Supreme Court Counts Detention Towards Article 22’s Twenty-Four-Hour Limit
The Supreme Court on 5 November 2026 ordered bail for Sujit Das, Suman Das and Rupak Sarkar after their detention exceeded Article 22(2)’s twenty-four-hour limit....
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Supreme Court Restores Acquittal Over Inconsistent Dying Declarations
The Supreme Court on 5 November 2026 acquitted Sau. Kamalbai Waman Patil of murder, restoring the trial court’s benefit-of-doubt finding after inconsistent dying declarations. Judge...
Supreme Court Restores Suit, Requires Records Of Pre-Registration Plaint Rejections
The Supreme Court on 5 November 2026 restored G. Pazhanivel’s civil suit after finding that courts had wrongly rejected his plaint by entering into its...
Freedom Fighters’ Pension Is a National Debt, Not Charity: Supreme Court Rejects Rigid Proof Requirements
The Supreme Court has restored freedom fighters’ pension benefits to the widow of a former freedom fighter, ruling that authorities must adopt a practical and...
Supreme Court Ends 40-Year Tenant Dispute, Says Landlord’s Genuine Need Cannot Be Buried Under Endless Litigation
The Supreme Court has brought a decades-long landlord-tenant dispute to a close, ruling that prolonged litigation cannot be allowed to frustrate a landlord’s genuine requirement...
Supreme Court Orders UP to Appoint Woman Constable After Medical Board Clears Her Eyesight
A medical rejection based on an alleged squint eye has cost a woman candidate years of uncertainty. Now, the Supreme Court has stepped in, directing...
Arjun Flour Mills V. The State of Odisha Finance Department Secretary and Ors.
Supreme Court—Constitutional reference concerning legislative competence to impose sales tax surcharges under Entry 54, List II. Applying S. Kodar and distinguishing India Cement in light...
Mangala Bhimrao Ingle V. The Additional Commissioner, Amravati Division and Ors.
Supreme Court—Civil Appeal—Election of Sarpanch set aside under Section 14(1)(j-1), Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1959, for having more than two children—Validity and continuing relevance of...
State of Uttarakhand Thr. Chief Secretary and Others V. M.S Bhandari and Another
Supreme Court allowed civil appeals, upholding Regulation 7(2) of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission Regulations, 2004, permitting deduction of pension from salary of retired Government...
Supreme Court Expunges Remarks Against Police Officer, Preserves Detention Quashing
The Supreme Court on 2 November 2026 expunged adverse remarks against IPS officer A. Arun after accepting his unconditional apology. The detention-quashing decision remains intact....