Editorial Team 
The Supreme Court has ordered a Medical Board assessment of a 48-year-old convict reportedly suffering paralysis and serious visual impairment. The application arose in pending criminal proceedings and relied on deteriorating health as a ground requiring judicial attention. Rather than decide the requested relief on unverified assertions, the Court directed Karnataka authorities to arrange an … Read more
The Supreme Court has directed the Railway Board to disclose whether reserved-category candidates used relaxations before being placed in the unreserved merit list. The dispute concerns recruitment in which some candidates who applied under reserved categories were ultimately selected against open seats. The Railways argued that the migration was valid, while the opposing side said … Read more
The Supreme Court has modified one of Meeran Haider’s bail conditions, reducing mandatory police reporting from twice weekly to once every Saturday. Haider told the Court that attending Crime Branch headquarters on two days each week caused substantial hardship. Delhi Police did not oppose the limited adjustment. The Court directed him to report every Saturday … Read more
The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings arising from a matrimonial dispute after the couple settled and divorced by mutual consent, rejecting the lower court’s reliance on the husband’s prior absconding status. The FIR alleged cruelty, criminal breach of trust, hurt and intimidation. The High Court declined to terminate the case because the husband left … Read more
The Supreme Court has ended a transfer dispute involving State Bank of India employee Neeraj Sharma by recording the bank’s later decision to place him in its Delhi Circle. Sharma had challenged his transfer from Jaipur to Hyderabad on health grounds. While the litigation was pending, the bank considered his representation and offered a Delhi … Read more
The Supreme Court has ordered a special investigation into the death of a Turkmenistan citizen, finding that Uttar Pradesh police handled the case in a “slipshod” and inadequate manner. Najmudinova Muhabbat’s body was found in a Meerut field with corrosive injuries to her face. Police delayed registering a murder case and conducting the post-mortem examination, … Read more
The Supreme Court has ruled that a statutory appeal filed by a prisoner cannot be rejected merely because it was late, describing that approach as incompatible with access to justice. Milu Sinku’s challenge to a murder conviction had been dismissed by the Orissa High Court after a delay of 2,538 days. The Supreme Court said … Read more
The Supreme Court has cautioned judges against importing personal moral judgments into bail decisions, setting aside an order that linked release to possible effects on social order and the “morals” of a complainant’s family. The case concerned Kanha, also known as Kanhaiya Singh, who faces allegations under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the POCSO Act and … Read more
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Kaif Mobin in a narcotics case after weighing one year of custody, parity with a released co-accused and the quantity attributed to him. Customs officers alleged that Mobin carried 5.99 kilograms of cannabis at Kolkata airport, while a co-accused carried a similar amount. Together, the seizure was recorded … Read more
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Amar Singh Rathore, who had spent nearly four years in custody in a Rajasthan fraud case involving allegations of cheating, breach of trust, forgery, conspiracy and an Information Technology Act offence. The bench noted that the charge sheet and a supplementary charge sheet had been filed, while the … Read more
