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The Supreme Court examined whether a writ petition challenging an NCLT order passed under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 could be entertained when the Code provides a statutory right of appeal under Section 61, in the context of the judicial discipline governing exercise of writ jurisdiction.
The Court remarked that the daughters, despite being major, educated and legally competent women, were deprived of their liberty for a prolonged period, solely because they exercised their constitutionally protected freedom of conscience and chose to profess a religion different from that professed by their family.
The Court noted that the Mandir Secretary admitted that no documentary proof of the boy’s age was produced before marriage.
The Court expressed serious concern over the Income Tax Department’s failure to release seized cash and jewellery even after adjustment of the tax demand and completion of requisite formalities, observing that such prolonged inaction reflected red-tapism and high-handedness on the part of the authorities.
The Security Review Committee had assessed Harbhajan Singh’s threat perception on 3 March 2026, nearly two months before he left the Aam Aadmi Party. Punjab & Haryana HC held the timing was coincidental, not retaliatory and that his Y+ CRPF cover and State’s undertaking of local deployment adequately addressed his security concerns.
The Court found that the existing mechanism, whereby information is sought through multiple agencies and forwarded from one authority to another before any effective field action is undertaken, results in avoidable delay. Such procedural movement of files and requests enables the perpetrators to remain several steps ahead of the investigating agencies.
The Court held that educational authorities lacked statutory authority to direct minority educational institutions to provide free education to children of journalists by invoking the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, reiterating that the Act is inapplicable to minority institutions protected under Article 30(1) of the Constitution.
Delhi High Court dismissed challenges to the Indian Dressage Team selection for the 2026 Asian Games, holding that the EFI followed the prescribed Selection Criteria and reiterating the limited scope of judicial review in sports selections.
Reiterating the distinction between territorial jurisdiction and forum convenience, the Supreme Court held that once jurisdiction is validly attracted under Article 226(1) by the presence of necessary respondent authorities within a High Court’s territorial limits, the doctrine of forum non conveniens cannot be routinely invoked to decline adjudication.
The High Court held that once a final decree has been passed, the said decree can neither be amended nor revised, and the only remedy available to a party is to challenge the decree under the appropriate provisions of law.
The Court held that there was nothing on record to suggest that the post of Hindi Instructor is a feeder cadre for the post of Hindi Officer. Therefore, it cannot be said that the respondent was given promotion as Hindi Officer on 1 June 1998. The Court held that the respondent is entitled to 1st, 2nd, 3rd financial upgradation on accomplishment of 30 years of regular service.
Cheq Digital’s writ petition challenging DGGI’s provisional attachment of its bank accounts under Form GST DRC-22 was disposed of as infructuous after DGGI itself withdrew the attachment order during pendency, with ICICI Bank undertaking to implement the withdrawal forthwith.
“When the executive authority, entrusted with the implementation of the Service Rules, concedes their incompatibility with the governing constitutional instrument, the Court cannot sustain their validity.”
“Where potentiality of the act is to disturb the even tempo of the life of the community, it would be prejudicial to the maintenance of public order”
“The right to protest is protected, however, the right to insist upon a particular public junction for an indefinite recurring protest is not.”
“Justice is administered strictly in accordance with law and on the basis of legally admissible material placed on record, and not on emotional considerations or theatrical conduct in the Courtroom.”
“The magnitude of these revisions is not merely incidental; it bespeaks a systemic lapse in the framing, vetting, and finalisation of the question papers and answer keys, including issues of translation parity, which should have been unambiguous from the outset.”
“Court cannot help such writ petitioner appearing in person on basis of defective writ petition, making prayers contrary to law.”
“The instant writ petition, purportedly in public interest, has been filed inter alia seeking a direction to the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to reserve some of the positions in the Bar Council and Bar Associations for persons with disabilities, who are practicing as advocates.”
“A relationship born of mutual volition, even if it founders in disappointment, cannot, save in clearest of cases, be transmuted into an offence under the criminal law.”