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Supreme Court Again Asks CBSE To Consider Exempting Present Class 6 Students From 3-Language Policy
The Board can introduce the 3-language mandate from 2027 in Class 6, the Court proposed.
Supreme Court Allows 3-Year Law Graduates With Bachelor Degrees Through Distance/Open Mode To Provisionally Enrol As Advocates
The Supreme Court has recently directed the Telangana State Bar Council to provisionally enrol as advocates a batch of applicants whose three-year LL.B. degrees were obtained through the regular mode, but whose enrolment had been withheld on the ground that their preceding educational qualifications (Bachelor's degree) was obtained through open, distance, or correspondence mode. A bench...
NDPS Act | 'Unexplained 5-Day Gap In Custody Of Samples, Breach Of S.52A' : Supreme Court Acquits Two Men After 20 Years
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 16) set aside the convictions of two individuals after twenty years in an NDPS Act case for the alleged recovery and possession of charas in a commercial quantity, after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish the link in the chain of custody of the seized contraband. The Court noted an unexplained gap of five days between the date on...
'You Think Women Can't Lift LPG Cylinders?' : Supreme Court Awards Compensation To Woman Denied Job Based On Gender
"It is an affront to womanhood, we can say, and that too by a Government of India undertaking," the Court told the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
'Equal Pay For Equal Work' Doctrine Cannot Be Mechanically Applied, Experience Can Justify Pay Difference: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently held that the doctrine of 'equal pay for equal work' cannot be mechanically applied merely on the ground that two categories of employees perform functionally similar duties, and that a difference in experience between directly recruited and promoted employees can constitute a valid basis for a difference in pay scales. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and...
Supreme Court Expresses Shock Over Unnatural Deaths In Manipur Relief Camps, Issues Directions For Probe
The Court directed the Manipur Chief Secretary to furnish information regarding 25 unnatural deaths of internally displaced persons.
Delhi SIR : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking Disclosure Of Voters Issued Notices, Grounds For 'Logical Discrepancies'
The petitioners contended that the category of 'logical discrepancies' is undefined, leading to arbitrary issuance of notices to voters.
Graham Staines Murder : Dara Singh's Remission Plea Rejected, Odisha Govt Informs Supreme Court
The Supreme Court was informed today(September 17) that the Odisha State Sentence Board Review has rejected the plea for premature release of Dara Singh, also known as Rabindra Kumar Pal, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons.A Bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Vijay Bishnoi was informed by the Odisha...
Appointment To Public Post Contrary To Recruitment Advertisement Amounts To Fraud On Public: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that an appointment to a public post made in disregard of the qualifications prescribed in the recruitment advertisement amounts to a fraud on the public, while upholding the cancellation of an Anganwadi Supervisor's appointment in Maharashtra.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu dismissed an appeal filed by Sunita Lahu Panchpande, who...
Litigant Mustn't Suffer When Delay Is Due To E-Filing Technical Glitch : Supreme Court Restores NCLAT Appeal
The Supreme Court has recently held that a litigant cannot be shown the door merely because an appeal was e-filed a day beyond the statutorily condonable period, where the delay was caused solely by a technical glitch in the tribunal's own e-filing portal.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu held so while setting aside an order of the National Company Law Appellate...
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 17 September 2026
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...