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1. SC says compulsory retirement not punitive, upholds CISF officer’s removal

SC says compulsory retirement not punitive, upholds CISF officer’s removal

SC says compulsory retirement not punitive, upholds CISF officer’s removal The SC said that compulsory retirement is open to judicial scrutiny if the order is mala fide, arbitrary or perverse NEW DELHI: It is not punitive to hand out compulsory retirement to someone, particularly in the armed forces, whose performance is slackening over the years, the Supreme Court said Thursday while rejecting the plea of a CISF officer challenging his removal from service on the ground of poor performance.A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar said compulsory retirement should not be seen as punitive but as a measure needed to ensure a high standard of efficiency and discipline in the force. "The object underlying compulsory retirement is to weed out the dead wood so as to maintain a high standard of efficiency and integrity in public service," the bench said, adding such an order is "not punitive in nature", carries no stigma and is passed in public interest on the government's subjective satisfaction. It, however, said compulsory retirement is open to judicial scrutiny if the order is mala fide, arbitrary or perverse.Rejecting the officer's plea, the bench noted his performance had declined in the two years preceding the retirement order, with gradings dropping from "Good" to "Average". Members of disciplined forces are expected to maintain consistently high standards of efficiency, vigilance and discipline, it said.

2. Land-grab case: Supeme Court grants interim bail to Abhishek's PA

Land-grab case: Supeme Court grants interim bail to Abhishek's PA NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a week-long interim bail to Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC general secretary Ab

3. Can't exclude SC/ST creamy layer from quotas: Government to Supreme Court

Can't exclude SC/ST creamy layer from quotas: Government to Supreme Court

Can't exclude SC/ST creamy layer from quotas: Government to Supreme Court The Centre maintained that altering reservation policies requires empirical research and legislative action. NEW DELHI: Opposing the application of the 'creamy layer' criterion for exclusion of affluent members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities from benefits of reservation in jobs and admissions to educational institutions, the government has told the Supreme Court that discrimination against SCs/STs and OBC/SEBC communities do not happen only due to economic considerations."Keeping the broader concept of equality in view, discrimination against SC, ST and OBC/SEBC communities do not happen only based on economic conditions. The system of reservation aims to provide fair opportunities, reduce economic disparities, and foster diversity in governance and academia by addressing historical marginalisation," it said.On Aug 1, 2024, a seven-judge top court verdict permitted states to sub-categorise castes within SC communities based on socio-economic backwardness and the degree of under-representation in government jobs to ensure that the larger pie of 15% quota goes to the most backward. The court had asked governments to devise suitable criteria to bar the 'creamy layer' among the Supreme Court from availing reservation.Filing the affidavit nearly a year after Supreme Court sought response to a PIL by two people - one belonging to SC community and the other to OBC category - on Aug 11 last year, the government said, "Modification of reservation policy, particularly to introduce income-based preferences within reserved categories, should be preceded by a holistic review and thorough empirical study, including socio-economic data of reserved category beneficiaries" and could be done only by Parliament. Parliament alone can modify the list of SC and ST…

4. Settling with a few cases won't stop CBI probe: Supreme Court warns realtors

Settling with a few cases won't stop CBI probe: Supreme Court warns realtors

Settling with a few cases won't stop CBI probe: Supreme Court warns realtors SC said in court monitored investigations, sanctions for prosecution should be granted promptly NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has put a spoke in efforts of defaulting realtors to escape CBI probe by settling with a few homebuyers. The court said these builders would continue to be investigated for cheating homebuyers and siphoning off their deposits till the last of the flat purchasers get their property or refund.Many homebuyers had become parties to petitions filed by groups of homebuyers pleading similar cause – enormous delay in project completion by builders who have already received money through banks under subvention and the banks insisting on repayment in disregard of the fact that the flats are yet to be delivered. Many bank officials found to have colluded with realtors, Supreme Court told Advocate Pranav Sachdeva told a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that the court may allow those homebuyers, with whom defaulting builders has settled, to withdraw from petition and continue proceedings for the remaining homebuyers left high and dry by builders.Additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for CBI, informed that the agency had completed probe in 18 of 50 cases in which CBI registered FIRs on SC’s orders. A total of 17 chargesheets and a closure report have been filed before competent courts.She said the chargesheets name several bank officials who were found to have colluded with builders. The agency has invoked provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act against them and CBI has sought sanction to prosecute the officials from State Bank of India, Bank of India, Uco Bank, HDFC and ICICI. SC said in court monitored investigations, sanctions for prosecution should be granted promptly and directed these banks to…

5. Bombay high court overturns Tejpal acquittal, awards 10-year jail term

Bombay high court overturns Tejpal acquittal, awards 10-year jail term

Bombay high court overturns Tejpal acquittal, awards 10-year jail term Panaji: Thirteen years after the assault, the Bombay high court on Thursday convicted former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of raping a colleague in a Goa hotel elevator, overturning his 2021 acquittal and sentencing him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment. A division bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Amit Jamsandekar granted Tejpal four weeks to surrender after allowing the state’s appeal against his acquittal. The HC held that the survivor made “truthful statements” and that “the prosecution has established the case against the respondent beyond every reasonable doubt”. It described her testimony as “quite natural, inspires confidence and merits acceptance”, adding that “there is nothing that creates any doubt, disbelief or suspicion about the evidence of the survivor”. The HC tore through the trial’s court judgement and manner in which it permitted conduct of trial, ignoring binding Supreme Court guidelines on assessing sexual assault evidence and called the trial court’s findings “directly contrary to evidence on record and thus per say perverse”. The trial court fell in error acquitting Tejpal of all charges levelled against him, it observed. “The appreciation of evidence by the trial court is not only unreasonable but perverse. The conclusions arrived at by the trial court are untenable and, in the established facts and circumstances of the case, the view expressed by it is not a possible view” the bench held. It observed that “rather than evaluating the sterling case presented by the prosecution with the requisite judicial sobriety, the trial court resorted to hyper-technicalities” and “unjustifiably granted the benefit of doubt to the respondent where none reasonably existed”.

1. Karan Chettri and Ors. vs. State of Sikkim (20.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0810/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Karan Chettri and others against the High Court of Sikkim's decision, which upheld their conviction under Section 376D and Section 450 read with Sect

2. Anita Maurya and Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. (23.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0809/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the continuation of a complaint against Anita Maurya and others constituted an abuse of the court process. The appellants, involved in a land dispute with

3. KKH Finvest Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. vs. Ashiesh Shukla and Ors. (05.08.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0807/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether Ashiesh Shukla, not a signatory to the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) dated 09.05.2022, was bound by its arbitration clauses. The appellants, KKH Finvest P

4. Patel Infrastructure Limited vs. Aditya Construction (05.08.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0806/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether a buyer from a micro or small enterprise (MSME) can initiate arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, against such MSME. The parties i

5. Commissioner of Central Excise, Hyderabad-IV vs. Xerox India Ltd. and Ors. (05.08.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0805/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the activity undertaken by Xerox India Ltd. at its warehouse, involving the assembly of imported modules into photocopiers, constituted "manufacture" under

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