Delhi HC Upholds Mandatory Driving License Rule for Male SI Candidates
The Court ruled that requirement is non-discriminatory and rejects candidate’s plea for relaxation despite COVID-related delay in obtaining license.
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Rejection of Jurisdictional Plea Not an Interim Award; Challenge Lies Only After Final Arbitral Award: Supreme Court
Supreme Court clarifies that rejection of a jurisdictional plea under Section 16, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 cannot be challenged under Section 34 at an interim stage and must await the final arbitral award.
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RTE Admission | Once State Allots Student to Neighbourhood School, School Cannot Refuse: Supreme Court
This is yet another occasion for us to reiterate the constitutional and statutory obligation of a “neighbourhood school” to give admission to students forwarded by the State Government without any delay.
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Top Legal Developments [20—26 April 2026]: 30% women representation in Bar Associations, Directions for Highway Accidents Prevention, BCI’s Amended Election Rules & Other Key Verdicts & Policy Updates
A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.
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Supreme Court Flags Systemic Gaps in Death Penalty Sentencing; Mandates Structured Framework for Mitigation Analysis and Legal Aid
The Court observed that the absence of competent and effective prosecution and defence not only undermines the fairness of the process but also increases the risk of a disproportionate, unjust, and uninformed sentencing outcome.
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Written Consent Not Indispensable for IVF under ART Act, 2021: Delhi HC Permits Cryopreservation of Soldier’s Genetic Material
The Court directed that the petitioner’s husband action and his consent in opting for IVF treatment be treated to be sufficient compliance for the purposes of Section 22, ART Act.
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De Novo Inquiry Impermissible Under Rule 10, Gujarat Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1971: Supreme Court Grants Relief to Judicial Officer
Interpreting Rule 10 of Gujarat Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, the Court holds that only “further inquiry” is permissible—not a fresh inquiry—quashes High Court ruling, and grants consequential benefits to the appellant.
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Delhi HC: Fresh tender during subsisting contracts valid; no vested right in continuation of procurement policy under CGHS
The principal issue is whether the respondents are barred from initiating a fresh tender for empanelment of local chemists for a future period during the subsistence of existing contracts.
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SC Approves BCI’s Amended Election Rules Allowing Bar Association Office-Bearers to Contest State Bar Council Polls with Post-Selection Choice
With regard to the enforceability of the amended Chapter III to the elections to Bar Councils of different States, a decision will be taken on a case-to-case basis.
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Supreme Court: Essential qualification cannot be relaxed by implication; higher qualification no substitute for mandatory experience
The terms of the recruitment rules and the advertisement form the basis of the selection process and are binding on both, the candidates as well as the recruiting agencies.
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Municipal Records Do Not Confer Title: SC Restores Direction to Consider Layout Plan Incorporation of De-Reserved Land
The Court held that the scope and adjudication of the appeals had to be confined to the direction given by the Single Judge, and nothing beyond that.
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No retrospective benefit of enhanced retirement age for CAPF retirees above 60 on 31 January 2019: Delhi High Court
It is a settled principle of service law that payment of salary and attendant monetary benefits is ordinarily premised upon actual discharge of duties.
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SC Partly Upholds Haryana Regularisation Policies: 2014 Notifications Valid, Subsequent Scheme for Backdoor Appointees Struck Down
The criteria prescribed was not in any manner watered down or deviated from the criteria required to be satisfied while seeking regular appointment.
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Discharge by criminal court bars subsequent disciplinary action: Supreme Court restores honour of dismissed Air Force Officer
Initiation of administrative proceedings for disciplinary action against the appellant, we unhesitatingly hold, was bad in law and non est.
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Party Cannot Back Out from Mediated Settlement Without Valid Grounds; Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage under Art. 142
The jurisprudence pertaining to the grant of divorce under Article 142(1) on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage has been developed with caution through various judgments.
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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Anosh Ekka in Disproportionate Assets Case; Cites Overlapping of Allegations
Split charge-sheets from same FIR and prior suspension in connected case weigh with Court; issue of parallel prosecutions left open
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Delhi HC: Consenting Adults in Live-in Relationship Entitled to Protection Under Articles 19 & 21; Marital Status Irrelevant
‘Since the petitioners are both Indian national citizens, they are well and truly entitled to the protection as available to them in the form of the guarantees and fundamental right(s), enshrined under Article(s) 19 and 21 of the Constitution.’
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Delhi High Court: Mixed Substance Not to Be Fully Counted as “Ganja” under NDPS ACT, 1985; Bail Granted
In cases of mixed material, only the actual content of the flowering or fruiting tops is relevant for determining the quantity of ganja, and not the entire bulk weight.
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Delhi HC Cracks Down on Unauthorised “The Pioneer” Publication, grants ad interim injunction for Trade mark and Copyright Infringement
The publication of the newspaper is a coordinated and layered process involving editing, designing, visual creation and compilation.
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Rouse Avenue Court Acquits Radhey Shyam Sharma in ₹10 Lakh Procurement Bribery Case for Failure to Prove Demand and Conspiracy
Prosecution has to establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt and must prove the allegations by oral or documentary evidence forming a complete chain of circumstances.
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