Supreme Court
Developer Can’t Compel Homebuyer To Take Possession Absent Occupancy Certificate; Supreme Court Upholds NCDRC’s Compensation In Parsvnath Developers Case
Tampering Of Pharma Record Is Substantive Offence, Triable By Sessions Court; Supreme Court Upholds Punishment To SBS Biotech Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act
Non-Maintenance Of Records Under PCPNDT Act Is ‘Springboard For Commission Of Offence Of Foeticide’; SC Affirms FIR Against Doctor For Conducting Ultrasonography
Accused Already Undergone Incarceration; Smuggled Goods Recovered, Supreme Court Upholds Conviction, Reduces Sentence in 40-Year-Old Case
Vicarious Liability Under Section 149 IPC Attracted When Offence Is Committed in Pursuit of Common Object; Supreme Court Cancels Bail in Fatal Assault Case
Supreme Court: Penalty for Default Under Employees’ Compensation Act Is Solely Employer’s Liability; Cannot Be Imposed on Insurance Company
Supreme Court: IBC Cannot Be Used To Dilute Statutory Proceedings Undertaken In Public Law Sphere For Attachment Of Tainted Property Under Benami Act
Waiver Of ‘Debenture Trust Deed’ Terms Has To Be Expressed In Writing; Supreme Court Explains Scope Of Pre-Existing Dispute Vis-À-Vis Sec 7 IBC
Supreme Court: Section 7 IBC Proceedings for Revival of Corporate Debtor to Prevail Over Stalled Companies Act Proceedings to Safeguard Public Funds
FSSAI Classification Not Conclusive for VAT: Supreme Court Rules ‘Sharbat Rooh Afza’ a Fruit Drink, Taxable at 4% Concessional Rate
Non-Recovery of Weapon Not Fatal & Procedural Lapses Do Not Vitiate Trial: Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction
Breach Of Trust For Non-Refund Of Security Money Attracts Civil Consequences, Not Criminal Offence; Supreme Court Quashes FIR Alleging Cheating Under Sec 420 IPC
Century-Old Decree Cannot Sustain Possession Claim; Supreme Court Settles Rights of Hereditary Priest of Amogasidda Temple
Creditor Can’t Be Forced To Apportion Its Claim Between Principal Debtor And Guarantor; SC Explains Principle Of Co-Extensive Liability Of Surety Under Sec 128 Contract Act
Mandatory Inquiry Under Sec 202 CrPC Not Required for Official Complaints Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act; Supreme Court Denies Relief To Panacea Biotech
Supreme Court Flags Gender Impact of Three-Year Bar Practice Rule for Judicial Service Appointments
Allahabad High Court
Tenancy Rights Cannot Be Used To Expose Public To Risk Of Life; Allahabad HC Affirms Demolition Of Mukteshwar Mahadev Mandir At Varanasi
Allahabad High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petitions Challenging NSA Detention in Kalpi Cattle Slaughter Case
Allahabad HC Halts Arrest of Swami Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO Case till Disposal of Application
Allahabad HC Grants Interim Relief to MLA Abbas Ansari by Staying Proceedings u/S. 174-A of IPC
Bombay High Court
No Disbursement Can Be Made Under TORT Act, 1992, Against A Contingent Liability; Bombay Special Court Explains Over Transfer Of Deceased’ Estate
Temporary Hiring of Driver Constitute Employer-Employee Relationship Under Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923: Bombay High Court
Intentional Disrespect To Indian Flag Is Essential To Constitute Offence Under Sec 2(4)(L) Prevention Of Insults To National Honour Act, 1971; Bombay HC Quashes FIR
Relief Of Partition Is Beyond Statutory Jurisdiction Of Debt Recovery Tribunal; Bombay HC Affirms Civil Court’s Power To Entertain Injunction Suit By coparcener
Bombay High Court: Workmen Who Accept Settlement Benefits Without Protest Cannot Later Challenge It on Grounds of Coercion
Deliberate Tampering With Official Service Records for Financial Gain Amounts to Misconduct; Bombay High Court Upholds Termination of College Principal
Omnibus And General Allegation are Insufficient to Sustain Section 498-A Prosecution: Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court: Fire Brigade Qualifies as Industrial Establishment, Unfair Labour Practices Act Applicable
Disobedience of Lawful Directions by Public Servant Amounts to ‘Dereliction of Duty’; Bombay High Court Declines to Quash FIR Against Police Officer
Acid Attack on Minor Without Sexual Intent Attracts Section 326A IPC, Not POCSO: Bombay High Court
‘IO Attempted to Provide False Reasons for Arrest’: Bombay High Court Grants Relief Against ED
Mere Absence Of Conclusive Opinion From Medical Officer Regarding Sexual Assault Is No Ground For Acquittal; Bombay HC Upholds Conviction Under POCSO
Calcutta High Court
Pre-Determined Percentage Of Turnover/ Sales, Absent Direct Nexus To Actual Expenses Are Not ‘Reimbursements’; Calcutta HC Upholds TDS Levy On Contractual Payments
Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Ad-Interim Injunction in Godrej–Reckitt Toilet Cleaner Dispute
Delhi High Court
Procedural Orders Rejecting Amendment of Pleadings Not ‘Interim Awards’; Section 34 Challenge Not Maintainable: Delhi High Court
‘No Provision to Dismiss Suit if Local Commissioner Visits Premises other than those Required’; Delhi HC Restores Copyright Infringement Suit to Original Position
Old Pension Rights Under CCS Rules, 1972 Survive Subsequent Appointment; Delhi High Court Grants OPS Benefit To Export Inspection Council Employees
Final AFT Orders Enforceable Through High Court Contempt Jurisdiction; Delhi High Court Clarifies Armed Forces Tribunal’s Contempt Powers
‘High Speed is Not Sine Qua Non to Constitute Offence u/S. 279 of IPC’; Delhi HC Grants Leave to Appeal against Acquittal of Negligent Truck Driver
Delhi High Court Warns Contemnor for Threatening Court During Virtual Hearing; Appoints Adv Amit George as Amicus
Mere Presence of Appellate Tribunal in Delhi Would Not Vest Territorial Jurisdiction Upon the High Court: Delhi HC
Only Interested Person Can Dispute Inclusion Of Property In Wakf List By Approaching Civil Court Within One Year Of Publication: Delhi HC Dismisses 46 Yrs Belated Petition
Once a Competent Judicial Forum Grants Principal Relief and Remains Silent as to Interest, Claim for Such Ancillary Relief Must be Treated as Declined: Delhi HC
Arbitrator Erred In Allowing Deduction On Account Of Shortfall In Guaranteed CENVAT Credit; Delhi HC Holds Arbitration Award Patently Illegal
Contractual Prohibition On Interest Payment Does Not Bar Statutory Grant Of Post-Award Interest; Delhi HC Upholds Arbitral Award In Favour Of Cannon Engineering
Delhi HC Grants Ex parte Ad Interim Injunction to Protect Kajol’s Personality Rights and Trade Marks; Seeks Basic Subscriber Information from Meta and YouTube
‘Offence May Have Serious Repercussions on Society’; Delhi HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Trafficking Minor Girl to Brothel After Sexual Exploitation
Delhi HC Denies Bail to Man Who Refused to Marry Girlfriend for Non-Matching Kundalis After Establishing Physical Relations
Non-Filing of Statement of Truth Under Order VI Rule 15A CPC Curable: Delhi High Court
Identical Correct Options Leave No Scope for Expert Review; Delhi High Court Grants Relief to UGC-NET Candidate
‘Petition is Filed with Oblique Purpose of Protracting Trial’; Delhi HC Dismisses Petition by Man Pretending to be MCD Employee with Rs. 1 Lakh as Costs
Mechanical Summoning Order Not Sufficient Ground for Interference at Advanced Stage; Delhi High Court Declines to Quash NI Act Proceedings
“A Premier Central Investigating Agency taking 13 years to Apprehend a Proclaimed Offender Speaks Volumes about Their Interest”: Delhi HC Rules Against CBI
Interim Relief Cannot Grant Final Monetary Relief; Delhi High Court Sets Aside Arbitrator’s Order Directing ?3 Lakh Monthly Usage Charges
Delhi HC Seeks CBI’s Stand on Re-Investigation of Former Railway Minister’s Death in 1975 Bihar Blasts after Family Claimed Deliberate Diversion of Investigation
No Grounds Made Out For Recall OrCancellation Of Anticipatory Bail In Absence Of Violation Or Perversity: Delhi High Court
District court
Delhi Excise Policy Case Closed: Delhi Court Discharges All 23 Accused, Orders Scrutiny of CBI Probe
Delhi Court Grants Bail to JNU Students Arrested After Protest March Turned Violent
Gujarat High Court
Possibility Of Meter Tempering Insufficient To Prove Electricity Theft: Gujarat High Court
Jharkhand High Court
Jharkhand High Court Summons City SP, Police Station In-Charge Over Defiance of Vehicle Release Orders
Kerala High Court
Physical Possession Not Mandatory For Confiscation; Kerala HC Holds Seizure Illegal In Absence Of Valid Detention Order Under Section 129 CGST Act
Demand & Acceptance Of IMFL Bottles Constitute Illegal Gratification Under Prevention of Corruption Act; Kerala HC Refuses To Quash FIR Alleging Procedural Irregularities
Prima Facie Lapses in CBFC Certification; Kerala High Court Stays Release of The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond
Section 22 ID Act Applies to All Bank Employees; Kerala High Court Restores Conciliation Proceedings Against Federal Bank Officers’ Strike Call
Kerala High Court: Section 10(10AA) I-T Act Grants Full Tax Exemption on Leave Encashment to Govt. Employees Covered Under CCS Pension Rules
Karnataka High Court
Wife Unhappy By Maintenance Award Under Domestic Violence Act Can’t Resort To RTI Act For Obtaining Spouse’s I-T Returns; Karnataka HC Explains ‘Larger Public Interest’
Madras High Court
Madras High Court: Issuing Tatkal Tickets Without Collecting Cash Amounts to Misconduct by Railway Clerk
Madras High Court Grants Interim Relief to Bahwan CyberTek Founder in Shareholding Dispute
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Contractual Employee Not Immune to Transfer When Employer Has Made Substantial Training Investment for Administrative Needs
Married Daughter Entitled To Ex-Gratia And Leave Encashment: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Punjab & Haryana HC: Contractual Law Officers Engaged By State On Full-Time Basis, Cannot Be Denied Essential Service Benefits Like LTC & Medical Reimbursement
Reserved Category Candidate Availing Screening Relaxation Cannot Seek Migration to Unreserved Category: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Roundup
Weekly Bulletin [16th-22nd February, 2026]
Tribunals
NGT Issues Notice to Central Pollution Control Board for Pollution by Detachable Caps used in Packaged Drinking Water and Beverages
Manual Signing Of Assessment Order After Conducting ‘E-Proceeding’ Is Not Procedural Irregularity But ‘Incurable Defect’; Delhi ITAT Quashes Assessment
APTEL Condones 30-Day Delay in Refiling Appeal by Rajasthan Urja Vikas; Grants Time to Respondents to Raise Maintainability Objections
CESTAT: ‘Ready Roti’, Though Unfinished and Partially Cooked, Possesses the Essential Character of Roti; Classifiable as ‘Bread’
CESTAT: Collection of Nominal Public Fees for Construction of Parking Lots Not a ‘Business’ Activity; Exempt from Service Tax
Law School News
[Law Schools News] NLUD Clinches Victory at the Inaugural RGNUL National Corporate Liquidation Process Competition
News
Bar Council of Delhi Summarily Suspends 67 Candidates for Model Code Violations Ahead of Elections
Supreme Court Examines NHAI Plea on Retrospective Application of Tarsem Singh; Grants 2 Weeks for Revised Submissions
‘Criminal Law Cannot Be Used to Settle Accounts’; Supreme Court Restores Bail in Crypto Dispute After Compliance with Undertaking
Bombay High Court Lifts Stay on ‘Fraud Classification’ Proceedings Against Anil Ambani
‘We Are Not the Authority for Everything’; Supreme Court Declines to Issue Centralised Guidelines in Cyber Fraud Plea
State’s Administrative Probe in Tirupati Laddu Case Does Not Overlap with SIT Investigation: Supreme Court
Supreme Court Directs District Election Officer to Examine Voters’ Grievance After Demolition in Akbar Nagar, Lucknow
‘You Want Us to Legislate?’; Supreme Court Questions Plea for Sub-Categorisation of Pasmanda Muslims
Supreme Court Modifies Cut-Off Date for Compensation in UP Land Acquisition Case; Invokes Article 142
CCPA Finds Vajirao & Reddy Guilty of Misleading UPSC Results Claims
NHRC Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Indian Workers Allegedly Held Captive In Thailand; Seeks MEA Report
‘You Put Us in an Embarrassing Position’: Supreme Court Seeks Rationalisation of Multiple M.C. Mehta Matters
Supreme Court Records Meta’s Undertaking to Comply with NCLAT Directions by March 16
Fourth VIAC CAN Congress Concludes Successfully in Vienna, Showcasing Innovation and Fresh Thinking in Arbitration
West Bengal SIR Matter: SC Expands Judicial Pool to Verify 50 Lakh Electoral Claims; Invokes Article 142 to Protect Voter Rights
Supreme Court Grants Additional Six Weeks to Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia Committee in Obulapuram Illegal Mining Case
Supreme Court Closes Suo Motu Proceedings on ‘Remediation of Polluted Rivers’; NGT to Continue
Supreme Court Orders Structured Rehabilitation Exercise, PMAY Camps for 5,000+ Families in Haldwani Railway Land Case
Supreme Court Directs Challenges to Bar Council Rules to Be Placed Before Justice Dhulia Committee
ICC YAAF to Host “Arbitration Career Beyond Borders” in New Delhi
Global Adr Summit 2026 (New Delhi)
Supreme Court Considers Suo Motu Action Over NCERT Class 8 Content on Judicial Corruption
Supreme Court Stays Enforcement Directorate Proceedings Against Hemant Soren
Beyond the Brief: IPBA Young Lawyers’ Symposium Charts the Roadmap to Building Global Legal Careers
Lok Sabha Re-Constitutes Three-Member Committee to Probe Removal of Justice Yashwant Varma
Supreme Court Issues Show Cause Notice Over NCERT Class 8 Chapter on ‘Corruption in Judiciary’; Orders Withdrawal, Takedown and Public Apology
Supreme Court Pushes for Amicable Settlement in Dispute Over Crematorium Near Isha Yoga Center; Appoints Mediator
Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court Ruling in Sreedevi Video–Saregama Music Rights Dispute Over Iconic Telugu-Tamil soundtracks
Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Curb on Fake Criminal Cases Filed With False Information
Results of Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2025 Announced
‘Extremely Disturbing’; CJI Surya Kant Flags Serious Lapse as Dismissed Plea Resurfaces Before Another Bench
ConstructHER Global Legal Network
Supreme Court Flags Non-Payment to Manipur Violence Committee Since 2023; Orders ?10 Lakh Interim Release to Each Member
Supreme Court Proposes Expert Committee on Aravalli Definition; Seeks Names of Domain Specialists
ICA to Host International Women’s Day Symposium “Where Women Lead, Justice Follows” in New Delhi
SC Collegium Recommends Justice Lisa Gill as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court
SC Collegium Recommends Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari as Chief Justice of Madras High Court
DGCA Issues Revised Civil Aviation Requirements on Airline Ticket Refunds; 48-Hour ‘Look-In’ Option Introduced
Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment of Nine Advocates as Judges of Patna High Court
SC Collegium Adopts Policy to Ensure Advance Transfer of Chief Justice Appointees
“If You Nurture Excellence Where You Are, Borders Will Dissolve on Their Own”: Justice Harish Vaidyanathan
“Forensic Science Is the Backbone of a Credible Criminal Justice System” : Justice Surya Kant
AI Summit Protest: Delhi Court Grants Bail to IYC President Uday Bhanu Chib
TMC Nominates Sr Adv Menaka Guruswamy for Rajya Sabha
Hungry, Tired, and Justice Reserved: Allahabad High Court Judge Cites Exhaustion After Marathon Hearing
Kerala High Court Lifts Stay on Release of Kerala Story 2