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September 10, 2026

PC Act | Court Must Impose Statutory Minimum Imprisonment Upon Conviction Under Sections 7 And 13(2): Supreme Court

By: sayum

Supreme Court, in a ruling delivered on July 24, 2026, held that while a conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is firmly established by the evidence on record,...

September 10, 2026

Nominee Holds Insurance Proceeds In Trust For Legal Heirs; Supreme Court Directs Equitable Distribution Pending Succession Proceedings

By: sayum

"The nominee holds the money in trust for the person entitled to succeed" Supreme Court of India, in an order, has reaffirmed the settled legal position that a nominee under...

September 10, 2026

Order VI Rule 17 & Order VIII Rule 6A CPC | Counter Claim Cannot Be Permitted After Trial Concludes When Party Fails To Pay Court Fees Initially: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The Suit shall be adjudicated without the counter claim." Supreme Court of India, in a ruling, held that a counter claim cannot be permitted after the conclusion of the trial,...

September 10, 2026

Discrepancy Between Ocular Testimony And Medical Evidence Creates Reasonable Doubt: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The criminal court cannot pick one apparently corroborated portion while ignoring other material inconsistencies, especially in an appeal against acquittal." Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling dated July...

September 10, 2026

Order VI Rule 17 CPC | Amendment of Plaint After Commencement Of Trial Cannot Be Allowed Without Proving Due Diligence: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The proviso to Order VI Rule 17 specifically speaks of amendment after commencement of trial to be permitted only if the party, despite having exercised due diligence, could not have...

September 10, 2026

State Cannot Pick And Choose: Supreme Court Restores Right To Retrospective Regularisation For Daily Wage Employees

By: sayum

"To permit a rule of policy conceived for illegal appointments to subvert the accrued equitable rights of an employee recruited upon substantial compliance with the relevant service rules would be...

September 10, 2026

Victim Must Authorize Settlement: Supreme Court Rules Informants Cannot Quash Criminal Cases Without Real Victim's Consent

By: sayum

"It will only be the victim who can authorize a settlement." Supreme Court of India, in a landmark ruling on August 31, 2026, held that criminal proceedings cannot be quashed...

September 10, 2026

'Certiorari Is Not Appellate': Supreme Court Rejects Plea In Decades-Old Co-operative Society Membership Dispute

By: sayum

"The jurisdiction to issue writ of certiorari is supervisory and not appellate. The Court considering a writ application of Certiorari will not don the cap of an Appellate Court. It...

September 10, 2026

Supreme Court Quashes Externment Order, Terms Non-Compliance With Natural Justice A "Travesty Of Constitutional Guarantees"

By: sayum

"The duty to hear manacles his jurisdictional exercise and any act is, in its inception, void except when performed in accordance with the conditions laid down in regard to hearing."...

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