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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 2, 2026
Links to the reports of April 2 :In Departmental Enquiry, Document Not Admitted By Employee Must Be Proved Through Witness : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Slams West Bengal Officials Over Attack On Judges During SIR Duty, Directs Use Of Central Forces'Never Seen Such A Polarised State' : Supreme Court On West Bengal After Attack On Judges In SIR DutiesSupreme Court Cancels Bail Of Satinder...
Madras High Court Quashes Case Against BJP Minister L Murugan For Violating Election Norms During 2024 Election
The Madras High Court has quashed two cases against Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs L Murugan for alleged bribery in connection with the 2024 Parliamentary Election. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira quashed the two cases on Thursday (2nd April). The prosecution case originated from a complaint lodged by the Deputy Tahsildar based on a report of the Village...
'Doesn't Answer Our Question, Nothing But Contempt': Gujarat High Court Slams Public Service Commission's Affidavit In Arthashastra Question Row
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (April 2) orally remarked that the affidavit filed by the officers of State Public Service Commission over the Arthashastra question row, was "nothing but contempt" as it did not answer the specific queries posed by the court in its previous order. The court was hearing a matter wherein the candidate had fallen short of 1-mark to qualify GPSC's...
Journalist Moves High Court Against AAP's Copyright Strikes On His Facebook Page For Using Punjab CM's Photos; Notice Issued
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday (April 2) issued notice on a journalist's plea challenging actions taken against his Facebook pages and copyright strike imposed on his account for allegedly using photographs of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann or news regarding same.In doing so the court also said that the petitioner Rattandeep Singh Dhaliwal has the liberty to the approach...
MP High Court Initiates Suo Moto Criminal Contempt Against BJP MLA For Attempting To Influence Judge In Illegal Mining Case
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (April 02) directed its Registry to initiate suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak from Vijayraghavgarh constituency for improperly contacting a sitting judge in connection with an illegal mining case.The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf directed, "...the Registry to register a...
'Witnesses Deposed Falsely, Unsafe To Rely': Court Acquits Tahir Hussain's Brother Shah Alam, 8 Others In Delhi Riots Case
A Delhi Court has recently acquitted nine individuals, including brother of AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain— Shah Alam, accused in a case concerning violence and vandalism during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts said that the testimonies of the witnesses were general in nature and lacked specificity. The judge also said that...
Blacklisting Is Not Automatic Upon Contract Termination; Requires Independent Application Of Mind : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on April 2 held that termination of a contract does not automatically justify blacklisting, and that blacklisting requires an independent show cause notice and proper application of mind.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe set aside the Jharkhand High Court's order upholding the termination cum blacklisting order issued by the Drinking Water and...
'Would Trigger Domino Effect': MP High Court Rejects Plea For Alteration Of Candidate's Preference In Govt Exam After Allotment Of Post
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (April 2) dismissed a candidate's plea seeking alteration of his preference for post in the 2024 Combined Recruitment Test, holding that allowing a one candidate to alter their preference from 1st to 36th post would trigger a domino effect disrupting the state-wide allocation matrix.This, the court said would also infringe the vested rights of...
Show Cause Notice Can Be Challenged In Writ Jurisdiction In Exceptional Cases : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that although courts ordinarily do not entertain writ petitions challenging a show cause notice (SCN), this principle is not absolute, and interference at the notice stage is permissible in exceptional circumstances.The Court observed that judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution can be invoked where the show cause notice is vitiated by...
State Appointing Law Officers Only On Basis Of Political Allegiance, Not Merit: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently remarked that the State government was appointing Government pleaders, public prosecutors, and law officers only based on their political allegiance and not on the basis of merit. Justice B Pugalendhi noted that in some cases, the only qualification of the law officers appointed by the State was their involvement in menial political activities, like...