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

No Concept Of Lane Driving In India, Most Accidents Due To That : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked that there is effectively “no concept of lane driving in India” as it dealt with a batch of matters concerning road safety compliance.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing the matter S Rajaseekaran v. Union of India, in which the Court has been issuing directions from time to time for road safety.During...

Avoid Interpretation Silencing Reformist Voices Within Religion : Mohan Gopal In Sabarimala Reference

He argued that an interpretation allowing the clergy to overpower individual conscience must be shunned.

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Service Law

Service Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Accelerated Promotion – Counter-Extremism/Naxal Activities – Parity in Treatment – Judicial Review of Committee Decisions – The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's direction to grant accelerated promotion to a police constable (Respondent) who resisted a Naxalite attack on a police station - The State had denied...

Child Has Fundamental Right Under Art 19(1)(a) To Receive Education In Mother Tongue : Supreme Court

In a recent judgment directing the State of Rajasthan to provide Rajasthani as a subject in schools, and also to facilitate its use as a medium of instruction in schools, the Supreme Court observed that Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution encompasses the freedom of a child to receive primary education in a language of their choice.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta held that...

'Atrocious' : Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Restraining TVK MLA Sethupathi From Voting In TN Floor Test

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Madras High Court's order, which stopped TVK MLA Sreenivasa Sethupathi from voting in the Tamil Nadu Assembly floor test.The Court also stayed the proceedings in the Madras High Court in the writ petition filed by DMK candidate KR Periakaruppan challenging Sethupathi's win.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay...

Appointment Of Vijay's Astrologer As Officer On Special Duty Challenged In Madras High Court

A lawyer on Wednesday (13th May) made an urgent mentioning before the Madras High Court, challenging the appointment of Astrologer Ricky Rathan Pandit Vettrivel as an Officer of Special Duty by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.When advocate Krishnamurthy made a mention before the vacation bench of Justice Victoria Gowri and Justice N Senthilkumar, the bench asked the lawyer what...

Sabarimala Reference | Social Reform May Necessitate Scrutiny Of Religious Practices; Proportionality Test Can Be Used : Lawyers To Supreme Court

On the 14th day of hearings in the Sabarimala reference, Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta, appearing for the State of Kerala, submitted before the Supreme Court that social reform finds a place within the chapter on religious freedoms because exclusionary social practices are often given a religious character to shield them from scrutiny.He argued that courts may necessarily have to...

Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 15]

Today is the 15th 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 Reviewing...

IBC | Appeals Must Be Filed With Certified Copy Of Impugned Order, Mere E-Filing Not Enough: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 12) observed that an e-filing of an appeal before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) without a certified copy of the impugned order is not a mere defective filing but a “wholly incompetent appeal” that cannot subsequently be cured. A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran set aside the National Company Law...