Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 27, 2026

Links to today's Top Stories from Supreme Court :BCI Chairman Writes To CJI Objecting To Kerala HC Judge's Comments Against Election Nomination Fee, Threatens With TransferSupreme Court Dismisses JioStar's Challenge To CCI Probe On Alleged Abuse Of Dominance In Kerala Cable TV MarketPlea In Supreme Court Challenges UGC Regulation Defining 'Caste Discrimination', Seeks Caste Neutral...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Increase Judge To Population Ratio

The CJI observed that the Court knew how to deal with the issue administratively.

S.175(4) BNSS | Superior's Report Must If Offence Was During Public Servant's Duties : Supreme Court Advises Magistrates

The Court issued guidance to Magistrates on Section 175(4) of the BNSS.

Excessive Land Acquisition Compensation To Some Landowners Cannot Invalidate Others' Compensation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 27) observed that an excessive disbursement of compensation to some beneficiaries in collusion with officials would not invalidate the compensation awarded to other beneficiaries. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran heard the case arising out of the Chhattisgarh High Court's decision that had set aside the land acquisition...

Supreme Court Requests Jharkhand HC CJ To Consider Plea To Enhance Retirement Age Of Judicial Officers

The Supreme Court today, while refusing to entertain a plea seeking enhancement of superannuation age of Jharkhand District Judges from 60 to 61 years, asked the Chief Justice of the High Court to consider the issue on the administrative side. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and R Mahadevan was hearing plea filed by District Magistrate Mr Ranjeet Kumar. As per...

NEET-PG | 'No Logic' : Supreme Court Questions NBE's Policy On Non-Disclosure Of Question Papers And Answer Keys

The Court said that it was not fully convinced by the NBE’s justification.

UAPA | Can Remand Report Satisfy Mandate To Supply Grounds of Arrest In Writing? Supreme Court To Consider

The plea also raises the question whether the standard of procedural compliance should be more flexible for UAPA cases.

'Social Media Must Not Treat Courtroom Exchanges As Final Decisions', Justice Manmohan

Justice Manmohan flagged the distortion of judgments and observations through selective quoting on the social media.

Acid Attack : Supreme Court Suggests More Stringent Punishment, Asks Why Can't Assets Of Convict Be Attached

The Court orally said that deterrence theory must be applied in acid attack cases.

BCI Rule Disqualifying Advocates With Two Or More Pending Criminal Cases From Elections Challenged In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the BCI and the Bar Council of Telangana in a plea challenging the BCI Rule of 2023, which disqualifies advocates from contesting Bar Council Elections if they have two or more serious criminal cases pending against them. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi agreed to consider the matter.The plea challenges the constitutionality...

Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 To Reduce Loan Dues Of Widow

The Supreme Court recently invoked its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to reduce a loan sum in a case where the woman was unable to pay the loan amount after her husband died during the COVID-19 pandemic.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order considering the unusual and unfortunate circumstances which prompted the Court...

AI May Assist, But Only More Judges Can Match Exploding Supreme Court Filings : Justice Dipankar Datta

AI must be kept at our feet and should not be allowed to sit on our head, the judge commented.