News Update… Supreme Court Orders Release of Lorry Seized in NDPS Case After Acquittal of Accused 6 Sep 2026 Background A lorry (TN-57-AQ-2165) was intercepted and 66 kg of ganja was allegedly recovered. Three occupants were arrested and charged under the NDPS Act; a fourth person was later arrayed…
News Update… Supreme Court Enhances Compensation to ₹3.78 Crore for Victim of Road Accident Suffering 100% Permanent Disability 6 Sep 2026 Background On 10 April 2011, a motorcycle carrying Sushant Prabhakaran (driver) and Priyanka Das (pillion rider) was hit by a truck near Brijghat Bridge. Sushant died on the spot. Priyanka…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Woman Denied Parole for Her Own Illness Dies in Jail 7 Aug 2026 Introduction A Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court, comprising the Acting Chief Justice Mr. Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit, has taken suo motu cognizance of a troubling…
bombay high court… Bombay High Court Weighs Appointment of “Mitigating Investigators” in Death Reference, Seeks State’s Response on Duplication of Mitigation Exercise 4 Aug 2026 Introduction In an interlocutory order that touches on an evolving and important area of death penalty jurisprudence — how courts gather mitigating circumstances before confirming a death sentence — the…
News Update… Supreme Court Reaffirms: “Imprisonment for Remainder of Natural Life” Is Constitutional, and Clemency Orders Cannot Be Sat in Appeal Over 30 Jul 2026 Introduction Four writ petitions filed directly under Article 32 by convicts sentenced to "imprisonment for the remainder of natural life" — some through judicial sentencing, others following commutation of death…
News Update… Political Dictate Blatantly Displayed”: Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of Sanction Granted on Reconsideration Without Fresh Material 30 Jul 2026 Introduction Can a sanctioning authority, having once declined sanction for prosecution of a public servant under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, reverse that decision on the…
News Update… Supreme Court Clarifies: NCSC’s Orders in Service Matters Are Recommendatory, Not Adjudicatory 29 Jul 202629 Jul 2026 Introduction In a significant ruling delivered on 28th July 2026, the Supreme Court of India has settled a long-simmering question in service jurisprudence: does the National Commission for Scheduled Castes…
News Update Court Rejects Police “C-Summary,” Takes Cognizance Against Police Personnel for Murder in Custodial Firing Case 29 Jul 2026 Introduction In a significant order, the Court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class at Padadhri has rejected a police "C-Summary" report — filed by the investigating agency to close a…
Madhya Pradesh High Court… 12-Day Delay Cannot Defeat a Statutory Right of Appeal”: MP High Court Sets Aside Mechanical Rejection of Condonation Application in Cheque Bounce Case 29 Jul 2026 Introduction The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench, has set aside a Sessions Court order that dismissed a convict's first appeal solely on the ground of a 12-day delay in…
bombay high court… Bombay High Court Orders De Novo Probe by State CID After “Shocking” Lapses in POCSO Investigation 28 Jul 202628 Jul 2026 Introduction In a strongly worded order, the Bombay High Court's Kolhapur Bench has transferred the investigation into a POCSO case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), directing a fresh,…
