News Update… Supreme Court Upholds Corporate Guarantee as Valid Contract; Canara Bank Held Liable for Erroneous Remittance of USD 100,000 Contrary to Customer Mandate 18 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court has upheld the liability of Archean Industries Private Limited under a “Corporate Guarantee” executed in favour of Goltens Dubai for payment of USD 100,000 towards vessel repair…
News Update… Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in NDPS Case: Police Offer of Third Search Option Before IO Vitiates Entire Trial Under Section 50 17 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the acquittal of Surat Singh in a case involving recovery of 11 kg 50 grams of charas, holding that the search conducted by the…
News Update… Supreme Court Rules: Employer Group Insurance Benefits Cannot Be Deducted from Motor Accident Compensation under MV Act 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court has laid down that amounts received by the legal heirs under employer-provided group insurance schemes or other contractual/social security benefits cannot be deducted from the compensation awarded…
News Update… Delhi High Court Convicts Truck Driver for Rash and Negligent Driving Causing Death of Two-Year-Old Child; Applies Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur 17 Mar 2026 The Delhi High Court has convicted Shiv Shankar, driver of a TATA Ace truck, for the offences punishable under Sections 279 and 304A of the Indian Penal Code in a…
News Update… Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice to DoPT Secretary Rachna Shah IAS for Wilful Non-Compliance in ITAT Appointment Matter 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court has issued contempt notice to Rachna Shah IAS, Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), and another senior official for allegedly failing to convene a Search-cum-Selection Committee…
News Update… Supreme Court Declares Air Force Group Insurance Society as ‘State’ Under Article 12; Writ Petitions Under Article 226 Maintainable 16 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court has held that the Air Force Group Insurance Society (AFGIS) qualifies as “State” within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India and is therefore…
News Update… Supreme Court: Judiciary Cannot Thrust Its Views on Legal Education; Wider Deliberation Needed to Reform 5-Year LL.B Course 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court on Monday observed that it cannot impose its views on matters concerning legal education while hearing a public interest litigation seeking reduction of the five-year integrated LL.B.…
News Update… Supreme Court: Police Attempt to Reconcile Dispute Cannot Prevent Registration of FIR for Criminal Acts; Cancels Anticipatory Bail Granted by Punjab & Haryana High Court 15 Mar 2026 The Supreme Court has held that the mere attempt by the police to reconcile a dispute between clashing groups cannot prevent them from taking cognizance of criminal acts and registering…
News Update… Kerala Tells Supreme Court: Judicial Review of Century-Old Religious Practices Must Follow Consultation with Scholars & Reformers 15 Mar 2026 The State of Kerala has urged the Supreme Court that judicial examination of long-standing religious practices should ideally be undertaken only after consulting religious scholars and social reformers with authentic…
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…
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