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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 23, 2026
Links to today's reportsUGC Appropriate Authority To Consider Consequences Of Its Orders For Annulment Of Illegal Degrees : Superme CourtSupreme Court Asks MHA Committee To Meet Once In 3 Months To Address Issues Faced By People From North EastNEET-PG Cut Off Reduction Won't Affect Doctors' Competence As They Already Qualified MBBS : Centre To Supreme Court'Don't Misbehave In My Court,...
UP SIR : Supreme Court Asks Lucknow DEO To Examine Grievances Of Relocated Akbar Nagar Residents
The Supreme Court today asked the District Election Officer, Lucknow, to examine the grievances raised by the former residents of Akbar Nagar, who were relocated after demolition of their homes, that they were not given enumeration forms in the Special Intensive Revision(SIR) process in Uttar Pradesh and that they were asked by the Booth Level Officers to register as new voters by filing...
Employees' Compensation Act | Insurer Not Liable To Bear Penalty Imposed On Employer For Delayed Compensation Payment : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 23) observed that an employer's liability to pay a penalty for delaying payment of compensation to its employee cannot be fastened upon the insurance company. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale set aside that part of the Delhi High Court's order which had fastened the liability of the employer to pay a penalty to the employee for...
Sabarimala Gold Theft Case : Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Former Devaswom Secretary S Jayasree
Supreme Court of India Grants Anticipatory Bail to S. Jayashree in Sabarimala Gold Theft CaseThe Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to former Devaswom Board Secretary S. Jayashree, the fourth accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case. She is the only accused in the case to have been granted anticipatory bail thus far.The matter was heard by a Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta...
Illegality In Search Doesn't Render Collected Evidence Invalid : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 23) held that illegality in search for want of proper authorization cannot render the materials or evidence gathered during the search invalid. “While the search may be illegal, the materials or evidence gathered or collected in the course of such search can still be acted or relied upon subject to the rule of relevancy and the test of...
Supreme Court Asks Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board To Halt Selection Process For Guruvayur Devaswom Posts
The Supreme Court today orally asked the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board to halt the selection process for Guruvayur temple Devaswom posts.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta impressed the same upon the Board's counsels, who then agreed to advise the Board accordingly."Senior Advocate V Giri, for petitioner(KDRB), on instructions of the AoR, states that he would advise his...
TP Chandrashekharan Murder Case : Supreme Court Suspends Geothi Babu's Sentence
The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the sentence of Geothi Babu in the TP Chandrashekharan murder case from Kerala.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma allowed bail to him. The bench also prima facie observed that the evidence against him appeared to be weak.Earlier, the Court had called for a report from the Kannur medical college on the health of...
Moratorium On Starting New Law Colleges Withdrawn : BCI Tells Supreme Court
The Bar Council of India today informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn the moratorium on the starting of new law colleges.BCI's counsel, Advocate Radhika Gautam, informed about the decision to a bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta during the hearing of a writ petition filed by Vocational Education Foundation Society challenging the 2025 notification...
NEET-PG | 'Concerned About Adverse Effect On Quality' : Supreme Court To Examine NEET-PG 2025 Cut-Off Reduction
The Supreme Court today said it would examine whether the sharp reduction in the qualifying percentile for NEET-PG 2025-26 affects standards in postgraduate medical education.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing pleas challenging reduction in the percentile cut-off.Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati referred to the reasoning set out in the...
Can FIR Be Quashed Partially Based On Compromise With Some Accused? Supreme Court Appoints Amicus To Consider
The Supreme Court recently appointed Senior Advocate K Parameshwar as an Amicus Curiae to deliberate on the issue of whether a criminal case can be quashed as against one of the many accused under Section 482 CrPC/Section 528 BNSS on the basis of a compromise arrived at by the parties. A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice NK Singh passed the order in a case where the informant...