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Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Upholds Quashing of Cancellation of JAKEDA Recruitment for Assistant and Junior Engineers; Holds Mere Procedural Lapse in Engagement of Examination Agency Without RFP/EOI Not a Cogent Ground to Scrap Advanced Selection Process

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed two intra-court appeals (LPA No.213/2022 Srinagar Wing and LPA No.127/2022 Jammu Wing) filed by the Union Territory of J&K…

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Under Sections 494 and 498A IPC Against Husband’s Relatives in Matrimonial Dispute; Holds Mere Knowledge of Second Marriage Does Not Fasten Liability for Bigamy

The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal filed by Sivaraman Nair and others (father-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law of the complainant) and has quashed the criminal proceedings arising out of FIR…

Supreme Court Sets Aside Punjab & Haryana High Court’s Bail Orders in Commercial Quantity Heroin Recovery Case — Holds Article 21 Cannot Override Section 37 of the NDPS Act

The Supreme Court of India, in two connected criminal appeals, delivered a ruling on April 24, 2026, setting aside the bail orders granted by the High Court of Punjab and…

Supreme Court Acquits Accused in 2017 Assam School Headmistress Rape-Murder Case; Holds that Appellate Court Can Reverse Conviction Even in Absence of Appeal by Accused

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the State of Assam against the judgment and final order dated 22nd December, 2022 passed by the Division Bench of the…

Supreme Court Approves BCI’s Amended Rule Allowing Bar Association Office Bearers to Contest State Bar Council Elections Subject to Undertaking of Non-Dual Representation

The Supreme Court of India has approved the amendment carried out by the Bar Council of India ("BCI") to Chapter III of the Bar Council of India Uniform Rules (and…

Supreme Court: Rejection of Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for Undervaluation or Deficit Court Fee is Not Automatic — Plaintiff Must Be Given Opportunity to Cure the Defect

The Supreme Court of India has held that the rejection of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11(b) or (c) of the Code of Civil Procedure ("the Code") on the…

Supreme Court: Probate Obtained by Suppressing Material Facts and Without Impleading Necessary Parties is Liable to be Revoked

The Supreme Court of India has held that a probate granted without impleading necessary parties and without full disclosure of material facts is liable to be revoked under Section 263…

Supreme Court: Magistrate Must Follow Section 225 BNSS Before Proceeding Against Accused Residing Outside Territorial Jurisdiction

The Supreme Court of India has held that a Magistrate is mandatorily required to invoke Section 225 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ("BNSS") before proceeding against an accused…

Supreme Court Holds That Executing Court Cannot Go Beyond Compromise Decree Or Modify Its Terms While Executing It

The Supreme Court has reiterated that the executing court cannot go behind the decree and has to execute the decree as it is without changing the same. Justice Pankaj Mithal,…

Supreme Court Holds That Mere Entry in Municipal Property Register Does Not Constitute Proof of Ownership; Civil Court Decree Attaining Finality Cannot Be Unsettled by Corporation

The Supreme Court has observed that a mere entry in the immovable properties register maintained by a Municipal Corporation cannot, by itself, establish title or ownership over land. A bench…