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Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: January 1, 2026 To January 11, 2026
Judgments'Ideological Drivers Of Alleged Conspiracy' : Why Supreme Court Denied Bail To Umar Khalid & Sharjeel ImamCase Details: Gulfisha Fatima v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) (And Connected Matters)Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1The Supreme Court, while denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case held that their roles were not episodic...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 19, 2026
Links to today's reports :Asking Accused To Appear In Every Appeal Hearing Unwarranted When Sentence Has Been Suspended : Supreme CourtCan Child Born To OCI Cardholders In India Be Regarded As 'Person Of Indian Origin'? Supreme Court To Decide'Place IT Returns Of Last 5 Years Before Us, Show Income Source' : Supreme Court Pulls Up Petitioner In 'Frivolous' PILStaff Records Bail 'Rejected'...
Supreme Court Flags Disparity In National Highways Act Acquisitions Compared To Other Land Acquisitions, Urges Centre To Examine
The Supreme Court has raised concerns over the deep structural flaws in determining the land acquisition compensation acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956. The Court said that land owners whose lands were acquired under the 1956 Act faces significant disadvantage when compared to land owners whose lands were acquired under different laws. The Court noted that under the...
NLU Degrees Not Shortcut To Supreme Court Practice, Young Lawyers Should First Practice In District Courts: CJI Surya Kant
The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) on Monday felicitated Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, to honor his appointment as the country's top most judge.The felicitation function was organised in the lawns of the Delhi High Court. All the bar associations of Delhi district courts also felicitated CJI Kant. Emphasising on importance of district judiciary, CJI Kant, in his address, said that...
West Bengal SSC : Supreme Court Stays Calcutta HC Order Allowing Age Relaxation For Unappointed Candidate Of 2016 Selection Process
The Supreme Court today stayed a Calcutta High Court order which gave the benefit of age relaxation to a candidate who was unsuccessful in the 2016 SSC recruitment process for the post of Assistant Teacher to Classes 9 to 12.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Kalyan Bandhopadhyay (for West Bengal Central School...
Supreme Court Seeks Justice Gita Mittal Committee Report On Manipur Relief Camp Conditions
The Supreme Court today asked the three-member committee headed by Justice Gita Mittal to submit a report on the issue of deficiencies in facilities at 14 relief camps for the internally displaced persons who fled the ethnic violence in Manipur. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Dipankar Datta and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the challenge to the order of the Manipur High Court,...
'Private School Fee High, But Hurried Regulation Not Good' : Supreme Court Questions Midyear Enforcement Of Delhi School Fee Law
The Supreme Court on Monday raised concerns over the manner in which the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025, a law enacted last month to regulate fees of private schools in Delhi, and a subsequent government circular were being implemented for the ongoing academic year.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe noted that while...
AICTE Regulations Don't Apply To Direct Recruitment Of Engineering Professors Conducted By State PSCs: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 19) held that All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Regulations do not apply in matters of direct recruitment for the post of professors in Engineering colleges conducted by the State's Public Service Commissions. “To apply AICTE Regulations to a candidate participating in recruitment for the post of Professors in the Engineering Colleges...
Reserved Category Candidate Scoring Higher Than General Category Cut Off Must Be Included In Open Post : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that a reserved-category candidate who scores higher than the cut-off marks for General Category shall be eligible to hold an unreserved vacant post."It is now a settled proposition of law that a candidate belonging to reserve category who has scored marks higher than the cut off marks for the General Category is to be treated as having qualified against...
Wait-Listed Candidate Has No Vested Right To Appointment After Expiry Of Wait List : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that in public employment, wait-listed candidates do not acquire any vested or automatic right to appointment once the statutory validity of the waiting list has expired. “…the law seems to be well-settled that when a candidate included in a select/merit list has no indefeasible right of appointment, it would be too far-fetched to think that a candidate in...
West Bengal SIR | Class 10 Admit Card Will Have To Be Accepted : Supreme Court Tells Election Commission
In relation to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Monday observed that the Class 10 admit card issued by the State Board must be accepted as a document for enumeration.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the petitions concerning the WB SIR.Senior Advocate...