No Right To Complete Tenure If Appointment Is Subject To 'Until Further Orders' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 28) observed that where an appointment order makes the tenure subject to “until further orders,” it does not confer an enforceable right on the employee to continue for the full term. A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi upheld the Delhi High Court's decision affirming the curtailment of the appellant's tenure by the respondent authorities, noting that although the appointment specified a five-year term, it was expressly...

Trial Courts Must Call Reports On Mitigating & Aggravating Factors In Potential Death Penalty Cases Before Sentencing : Supreme Court

If trial courts have failed to do so, the High Courts must do it at the stage of admission of death sentence reference.

RTE Act | School Cannot Delay Admission To State-Allotted Student Raising Dispute On Eligibility : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that private “neighbourhood schools” must grant immediate admission to students allotted by the State under the Right to Education Act, 2009, and cannot refuse admission on the ground that any dispute regarding the student's eligibility is pending. The Court clarified that even if a school has doubts about a student's eligibility, it may approach authorities for clarification, but cannot withhold admission in the meantime. “…we find that for schools like the...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Arbitration and Conciliation Act

Arbitration Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Arbitration (Proceedings Before the Courts) Rules, 2001 (Karnataka) – Rule 9(4) – Harmonious Construction with Section 9(2) – Held that while Rule 9(4) uses the term "initiated" and Section 9(2) uses "commenced," the terms must be read harmoniously - "Initiated" in Rule 9(4) must be understood as "commenced" within the meaning of Section 21 to prevent the strict timelines of the parent Act from being rendered otiose....

Buyer Not Criminally Liable For Purchasing Property Based On Will Later Found Forged : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that a property purchased on a Will later found to be forged cannot make the buyer liable for the fraudulent sale deed executed by the vendor. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the criminal proceedings against the purchaser, who had been accused of facilitating a fraudulent property transfer by the vendor. The Court held that the buyer, having no knowledge of the allegedly forged Will at the time of purchase and being abroad during...

'MP HC Hearing Appeals Of 2013-14' : Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Murder Convict Citing Unlikelihood Of Early Hearing

In an exceptional circumstance, the Supreme Court has suspended the sentence of a murder convict, noting that his 2018 appeal remains pending before the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and is unlikely to be taken up for final hearing in the near future since the High Court is currently hearing criminal appeals from 2013 and 2014. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan heard...

Supreme Court Approves Shifting Of Deers From Delhi's AN Jha Park To Rajasthan, Directs Centre To Frame Guidelines On Wildlife Relocation

The Supreme Court has upheld the translocation of deer from Delhi's A.N. Jha Deer Park in Hauz Khas to tiger reserves in Rajasthan, while issuing wide-ranging directions to regulate wildlife relocation across the country. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta upheld the Delhi High Court's decision regarding deer's translocation to places outside Delhi while retaining a few of them at the AN Jha Park. Accepting the findings of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), the Court...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 27, 2026

Links to today's reports :Supreme Court Allows Newly Qualified AORs To Vote In SCAORA ElectionsSupreme Court Earmarks SCBA Vice President Post For Women In 2026 ElectionSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Gurugram Demolitions, Allows Petitioners To Approach HC Today ItselfSupreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Brutal Assault On Woman Advocate By HusbandSupreme Court...

S.27 Evidence Act | Joint Statement By Different Accused Admissible Only If They Lead To Distinct Discoveries: Supreme Court

There cannot be a "rediscovery" of a fact already discovered, the Court observed.

S.480(3) BNSS Bail Conditions Not Applicable To Offences Punishable Up To 7 Yrs Imprisonment : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that for non-bailable offences punishable up to seven years, bail can be granted without imposing the conditions prescribed under Section 480(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).A bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar heard an appeal filed by an accused, who was granted bail in a case registered under the MP Excise Act...

Unsuccessful Party Can Invoke S. 9 Arbitration Act Post-Award: Supreme Court Settles Conflicting HC Views

The Court held that Section 9 Arbitration Act is open to any party to the arbitration, and is not qualified by success in the arbitral proceedigs.

Article 227 | High Courts Cannot Reassess Materials Considered By Trial Courts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that it is impermissible for the High Courts to exercise their supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution to interfere with the subordinate Courts' findings on merits. “It is well settled that in exercise of such jurisdiction, it would not be open for the High Court to review or reassess the material that was taken into consideration by...