12 Mar 2026 – Lawcutor

Supreme Court Rules Creamy Layer Status for OBC Reservation Cannot Be Decided Solely on Parental Income: Salary Excluded from Wealth Test Under 1993 OM

The Supreme Court has held that determination of creamy layer status for OBC candidates in Civil Services Examinations cannot be made solely on the basis of parental salary income. The…

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Karnataka HC Quashes S.138 NI Act Proceedings: Cheque Dishonour Due to Police Debit Freeze Not an Offence as Drawer Lacked Control Over Account

12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026

The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, holding that when a cheque is dishonoured solely because the account was debit frozen…

Delhi CBI Court Orders Transfer of Landmark Antrix-Devas Corruption Case to Bengaluru: Jurisdiction Challenge by A-6 Veena S. Rao Succeeds

In a major procedural victory for one of the accused in India’s biggest space-sector corruption probe, the Special CBI Court (PC Act), RADC, New Delhi, has allowed the application filed…

Sikkim HC Sets Aside SSB Constable’s Termination: Minor Criminal Cases & Socio-Economic Background Cannot Automatically Bar Public Employment

The High Court of Sikkim has quashed the termination of a Constable (Washerman) in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), holding that suppression of trivial criminal cases which ultimately resulted in…

Supreme Court Dismisses Dr. Suneetha Narreddy’s Pleas Seeking Further CBI Investigation and Bail Challenges in YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder Case

12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by Dr. Suneetha Narreddy, daughter of former MP YS Vivekananda Reddy, seeking a direction for further investigation by the…

Supreme Court Issues First-Ever Passive Euthanasia Order Under Common Cause Judgment: Allows Withdrawal of Life Support for Man in Irreversible Vegetative State for 13 Years

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed its first-ever order permitting passive euthanasia in terms of the 2018 Common Cause judgment (as modified in 2023), recognising the fundamental right to die…