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LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 09 September 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...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up: September 8, 2026
Links to reports of September 8'Victim Didn't Identify Accused In Court' : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Rape Of 5-Year-OldHow To Attribute Mens Rea To Company? Supreme Court Explains Three-Stage InquiryIndian Stamp Act | Is Fraudulent Intent Necessary To Invoke S.47A Over Undervalued Deed? Supreme Court Refers To Larger BenchSupreme Court Restrains Appointment Of Teachers...
LiveLaw Academy's Capsule Course on Mergers and Acquisitions by Adv.Ashirbad Nayak
LiveLaw Academy is launching a new Capsule Course on Mergers and Acquisitions, designed to help law students, lawyers, in-house counsel, and corporate professionals build practical, industry-relevant skills in M&A. Interested candidates can enrol at the LiveLaw Academy website The course offers a practical introduction to the legal framework governing Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions. It is designed for law students, legal practitioners, in-house counsel, corporate...
Solatium & Interest For Land Acquisition Under National Highways Act To Be Computed As Per 1894 Act For Pre-2015 Awards : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (08.09.2026)held that when the Competent Authority under the National Highways Act, 1956 (NH Act) determines compensation before 01.01.2015, the solatium, interest, and interest on solatium payable to the landowner must be computed under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, and not under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,...
Pre-Regularization Service Must Be Counted For Pension Benefits : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that service rendered by employees on contract, ad hoc, daily-wage or work-charge basis prior to their regularization must be counted as qualifying service for retiral and pensionary benefits, particularly where the breaks in service are merely notional, artificial or caused by administrative circumstances or court orders.Holding thus, a bench of Justice Prashant...
Freebies To Doctors | Supreme Court Reserves Order In Plea Seeking Regulation Of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices
The Supreme Court today reserved order on a plea seeking statutory regulation of pharmaceutical marketing practices, after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Court that the Union government will constitute a three-member committee to examine whether a statutory framework is needed to regulate unethical practices by pharmaceutical companies.“However, there is a need of...
Widow's Family Pension Must Be Paid From Date Of Husband's Death : Supreme Court
The Court stated that its 2014 judgment in 'Tarsem Singh' was rendered ignoring an earlier precedent.
Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia Files Defamation Suit Against CJP's Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke Before Delhi High Court
BJP leader and Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.Bhatia is aggrieved by a post on X Corp (formerly Twitter) published by Das and Ranka on September 05 in the aftermath of arrest of Swatantra Bhardwaj, who is accused of assaulting a teenage...
Appointment Of Officer As Jharkhand DGP 1 Day Before Retirement Violated SC Guidelines : Amicus To Supreme Court
Amicus further states that Jharkhand Rules give broad discretionary power to the State to remove DGP, which can result in undue political pressure.
Law Protects Intrinsic Character Of Ancient Monument : Sambhal Mosque Committee Tells Supreme Court
The mosque committee argued that the trial court's survey order was bad in law, and that there was no urgency for an ex-parte action.
CJI Surya Kant Supports Need For National Legal Education Commission
The Chief Justice of India today voiced support for setting up a Legal Education Commission for the regulation of legal education in the country. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was dealing with Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay's PIL seeking establishment of a Legal Education Commission as well as challenging the 5-year tenure of law courses (bachelor...