'Respect For Higher Courts' Orders A Basic Principle' : Supreme Court Rebukes Rent Authority For Revisiting Eviction Order Affirmed By SC

The Supreme Court has censured a Rent Control Authority in Uttar Pradesh for disregarding its order affirming the tenant's eviction by reopening the matter on the tenant's application, despite the proceedings having already attained finality. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh was dealing with a case where, despite the tenant's eviction attaining finality, having...

Omission To Sign Order Sheet On Framing Charges Won't Vitiate Trial, When Charges Were Read Over To Accused : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that the absence of a signature on the charge-framing order sheet is a curable procedural defect and does not vitiate the trial, particularly where the accused was duly informed of and understood the charges against them. “…the defect relating to the absence of signature on the charge does not constitute an illegality. It is, at best, a curable...

Supreme Court Urges P&H HC To Consider Request To Relax 45% Minimum Mark Condition For SC Candidates In Civil Judge Exam

The Supreme Court recently requested the Punjab and Haryana High Court to "sympathetically consider" a request to relax for the Scheduled Caste category candidates the condition of securing 45% in the mains examination for the recruitment of Civil Judge (Junior Division), held as per the advertisement issued by the Haryana Public Service Commission in January 2024.The Court was hearing a...

Menace Of Citing AI-Generated Fake Judgments Rampant Not Just In India, Across World : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently stated that the practice of citing AI-generated non-existent judgments is a "menace" which is been rampant not just in India but across the world. It cautioned parties to be careful. These remarks were made by a bench comprising Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Vijay Bishnoi in a special leave petition filed by the Director of a Company, seeking to expunge the...

Post-Facto Environmental Clearance Allows Impermissible Projects To Continue Till State Intervenes: Supreme Court Raises Concern

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concerns that allowing the grant of post-facto environmental clearance would result in projects, which are harmful to the environment, continuing until state intervention.The Court noted that in contrast, if a prior environmental sanction is treated as non-negotiable, authorities would be duty-bound to stop any activity undertaken without it. “When...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 25, 2026

Links to today's reports :Over 80 % Women Lawyers Feel Their Professional Journey Harder Than Male Peers : SCBA SurveySupreme Court Refuses NHAI's Plea To Review Retrospective Application Of Solatium To NH Acquisitions, But Bars Reopening Settled Claims'Need Of The Hour' : Supreme Court Issues Notice On SCBA Plea To Create Dedicated Welfare Fund For SC AdvocatesSupreme Court Expunges Kerala...

'Patriotism Can't Be Compelled': Sanjay Hegde To Supreme Court On Vande Mataram Row; CJI Asks 'Not Even For National Anthem?'

Assailing the MHA circular regarding singing of national song-Vande Mataram in schools, Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde today stressed before the Supreme Court the importance of protecting individual conscience and contended that "patriotism cannot be compelled".In this regard, CJI Surya Kant questioned the senior counsel whether the same argument applies in the context of the National Anthem...

Mandate On Non-Disclosure Of Rape Victim's Identity Not Being Followed: Supreme Court Directs Strict Compliance In Pending Cases

Expressing concern over the disclosure of a rape victim's identity in court records, the Supreme Court has directed all Registrars General of High Courts to ensure strict compliance with the statutory prohibition under Section 228-A IPC in all pending cases, including those instituted prior to its 2018 judgment in Nipun Saxena v. Union of India. The Court observed that the mandate...

LiveLaw Academy Launches Intensive Course on Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice by Sr. Adv. Percival Billimoria

LiveLaw Academy has launched its Intensive Course on Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice, designed and taught by Percival Billimoria. Registrations are now open. Interested participants can enroll through the LiveLaw Academy website. This course is designed to bridge the gap between legal theory and the practical realities of dispute resolution, offering participants a structured and hands-on understanding of arbitration as practised in India and internationally. A Practical,...

Parliament Passes Transgender Persons Amendment Bill Seeking To Omit Self-Determination Of Gender

The Parliament has passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026.The Rajya Sabha today passed the Bill, which was cleared by the Lok Sabha yesterday, by a voice vote. A motion moved by DMK MP Thiruchi Siva to refer the Bill to a select committee was negatived.A controversial amendment proposed by the Bill is to take away the right of self-determination of gender....

Uttam Nagar Holi Violence: Supreme Court Allows Petitioners To Approach Delhi Police Seeking Protection For Tarun's Family

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the petitioners, who filed a petition seeking security for the the family members of 27-year old Tarun Butolia, who died in a violent clash during Holi celebrations at Uttam Nagar, Delhi, to make a representation to the Delhi Police Commissioner.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar In Alleged Land Encroachment Case

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (March 25) quashed an FIR registered against spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar over alleged land encroachment in Bengaluru.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna however clarified that none of the observations made in the course of the order would be applicable to other accused or pending proceedings before any other forums.A detailed order...