'Why Go To Social Media?He Lost Job' : Supreme Court Affirms Order To Delete Woman's Post Alleging Molestation By Male Co-Passenger

Justice Nagarathna commented that tendencies to spread such allegations may give rise to calls for gender segregation in public places.

Modifying Life Term Sentence As Fixed Sentence Permissible : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) reaffirmed the settled proposition of law that the imposition of a life imprisonment sentence on the convict would not bar the modification of the sentence to a fixed-term sentence when the convict had already undergone more than 14 years of imprisonment. “…when a sentence of life imprisonment is imposed, Section 53 read with Section 45 of the IPC...

SIR | Supreme Court Asks ECI To Send To Centre Names Of Persons Deleted From 2003 Bihar Roll Over Doubtful Citizenship

The Court held that the Election Commission of India has the power to examine citizenship claim for the limited purpose of electoral roll inclusion.

Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission's Power To Conduct SIR Of Electoral Rolls, Says It Advances Free & Fair Elections

The Court held that the procedure adopted by the ECI in conducting SIR did not violate the law and had nexus with the Constitutional goal of free and fair elections.

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Asaram's Life Sentence In 2013 Rape Case, Acquits Two Co-Accused

The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of self-styled godman Asaram under Section 376 IPC for committing rape of a woman at his ashram in 2013.For context, a Special POCSO Court at Jodhpur had in April 2018 sentenced Asaram to life imprisonment for the remainder of natural life under Sections 376(2)(f) (rape committed by someone in a position of trust), 376D...

Centre Moves Supreme Court To Transfer Petitions Challenging Transgender Amendment Act 2026 From High Courts

The Union Government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has filed transfer petitions seeking to bring before the Supreme Court the various challenges pending in High Courts against the Transgender Persons Protection of Rights (Amendment) Act 2026.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, requesting that the...

Party Estopped From Challenging Award On The Ground Of Mandate Expiry After Accepting Extension Of Arbitrator's Mandate: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) has held that a party who continues to participate in arbitration proceedings without objecting to the extension of the arbitrator's mandate cannot later challenge the award on the ground that the mandate had expired. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe heard the dispute that arose out of arbitration proceedings between...

Appellate Court Reversing Acquittal Must Itself Hear Convict On Sentence, Cannot Remand To Trial Court For Sentence Alone : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) held that if an Appellate Court, while hearing an appeal against an acquittal, finds the accused guilty, then it cannot relegate the matter to the trial court for imposing the sentence. The Appellate Court itself has to hear the convict on sentence. “It can be seen from Section 386(a), Cr.P.C., that where in an appeal from an order of acquittal, the...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 26, 2026

Links to reports of May 26 :Supreme Court Grants Bail To Former Chhattisgarh Excise Commissioner Niranjan Das In Liquor Scam Corruption & Money Laundering CasesMedical Negligence Case | Supreme Court Discharges Anaesthetist Who Prescribed Medicine Over Phone To Staff NurseSupreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking Enforcement Of Anti-Cow Slaughter Laws Ahead Of BakridSupreme...

Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment On Legality Of ECI's Special Intensive Revision On May 27

Update on May 27 - Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission's Power To Conduct SIR Of Electoral Rolls, Says It Advances Free & Fair ElectionsSIR | Supreme Court Asks ECI To Forward to Centre Names Of Persons Deleted From Roll Over Doubtful CitizenshipThe Supreme Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow on a batch of petitions challenging the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...

'MPID Courts Acting Daredevil; High Court Must See What Corruption Going On There': CJI Surya Kant

The Chief Justice of India on Tuesday made scathing remarks on the functioning of Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (MPID) courts while refusing to stay a Bombay High Court judgment that found serious irregularities in the valuation and auction of a Haryana land parcel attached in the National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) scam.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant...

'100 Crore Property Sold At 10 Crore' : Supreme Court Questions Valuer For Auction Under MPID Act

The Supreme Court today refused to stay a Bombay High Court judgment that found serious irregularities in the valuation and auction of a Haryana land parcel attached in the NSEL scam and questioned the role of the valuer whose assessment had formed the basis of the sale.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ultimately allowed valuer Quiker Realty to withdraw...