10 Years After Election, Madras High Court Declares Defeated Candidate Winner; Criticises Supreme Court For Causing Delay

If the mandate for expeditious disposal of election petitions is not followed, democracy will be undermined, the Court warned.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : June 4, 2026

Links to reports of June 4 :No Universal Rule That Vacancies Must Be Filled As Per Rules Which Existed When Vacancies Arose : Supreme CourtHindu Minority & Guardianship Act | Supreme Court Explains Principles On S.8 Application By Guardian For Minor's PropertySupreme Court Dismisses WFI Plea Against HC Order Allowing Vinesh Phogat's Participation In Asian Games Selection TrialSupreme...

Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Guidelines Regulating Adjournments, Timelines For Case Disposals

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking a series of directions for regulating adjournments in courts across the country, prescribing timelines for the disposal of cases and formulating a uniform national case flow management policy.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice V Mohana rejected the plea after a brief hearing.At the outset, Justice Nath questioned the petitioner, who...

CBSE Boards : Saudi Student Moves Supreme Court Over Failure To Declare Class XII Improvement Result After Exam Cancellations In Gulf

A student from Saudi Arabia has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare his Class XII Improvement Examination result, contending that private candidates affected by the cancellation of examinations in West Asian countries due to war-related tensions are entitled to the benefit of CBSE's special assessment scheme.The petition...

Amicus Flags Child Trafficking Through IVF, Surrogacy Centres; Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response

The NCRB's 2024 report showed over 6,000 trafficking cases and a 7.8% increase in missing children cases, with more than 1.47 lakh children remaining untraced.

S.35L Central Excise Act | Only Supreme Court Can Decide Appeals On Question Of Excisability; Not High Courts: SC

The Supreme Court has held that disputes relating to the excisability of goods fall within its exclusive appellate jurisdiction and cannot be decided by High Courts under Section 35G of the Central Excise Act, 1944.“An appeal from an order passed by the Appellate Tribunal relating to the determination of any question having a relation to the rate of excise duty or to the value of goods for...

Why Supreme Court Held State Laws Banning Online Gaming Are Traceable To 'Public Order' Entry

The Court held that ‘Public Order’ is not limited to riots or violence, and can include social or economic disturbances which shake society's orderly functioning.

MBBS Stipend Dispute : NMC Tells Supreme Court Only 7 Medical Colleges Found Not Paying Interns, Resident Doctors

The National Medical Commission (NMC) informed the Supreme Court that only seven medical colleges have been found not paying stipends to interns, junior residents, or senior residents, and that regulatory action has already been initiated against them.A Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale was hearing a batch of petitions concerning payment of stipends to medical...

Lack Of CDR From Rural Telephone Exchange In 2003 Not Material : Supreme Court Upholds Conviction In Kidnapping Case

The Supreme Court recently observed that non-production of the Call Detail Record (CDR) would not be fatal to the prosecution's case, when the substantive oral evidence remains cogent, credible, and completely unimpeached. A bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale upheld the conviction of two individuals, who were accused of kidnapping for a ransom under Section 346A...

Supreme Court Rejects Hindu Dharma Parishad's Plea To Light Lamp Atop Thiruparankundram Hill, Reduces Cost Imposed By HC

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the Madras High Court's order dismissing a petition filed by the Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking to light a lamp atop the Thiruparankundram Hills.On April 9, the High Court bench of Justice N Sathish Kumar and Justice M Jothiraman had imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000, criticised the filing of such pleas for political gains and dismissed the...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest [May 1 - 10, 2026]

Bail – The Supreme Court, invoking its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution, directed the release of a murder convict on bail who had already undergone more than 22 years of actual imprisonment. The High Court's order dismissing a jail appeal filed by a life convict on the ground of delay of 3157 days, without considering the merits, was described by...

Supreme Court Dismisses WFI Plea Against HC Order Allowing Vinesh Phogat's Participation In Asian Games Selection Trial

The Supreme Court today(May 4) dismissed the plea referred by the Wrestling Federation of India(WFI) challenging the Delhi High Court's order permitting wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the selection trials for the Asian Games. The plea was dismissed as infructuous in view of the fact that the selection trials are already over.Last week, the Supreme Court refused to stay he High...