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Resisting Own Medical Examination Does Not Amount To Obstructing Public Servant In Discharge Of Duties: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that resisting a medical examination would not amount to the offence of obstructing a public servant in the discharge of public functions under Section 186 IPC.The bench set aside the Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench order which refused to quash the FIR against the Appellant registered under Sections 186 and 189 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short,...
Dowry Harassment & Domestic | Supreme Court Issues Directions For Strict Enforcement & Speedy Trials
The Supreme Court has issued a series of directions to strengthen the implementation of laws dealing with dowry-related offences, including effective functioning of Dowry Prohibition Officers, priority treatment of cases under Sections 304-B and 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) / Sections 80 and 85 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and periodic monitoring of long-pending...
Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: August 17, 2026 To August 23, 2026
JudgmentsFleeing After Friend's Drowning, Though Reprehensible Conduct, Not Per Se Suggestive Of Murder: Supreme CourtCase Details: Taher Vajiyuddin Rangwala & Anr. v. State of GujaratCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 810The Supreme Court has held that fleeing from the spot after witnessing a friend drown and failing to inform the deceased's family, though “reprehensible” conduct, cannot...
Supreme Court Refuses To Direct Reopening Of Portal To Reverify CBSE Class XII Answer Sheets
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 25) refused to direct the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to reopen its post-result window for on-screen verification of answer sheets, holding that the notified correction window had been available to all candidates for a specified period.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymala Bagchi and Justice V Mohana declined...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 25, 2026
Links to the reports of August 25, 2026 :Plaint Cannot Be Rejected Over Court-Fee When Liability To Pay Ad Valorem Is Dependent On Disputed Fact : Supreme CourtGrant Of Bail In Serious Offences Like Murder Must Record Justifiable Reasons : Supreme CourtStudent Protests | Petitioner Expresses Reservations About Probe Committee, Urges Supreme Court To Reconstitute ItSupreme Court Refuses...
Supreme Court Directs All States To Constitute SITs To Probe Fraudulent Motor Accident Insurance Claims
The Supreme Court has directed all States to constitute dedicated Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to probe suspected fraudulent motor accident compensation claims, after proceedings in a case involving allegations that the same vehicle had been shown as being involved in multiple accidents revealed what the Court described as a potential fraud of “enormous proportion.”The Court...
'Can We Direct Fresh Elections?' Supreme Court On Trinamool Claim That Margin In Bengal Polls Was Less Than SIR-Deleted Votes
In the West Bengal SIR matter, the Supreme Court was today told that the winning margin of BJP candidates in certain assembly constituencies was significantly less compared to the total number of voters deleted from the voter lists.Senior Advocate Kalyan Bandhopadhyay, for a Trinamool Congress member, submitted that an application has been filed pointing out that in 31 constituencies, the...
Legal Aid Defence Counsel Move Supreme Court Against NALSA Decision To Not Renew Their Contracts
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea challenging the National Legal Services Authority's (NALSA) decision to not renew the contracts of incumbent Legal Aid Defence Counsels (LADCs) engaged under the Legal Aid Defence Counsel System (LADCS) Scheme.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB Varale issued notice.The plea challenges NALSA's communication dated August 4, 2026,...
Supreme Court Indicates It May Direct UP To Acquire Land For Banke Bihari Temple If Land Purchase Hits Roadblock
The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may direct the Uttar Pradesh government to acquire land required for the development of the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan if the High-Powered Committee's efforts to purchase the land privately continue to face obstruction.“If you continue with your negotiations, if a private transaction take place, you let us know. We will permit you to...
