

Supreme Court Expresses Dissatisfaction With States' Compliance On Menstrual Hygiene In Schools

The Court also changed the requirement of free santiary napkins in schools to bio-degradable ones.

Seat Belts In Cars : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Suggestions For Stricter Enforcement

The Supreme Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking effective implementation and enforcement of mandatory seat belt usage, child restraint systems and first-aid kits in vehicles, while granting liberty to the petitioner to forward a copy of his petition to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for consideration of his recommendations.The Court observed that non-compliance with existing safety laws and lax enforcement by authorities was “essentially a question of...

Courts Must Presume Correctness Of Answer Key, Interfere Only If Mistake Is 'Glaring And Apparent': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a challenge to the correctness of an answer key selected by an examining body can be entertained only where the error is so glaring and apparent that it can be detected without any resort to any interferential reasoning. It set aside an Allahabad High Court order that had awarded a disputed mark to a candidate in a Village Development Officer recruitment examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC).A bench...

Trust Not A Juristic Person, Cannot Be Arrayed As Accused : Supreme Court

A trust cannot sue or be sued, the Court stated.

'Army's Burden To Prove Disability Was Not Due To Service' : Supreme Court Dismisses Union's Appeals Against Disability Pension

The onus to prove that the member's disability is not attributable to service still lies on the employer, even after the 2008 rules, the Court noted.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 15, 2026

Links to the reports of September 15, 2026 :Judiciary Cannot Seek Public Confidence By Placing Itself Beyond Scrutiny: CJI Surya Kant'100% Case For Dismissal': Supreme Court On Ex-Punjab DIG HS Bhullar's Bail Plea In Corruption CaseSupreme Court Urges Centre To Extend Terms Of Present Tribunal Members Till Fresh AppointmentsSupreme Court Asks Ex-Mayor To Approach Delhi Police For FIR Against...