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Quashing of FIR in Forgery Case While Handwriting Expert’s Opinion Is Pending Is Unjustified: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has set aside the Himachal Pradesh High Court judgment which had quashed a First Information Report (FIR) alleging forgery, cheating, and misappropriation of property. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta observed that the High Court acted prematurely while the…
Adoption Is an Expression of Reproductive Autonomy Under Article 21: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has delivered a significant judgment holding that adoption is an essential part of Article 21 Constitution of India, which guarantees the right to life and personal liberty. The Court clarified that reproductive autonomy is not limited to biological childbirth and includes the decision to build a…
No Deduction of Employer-Provided Group Insurance Benefits from Motor Accident Compensation: Supreme Court Reiterates
The Supreme Court of India on 17 March 2026 delivered a significant judgment in the case of The Managing Director, KSRTC VERSUS P. Chandramouli & Others, clarifying the law relating to compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Court held that benefits received under employer-provided insurance or social…
SEBI Nod to WeWork India IPO Upheld: Supreme Court
In a significant decision relating to financial regulation and judicial review under Article 136 of the Constitution of India, the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging the approval granted by SEBI to WeWork India’s Initial Public Offering (IPO). The case involved allegations regarding non-disclosure and…
Giving Accused Option to Be Searched Before Police Officer Violates Section 50 of NDPS Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on 16 March 2026 upheld the acquittal of an accused in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale ruled that the trial was vitiated because the accused was given a legally impermissible…
Air Force Group Insurance Society Is ‘State’ Under Article 12 of Constitution: Supreme Court
In an important constitutional ruling, the Supreme Court of India has declared the Air Force Group Insurance Society as a State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. The judgment was delivered on 16 March 2026 by a bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Vipul M Pancholi. The Court overturned the…
FIR Cannot Be Doubted Merely Because It Is Based on Police Statement, Anticipatory Bail Cancelled in SC/ST Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on 13 March 2026 cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to individuals accused of caste-based abuse under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran observed that the authenticity of an FIR cannot be doubted…
Public Servant Cannot Be Dismissed Without Departmental Enquiry Unless Sufficient Cause Is Shown, Delhi Police Officer Reinstated: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on March 12, 2026, emphasized that a government servant cannot be dismissed from service without holding a departmental enquiry merely based on presumption. The Court clarified that the authority must have material evidence to justify dispensing with the enquiry under Article 311(2) of the…
Call Detail Records Not Admissible Without Certificate Under Section 65 of Evidence Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India recently acquitted Pooranmal, who had been convicted in a murder case, emphasizing that electronic evidence such as Call Detail Records (CDRs) cannot be relied upon in court unless accompanied by the mandatory certificate under Section 65-B of the Indian Evidence Act. The judgment was…
Acquittal of Son and Daughter-in-Law in Bihar Couple Burning Case Upheld, Court Slams “Sham Investigation”: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on March 11, 2026 upheld the acquittal of a man and his wife who had been accused of burning the man’s parents alive in Bihar. The case arose from a tragic incident that occurred on November 23, 2016 in Mahadeopur village, Bihar, when the house of an elderly lawyer and his wife caught fire…
