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Supreme Court: Dismissal of Govt Servant Without Departmental Enquiry Cannot Be Based on Mere Presumption; Must Be Supported by Material

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…

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…

Supreme Court Rules Creamy Layer Status for OBC Reservation Cannot Be Decided Solely on Parental Income: Salary Excluded from Wealth Test Under 1993 OM

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…

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…

Supreme Court Issues First-Ever Passive Euthanasia Order Under Common Cause Judgment: Allows Withdrawal of Life Support for Man in Irreversible Vegetative State for 13 Years

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed its first-ever order permitting passive euthanasia in terms of the 2018 Common Cause judgment (as modified in 2023), recognising the fundamental right to die…

Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused: Call Detail Records Inadmissible Without Mandatory Section 65-B Certificate – Prosecution’s Circumstantial Chain Collapses

The Supreme Court has acquitted Pooranmal in a 2010 murder case, ruling that Call Detail Records (CDRs) cannot be relied upon as evidence unless accompanied by the mandatory certificate under…

Supreme Court Dismisses Specific Performance Suit: Plaintiff Withheld Crucial MoU Revealing Loan Security Transaction – “Unclean Hands” Bar Equitable Relief

The Supreme Court on March 10, 2026, upheld the dismissal of a suit for specific performance of a 2002 sale agreement, holding that the plaintiff approached the court with "unclean…

Supreme Court Makes Interim Arrest Protection Absolute for Folk Singer Neha Singh Rathore in Sedition FIR Over “Anti-India” Tweets Targeting PM Modi Amid Pahalgam Terror Fallout

The Supreme Court has confirmed absolute protection from arrest for folk singer Neha Singh Rathore in an FIR accusing her of posting "objectionable" content on social media criticizing Prime Minister…

Supreme Court: No Vested Right to Additional Evidence at Appellate Stage – Strict Compliance with Order XLI Rule 27 CPC Mandatory

The Supreme Court has ruled that litigants have no automatic or vested right to introduce additional evidence during appeals under Order XLI Rule 27 of the Code of Civil Procedure;…

Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Case Against In-Laws: “Mere Quarrels Don’t Amount to Cruelty” – Vague Allegations Fail Prima Facie Test

9 Mar 20269 Mar 2026

In a relief to elderly parents-in-law, the Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against them in a dowry harassment case, ruling that generalized accusations of "quarrelling" with the complainant do…