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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 20, 2026
Links to today's stories :'Travesty Of Justice To Keep Convict In Jail For Years Pending Appeal' : Supreme Court Quotes 1977 Judgment, Suspends Murder SentenceSupreme Court Dismisses PIL To Ban Building Babri Masjids Or Any Mosque In Babur's Name'Police-Politician Nexus' : Supreme Court Raps Andhra Police For Lax Probe In Murder Case Against YSRCP MLC Udaya BhaskarIncreasing Green Cover...
President Donald Trump's Global Tariffs Illegal : US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are illegal. In a 6:3 verdict, the Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.Chief Justice John Roberts announced the judgment of the Court...
Homebuyer Can't Be Compelled To Accept Possession Without Occupancy Certificate Obtained By Builder : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 20) reiterated that homebuyers cannot be compelled to accept possession of a property in the absence of an Occupancy Certificate. Such a failure by the developer, the Court held, constitutes a statutory deficiency in service, entitling consumers to receive compensation from the developers.“Obtaining such certificate is a statutory pre-condition integral...
Supreme Court Asks Registry Not To Accept Petitions Relating To Bar Council Elections
The Supreme Court recently expressly directed its Registry not to entertain any petitions relating to the ongoing State Bar Council Elections. The Court has asked all the aggrieved candidates or stakeholders to approach the High Powered Committee (HPC) headed by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing a writ...
2026 CLAT-UG | Allahabad High Court Stays Single Judge Order To Revise Entire Merit List For Future Counselling
A division bench of the Allahabad High Court today STAYED the February 3 order of the single judge directing the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the entire merit list for CLAT-UG-2026 for future counselling.A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Indrajeet Shukla passed this order on a special appeal filed by the Consortium challenging the Single Judge's...
West Bengal SIR : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court is hear today a batch of petitions related to Wes tBengal SIR, including WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's plea raising issues inter-alia about characterization of voters in the 'logical discrepancy' listBench: CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M PancholiEarlier, the Court directed the State to make available to ECI Group B officers for SIR duties,...
AR Rahman Agrees In Supreme Court To Acknowledge Dagar Brothers' 'Shiv Stuti' Performance In 'Veera Raja' Song
Music composer AR Rahman on Friday agreed before the Supreme Court to acknowledge the 'Shiva Stuti' performance of the Junior Dagar brothers in the 'Veera Raja Veera' song of Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan II.Rahman and the makers of the film agreed to add the following line in the credits of the song :"Composition inspired from the Dagarwani tradition Dhrupad, first recorded as 'Shiv Stuti' by...
'Only To Embarrass State Govt Before Elections' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Flex Boards In Kerala
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking the regulation of the use of PVC flex boards in the State of Kerala. During the hearing, the Court orally commented that the petition seemed to be a "political battle" and the prayers sought seemed to "embarrass the State Government before the elections."The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice...
Increasing Green Cover Effective Solution For Delhi's Poor AQI, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday orally commented that planting of more trees can improve the Air Quality Index of Delhi-National Capital Region.The Court made this observation while passing an order in relation to the constitution of the expert committee to oversee the afforestation program to compensate for the tree felling in Delhi's ridge.Senior Advocate Guru Krishna Kumar, the amicus curiae...