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Supreme Court Weekly Roundup: June 08, 2026 To June 14, 2026
JudgmentsConsensual Premarital Physical Relationship Cannot By Itself Reflect Poor Character : Supreme Court Allows Police AppointmentCase Title: Gajula Thirupathi v. Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board & OrsCitation : 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 606The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board to appoint a candidate whose selection as a police...
Calcutta HC Admits Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Against Suvendu Adhikari's Win; Orders Preservation Of EVMs, VVPATs & CCTV Footage
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday admitted the election petition by former CM Mamata Banerjee, challenging the election of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency, holding that the petition discloses a valid cause of action and satisfies the requirements under the Representation of the People Act, 1951.Refusing to dismiss the petition at...
Supreme Court Stays Premature Release Of TADA Convict In 1993 Bowbazar Blast Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Delhi High Court order which directed the premature release of life-term convict Md Rashid Khan in the 1993 Kolkata (Bowbazar) blast case.A bench comprising Justice PK Mishra and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva passed the interim order while issuing notice on the petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Delhi High Court's order for the release...
Zubeen Garg Death Case : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Assam Police On Bail Plea Of Event Organiser
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a bail plea filed by event organiser Shyam Kanu Mahanta in a murder and cheating case in connection with the death of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg during a yacht trip in Singapore in September 2025.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the State of Assam, returnable at the end of July.Senior Advocate Siddharth...
'Go To Calcutta HC' : Supreme Court In Plea Against West Bengal Govt Move To Deny Ration For SIR-Excluded
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused urgent listing of a writ petition challenging the move of the State of West Bengal to deny ration benefits to persons excluded from the voters' list after the Special Intensive Revision(SIR).Saying that the High Court can be approached for the relief, a partial working days bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi declined the...
No Trade Licence Needed To Register Partnership Firm Of Advocates Under Partnership Act: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has held that a partnership firm constituted exclusively for carrying on the legal profession cannot be compelled to produce a trade licence as a precondition for registration under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932, observing that such a requirement finds no place in the statutory scheme governing registration of partnership firms.Justice Bivas Pattanayak, sitting at...
Govt Doctors Engaging In Private Practice Serious Issue : Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Probe
The Supreme Court today declined to interfere with an Allahabad High Court order directing a high-level inquiry into allegations that government doctors attached to Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj, are engaging in private practice despite a prohibition and operating a parallel healthcare system outside the government hospital.A bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice...
"Why Are You Opposing Adoption By Family Members?" Supreme Court Questions CARA Over Objection To US-Based Aunt Adopting Child
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) for opposing the adoption of a minor girl by her maternal aunt residing in the United States, orally remarking that the authority has adopted a negative attitude towards such adoptions.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya was hearing a writ petition filed by a 13-year-old girl and her...
Supreme Court Stays Order Granting Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation To Man Illegally Arrested By UP Police
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 22) stayed the Allahabad High Court's order which had directed the State Government to make a payment of Rs. 10 lakhs as compensation to a man for over three months' illegal detention after illegal arrest.A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was hearing the State's appeal challenging the High Court's decision on the limited...
