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LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest 2026 - Advocates & Judiciary
Administration of Justice – Guidelines on Procedural Timelines for High Courts – i. General Timeline - High Courts must endeavour to pronounce reasoned judgements promptly, within a maximum of 3 months from the date of reserving; ii. Personal Liberty & Bail - Extra promptitude must be shown in matters of personal liberty - Bail orders should preferably be pronounced and uploaded...
S. 451/457 CrPC | Decision On Interim Release Not Based On Title, Court Only Sees Who Entitled To Possession : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has clarified that the power of the courts to order an interim release of a seized material under the Cr.P.C / BNSS is not an adjudication of ownership, but a prima facie assessment of who is best entitled to possession.“The exercise of this power requires the Court to make only a prima facie assessment of who is best entitled to possession, having regard to the nature of...
IBC | PF Dues Protected, But Uncrystallised Interest & Damages Can Be Excluded From Resolution Plan : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that unadjudicated claims for interest and damages under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, which had not been determined before the commencement of the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), need not be provided for in a resolution plan approved under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Vijay Bishnoi dismissed an appeal filed by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation...
ED Cannot Freeze Bank Accounts On Mere 'Suspicion', 'Reasons To Believe' Mandatory : Supreme Court Affirms Delhi HC Ruling
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 31) dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's plea against the Delhi High Court's decision which held that an order of freezing of a bank account under Section 17(1A) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2000 cannot be passed solely on "suspicion" rather a "reasons to believe," must be necessitated before passing an order of freezing. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu refused to interference with the Delhi High Court's interpretation...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 31, 2026
Links to the reports of July 31 Reconsider Blanket Ban On Sharing Of Court Clips : RTI Activists Tell Supreme CourtAdministrative Action Cannot Be Struck Down Merely Because It Was Not Issued As A Formal Order : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Deprecates Political Pressure Dictating Prosecution Sanction, Raps Rajasthan GovtAppeal Won't Lie Under S.374 CrPC/415 BNSS Against Sessions Court's Reversal...
Supreme Court Suggests Making Of Law To Regulate Private Detectives
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 31) urged the Union Government and the Law Commission of India to consider framing a legal framework to regulate the functioning of private detective agencies, observing that the absence of statutory safeguards raises concerns over privacy violations and misuse of investigative powers.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi said there is...
S. 125 CrPC | Wife Can Be Denied Interim Maintenance If Husband Ex Facie Shows Her Adulterous Relationship : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 31) held that an interim maintenance under Section 125 of Cr.P.C. can be denied to the wife once the husband ex facie establishes the wife's adulterous relation at the stage of an interim maintenance. “…we are of the view that if a husband files an application under Section 125(4) and is, at the first instance, able to establish the charge through...
Witness Testimony Recorded Without S.299 CrPC Order Can't Be Later Used Against Accused Who Absconded : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 31) observed that evidence recorded in a trial against one accused cannot be used against an absconding accused in a subsequent trial unless an order under Section 299 Cr.P.C. / Section 335 BNSS was passed establishing the two jurisdictional facts, i.e., the accused was absconding and that there was no immediate prospect of arresting him. A bench...
Indians Died In Russia-Ukraine War : Supreme Court Directs MEA To Aid Families To Bring Mortal Remains & Claim Compensation
The Supreme Court today directed the Union of India to carry out DNA profiling so as to bring back and hand over to the concerned families the dead bodies of Indian nationals who died fighting the Ukraine war as part of Russian Forces.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was dealing with a writ petition filed by the family members of 26 Indians, who...
