Accessibility Facilities For Visually Impaired Candidates In AIBE, CLAT Expected Soon, Supreme Court Told

The Supreme Court was recently informed that its directions to provide facilities for visually impaired students, including the use of JAWS (Job Access With Speech) screen reader, and permission to use customised keyboards and mouse to answer questions on a Word document on the computer, with the additional option of using a scribe as per government guidelines, for the All India Bar...

Income Tax Act | Rejection Of Settlement Application Does Not Affect Assessee's Right To Contest Assessment Order On Merits : Supreme Court

Rejection of an assessee's settlement application by the Income Tax Settlement Commission without offering settlement terms does not bar the assessee's right to challenge the assessment order on merits under the Income Tax Act, observed the Supreme Court. "The stand of the Revenue that the assessee must give up his right to contest the assessment order on merits, if the settlement application...

Habeas Corpus Writ Can't Be Issued To Release Accused Taken Into Custody After Dismissal Of Bail Pleas : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court termed as "shocking" an order passed by the MP High Court to release an accused in custody, exercising habeas corpus jurisdiction.

Sins Of Accused Can't Be Visited On Family Members : Supreme Court

While rejecting the undertaking offered by the brother of an accused, the Supreme Court observed in a recent order that the sins of an accused cannot be visited on the family members.A bench comprising Justice Manmohan and Justice NV Anjaria made this observation while setting aside the bail granted to a person accused of possessing 731.075 kilograms of ganja worth about ₹2.91 crore.Before...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest October 24 - 31, 2025]

Advocate - Procedure for Summoning an Advocate (in exceptional cases) - Status of in-house counsel - Supreme Court laid down procedure for summoning advocates in exceptional cases - i. An Investigating Officer (I.O.) can only summon an Advocate if the I.O. has knowledge of an issue that falls under the exceptions to Section 132 of the BSA (e.g., communication made in furtherance of...

Concerning Increase In Drug Abuse Among India's Youth : Supreme Court Sounds Warning

Drug trafficking and addiction have become pervasive, the Court said.

'Show Us Any Single Judicial Complex Constructed' : Supreme Court Slams Punjab Govt For Poor Investment On Judicial Infrastructure

The Court lamented that the Punjab Government was not investing enough for judicial infrastructure.

Tamil Nadu Moves Supreme Court Against President Withholding Assent To NEET Exemption Bill

The State of Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court challenging the President of India's decision to withhold assent to the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill, 2021. The Bill seeks to exempt the State from the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and restore admissions based on Class XII marks with a scientific system of normalization. The...

Pendency Of Writ Proceedings No Ground To Not Avail Alternative Statutory Remedies : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that mere pendency of a writ petition does not relieve litigants of their obligation to exhaust alternative time-bound remedies provided under special laws. A Bench of Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and Vipul M. Pancholi dismissed an appeal filed by a litigant who, despite having an alternative statutory remedy under the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1864...

Supreme Court To Decide Validity Of J&K Policy Denying Remission To Terror-Offence Convicts

The Supreme Court will consider the validity the rule in Jammu and Kashmir which bars remission for terror convicts.The Court decided to har a life convict's petition challenging Rule 54(1) of the Jammu & Kashmir Jail Manual, 2000 and Para 20.10(Chapter XX titled Commutation and Remission of Sentence) of J&K Prison Manual 2022, which disallows premature release to those convicted...

Supreme Court Half Yearly Complete Criminal Digest 2025

Arrest Criminal Law - Arrest - Defiance of Court Order - Grant of Bail - Police, with knowledge of the protection order, hastily added serious charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and the Vishesh Jan Suraksha Adhiniyam, 2005 leading to the appellant's arrest. The Court deprecated this conduct, emphasizing that the police should have sought leave from the...

X Corp Moves Karnataka High Court In Appeal Against Ruling Upholding Centre's Blocking Powers Through Sahyog Portal

X Corp has filed an appeal before the Karnataka High Court challenging the single judge decision that upheld the Union Government's authority to issue content blocking directions through the Sahyog portal, which is used to automate notices to intermediaries to remove unlawful online content.. The appeal, filed on November 14, seeks to overturn the judgment delivered on September 24, which...