Madras High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026 [Citation 95 to 135]

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 95 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 135 NOMINAL INDEX Porkodi v. Siva and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 95 P Malairajan and Others v. Government of Tamil Nadu, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 96 S Paramasivam v. KJ Praveenkumar and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 97 Sethumadhavan and Another v. Sigamani and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 98 The Commissioner and Others v....

Combatised BSF Person Retire At 57, Can't Claim Civilian Retirement Age Of 60 - Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that a re-employed ex-serviceman appointed to a combatised post in the Border Security Force, who enjoys the benefits of that combatised cadre, is governed by the BSF's statutory superannuation age of 57 years and not by the 60-year retirement age applicable to...

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup: March 2026

JudgmentsS. 202 CrPC Inquiry Not Mandatory In Complaint Filed By Public Servant: Supreme CourtCase Details: State of Kerala & Anr. v. M/S. Panacea Biotec Ltd. & Anr.Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 206The Supreme Court has ruled that the magistrate need not conduct a statutory inquiry under Section 202 of the Cr.P.C. (now Section 225 of the BNSS) before issuing a summons to an accused...

Supreme Court Declines To Quash Disciplinary Proceedings Against Sameer Wankhede, Gives Fresh Opportunity To Respond To Chargesheet

The Supreme Court recently declined to quash disciplinary proceedings against IRS officer Sameer Wankhede in connection with the 2021 Cordelia cruise drug bust case, but directed that he be given an opportunity to respond to the chargesheet before any further steps are taken in the inquiry.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe said it was not inclined to quash the...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 327 | DR. RAJINDER RAJAN VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ANR,

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Doctors In NDPS Case Since Grounds Of Arrest Weren't Given In Writing As Per 'Mihir Shah' Verdict ...

Constitutional Morality: Assault On Judicial Independence

The Unjust Vilification of Justice B. Sudershan ReddyIs it an acceptable precedent in the world's largest democracy to brazenly brand a former judge of the Supreme Court an "Urban Naxal"? Can a constitutional adjudicator be subjected to a campaign of character assassination simply for discharging his judicial duties? When the Supreme Court of India strikes down a state policy as unconstitutional, is it justifiable for the Parliament or the Executive to categorically condemn the adjudicator?The...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 326 | T S R Venkatramana v. Union of India & Ors.

Toll On National Highways Covered By Union List; States Can Levy Toll Only On Other Roads : Supreme Court ...

Toll On National Highways Covered By Union List; States Can Levy Toll Only On Other Roads : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently dismissed a special leave petition challenging Union's power to levy toll tax on national highways, observing that such charges fall within the Union List under the Constitution.A bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that toll collected for use of national highways by the National Highways Authority of India is a fee traceable to Entry...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 325 | LOGANATHAN VERSUS THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ORS.

Click the link below to read the report :Supreme Court Orders Inquiry Into Rampant Conversion Of Residential Areas Into Commercial Zones In State/UT Capitals...

Supreme Court Orders Inquiry Into Rampant Conversion Of Residential Areas Into Commercial Zones In State/UT Capitals

The Court observed that the illegal conversion as commercial areas caused inconvenience to genuine residents.

'Gag Order': Activist Moves Delhi High Court Against Injunction In Hardeep Puri's Daughter's Defamation Suit Over Epstein Files Link Claims

Kunal Shukla, a Raipur based social activist, had moved the Delhi High Court challenging an injunction order directing him, as well as various others, to take down posts linking Himayani Puri, Union Minister Hardeep Puri's daughter, to American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The matter is slated to be heard on Monday by a division bench comprising Justice Vivek Chaudhary...

Parties Can't Re-Agitate Issues In Intra-Court Appeal After Agreeing That Matter Is Covered By Binding Precedent Before Single Judge: Patna HC

The Patna High Court has held that once parties agree before a Single Judge that an issue is concluded by binding precedent, they cannot subsequently re-agitate the same in an intra-court appeal, reiterating that statements recorded in a judgment are binding on the parties.A Division Bench of Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma was hearing a Letters Patent Appeal challenging...