India - Digest

Patna Monthly Digest – January 2026

Supreme(Online)(Pat) 2026 2946Patna (2000)Shivam Kumar vs The Vice Chancellor, Bihar Engineering University & Ors.Subject:Education Law – Examination RegulationsKeywords:attendance, examination, debarment, student, Bihar Engineering University, petition, medical emergencies, ...

24 Feb 2026

India - National Green Tribunal

SC Directs Three NGT Judicial Members to Continue Beyond Retirement as Stopgap to Ensure Functioning Under Section 4 NGT Act: Supreme Court

Green Tribunal Rescue: Supreme Court Extends Three Judges' Tenure to Avert CollapseIn a timely intervention, theSupreme Court of Indiahas directed three judicial members of theNational Green Tribunal (NGT)to continue functioning beyond their retirement dates as astopgap arrangement. This move...

16 Feb 2026

India -

Presumption Of Innocence Ends After Conviction; Suspension Of Sentence In Murder Cases To Be Granted Only In Exceptional Circumstances: SC

s/o Col (Retd) BPS Sirohi, A 82, Defence Enclave, Sardhana Road, Kankerkhera, Meerut – 250001, Uttar Pradesh. While ruling on a very significant legal point pertaining to the presumption of innocence, the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled ...

23 Dec 2025

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Landmark Rulings: Service Equity, Criminal Justice, Tax Deductions, and Biodiversity Protection

Supreme Court Landmark Rulings: Service Equity, Criminal Justice, Tax Deductions, and Biodiversity Protection In a series of significant judgments delivered on December 19, the Supreme Court of India addressed critical issues spanning service law, criminal procedure, taxation, and environment...

22 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Mandates Regularization for Contractual Staff, Citing Transformative Supreme Court Precedents

Delhi High Court Mandates Regularization for Contractual Staff, Citing Transformative Supreme Court Precedents New Delhi– In a landmark judgment that significantly redraws the contours of service jurisprudence, the Delhi High Court has directed the regularization of hundreds of contractual pa...

12 Nov 2025

India -

High Courts Scrutinize Taxman's Approach: Weekly Rulings Emphasize Taxpayer Rights and Procedural Sanctity

High Courts Scrutinize Taxman's Approach: Weekly Rulings Emphasize Taxpayer Rights and Procedural SanctityNew Delhi– A flurry of significant rulings from the Supreme Court and various High Courts this past week has sent a clear message to tax authorities, emphasizing the protection of bona fi...

21 Oct 2025

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Substance, Not Title, Defines Stamp Duty on Security Deeds

Supreme Court Rules Substance, Not Title, Defines Stamp Duty on Security Deeds New Delhi– In a significant judgment reinforcing a foundational principle of fiscal law, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that the legal substance of an instrument, not its title, dictates the applicable stamp ...

12 Oct 2025

India -

Supreme Court's 2025 Service Law Jurisprudence: A Review of Key Rulings on Employee Rights, Disciplinary Actions, and Judicial Reforms

Supreme Court's 2025 Service Law Jurisprudence: A Review of Key Rulings on Employee Rights, Disciplinary Actions, and Judicial Reforms New Delhi– The first half of 2025 has witnessed a series of significant pronouncements from the Supreme Court of India, shaping the contours of service and ad...

11 Oct 2025

India -

Sub-Tenant’s Fate Tied to Tenant in Eviction Unless Direct Tenancy Proven: HP High Court

Sub-Tenant’s Fate Tied to Tenant in Eviction Unless Direct Tenancy Proven: HP High CourtShimla, HP– In a significant ruling that reinforces the precarious legal standing of sub-tenants, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that an eviction order passed against a tenant is unequivocally bi...

29 Sep 2025

India -

Delhi High Court: Replication Clock Starts Only After Late Written Statement is Officially Recorded

Delhi High Court Clarifies: Replication Clock Starts Ticking Only After Late Written Statement is Officially RecordedNew Delhi– In a significant ruling that brings crucial clarity to civil procedure, the Delhi High Court has held that the statutory 45-day period for a plaintiff to file a repl...

29 Sep 2025