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LiveLaw Supreme Court Monthly Digest: May 2026
Administration of Justice – Guidelines on Procedural Timelines for High Courts – i. General Timeline - High Courts must endeavour to pronounce reasoned judgements promptly, within a maximum of 3 months from the date of reserving; ii. Personal Liberty & Bail - Extra promptitude must be shown in matters of personal liberty - Bail orders should preferably be pronounced and uploaded...
LiveLaw Supreme Court Weekly Digest May 24 - 31, 2026
Administration of Justice – Guidelines on Procedural Timelines for High Courts – i. General Timeline - High Courts must endeavour to pronounce reasoned judgements promptly, within a maximum of 3 months from the date of reserving; ii. Personal Liberty & Bail - Extra promptitude must be shown in matters of personal liberty - Bail orders should preferably be pronounced and uploaded...
#TheLawChallenge : A Weekly Quiz For The Legally Curious By LiveLaw & QShala, Attractive Prizes For Winners
Welcome to the LiveLaw and QShala Law Trivia Quiz! We are excited to bring you this collaborative initiative — a law trivia-based quiz that will be held every Saturday. The quiz is entirely online, and you can participate by answering questions through the Google Form linked on this page. Ready for the Law Challenge is India's first comprehensive law quiz book for curious minds, published...
Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: June 15, 2026 To June 21, 2026
JudgmentsCurable Irregularity In Final Appointment Process Cannot Invalidate Entire Recruitment : Supreme CourtCase: Gaurav Mehla & Ors. v. State of Haryana & Ors.Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 628The Supreme Court has held that a procedural defect in the final stage of a recruitment process cannot automatically invalidate appointments where the recruitment itself was otherwise...
'Law Without Equality Is Merely Organized Will Of The Stronger Party' : CJI Surya Kant At Russia Event
During an event in Russia, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant yesterday remarked that law, without equality, is essentially organized will of the stronger party.The CJI was speaking at the 14th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. The topic for the plenary session of the same was "Equal Justice, Equal Law: Access as the Measure of International Law's Humanity".At the outset of his...
Delay In Filing Appeal Against Externment Under Chhattisgarh Public Security Act Can Be Condoned Under S. 5 Limitation Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a delay occurred in filing an appeal against an externment order under the Chhattisgarh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 can be condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. “…unless the statute expressly or by necessary implication excludes the operation of Section 5 of the Limitation Act, the appellate authority (under the Adhiniyam) should...
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez Withdraws From Supreme Court Plea Against Order Framing Charge In 200-Crore Money Laundering Case
Actor Jacqueline Fernandez today withdrew from the Supreme Court her plea challenging trial proceedings in the Rs.200 crore money laundering case registered against her (and others) by the Enforcement Directorate.A partial Court working days bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi dismissed the case as withdrawn after counsel for Fernandez made the prayer for withdrawal with...
LiveLaw Is Hiring Supreme Court Reporters- Apply Today- Work With India's Number 1 Legal News Portal
LiveLaw invites applications for the position of Supreme Court Reporter. This is an excellent opportunity for law graduates interested in legal journalism and court reporting.Eligibility & QualificationsLLB degree (mandatory)Journalism / Mass Communication degree – added advantageStrong interest in legal reporting and court proceedingsGood command over English (reading, writing, and comprehension)Ability to work in a fast-paced newsroom environmentFresh graduates can also apply.Roles &...
Supreme Court Criminal Law Digest: May 2026
Anticipatory Bail - Successive Applications — Filing multiple anticipatory bail petitions in quick succession (e.g., three petitions within three months) after earlier dismissals, without any material change in circumstances, constitutes a clear abuse of process and reduces the extraordinary remedy of anticipatory bail to a mere gamble. Vasantha v. State of Tamil Nadu, 2026 LiveLaw...
The Last Bourbon At Gymkhana Club
A satire on the Gymkhana legal issueIt is a tragicomedy that underpins the story of a powerful man who discovers, usually in his early seventies and usually at a bar he has frequented since his early forties, that the world has moved on without so much as leaving a forwarding address. He still has the posture, the vocabulary, the institutional memory, and the club tie. What he no longer has, as of May 22, 2026, is the lease.The Delhi Gymkhana Club, 27.3 acres of mahogany-panelled,...