'Ensure Safe Return Of Displaced Persons Regardless Of Political Affiliation': Calcutta High Court Tells State In Post-Poll Violence PILs

The Calcutta High Court has issued interim directions to the State Police, asking them to ensure the safe return of persons who were allegedly displaced from their shops, homes or properties, regardless of political affiliation, in PILs against alleged post-poll violence in the wake of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election results.Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen...

'West Bengal Not A Bulldozer State, Police Not Lodging FIRs': Ex-CM Mamata Banerjee Tells High Court In Post-Poll Violence PILs

Trinamool Congress head and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told the Calcutta High Court on Thursday (May 14) that there had been large scale violence after the recently conducted legislative assembly polls in the State, including bulldozer action and that the Police was not permitting FIRs to be lodged. Notably, the BJP came to power for the first time in the State in...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Motor Vehicles Act

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Assessment of Disability and Loss of Earning Capacity – Functional Disability vs. Physical Disability – The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's decision to reduce the functional disability of the appellant-claimant from 63% to 30% - held that the High Court failed to provide cogent reasons...

Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 16]

Today is the 16th day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.Day 1 Report : Not...

Karnataka Govt Withdraws 2022 Hijab Ban Order; Permits Religious Symbols Including Hijab, Turban, Rudraksha With Prescribed Uniform

Karnataka Government on Wednesday [13 May] issued a significant government order nullifying with immediate effect its contentious February 2022 order that banned the wearing of hijab and other religious symbols in aided and private schools and pre university colleges.The new circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy has effectively withdrawn the earlier order,...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 13, 2026

Links to today's reports :'Oral Dictation Not Final' : Supreme Court Slams Party Who Alleged Signed Order Favouring Adani Ports Was Not Same As Oral OrderAfter NEET-UG 2026 Cancellation, Plea In Supreme Court To Replace NTA & Conduct Fresh Exam Under Judicial SupervisionIBC | Appeals Must Be Filed With Certified Copy Of Impugned Order, Mere E-Filing Not Enough: Supreme...

'Hostile Witness Testimony Can Be Used To Acquit Also, Not Just Convict' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Conviction

Observing that the evidence of hostile witnesses can be used not only for conviction but also to discredit the prosecution case and support acquittal, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 13) has acquitted a man accused of killing a man belonging to a SC/ST category.The Court found that the very foundation of the prosecution's case was discredited by the prosecution's witnesses as they...

Contractual Appointment Against Regular Post Advertisement Is 'Patently Illegal': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 13) held that appointing a candidate on a contractual basis against an advertisement issued for regular vacancies is “patently illegal and unconstitutional” when no reasons are recorded for such differential treatment. A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti allowed an appeal filed by an Assistant Professor, who was granted a...

Law College Hostels Will Become Boarding & Lodging Facilities If There's No Attendance Mandate : Supreme Court

The Court however did not stay the judgment of the Delhi High Court, which held that students cannot be barred from exam over low attendance.

Land Acquisition | Residential Plot Sale Deed Can't Be Used To Determine Compensation For Industrial Land : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a residential sale deed from an adjoining village cannot be used to determine compensation for industrial land acquired for highway expansion, ruling that the "similar type of land" requirement under Section 26(1)(b) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is mandatory and...

Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe Into Sale Of Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation Lands In UP

The Supreme Court has ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the supervision of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary to probe the alleged fraudulent sale of lands belonging to the Spiritual Regeneration Movement Foundation of India, while setting aside an Allahabad High Court interim direction that had restrained police from filing a chargesheet in the case. A bench...

No Fitness Certificate Or Permit For Public Service Vehicles Without Tracking Devices & Emergency Panic Buttons: Supreme Court

The Court ordered retrofitting of VLTDs and panic buttons in public service vehicles registered up to December 2018