2008 Ahmedabad Blasts : Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Convict's Death Penalty

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to Ahmed Bawa @ Abbu Abubakar Barelvi, one of the 38 convicts sentenced to capital punishment in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case.A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Augustine George Masih passed the order while hearing Barelvi's challenge to the Gujarat High Court...

IBC | CIRP Need Not Be Set Aside Merely Because S 9 Application Was Filed Fraudulenty : Supreme Court

The Court said that while the Adjudicating Authority can recall the admission of a Section 9 application on the ground of fraudulent jurisdictional facts, the CIRP need not automatically be terminated.

Supreme Court Dismisses Trinamool Congress Plea Against Freezing Of 4 Indian Bank Accounts, Requests HC To Expedite Hearing

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant relief to the Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in its plea challenging the freezing of four of its Indian Bank accounts by the West Bengal Police.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice B Varale refused to entertain the petition filed against the Calcutta High Court's refusal to grant interim relief to them. Noting...

S. 138 NI Act | Cheque Dishonour Sent To Drawer's Address Is Validly Served Though Received By Family Member : Supreme Court

The requirement of 'giving of notice' stands complied with once the notice is dispatched to the correct address, the Court explained.

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 01 October 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...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Monthly Digest: August 2026

Abuse of Process of Court — Imposition of Exemplary Costs- The machinery of justice cannot be deployed as a facility to settle personal scores or salvage reputations imperiled by the parties' own actions. Where both litigants engaged in suppression, embellishment, and afterthought, and consumed institutional time of disciplinary bodies and constitutional courts for eleven years, costs...

Kerala High Court Declares Wife Exclusive Owner Of Property Bought In Joint Name With Husband Using Her Father's Money

The Kerala High Court has recently declared a woman exclusive owner of a property bought in joint names with her husband, using her father's money. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 540]A Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar delivered the judgment while partly allowing an appeal filed by the woman seeking rights over a residential property purchased in her and...

Police Cannot Detain Innocent Family Member To Force Accused To Surrender: Allahabad High Court Awards ₹40K Compensation

Allahabad HC awards ₹40,000 compensation for unlawful detention of innocent man to pressure accused to surrender.

Full Court Meetings 'Stage-Managed'? Allahabad High Court Flags Lack Of Collegiate Deliberation; Says Judges' Views Not Recorded

'Only 16 Full Court meetings in 10 Years'; Justice Diwakar notes no general policy matters placed before Full Court in last decade

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 30, 2026

Links to the reports of September 30 :CAPF Contempt Matter Shifted To Special Bench Of Justice Misra & Justice Bhuyan'Will Dismiss It' : Supreme Court On West Bengal Plea Against Interim Bail To Congress Nandigram By-Poll Candidate Milan PradhanSupreme Court Special Bench Criticises Manner Of CAPF Contempt Case Listing; Centre Says Request Was Made Before CJIJournalist Ajit Anjum Seeks...

'Who Judges The Judge?': Allahabad High Court Calls For Recalibration Of CJ-Centric Administration, Greater Institutional Accountability

HC also called for greater participation of puisne Judges in institutional decision-making.

Mahakumbh Fame Woman Gets Relief as MP High Court Quashes Birth Certificate Correction Order

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted relief to a young woman who rose to prominence during the 2025 Mahakumbh, setting aside the order by which authorities had cancelled her earlier birth certificate and altered her date of birth from January 1, 2008, to December 30, 2009. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 398]Directing the authority to reconsider her father's plea seeking correction of birth record...