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Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment Of Nine Advocates As Patna High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on February 26, 2026, approved the proposals for appointment of nine advocates as Judges of the Patna High Court.The advocates whose names have been cleared for elevation are Md. Nadim Seraj, Ranjan Kumar Jha, Kumar Manish, Sanjeev Kumar, Girijish Kumar, Alok Kumar, Raj Kumar, Rana Vikram Singh and Vikash Kumar.The recommendations have been made...
SC Collegium Recommends Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari As Madras High Court Chief Justice; Justice Lisa Gill For Andhra Pradesh HC
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on February 26, 2026, has recommended the appointment of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, presently a Judge of the Kerala High Court (parent High Court: Madhya Pradesh), as the next Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The recommendation has been made in view of the impending retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on March 5,...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 26, 2026
Links to today's stories :Supreme Court Bans NCERT Textbook With Chapter On Judicial Corruption, Issues Contempt Notice To NCERT Director & Ministry OfficialSupreme Court Expresses Reservations About 3-Year Practice Rule To Join Judicial Service, Says Women Affected'Marketing Labels Not Decisive For Tax Classification', Supreme Court Holds Rooh Afza Taxable As Fruit DrinkPune Porsche Case...
Kerala High Court Reserves Order On 'Kerala Story 2' Movie Producer's Appeal Against Single Bench's Stay On Release
The Kerala High Court on Thursday heard appeals preferred by the producer of the movie 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond' against the interim order of the Single Judge granting stay on the release of the movie, slated to hit the theatres tomorrow.The Division Bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan heard the appeals urgently today, at 7:30 p.m., just hours after...
Supreme Court Directs Supply Of Chargesheets To Manipur Violence Victims, Free Legal Aid Lawyers For Family
The Supreme Court today directed that victims and their families in 20 cases arising out of Manipur Violence be given copies of the chargesheets filed in their respective cases and be provided legal aid counsel to assist them in trial proceedings now pending in Guwahati.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing a batch of pleas on the issue of...
S.469 CrPC | Limitation Period Starts From Date When Offender's Identity Is Known & Not From Receipt Of Complaint : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the period of limitation in criminal prosecutions begins from the date when the identity of all accused persons becomes known to the competent authority, and not from the date of the first complaint. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhatti set aside the Kerala High Court's decision to quash the criminal proceedings under the Drugs and...
Manipur Violence | Supreme Court Expresses Disappointment Over Non-Payment Of Expenses To Justice Gita Mittal Committee
The Supreme Court today expressed disappointment that members of the three-judge committee constituted in the Manipur violence cases have not received any reimbursement towards travelling and boarding expenses so far, and directed immediate release of funds.The three-member committee comprises Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,...
Deed Cannot Be Reinterpreted Based On Parties' Later Conduct When Terms Are Clear & Unambiguous: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has cautioned against reliance on the ex-post facto conduct of parties to reinterpret a lease deed when the terms of the document are clear and unambiguous, holding that a lease validly established on the face of the deed cannot be altered or diluted by reference to the parties' subsequent conduct. “…courts must exercise far greater restraint when inferring the...
IBC Permits Parallel CIRP Against Debtor & Guarantor For Same Debt : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 26) observed that there's no bar under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to initiate simultaneous CIRP against the corporate debtor and guarantor for the same debt. The bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih endorsed the findings of BRS Ventures Investments Ltd. v. SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd. & Anr that "consistent with...
Supreme Court Dismisses ED Appeal Against Quashing Of Money Laundering Case Against Razorpay Over Illegal Loan App
The Supreme Court today upheld a Karnataka High Court order quashing money laundering proceedings initiated against payment gateway company Razorpay in connection with an money transfer related to an alleged illegal loan app.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh dismissed ED's SLP against the HC order that had held that there was no material to show that Razorpay...
RTI Act Applies To Cochin International Airport Ltd : Supreme Court Upholds Kerala High Court Order
The Supreme Court today upheld the Kerala High Court order which held that the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) is a 'public authority' coming within the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi (for CIAL). It was of the view that the impugned order furthered transparency...