Supreme Court
Subsequent Emergence Of Vegetation Will Not Bring Land Within Ambit Of ‘Deemed Forest’; Supreme Court Approves RLDA Project At Bijwasan Railway Station, Delhi
No Error in Allahabad High Court Order: Supreme Court Disposes SLP in JAMP–Jubilant Product Dossier Dispute
SC To Examine Plea on Disability Access; Concerns Raised Over Inaccessible Cab Services
Accused Charged For Murder Can’t Be Convicted For Kidnapping By Taking Recourse To Sec 222 CrPC; Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal On Violation Of Fair Trial Norms
Non-Inclusion Of Claim In Resolution Plan Results In Its Extinguishment; Supreme Court Denies Recovery Of Surplus By West Bengal Power Development Corporation
SC Overturns Reduction of MACT Compensation by MP HC Due to Presence of Employer’s Testimony for Income; IFFCO Tokio Directed to Pay Rs. 50.47 Lakhs
‘Abuse of Process’: Delhi HC Rejects SpiceJet’s Bid to Avoid ₹144.51 Crore Deposit in Kalanithi Maran Dispute
SC Declines to Interfere with Resolution Plan Already Implemented; Dismisses Appeal as Infructuous
‘One Party Cannot Be Judge in Its Own Cause’: SC Restores Arbitral Award; Rejects State’s Claim of Finality Clause
‘Gang Chart Forming Basis of FIR Should Have Acquired that Status under UP Gangsters Act’; SC Quashes FIR for Glaring Procedural Irregularities
Motor Accident Liability Falls on Requisitioning Authority, Not Insurer During Statutory Requisition: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: No Right to Appointment from Select List; Non-Joining Vacancies Cannot Be Claimed by Next Candidate
SC Upholds Enforcement of ₹1400+ Crore Foreign Arbitral Award; Rejects ‘Buy-Back’ Objection
‘This Menace Is Rampant in All Courts’: SC Expunges HC Remarks on Alleged Citation of Non-Existent Judgment
Supreme Court Suspends 20-Year Sentence in POCSO Case; Grants Bail to 19-Year-Old Convict
Supreme Court Suspends Life Sentence in POCSO Case; Flags Failure to Consider Prosecutrix’s Statement
Defects in Charge Framing Not Fatal Without Prejudice; SC Sets Aside Fresh Trial Order in 2007 Murder Case
Judicial Discipline Cannot Be Compromised; Supreme Court Declares Rent Authority’s Recall Order Void
SC Balances State’s Power to Withdraw Tax Exemptions with Fairness to Industries; Mandates One-Year Transition Period
Supreme Court: Landowners Can Seek Re-determination Based on HC Judgment Despite Earlier Relief
Supreme Court Cautions Against “Magnifying Glass” Scrutiny of Tenders; Restores Power Plant Contract
Allahabad High Court
State Can’t Be Forced To Conclude A Tainted Exam Alleged For Leaking Papers; Allahabad High Court Affirms Cancellation Of Exam For Assistant Professors
Allahabad HC Upholds 1985 Attempt to Murder Conviction of Man for Shooting his Wife; Orders Surrender
Mere Chances of Promotion are Not Enough: Allahabad HC Rejects Third-Party Challenge in Service Dispute
Allahabad High Court: Contractual Dispute Relating To Withholding Of Payment On Account Of Alleged Non-Compliance Of GST Requirements Is Arbitrable
Allahabad High Court Orders Swift Action Against Illegal Encroachments Near Lucknow Court
Allahabad High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand in POCSO Case
‘Social Opinions and Morality Not to Guide Courts’; Allahabad HC Grants Interim Protection to Married Man and Adult Woman in Live-In Relationship
Bombay High Court
No Evidence of Trespass; Bombay High Court Rules Death as ‘Untoward Incident’
Bombay High Court Orders Status Quo on Media Statements in Lilavati Trust–Param Bir Singh Dispute
Bombay High Court Refuses to Entertain Writ Against NCLT Order in CIRP Withdrawal Dispute
No Writ in Pure Contractual Matters; Bombay HC Refuses to Interfere in Railway Contract Termination
Bombay High Court: Acquittal Alone Does Not Grant Suspended Employee Full Back Wages and Allowances
Calcutta High Court
Calcutta HC Necessitates Clarification to Expand Scope of Protectable Designs; Finds Nothing to Prevent GUI Registration under Design Act in Interim
Bombay High Court Upholds Mumbai TVC Elections; Rejects Challenge to Voter List
Bombay High Court Orders De Novo Trial in Death Penalty Case; Flags Gross Denial of Legal Aid and Fair Trial
Calcutta HC Refuses to Interfere in Proceedings Against Instructor of Surveyor Trade Accused of Sexually Harassing Female Students
Calcutta High Court Rejects ‘Deemed Liability’ of Director Based Only on Title; Explains Jurisdictional Requirement Under Section 141 NI Act
Delhi High Court
Delhi HC Orders Insurer to Pay ₹4.69 Crore; Sets Aside Claim Rejection Based on Forensic Report
‘Prescribing Terms and Conditions of Tender is within Domain of Tendering Authority’; Delhi HC Dismisses Plea against ABVIMS & Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
Indian Olympic Association Not Authorised to Appoint Ad Hoc Committee for an Independent Body; Delhi HC Upholds Judgment in Favor of Ski and Snowboard India
Delhi High Court Sets Aside Refusal of Injunction in ‘STELLADEXIN’ Trademark Dispute; Restores Interim Relief
‘A Practice is Made to File S.340 Applications only to Arm-Twist Other Side and Delay Trial’; Delhi HC Dismisses Application by Sister Against Brother in Partition Suit
Delhi HC Denies Quashing of FIR against Lalu Prasad Yadav for Procuring Land in Lieu of Railway Jobs
Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail in ₹12 Cr Fake DLF Camellias Flat Fraud
Oral Property Deal Claim Fails; Delhi High Court Refuses Injunction Citing Lack of Evidence and Suppression of Facts
‘Moral Turpitude of Society Comes with Consequences that Cannot be Purchased by Money’; Delhi HC Sentences Woman to Rigorous Imprisonment for Abetting Rape
Delhi High Court: Section 138 NI Act Is Primarily Compensatory, Punitive Element Is Ancillary
Gautam Gambhir Secures Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction in Deepfake and Personality Rights Case
District court
Mere Label of ‘Proceeds of Crime’ Not Enough: Delhi Court Orders Defreezing of Bank Accounts in CBI Case
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Quashing of FIR at Pre-Cognizance Stage Not Warranted; Plea of Section 195 CrPC Premature: J&K and Ladakh High Court
Sacrosanct Human Values Must Guide Deportation Cases; J&K and Ladakh High Court Orders Retrieval of Youth Forcibly Deported to Pakistan
Jharkhand High Court
Jharkhand High Court Rejects Civil Suit Filed After Settlement Finalisation; Reaffirms Bar on Reopening Record-of-Rights
Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court Upholds Rejection of Discharge Plea Filed by Accused in Rape Case Involving Minor Scheduled Caste Girl
Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Alleged Land Encroachment Case
Madras High Court
Providing Decent Burial Is Fundamental Right Under Art 21; Madras High Court Expresses Anguish Over Use Of Dead Body As Means Of Protest
Madras High Court: Initiating Criminal Proceedings Alleging Adultery Against Spouse Subsequent To Filing Of Divorce Petition, Constitutes Cruelty
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court Permits Candidates Without CPCT Certificate to Apply Provisionally for Data Entry Operator Exam
Madhya Pradesh HC Affirms Divorce Granted Against Wife Who Alleged Outrage of Modesty by Father-in-Law
Acts of Servants/Agents Bind Licensee Under Excise Act; MP High Court Upholds Suspension of Som Distilleries’ Licences
MP High Court Upholds Husband’s Conviction for Wife’s Murder in Matrimonial Home
Section 377 IPC Cannot Be Invoked for Acts Between Husband and Wife During Subsisting Marriage: MP High Court
Foreign Court
UK High Court Rejects Nirav Modi’s Plea to Reopen Extradition Case
Patna High Court
National Highways Act Overrides Waqf Act in Land Acquisition Disputes: Patna High Court
Ink & Insight
Letters to the Bench: Answered by Justice Pradeep Nandrajog
[Ink & Insight] The Limits of Power, The Power of Dialogue: Lessons from the Middle East
By Pavani Sibal
[Ink & Insight] At the Edge of Life: Law, Dignity and the Harish Rana Case
By Rishabh Gandhi
Letters to the Bench: Justice Pradeep Nandrajog
Roundup
Weekly Bulletin [16th – 22nd March, 2026]
Legislation Updates
Parliament Passes Transgender Rights Amendment Bill, 2026; Removes Self-Perceived Gender Identity from Definition
Punjab Govt Makes FIR Copies Free; Withdraws ₹80 Service Charge for Downloads and Sanjh Kendra Access
Centre Appoints Senior Advocate P. Sreekumar as Additional Solicitor General for Kerala High Court
News
Mango Symbol Dispute: Supreme Court Declines Intervention, Directs Parties to Civil Court for Urgent Relief
SC Closes Habeas Corpus Plea on Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention After Release
‘Investigation Must Be Time-Bound’: SC Raised Concern Over Delay in ₹40,000+ Crore Reliance Communications Fraud Probe
‘Make Out a Case of Perversity First’: Supreme Court Pushes Back on Challenge to UAPA Conviction
Supreme Court Questions Plea Seeking Social Media Content Regulation, Cites Free Speech Risks
Supreme Court Closes Plea for Protection to Runaway Couples After Delhi HC Steps In
J&K Larger Conspiracy Case: Supreme Court Directs NIA to Produce Witness Physically After Accused Opposes Examination via Commissioner
‘Equality Must Be Lived, Not Just Promised’: Justice Surya Kant Flags Barriers for Women in Legal Profession
‘Each Stakeholder Fuels Delay’: Justice Nagarathna Flags Systemic Causes of Judicial Backlog
SC Finds Systemic Bias in Denial of Permanent Commission to Women SSC Officers; Grants One-Time Pension Relief
Manipur Violence Case: Supreme Court Seeks Expedited Appointment of Legal Aid Counsel in Cases Transferred to Assam
Supreme Court Declines Plea for Census of Denotified Tribes; Classification Falls in Policy Domain
Supreme Court Notes Pendency Concerns in Allahabad HC; Grants Liberty to Seek Urgent Listing of ₹362 Cr Dispute Stuck for 3 Years
SC Issues Notice on PIL Seeking Action Against False FIRs, Questions Bar on Victims Initiating Proceedings
Delhi HC Admits Padmaja Parmar’s Appeal in Mewar Estate Dispute; Says Sibling Petitions Must Be Heard Together
Supreme Court Flags Lack of Exclusivity in Special Courts; Directs States to Submit Proposals Within 4 Weeks
Supreme Court Adjourns Plea For Nimisha Priya’s Release Sine Die
I-PAC Raid Case: SC Points to ED Officers’ Fundamental Rights Amid Challenge to Locus of ED to file Writ Petition
Supreme Court Collegium Approves Elevation of Three Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Madras High Court
No Reopening of Concluded Land Compensation Cases; Supreme Court Trims Scope of Tarsem Singh in NHAI Review
NHRC Takes Cognisance of Targeted Killings in J&K, Issues Notice to DGP on Probe Status and Victim Compensation
Supreme Court Upholds Anticipatory Bail to MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in Rape Case
Supreme Court Issues Notice On SCBA Plea Seeking Dedicated Welfare Fund For Supreme Court Advocates
Supreme Court Declines CBI Probe In Uttam Nagar Holi Incident; Asks Petitioner To Approach Delhi Police First
‘No Penal Consequences, Only Advisory’; SC Calls Challenge to ‘Vande Mataram’ Circular Premature
SCBA Releases National Survey on Women Lawyers; Flags Structural Bias, Lack of Opportunities and Systemic Barriers
Supreme Court Dismisses Fox & Mandal Plea Against CESTAT Order in ₹2 Crore Pre-GST Service Tax Dispute
‘Distressing, Repeated Victimisation’: SC Slams Police In Rape Of 4-Year-Old; Orders SIT Probe
SC Flags Wider Impact Of UP Gangsters Act Challenge; Directed To Be Heard With Challenge to Similar State Laws
He Called My Brother To Dictate!; CJI Slams A Man For Contacting His Brother Over Buddhist Conversion Certificate Case
Undisclosed ‘Findable After Power Off’ Limitation Is Deficiency in Service; Delhi Consumer Commission Directs Apple India to Compensate Consumer
CCPA Warns Hotels, Restaurants Against Levying ‘LPG Charges’ by Default
CJI Surya Kant Urges High Courts to Expedite Judicial Appointments; Pushes for Greater Representation of Women Judges
Goa to Host Community Mediation Conclave 2026 & Launch of Goa Chapter of the Mediator’s Council
Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking CBI Probe Against Reliance Industries
Kerala High Court Issues Notice in Plea Against Advocate for Withholding Client’s Case Files
Vidhi Utsav 2026: Reimagining Rule of Law and the Future of Justice Through a Multidisciplinary Lens