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Supreme Court Directs Regularization of Ad Hoc Employees in Punjab, Holds Short Breaks in Service Do Not Disqualify from Policy Benefits and Artificial Breaks Cannot Deny Parity

The Supreme Court has held that mere short breaks in ad hoc service cannot render an employee ineligible for the benefit of regularization under the State Government’s policy instructions, particularly…

Supreme Court Holds That Bail Conditions Cannot Include Direction To Sell Immovable Property Of Accused For Settlement Of Alleged Claims As Such Direction Is Alien To Bail Jurisdiction

The Supreme Court has held that neither the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 nor the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 would enable a Court at the stage of bail or…

Supreme Court Enhances Wife’s Maintenance From ₹15,000 To ₹25,000 Per Month, Holds That Loan Repayments For Asset Creation Cannot Dilute Husband’s Primary Maintenance Obligation

The Supreme Court has enhanced the maintenance payable to a wife from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month, observing that deductions arising out of financial commitments such as loan repayments, particularly…

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Habeas Corpus Petition By Savukku Shankar’s Nephew, Directs Him To Approach Madras High Court For Quashing Third Goondas Act Detention Order

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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by D. Bharath, nephew of YouTuber and journalist Savukku Shankar, seeking quashing of the third preventive detention order…

Supreme Court Holds That Mere Non-Execution Of A Declaratory Decree Cannot Justify A 31-Year Delay In Challenging It; Restores 1975 Decree Granting Khatedari Rights To Appellant

The Supreme Court has set aside the orders of the Rajasthan High Court and the Board of Revenue which had remanded a suit filed under Section 88 of the Rajasthan…

Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Corruption Case, Holds That Testimony of Hostile Witness Cannot Be Discarded in Toto and Creditworthy Portions Establishing Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Must Be Acted Upon

The Supreme Court on 15 April 2026 allowed the appeal filed by the State of Kerala and set aside the acquittal order passed by the High Court in a prosecution…

Supreme Court Mandates Binding Standard Operating Procedure to Eliminate Delays in Legal Aid Appeals

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India has approved a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) designed to end the long-standing problem of inordinate delays in filing appeals and…

Supreme Court Quashes Arbitration Reference in 21-Year-Old Contract Dispute, Holds Contractor’s Claim Ex-Facie Time-Barred

The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Calcutta High Court appointing an arbitrator under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, holding that a notice…

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Jharkhand Minister Anosh Ekka in Prevention of Corruption Act Case

In a notable order delivered on 13th April 2026, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta has granted bail and suspended the sentence…

Supreme Court on Mediated Settlements in Matrimonial Disputes: Parties Cannot Resile After Partial Performance

In a landmark ruling that strengthens the sanctity of mediated settlements in matrimonial matters, the Supreme Court of India has clarified the circumstances in which a party can (or cannot)…