Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026: Subject-Wise Index [January–March]

Subject Index - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Administrative Law Administrative Law — Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation — Policy Change — Lack of Probity and Transparency - Service/Education Law — Alteration of the "Rules of the Game" - Supreme Court found that the policy modification was prompted by an undisclosed representation from the father of...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : June 1, 2026

Links to reports of June 1 :Centre Notifies Appointment Of 5 Supreme Court Judges : 4 HC CJs & Sr Adv V Mohana'Cost Of Demolition Catastrophic' : Supreme Court Rules Against Demolition Of Navi Mumbai Mall, Allows Regularisation On Cost Payment'No Senior Advocate Allowed To Appear In My Court During Vacations': Justice Vikram NathRailway Servant Is Central Govt Employee, Railway...

Supreme Court Extends Deemed Affiliation To Hamdard Medical Institute For 2026-27, Clears Path For 150 MBBS And 49 PG Seats

The Supreme Court recently allowed the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR) to proceed with admissions to 150 MBBS seats and 49 postgraduate medical seats for the academic year 2026-27.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that the consent of affiliation shall be deemed to have been granted by Jamia Hamdard Deemed to be University, subject to...

Hindu Succession Act | After Intestate Succession, One Co-Heir Cannot Alienate Shares Of Others Acting As Karta : Supreme Court

The co-heirs will inherit the property as tenants-in-common and the concept of “kartaship” doesn't apply, the Court held.

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union On PIL Seeking Stronger Enforcement Of Disability Commissioners' Recommendations

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking directions to strengthen the grievance redressal framework under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and ensure effective implementation of recommendations made by the Chief Commissioner and State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna B. Varale listed the plea on July...

Supreme Court Upholds Delhi High Court Ruling That Bar Association Is Not Amenable To Writ Jurisdiction

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court judgment holding that that a bar association is not a “State” or an instrumentality of the State under Article 12 of the Constitution as it is a private body of advocates that does not perform public functions.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Aravind Kumar dismissed an SLP filed by advocate Sangita Rai...

Courts Have Sometimes Failed Arbitration In India; Judicial Interference Often A Cure Without A Disease: Supreme Court

Uniformity in dispute resolution enhances ease of doing business and attract foreign investment, the Court said.

CPC | Defendant Cannot Retract Pleadings By Filing Additional Written Statement : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a defendant cannot be permitted to radically alter her stand in a civil suit through an additional written statement after the trial has commenced, particularly when the new plea is inconsistent with the original defence. The Supreme Court has set aside a Calcutta High Court order that allowed a defendant to file an additional written statement at an advanced...

Supreme Court Questions Waqf Institutions' Claim For Court Fee Exemption In Waqf Tribunal

The Supreme Court today questioned the legal basis for exempting waqf institutions from payment of court fees in proceedings before State Waqf Tribunals.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a plea against an order of the Gujarat High Court which upheld the rejection of waqf suits for non-payment of court fees by relying on its earlier ruling that waqf...

Justice Sanjay Karol Also Bars Senior Advocates From Appearing During Partial Court Working Days

On the first day of the Partial Working Days of the Supreme Court, several benches did not allow senior advocates to appear on the reasoning that young advocates must be given opportunities during the vacation.Justice Vikram Nath announced in the morning itself that senior will not be pemitted to argue. A similar approach was taken by the bench led by Justice Sanjay Karol as well.During...

NEET-UG 2026 : Supreme Court Declines Prayer For Computer-Based Test For NEET Re-Exam

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to direct the NTA to conduct re-test of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026, scheduled on June 21, through a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode instead of the existing pen-and-paper format.Expressing disinclination to grant the relief, the bench of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Aravind Kumar posted the matter to July, effectively...

Dependant Mother Who's Ineligible For State Ex-Gratia Entitled To Separate Share In Motor Accident Compensation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that while ex gratia financial assistance received by the family of a deceased government employee under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006, must be deducted from compensation awarded under the Motor Vehicles Act to prevent duplication of benefits, such deduction cannot defeat the independent...