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Supreme Court Notifies Composition Of 9-Judge Bench Hearing Reference On 'Industry' Definition
The Supreme Court has notified the composition of a nine-judge Constitution Bench to consider the correctness of the expansive interpretation of the term “industry” laid down in the 1978 decision in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa.The bench will be headed by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and will comprise Justices BV Nagarathna, PS Narasimha, Dipankar...
Can't Restrict Number Of Namaz Worshipers On Law & Order Ground; Resign If Unable To Do Duty : Allahabad High Court To Sambhal SP, Collector
The Allahabad High Court recently rejected the Uttar Pradesh administration's decision restricting the number of persons offering Namaz during Ramzan at a mosque in Sambhal district, observing that maintaining law and order is the responsibility of the State.In an order passed on February 27, a bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Siddharth Nandan remarked that if the Superintendent...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 13, 2026
Links to today's reports :'3-Year Practice Condition Should Remain, Only Issue Is Modalities': Supreme Court In Review Hearing; Extends Civil Judge Application Dates3 Year Practice Mandate : Law Colleges Suggest Alternatives For Special-Abled CandidatesSupreme Court Asks States To File Affidavits On Forming Animal Welfare BoardsSupreme Court Asks Petitioners Challenging Plaster Of Paris...
Madras High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Challenge To BNSS Provision On Pre-Cognizance Hearing
A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging the first proviso of Section 223 of the BNSS. As per the first proviso to Section 223 of the BNSS, A magistrate cannot take cognisance of an offence without giving the accused an opportunity of being heard. The plea, filed by Nakkheeran Gopal, an investigative journalist and owner of Nakkheeran Publications, states that the...
Supreme Court Urges Centre To Revisit Yellow Dal Import Policy; Says Farming Of Pulses Be Incentivised
The Supreme Court on Friday urged the Union Government to convene a meeting of relevant stakeholders to revisit the existing policy framework governing the import of yellow peas and explore measures to incentivise farmers to shift from conventional crops like wheat and paddy to pulses. The Court emphasised the need for better coordination among ministries and observed that policies relating...
Auction Sale Confirmation Does Not Bar Judicial Scrutiny Of Valuation Of Reserve Price : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 13) observed that a conclusion of an auction sale would not bar re-valuation of the auctioned property, when a question arises regarding the adequacy of valuation or fixation of the reserve price. “While there can be no quarrel with the settled proposition that the rights of a bona fide auction purchaser deserve due protection and that confirmed court...
Supreme Court Empowers District Judges To Nominate Members To Bar Associations' ECs To Ensure 30% Women Representation
The Supreme Court today empowered District Judges across the country to nominate women members to Executive Committees/Governing Bodies of Bar Associations within their jurisdictions, so as to meet the criteria of 30 percent women's representation in them.The Court authorized the District Judges to make the nominations in the event that there were sufficient women members available in...
Supreme Court Stays Defamation Case Against Lawyer For Posting Book Extracts On Mamata Banerjee's Personal Life
The Supreme Court today(March 13) issued notice and ordered status quo in a plea filed by Advocate Koustav Bagchi seeking to quash a defamation complaint filed against him after he posted an extract of a book which had allegedly made certain remarks concerning the personal life of the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee.A bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice...
3-Year Practice Rule | Now Source Is Coaching Centres, That's The Entire Problem : Justice Chandran On Judicial Recruitments
While hearing petitions seeking review of the 3-year practice condition, Justice Vinod Chandran of the Supreme Court remarked that the problem with the judicial recruitment is that "coaching centres have become the source now."Justice Chandran was responding to Senior Advocate Pinky Anand, who argued that the practice requirement could act as a roadblock for aspirants and delay their entry...
'FIR Can't Be Doubted Merely Because It Is Based On Police Statement', Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail In SC/ST Case
The Supreme Court has cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to individuals who had allegedly hurled caste-based abuse at the members of the Scheduled Caste category, noting that the authenticity of an FIR cannot be doubted merely because it was registered based on a police statement, not by a complainant. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran set aside the Punjab &...