LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 20 August 2026

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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : Augsut 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 Court'Industry' Definition Given In Bangalore Water Supply Case Must Govern Pending Cases Under ID Act 1947 : Supreme Court...

BREAKING | Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment On Review Petitions Against 3-Year Practice Rule For Judicial Service Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on a batch of review petitions challenging its earlier judgment which made three years of legal practice mandatory for candidates seeking entry into the judicial service through direct recruitment as Civil Judges (Junior Division).The Court also heard a writ petition seeking the relaxation of the 3-year rule for persons with disabilities.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice August George Masih and Justice K Vinod Chandran...

If Eknath Shinde Found To Have Defected, Basis For ECI Recognition Goes : ShivSena UBT To Supreme Court

Uddhav faction argued that Eknath Shinde faction is still reaping the benefits of its defection in terms of the election symbol.

Caste Abuse Inside Enclosed Space 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 alleged utterances were made inside an enclosed room with no public access, and therefore did not satisfy 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.

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks CBI Probe Into Jharkhand Service Exam Irregularities

Social activist Harisharan Devgan has moved the Supreme Court, seeking an independent, time-bound investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) into the alleged malpractices in the Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Preliminary Examination. The petition, filed through Advocate Satyam Singh Rajput, has sought the transfer of investigation from the State to the CBI to ensure an impartial probe into the public officials and examination agencies. The probe has been sought in light of...

Supreme Court Forms 5-Member Committee Led By Ex-SC Judge Subhash Reddy To Probe Student Protest Violence

The Court asked the committee to give its interim report on alleged excessive police force and molestation of female protesters at the earliest.

CJAR Calls For FIR Against Yashwant Varma Over Cash Row

The CJAR stated that after resignation, Justice Varma no longer enjoyed any immunity.

'How English Can Be Treated As Non-Native?' : Supreme Court Urges CBSE To Revisit Language Policy, Suggests Relaxation For Class 6

The Court also asked the CBSE to inform how many schools have the capacity and learning tools necessary to teach the languages.

Supreme Court Bench Hearing PMLA Review Batch Reconstituted By Parties' Consent; Justices Bhuyan & NK Singh Replaced

The Supreme Court today reconstituted the bench hearing review petitions challenging the Vijay Madanlal Choudhary judgment, which upheld certain provisions of the PMLA.A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana will now be hearing the review petitions. Earlier, the bench comprised CJI Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N Kotiswar Singh. When the matter was taken up, the CJI said that if the earlier bench continues to hear the matter, 3 benches will...

Tarun Tejpal Moves Supreme Court Against Conviction In 2013 Rape Case

Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Bombay High Court's order of conviction and sentence of 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in the 2013 rape case.This comes days after the Goa Government also approached the Supreme Court for enhancement of punishment to life imprisonment while not challenging the finding of conviction.The Bombay High Court's Goa bench, comprising Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar, had on August 6 overturned Tejpal's...