Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 27, 2026

Links to reports of May 27 :Appellate Court Reversing Acquittal Must Itself Hear Convict On Sentence, Cannot Remand To Trial Court For Sentence Alone : Supreme CourtParty Estopped From Challenging Award On The Ground Of Mandate Expiry After Accepting Extension Of Arbitrator's Mandate: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Upholds Election Commission's Power To Conduct SIR Of Electoral Rolls, Says...

Supreme Court Sets Aside CCI Order Revoking Approval For Amazon-Future Deal; Says Regulatory Fairness Vital To Boost Investments

Domestic institutions must not add to uncertainty which can deter foreign investments, the Court warned.

Central Govt Must Engage With State's Views Before Rejecting All India Services Officer's VRS : Supreme Court

Though the Central Govt is not bound by the recommendation of the State Government, its opinion does carry weight and persuasive value, the Court held.

ECI Can Examine Citizenship For Limited Purpose Of Electoral Roll Inclusion, But Its Determination Not Final: Supreme Court

In a significant ruling on the scope of the Election Commission's powers, the Supreme Court held that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is empowered to undertake a limited inquiry into an individual's citizenship for the purpose of determining eligibility for inclusion in the electoral roll, but clarified that such a determination cannot be treated as conclusive on the question of citizenship.The judgment came while upholding the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of...

Supreme Court Upholds Levy Of GST On Online Gaming, Says Its Taxable As 'Betting & Gambling'

Online game operators are not intermediaries but suppliers of taxable actionable claims, the Court ruled.

Can't Compel Lawyers To Attend Hearings Only Virtually, Can Only Appeal To Bar: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it cannot compel advocates to attend hearings only through video conferencing and can merely make an earnest appeal to members of the Bar to opt for virtual appearances amid the ongoing fuel crisis triggered by the conflict in West Asia.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi was hearing a writ petition seeking directions for virtual hearing of miscellaneous matters for three months in view of...

'SIR Meets Proportionality Test' : Conclusions From Supreme Court Judgment

The Court observed that the Special Intensive Revision exercise has a rational nexus with the objective of ensuring free and fair elections.

Modifying Life Term Sentence As Fixed Sentence Permissible : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) reaffirmed the settled proposition of law that the imposition of a life imprisonment sentence on the convict would not bar the modification of the sentence to a fixed-term sentence when the convict had already undergone more than 14 years of imprisonment. “…when a sentence of life imprisonment is imposed, Section 53 read with Section 45 of the IPC would convey the meaning that it is till the natural life subject to the right of claiming remission. Hence,...

SIR | Supreme Court Asks ECI To Send To Centre Names Of Persons Deleted From 2003 Bihar Roll Over Doubtful Citizenship

The Court held that the Election Commission of India has the power to examine citizenship claim for the limited purpose of electoral roll inclusion.

Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission's Power To Conduct SIR Of Electoral Rolls, Says It Advances Free & Fair Elections

The Court held that the procedure adopted by the ECI in conducting SIR did not violate the law and had nexus with the Constitutional goal of free and fair elections.

Party Estopped From Challenging Award On The Ground Of Mandate Expiry After Accepting Extension Of Arbitrator's Mandate: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) has held that a party who continues to participate in arbitration proceedings without objecting to the extension of the arbitrator's mandate cannot later challenge the award on the ground that the mandate had expired. A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe heard the dispute that arose out of arbitration proceedings between the Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board and Saryu Plastics Pvt. Ltd. relating to supply contracts...

Appellate Court Reversing Acquittal Must Itself Hear Convict On Sentence, Cannot Remand To Trial Court For Sentence Alone : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 26) held that if an Appellate Court, while hearing an appeal against an acquittal, finds the accused guilty, then it cannot relegate the matter to the trial court for imposing the sentence. The Appellate Court itself has to hear the convict on sentence. “It can be seen from Section 386(a), Cr.P.C., that where in an appeal from an order of acquittal, the court hearing the appeal finds the accused guilty it is required to pass a sentence on him according to...