Supreme Court Lays Down Principles On Promissory Estoppel, Says It Can't Be Invoked For Benefits Never Intended

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) observed that the doctrine of promissory estoppel cannot be invoked to claim benefit under a government policy which was never aimed to benefit a specific class of industrial unit. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan set aside the Himachal Pradesh High Court's judgment directing the State to extend concessional electricity...

Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking Enforcement Of Anti-Cow Slaughter Laws Ahead Of Bakrid

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to urgently list a plea seeking enforcement of anti-cow slaughter laws ahead of Bakrid (Eid-al-Adha), with the Chief Justice of India declining to treat the matter as urgent.Advocate Barun Kumar Sinha orally mentioned the matter for urgent listing. He said that the matter sought the implementation of the anti-cow slaughter laws, and said that the urgency...

Medical Negligence Case | Supreme Court Discharges Anaesthetist Who Prescribed Medicine Over Phone To Staff Nurse

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) discharged an anaesthetist for an alleged post-surgery complication to the patient because of the medication prescribed by her over the phone to the nurse, which resulted in the death of the patient. The Court held that an anaesthetist would not be held guilty under Section 304-A of IPC, for the post-surgery complication, which resulted due to...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Prevention of Corruption Act

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 – Section 2(f), 100, 101, and 102 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 2(s) and 2(o) – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - The Supreme Court set aside a High Court of Andhra Pradesh judgment that had quashed several FIRs registered by the...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Former Chhattisgarh Excise Commissioner Niranjan Das In Liquor Scam Corruption & Money Laundering Cases

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former Chhattisgarh Excise Commissioner Niranjan Das, who was arrested in connection with an alleged corruption and money laundering case arising out of the Chhattisgarh liquor scam.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi ordered Das' release, while clarifying that it was not...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 25, 2026

Links to reports of May 25 :Twisha Sharma Death : CBI To Take Over Probe; Supreme Court Requests Media To Avoid Publishing StatementsSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain NGO's Plea To Clarify Order On Euthanasia Of Rabid Dogs'Don't Take It So Sentimentally' : CJI On Plea Against 'Cockroach Janata Party''Serious Issue' : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On PIL To Ban Child Employment In...

After BCI Chairperson's Remarks On Fake Advocates, Plea Filed In Supreme Court To Verify Law Degrees

The plea seeks nationwide verification of educational qualifications, enrolment credentials and practice status of advocates across the country,

In-Laws Can't Be Prosecuted Merely For Asking Wife To Adjust : Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Harassment, 498A Case

Mere familial association with husband cannot constitute criminal offence without specific overt acts, the Court said.

LiveLaw Daily| Child labour in bars and spas| Stray dogs| Cockroach Janta Party| NEET update & more

Welcome to LiveLaw Daily for Monday, May 25, 2026. Today we cover the Supreme Court's anguish over NEET-UG 2026's cancellation, life imprisonment for 12 convicts in the Madhu lynching case, the Cockroach Janata Party back in court and...

Supreme Court Questions Centre's Delay In Notifying Commercial Court Rules 2021, Says HCs May Consider Setting Up District Execution Cells

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) took serious note of the Union Government's failure to notify the draft Commercial Courts Rules, 2021, observing that the country is facing a “huge challenge” in the effective and expeditious disposal of execution petitions. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Pankaj Mithal took suo motu notice of the fact that the draft Commercial Courts...

Abhijeet Dipke Moves Delhi High Court Against Blocking Of Cockroach Janta Party's X Account

Abhijit Dipke, the founder of 'Cockroach Janata Party' has moved the Delhi High Court against blocking of the party's X account. 'Cockroach Janata Party' is a satirical social media movement which emerged in response to an oral comment made by the CJI during a hearing, where he equated unemployed youth attacking systems under the garb of online activism as 'cockroaches'. The CJI later...

“Her Story An Eye-Opener”: Convicting Husband For Wife's Murder, Supreme Court Warns Against Forcing Women Back Into Abusive Marriages

While upholding the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife and for subjecting her to domestic cruelty, the Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) drew attention to the societal failure to recognise the distress faced by married daughters in their matrimonial homes. The Court noted that the deceased victim's repeated complaints of domestic violence and dowry harassment were ignored...