News Update… Supreme Court Constitutes 9-Judge Bench to Reconsider Expansive “Industry” Definition in 1978 Bangalore Water Supply Judgment 14 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court has notified the composition of a nine-judge Constitution Bench to examine the correctness of the expansive interpretation of the term “industry” laid down in the 1978 seven-judge…
madras high court… Madras HC Admits Plea Challenging First Proviso to Section 223 BNSS: Journalist Argues Mandatory Pre-Cognisance Hearing of Accused Prolongs Trials and is Ultra Vires Constitution 14 Mar 2026 The Madras High Court has admitted a writ petition challenging the first proviso to Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which mandates that a Magistrate cannot…
News Update… Supreme Court Directs All High Courts to Extend Last Date for Civil Judge (Junior Division) Applications to April 30, 2026 While Hearing Review of 3-Year Practice Rule 13 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court on Friday directed all High Courts to extend the last date for submission of applications for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts up to April 30, 2026. Fresh…
News Update… Supreme Court: Dismissal of Govt Servant Without Departmental Enquiry Cannot Be Based on Mere Presumption; Must Be Supported by Material 13 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the power to dismiss a government servant from service without holding a departmental enquiry cannot be exercised on mere presumption that conducting such…
News Update… Supreme Court Issues Notice in DPDP Act Challenge: CJI Flags Global Data Privacy Concerns and Questions What Constitutes Public vs Private Data 13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition challenging the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, observing that protection of data…
News Update… Supreme Court Rules Creamy Layer Status for OBC Reservation Cannot Be Decided Solely on Parental Income: Salary Excluded from Wealth Test Under 1993 OM 12 Mar 2026 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…
Karnataka High Court… 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…
News Update Delhi CBI Court Orders Transfer of Landmark Antrix-Devas Corruption Case to Bengaluru: Jurisdiction Challenge by A-6 Veena S. Rao Succeeds 12 Mar 2026 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…
Articles… Sikkim HC Sets Aside SSB Constable’s Termination: Minor Criminal Cases & Socio-Economic Background Cannot Automatically Bar Public Employment 12 Mar 2026 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…
News Update… 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…
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