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Supreme Court Rebukes UP Govt For Not Paying Pension To Retired Peon For 10 Years, Calls For Chief Secretary's Report
“Grave injustice has been done to the petitioner," the Court observed.
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 07 October 2026
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...
Marks In Exam Cannot Cure Lack Of Essential Qualification Under Recruitment Rules: Supreme Court
Comparative merit can be considered only amongst candidates who satisfy the prescribed eligibility conditions.
Shiv Sena Row | ECI's Symbol Allotment May Have To Be Revisited If Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Is Found Erroneous, Says Supreme Court
"Will the sentiment of the symbol operate for the persons who have committed the constitutional sin(defection?" Justice Baghchi asked.
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Pleas Against Delhi HC Verdict Diluting Mandatory Attendance Requirement For Law Students
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on pleas challenging the Delhi High Court's November 2025 ruling that law students cannot be barred from appearing in examinations or continuing their academic pursuits solely on account of shortage of attendance.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Augustine George Masih reserved the verdict in pleas filed by Bar...
Supreme Court Acquits Govt Clerk Who Already Served Sentence In 16 Year Old Bribery Case
The Supreme Court on Monday (05 October) has set aside the conviction of a government employee under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act) who had already served his sentence, holding that the prosecution failed to prove demand and acceptance of illegal gratification. A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar held so while hearing an appeal...
Tendency To Colourize Civil Disputes Into Criminal Offences An Open Secret : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that a purely civil dispute cannot be converted into a criminal prosecution unless the foundational ingredients of the alleged offences are made out. “The tendency of litigants to colourize civil disputes into criminal offences is an open secret in the present times. The courts have tried to put their foot down to prevent the litigants from obliterating...
Supreme Court Gets 3 Women Judges With Justice Sunita Agarwal's Elevation
With the appointment of Justice Sunita Agarwal, former Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, the Supreme Court now has three sitting women judges. The highest number of women judges the Supreme Court had at a time was 4, when Justices Indira Banerjee, Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna and Bela Trivedi were present simultaneously from August 2021 till Justice Banerjee's retirement in September...
Original Status As Daily Wager Cannot Be Ground To Deny Annual Increment After Regularisation : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 6) has held that daily-wage skilled workers who were treated as permanent employees under a government resolution and granted regular pay scales and retirement benefits cannot be denied the annual increment falling due after their retirement merely because they were originally engaged as daily wagers. Setting aside the Gujarat High Court's division...
3 New Supreme Court Judges Take Oath, Total Strength Rises To 37
Three newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court took oath of office on Tuesday, taking the working strength of the Court to 37 (including the CJI). The sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges is 38. Before today's swearing-in ceremony, the Court was functioning with 34 judges (including the CJI).Chief Justice of India Surya Kant administered the oath to Justice Sunita Agarwal,...
