Married Daughter Cannot Be Excluded From Compassionate Appointment : Supreme Court Overrules Allahabad HC View

The Supreme Court on June 2 set aside the Allahabad High Court's judgments, which held that the definition of family doesn't include a married daughter for the purpose of compassionate appointment. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe held that it is in agreement with all the judgments of the Bombay High Court, Karnataka High Court and Calcutta High Court, which...

In Justice V Mohana, Supreme Court Gets A Woman Judge Appointment After 5 Years; Two Women Judges In SC Now

With the elevation of Senior Advocate V. Mohana to the Supreme Court, the apex court has got a woman judge after a gap of more than five years. Until Justice Mohana's appointment, Justice B.V. Nagarathna was the only woman judge in the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on May 27 recommended the elevation of four High Court Chief...

High Courts Expected To Record Nature Of Crime And Allegations In FIR Quashing Orders : Supreme Court

Delay by itself cannot be a ground to quash an FIR, the Court observed.

CBSE OSM Row : NSUI Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Independent Inquiry

National Students' Union of India (NSUI) has filed a plea before the Delhi High Court alleging “large scale irregularities and deficiencies” under the newly introduced On- Screen Marking (OSM) system by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The public interest litigation, filed through NSUI's President Vinod Jhakhar, seeks an independent inquiry, citing technical issues...

Companies Act | Supreme Court Rejects 'Vote-Cast-First' Rule For Societies In AGMs; Only Person Lawfully Authorised Can Vote: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that when there exists a dispute between the rival societies over the exercise of the voting rights at the Company's Annual General Meeting, where they hold shares, then the voting rights must be exercised by persons lawfully authorised under the society's governing documents and in accordance with the statutory framework governing corporate voting....

CCS Rules | Temporary Status Casual Labourer Entitled To Pension Even Without Formal Regularisation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (June 1) delivered a significant ruling in favour of long-serving casual workers, holding that employees who have performed work of a permanent and continuous nature for the government over extended periods are entitled to pensionary benefits even in the absence of formal regularisation. The Court held that such casual workers are entitled to benefits equivalent...

Five New Judges Take Oath In Supreme Court, Court Moves Closer To Full Strength

Five newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court took oath of office on Tuesday, taking the Court closer to its sanctioned strength of 38 judges.Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant administered the oath to Justice Sheel Nagu, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Justice Arun Palli and Senior Advocate V. Mohana at a ceremony held in the Supreme Court.The Central...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026: Subject-Wise Index [January–March]

Subject Index - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Administrative Law Administrative Law — Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation — Policy Change — Lack of Probity and Transparency - Service/Education Law — Alteration of the "Rules of the Game" - Supreme Court found that the policy modification was prompted by an undisclosed representation from the father of...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : June 1, 2026

Links to reports of June 1 :Centre Notifies Appointment Of 5 Supreme Court Judges : 4 HC CJs & Sr Adv V Mohana'Cost Of Demolition Catastrophic' : Supreme Court Rules Against Demolition Of Navi Mumbai Mall, Allows Regularisation On Cost Payment'No Senior Advocate Allowed To Appear In My Court During Vacations': Justice Vikram NathRailway Servant Is Central Govt Employee, Railway...

Supreme Court Extends Deemed Affiliation To Hamdard Medical Institute For 2026-27, Clears Path For 150 MBBS And 49 PG Seats

The Supreme Court recently allowed the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR) to proceed with admissions to 150 MBBS seats and 49 postgraduate medical seats for the academic year 2026-27.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that the consent of affiliation shall be deemed to have been granted by Jamia Hamdard Deemed to be University, subject to...

Hindu Succession Act | After Intestate Succession, One Co-Heir Cannot Alienate Shares Of Others Acting As Karta : Supreme Court

The co-heirs will inherit the property as tenants-in-common and the concept of “kartaship” doesn't apply, the Court held.

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union On PIL Seeking Stronger Enforcement Of Disability Commissioners' Recommendations

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a PIL seeking directions to strengthen the grievance redressal framework under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and ensure effective implementation of recommendations made by the Chief Commissioner and State Commissioners for Persons with Disabilities.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna B. Varale listed the plea on July...