Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 12, 2026

Links to reports published on Jan 12.

Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part II [Citations 201 - 402]

Bombay High Court Slams Family Court Judge Who Denied Urgent Hearing For Medical Custody Of Child To Undergo Open Heart SurgeryCase Title: SGT vs NSTCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 201"It is unbecoming of a Judge," remarked the Bombay High Court on May 27 while noting that a Family Court Judge did not grant any urgent hearing to a plea filed by a man seeking interim medical custody of his minor...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 : Company, Competition & IBC Laws

Administrative Action - Judicial Review of - Statutory Authorities - Interplay with IBC Moratorium - Held that the constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 is not curtailed by Section 14 of the IBC - The High Court is competent to entertain a writ petition and direct statutory authorities to process a redevelopment proposal in favour of a new developer, even...

Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra Govt For Its 'Episodic' Action Against Nylon Manjha Menace; Issues Slew Of Directives

The Bombay High Court recently came down heavily on the Maharashtra Government for its failure to take serious and strict action against the illegal sale of nylon manjha which continues to be a menace as despite an 'unequivocal ban' on its sale, the same is freely available and widely used, hurting citizens and even birds.A division bench of Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Hiten...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Declare AYUSH Doctors As 'Medical Practitioners' Under Drugs & Magic Remedies (Objectionable Ads) Act

The plea seeks to protect AYUSH advertisements from prosecution under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act

EWS Income Ceiling Raised To ₹5 Lakh For Free Treatment In Govt, Identified Private Hospitals: Govt Tells Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has taken on record the Delhi Government's decision to enhance the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) income threshold for availing free treatment in government hospitals and private hospitals built on concessional land from Rs. 2.25 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh per annum.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed that...

Writ Petition Can't Be Entertained Seeking Deletion Of Deceased's Name From Record Of Rights, Tahasildar Enquiry Needed: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has held that a writ petition seeking deletion of deceased person's name from Record of Rights (RoR) cannot be entertained as an enquiry by the jurisdictional Tahasildar is a necessary precondition before replacing a deceased person with his legal representatives.Clarifying the jurisdictional issue, the Bench of Justice Ananda Chandra Behera held –“It is the...

Civil Judge Can't Authenticate Talaq, Grant Decree Dissolving Muslim Marriage; Family Court Is Competent Forum: Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court has held that civil judge does not have the jurisdiction to authenticate dissolution of a Muslim marriage in the form of talaq and grant a declaratory decree of divorce and the competent court would be the Family Court or the District Court in the absence of family court.In doing so the high court upheld an order of Civil Judge (senior division) which had dismissed...

Banks Move Bombay High Court Challenging Stay Of 'Fraud' Classification Proceedings Against Anil Ambani

In what could spell trouble for industrialist Anil Ambani, three banks - Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and the IDBI Bank have moved the Bombay High Court challenging the order of a single-judge, who had stayed fraud classification proceedings initiated by the three banks, against the founder and chairman of the Reliance Group, after prima facie finding 'serious defects' in the...

Advocate-Client Privilege | Court Can't Compel Lawyers To Reveal Source Of Documents Filed On Client's Instructions: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a lawyer cannot be compelled to disclose the source of document given by the client as it falls within privileged communication, without there being any prima facie judicial finding of fraud. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said that when a client hands over a document to their lawyer for legal defense, such an act regarding origin of the document is part of...

'Disappointing' : Ex-SC Judges Criticise Supreme Court's Judgment Denying Bail To Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam

The judges opined that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the precedent in the 'Najeeb' case.

Vendor Is Necessary Party In Specific Performance Suits Even If He Has Transferred Property To Third Party: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reaffirmed the settled legal position that the vendor is a necessary party in a suit for specific performance of an agreement to sell immovable property, even if he has transferred his interest in the property to a third party. “The law is thus settled that the vendor is a necessary party in a suit for specific performance of an agreement for sale, notwithstanding that...