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The Court clarified that appointments made unilaterally without contractual authority or consent would be void, subject to the Court’s clarification regarding unsuccessful prior challenges.
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The Allahabad High Court quashed FIR under the POCSO Act, holding that continuation of the criminal proceedings would serve no fruitful purpose in the peculiar facts of the case.
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Delhi High Court expressed surprise that, despite the repeated dismissal of the accused’s anticipatory bail applications, including by the Supreme Court, the local police appeared to have taken no steps to arrest him. The Court observed that such inaction conveyed an impression that the accused was being helped and that “there is something more that meets the eye”.
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The NCDRC admitted two consumer complaints citing allegations of misrepresentation, an improperly procured Occupation Certificate, and arbitrary demands by the developer. The developer undertook not to cancel any complainant’s allotment without the Commission’s leave, granting homebuyers interim protection, with the matters listed for 26 October 2026.
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Supreme Court has ruled that appeals under Section 54, Land Acquisition Act challenging statutory benefits such as solatium, additional amount and statutory interest attract ad valorem court fee, holding that these benefits form an inseparable part of compensation.
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Delhi High Court granted interim relief to Salman Khan by restraining the dissemination of the teaser and promotional material of “Kala Hiran — The Battle For Legacy”. The Court held that the teaser and related social media posts prima facie commercially exploited the actor’s personality rights and caused irreparable harm to his reputation.
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The Court held that a registered sale deed supported by receipt of consideration and transfer of title cannot be contradicted by an unregistered agreement, and in the absence of dishonest intention from inception, no offence of cheating under Section 420 IPC is made out.
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The Court granted 1 final opportunity to the defaulting States, that had failed to deposit the earlier costs of ₹50,000 were granted to deposit enhanced costs of ₹1,00,000 by 5 August 2026, failing which contempt proceedings would follow.
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Kerala High Court ruled that the question of prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC must be deferred when the alleged misconduct of public servants and its nexus with official duty involve disputed facts. The Court held that police officers cannot invoke statutory protection as a blanket shield against allegations of unjustified violence and allowed the complaint to proceed.
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An Administrative-cum-Finance Officer of MAKAIAS challenged his compulsory retirement, alleging that the disciplinary proceedings were vitiated by bias on the part of the Director who acted as the disciplinary authority.
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The Court observed that ignorance of law and bona fide mistake cannot be valid grounds for granting condonation of delay particularly when there is inordinate delay in filing the appeal.”
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The Court directed the Jail Superintendent to preserve and produce within 1 week the CCTV footage relating to another alleged incident dated 27 June 2026 involving the appellant.
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The Court held that a comprehensive maintenance contractor owes a heightened duty of care and where it is aware of a defect and fails to implement the necessary remedial measures or ensure safe operation, it is guilty of deficiency in service.
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The Court held that while mere registration of an FIR does not attach stigma and every accused is presumed innocent, the increasing criminal cases involving practising advocates warrant institutional attention and policy consideration by the Bar Councils.
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Three government canteens, a uniform 98% score, and not a single insect in sight, until a surprise inspection found flies, cockroaches, and a refrigerator “in shambles.” Meanwhile, a private restaurant lost its licence over a banana with black dots.
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The Court examined the scope of Section 299 CrPC in a case involving an absconding accused, evidence recorded during a co-accused’s trial, and its subsequent use after the accused’s arrest.
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The Court held that the onerous condition attached to release on bail that a government servant must furnish bail of the detenus, apart from the bail bond and surety, amounts to denial of bail, which is done in exceptional circumstances and not as a matter of course.
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Supreme Court clarified that “criminal antecedents” in its NEET 2026 protest order refers only to “grave and heinous offences” and held that NCT of Delhi and other States are at liberty to decide closure or withdrawal of FIRs in accordance with law.
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While deciding a matrimonial maintenance dispute where a husband presented videos and photographs obtained from a private investigator before the trial court to prove his wife’s adultery, the Court expressed massive concerns over breach of privacy, proper authorisation thereby highlighting engagement of private investigators as “an area sans regulation”.
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When a taxpayer told the Bombay High Court he was staring down a fourth round of arguments after the matter was heard thrice without any pronouncement of judgment, the Court didn’t just fix his case, it ordered every ITAT in the country to start following the 90-day rule under Rule 34, Income-tax (Appellate Tribunal) Rules, 1963.
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