India - Supreme Court

Indian Railways Not Deemed Distribution Licensee Under Section 14 Electricity Act; Liable for Cross-Subsidy Surcharge as Consumer: Supreme Court

Railways Derailed: Supreme Court Rules It's Just Another Power Consumer, Not a LicenseeIn a landmark verdict that could reshape how India's vast railway network procures electricity, the Supreme Court on May 8, 2026, dismissed appeals by Indian Railways, holding it is aconsumerunder the Elect...

09 May 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Limited Judicial Review in Academic Matters Unless Manifest Error: Allahabad HC Restores CLAT 2026 Answer Key

Allahabad HC Draws Red Line: Courts Can't Second-Guess CLAT Experts Without Clear ErrorsIn a significant ruling on May 8, 2026, a Division Bench of theAllahabad High CourtcomprisingJustice Swarupama Chaturvedi(who authored the judgment) andJustice Saumitra Dayal Singhoverturned...

09 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

No Right to Blanket Regularisation for Para-Teachers; SC Directs Jharkhand to Implement 50% Quota in Recruitment Rules: Supreme Court

Para-Teachers' Desire Meets State's Desirability Test: Supreme Court Charts Middle Path in Jharkhand SagaIn a nuanced verdict balancing teachers' aspirations with constitutional mandates on public employment, the Supreme Court of India dismissed appeals by thousands of para-tea...

08 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Clarifies Anoop Baranwal on EC Appointments

Supreme Court Clarifies Anoop Baranwal on EC AppointmentsIn a significant development during the ongoing hearing of petitions challenging theChief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, theSupreme Court of Indi...

08 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Meritorious PwBDs Entitled to Unreserved Vacancies on Own Merit: Supreme Court Endorses Upward Movement Policy; Directs NLUs to Monitor RPwD Act

Supreme Court Draws Line on Disability Rights: Upward Mobility for Top Scorers, NLUs to Probe Nationwide LapsesIn a pivotal order that reinforces inclusion for persons with disabilities, the Supreme Court of India, speaking through Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, has endorsed a key go...

07 May 2026

India - High Court of Uttarakhand

Burial Rights Dispute Between Muslim Communities Not Maintainable as PIL: Uttarakhand High Court

Sacred Ground, Private Feud: Uttarakhand HC Boots Burial Dispute Out of PIL CourtIn a swift ruling, theHigh Court of Uttarakhand at Nainitaldismissed apublic interest litigation(PIL) seeking to secure burial rights for the Barelvi Muslim community in a village Kabristan, declaring the intra-c...

07 May 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC Bars Police from Posting Arrestee Photos on Social Media, Deems it 'Extra-Legal Punishment': Article 21

Rajasthan High Court Draws the Line: No More 'Social Trials' for ArresteesIn a scathing rebuke to overzealous policing, theHigh Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpurhas ruled that posting photos of arrested individuals on social media amounts toextra-legal punishment, violating their r...

07 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

SC Warns Judicial Interference Could Break Indian Civilization

SC Warns Judicial Interference Could Break Indian CivilizationIn a poignant reflection on India's pluralistic ethos, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, hearing the high-stakes Sabarimala reference on its thirteenth day, voiced profound apprehensions about the peril...

07 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

High Court Directions Mandating Tabular Antecedents in Bail Orders Are Mere Suggestions, Not Binding: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Shields Sessions Judge: High Court Bail Format Rules Deemed 'Suggestions Only'In a significant ruling on judicial independence, the Supreme Court of India has expunged scathing observations and directions against Rajasthan Sessions Judge A...

07 May 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter Case

Bombay High CourtUpholds Acquittal in Landmark Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter CaseIn a ruling that brings to a close one of India's most politically charged and protracted criminal sagas, theBombay High CourtonMay 7dismissed appeals filed by the brothers of slain gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh, upho...

07 May 2026