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‘Bail Jurisdiction Can’t Be Used to Issue General Directions’ Allahabad High Court Directives on Summons Service Set Aside: Supreme Court ‘
New Delhi, May 21, 2026: The Supreme Court has ruled that courts hearing bail matters under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 cannot issue wide-ranging administrative directions regarding service of summons and execution of coercive processes. The Court held that such powers go beyond the…
Convictions Restored in Dr. Subbaiah Murder Case, Madras High Court Acquittal Criticised: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has restored the conviction of nine accused persons in the sensational 2013 murder case of Chennai-based doctor Dr. Subbaiah. The Court overturned the Madras High Court judgment that had acquitted all accused persons and held that the High Court wrongly ignored important prosecution evidence while…
Waitlisted Candidate’s Claim to Principal Post Rejected After Repeal of Old Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a waitlisted candidate who sought appointment as Principal of Meerut College in Uttar Pradesh after refusing to join the college originally allotted to him. The Court held that once a recommendation for appointment had already been issued under the old recruitment…
Multiple FIRs on Same Allegations Cause Prejudice, Consolidation Ordered: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India directed that multiple investigations against directors of M/s Krrish Realtech Pvt. Ltd. concerning the “Brahma City/Krrish World” housing project be consolidated into a single investigation. The Court held that parallel FIRs arising out of the same transaction cannot continue simultaneously…
Filing Anticipatory Bail Petitions in Quick Succession Is Abuse of Process, Reduces Litigation to Mere Gamble: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India strongly criticized the repeated filing of anticipatory bail applications within short intervals of time and observed that the legal remedy of anticipatory bail cannot be converted into a gamble. The Court emphasized that anticipatory bail is an extraordinary protection meant to safeguard…
Supreme Court Collegium Clears Six Bombay High Court Additional Judges for Permanent Appointment
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved a significant recommendation for the elevation of six Additional Judges of the High Court of Bombay to the position of Permanent Judges. The decision reflects an important step in the judicial appointment process under the Indian Constitution, strengthening the permanent…
High Courts Cannot Issue Administrative Directions While Deciding Bail Pleas: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India examined a legal issue arising from a long-pending cheating and forgery case registered in 2002 at Police Station Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh. The accused, Rambalak, was facing allegations under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, and 471 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The case reached the higher…
BMTC Driver’s Conviction Upheld, Jail Term Replaced with ₹5 Lakh Compensation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has upheld the conviction of a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation driver for causing death by negligence in a fatal road accident case but granted him the benefit of probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. The Court converted the jail sentence into compensation of ₹5…
Final Decree Application Not Necessary When Preliminary Decree Specifies Alternative If Physical Partition Is Impractical: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that a preliminary decree passed in a partition suit does not become inexecutable merely because no separate application for passing a final decree was filed under Order XX Rule 18 Code Of Civil Procedure. The Court held that where the decree itself contains directions regarding the mode of…
Tenant’s Defence Cannot Be Struck Off Without Examining Whether Default in Rent Deposit Was Wilful Under Order XV Rule 5 CPC: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Of India has held that a tenant’s defence cannot be struck off mechanically under Order XV Rule 5 Of The Code Of Civil Procedure, 1908 without first determining the “first date of hearing” and examining whether the default in rent payment was wilful or bona fide. The Court observed that striking off…
