Supreme Court Directs UP Gov To Identify Undertrials Granted Bail But Haven't Been Released From Jail In 75 Districts

The Supreme Court recently directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to carry out an exercise identifying all undertrial prisoners in 55 districts who have been granted bail but have not been released due to failure to comply with bail conditions, including execution of sureties.The Court has stated that the exercise would cover all undertrial prisoners irrespective of whether they have engaged a private lawyer or have sought assistance of the District Legal Services Authority(DLSA). Further, it must...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Motor Vehicles Act [July To September]

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Supreme Court Quarterly Digest July - September 2026 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Distinction between Original Stage and Appellate Stage Objections — Inapplicability of Section 21(1) CPC at Threshold - An objection to territorial competence raised at the threshold before the Claims Tribunal must be adjudicated strictly within the parameters...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Prevention Of Corruption Act [July To September]

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Sections 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2), and 20 — Illegal gratification — Intermediary/Conduit — Trap operation — Failure to establish complete chain of demand, acceptance, and recovery qua the accused — Non-applicability of statutory presumption - Mere recovery of tainted currency notes...

Compulsory Retirement Order Not Punitive Or Stigmatic, So No Hearing Of Employee Needed : Supreme Court

The Court further held that an order of compulsory retirement cannot be challenged by contending that another similarly placed officer was not subjected to same action.

Public Servant Arrested & Kept In Custody For More Than 48 Hours Is Deemed Suspended; No Specific Order Needed : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a public servant who is arrested and is kept in judicial custody for more than 48 hours is under 'deemed suspension', and that no specific order is required for this. With this, the bench also expressed its concern that a Bihar hospital manager accused in a bribery case had been reinstated in the same hospital, on the same post.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manmohan observed so while hearing an appeal against the Patna High Court's order cancelling...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Evidence Law [July To September]

Evidence Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest July - September 2026 Evidence Act, 1872 — Section 114A — Presumption as to Absence of Consent — Scope and Applicability - The statutory presumption under Section 114A of the Evidence Act does not apply mechanically merely because the prosecutrix denied consent - The denial of consent must be assessed in the overall matrix...

Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe Into Illegal Gravel Mining In Rajasthan's Luni, Jojari And Bandi Rivers, Bars New Industries Near River Ecosystem

The Supreme Court has directed the Rajasthan government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) within three days to investigate organised illegal bajri (gravel) mining in the Luni, Jojari and Bandi rivers and their tributaries, including the involvement of public officials in facilitating such activities. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, in an...

Commercial Crop Cultivation Cannot Be Recognized As Forest Right To Justify Presence In Forest Area : Supreme Court

The Court appointed a committee led by ex-CJI BR Gavai to examine the Forest Rights Act claims in Megamalai region in Tamil Nadu.

National Book Trust Qualifies As 'State' Due To Deep And Pervasive Government Control : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the National Book Trust (NBT) is an 'authority' within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution and, therefore, qualifies as 'State' for the purpose of enforcing fundamental rights. The Court observed that the Government exercises deep and pervasive control over the Trust, including its constitution, governing composition, executive functioning and...

Supreme Court Directs Punjab, Haryana To Supply 11,973 Million Units Of Power Arrears To Himachal Pradesh Over 20 Years

It is particularly unfortunate that a dispute remained pending for several decades, the Court commented.

Supreme Court Clarifies Judgment On OBC-Creamy Layer Parental Salary Computation

The Court stated that the jugment will not re-open already concluded selections and promotions.

Supreme Court Expresses Pain Over Death Of Girl Due To School Pillar Collapse, Quashes Criminal Case Against Officer-Bearers

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 02) quashed criminal proceedings against the President and Superintendent of an Ashram School in Maharashtra, who were charged over the death of a 12-year old student after a pillar under construction on the school premises collapsed on her.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manmohan quashed the proceedings, allowing the appeal against the...