Advocate Cannot Disclose Client's Confidential Information Even If She Turns Adversary : Supreme Court Upholds Lawyers' Suspension

Advocate's duty of confidentiality survives even if client turns adversary, the Court said.

“Courtroom Most Profound Classroom”: Justice Vinod Chandran Dissents On Relaxing 3 Year Practice Rule For Judicial Service

Justice Chandran observed that relaxing the requirement will create careerists than jurists.

Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Costs On Actress & Her Advocate For Wasting Judicial Time

The Court noted that neither of them had approached it with clean hands.

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest 2026 - Constitution Of India

Constitution of India Constitutional & Administrative Law — Correlative Public Duties of Local Authorities — Maintenance of Pedestrian Infrastructure – The Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental right to walk on demarcated footpaths carries a corresponding, enforceable legal duty upon public authorities - Wherever a road exists, there is a strict public duty to ensure...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Treat Post-Graduation As Equivalent To Practice At Bar For Civil Judge Recruitment

The Supreme Court has rejected the contention that post-graduation in law should be treated as equivalent to practice at the Bar for the purpose of eligibility for recruitment as Civil Judge (Junior Division).A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice K Vinod Chandran rejected the contention while deciding review petitions challenging the Court's May 20, 2025 judgment restoring the requirement of prior legal practice for entry-level judicial...

Wife Earning No Reason To Reduce Father's Liability To Maintain Children : Supreme Court

"The obligation to maintain the children is shared by both parents,but it cannot be divided by arithmetic alone," the Court said.

Supreme Court Waives Prior Practice Requirement For Civil Judge (Junior Division) Exams Till March 2027

The Supreme Court has waived the three-year practice requirement for candidates applying for Civil Judge (Junior Division) examinations pursuant to recruitment notifications issued between May 20, 2025 and March 31, 2027.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice K Vinod Chandran (dissenting) said all law graduates would be eligible to apply during this transitional period, notwithstanding the three-year practice requirement.The Court said such...

Supreme Court Reduces Practice Condition For Judicial Service To 1 Year; Adds 1 Year Each Training & Clerkship

The Court also waived the practice condition for candidates from May 20, 2025 till March 31, 2027.

Once Service Rules Say PSC's Decision Is Final, Govt Cannot Inquire Into Candidate's Eligibility: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that where service rules expressly make the Public Service Commission's decision on a candidate's eligibility final, the government cannot independently reopen and exhaustively reassess the candidate's eligibility after the Commission has found the person eligible and recommended them for appointment.A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh heard a case involving one Shailendra Kumar Patel, who was selected and recommended by the...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 20, 2026

Links to the reports of Augsut 20 :Disconnect Power & Water Of Bulk Waste Generators Violating Solid Waste Management Rules : Supreme CourtMotor Accident Claim | Acquittal In Criminal Case Per Se Won't Prove Lack Of Negligence : Supreme Court Explains PrinciplesReferral Charges Received By Auto Dealers For Bank & Insurance Promotion Subject To Service Tax : Supreme...

Caste Abuse Inside Enclosed Space Without Public Presence Is Not SC/ST Act Offence : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (20.08.2026) quashed proceedings under Sections 3(2)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 1989 (SC/ST Act). The case was filed against a school manager, accusing him of assaulting and hurling caste-based abuses at the father of two students. The Supreme Court quashed the case, holding that the...

UP Gangsters Act Stillborn, Doesn't Create Any Offence; Perpetuates Violence On Unsuspecting Citizens : Supreme Court

The Court criticised the UP Gangsters Act for enabling trial based on a gang chart without the creation of an offence.