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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 3, 2026
Links to the reports of September 3, 2026 :Limitation Act Does Not Apply To Revision Under Karnataka Land Revenue Act : Supreme Court'Move HC' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Assault On Lawyers Protesting Against BCI ChairmanSupreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Curbs On Entry To Government Schools Amid CJP CampaignSupreme Court Suspends Contempt...
CIIPR, RGNUL Announces 3rd National Intellectual Property Article Writing Competition, 2026
The Centre for Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights (CIIPR), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, in collaboration with S.S. Rana & Co., is organising the 3rd National Intellectual Property Article Writing Competition, 2026.Building on the success of its previous two editions, which received over 150 submissions each from students and young researchers across the country, the competition invites undergraduate students to engage in critical research and innovative...
Agricultural Income Cannot Be Ignored While Calculating Disproportionate Assets: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that “nonconsideration of the agricultural income of the appellant is bad in the eyes of law” while determining disproportionate assets under the Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009. The Court further held that where a public servant dies during pendency of confiscation proceedings, such proceedings “ought also to come to an end upon the death of the...
CJI Surya Kant To Flag Off Mobile E-Sewa Vans Tomorrow To Bring E-Courts Closer To People
The eCommittee of the Supreme Court of India, in collaboration with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Department of Justice, Government of India, is organising a “Flag-Off Ceremony” of Mobile eSewa Vans on September 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the AB Lobby, Administrative Buildings Complex, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi. The Mobile eSewa Van initiative is conceived as an extension of the eCourts Project, in keeping with the objectives of the National Policy and Action Plan for...
'Homebuyers Can't Be Penalised For Builders' Default' : Supreme Court Rejects NOIDA's Time-Extension Charges In CIRP
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside directions treating NOIDA's time-extension charges as insolvency process costs in two delayed high-rise projects, holding that homebuyers and the new resolution applicant cannot be made to pay penalties for the original developer's default.The Court held that homebuyers, who constitute a class of financial creditors in the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process of a defaulting developer, cannot be saddled with the liability to pay time extension charges...
Madras High Court Upholds Amendment Allowing District Judges To Be Appointed As TN Lokayukta Secretary
The Madras High Court recently upheld an amendment brought in by the Tamil Nadu Government, allowing the appointment of serving and retired District Judges as Secretaries of the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 426]The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that Section 9(1) of the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Act only prescribed a minimum baseline of official seniority and status and did not create an absolute bar against appointing judicial officers who...
Kerala High Court Directs Govt To Notify SOP On Police Response To Persons Requiring Care Under Mental Healthcare Act
The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to formally notify a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) governing the manner in which police officers should respond to and interact with persons requiring care under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.It has also directed SOP to be included in the curriculum of the cadets undergoing training in the Police Academy. Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Basant Balaji issued the direction while disposing of an interlocutory application which...
Caste Insult Behind Closed Doors: Meaning Of 'Place Within Public View' Under SC/ST Act”
The Supreme Court on August 20, 2026, quashed proceedings under Section 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 1989 (SC/ST Act). Once again the definition of “place within public view” under the SC/ST Act came into spotlight through this judgment. The Supreme Court has previously delineated the scope of the term “place within public view” from various judgments. But is this explanation or interpretation really achieve the ultimate...
'Admit Mistake And Move On': Karnataka High Court Orally Tells Flipkart Over ₹5 Lakh CCPA Penalty For Sale Of Non-BIS Compliant Toys
The Karnataka High Court on September 3 directed Flipkart Internet Private Limited to file an affidavit detailing the measures being taken to ensure that only BIS-compliant products are listed and sold on its e-commerce platform.Justice Suraj Govindaraj also recorded Flipkart's submission that it would pay the ₹5 lakh penalty imposed by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) under protest, subject to the outcome of its writ petition challenging the penalty.“…The petitioner is directed...
Relationship In Nature Of Marriage Can Attract Cruelty Provision U/S 498A IPC: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a criminal revision petition seeking quashing of proceedings under Sections 498A, 420 and 384 of the Indian Penal Code, holding that the absence of a formally valid traditional marriage does not, at the threshold, preclude prosecution for cruelty in a relationship in the nature of marriage.Justice Uday Kumar observed that a “flawless, legally unassailable marriage” cannot be treated as an indispensable prerequisite for invoking Section 498A where the...
