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1. Supreme Court directs Uttar Pradesh to identify undertrial prisoners in jail despite bail

Supreme Court directs Uttar Pradesh to identify undertrial prisoners in jail despite bail

The Supreme Court on November 4 directed the Uttar Pradesh government to identify undertrial prisoners who remain in jail despite being granted bail, in consultation with District Legal Service Authorities. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale was hearing a suo motu petition on bail reforms while monitoring implementation of its January 31, 2023, judgment that required states and Union territories to establish a permanent mechanism for speedy release of undertrial prisoners after bail. The court noticed cases where poor prisoners could not pay bail bonds or secure local surety. Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi, a lawyer from Uttar Pradesh, filed an application in the proceedings citing Right to Information Act information showing the state government breached the 2023 judgment. The bench asked concerned courts to take up cases brought by DLSAs and suitably modify bail conditions so undertrial prisoners can be released. The Uttar Pradesh government confirmed that 264 undertrial prisoners across 20 district jails had obtained bail as of September 29, 2026; 158 were released, and the cases of the remaining 106 were pending with the DLSA. The state, through senior advocate Pradeep Mishra, said Meerut jail had the highest number, 60, followed by Moradabad with 15 awaiting release. Rizvi pointed out that Uttar Pradesh has 75 districts but the state provided information for only 20. Advocate Talha Abdul Rahman, appearing for Rizvi, told the court that the figure of 236 is conservative and that compliance will be known only when data for the remaining 55 districts is available. The court directed the state to furnish data for the remaining districts and ensure those who obtained bail are released. The court said the direction applies even to undertrial prisoners who could not comply with bail conditions despite DLSA assistance or private counsel. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of undertrial prisoners in the country; NCRB data shows 73,491 such prisoners in the state out of 389,910 nationwide. The Supreme Court in January 2023 laid down a framework requiring the bail-granting court to send a soft copy of the bail order by email to the prisoner through the jail superintendent on the same or next day and to feed it into the e-prisons software, and requiring jail authorities to contact DLSA if the accused is not released within seven days, with DLSA to report on socio-economic conditions for possible relaxation of bail and surety conditions.

2. Jharkhand High Court grants wife divorce, says studies or job not over-ambition

The Jharkhand High Court, in a Division Bench of Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Manoj Prasad, set aside the Family Court, Jamshedpur's March 16, 2019 judgment and granted a wife's petition for d

3. Supreme Court cancels bail of former MP Bhaskar Rao in Odisha tribal leader murder case; six surrender

Former Rajya Sabha MP Nekkenti Bhaskar Rao and five others surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court in Rayagada, Odisha, on November 9, 2026, in connection with the 2010

Supreme Court cancels bail of former MP Bhaskar Rao in Odisha tribal leader murder case; six surrender

Former Rajya Sabha MP Nekkenti Bhaskar Rao and five others surrendered before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court in Rayagada, Odisha, on November 9, 2026, in connection with the 2010 murder of tribal leader Bhagirathi Mandangi, following a Supreme Court directive. The Supreme Court on October 26 cancelled the bail earlier granted to Rao and the other accused, set aside the Odisha High Court's anticipatory bail order issued on January 22 and directed them to surrender within two weeks, while allowing them to file fresh applications for regular bail before the lower court. SDJM court judge Jotirmayee Sarangi rejected the bail pleas of Rao and the five others and remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days. The case involves allegations of murder, kidnapping, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence against seven persons, including Rao; one of the accused has since died. Mandangi, a tribal leader and trustee of the Maa Majhighariani Temple in Rayagada, went missing on December 15, 2010. His partially burnt body was later recovered near the Thotapalli reservoir in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, with his hands and legs tied. The Odisha Police Crime Branch investigated the case after Mandangi's family and tribal organisations alleged that he was killed for raising questions about alleged irregularities in the temple's management.

4. Karnataka High Court issues guidelines to BMRCL, declares Way Leave Policy provisions unconstitutional

Karnataka High Court issues guidelines to BMRCL, declares Way Leave Policy provisions unconstitutional

The Karnataka High Court has issued directions to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to assess, at the planning stage, how land acquisition for metro projects will affect the remaining portions of acquired properties instead of requiring owners to seek access remedies after acquisition. Justice Suraj Govindaraj partly allowed a petition by M/s Ellis Fashion Exports Private Limited, whose commercial property on Bannerghatta Road was left landlocked after BMRCL acquired its road-facing frontage for the Jayadeva Hospital Metro Station. The court declared unconstitutional certain provisions of BMRCL’s Way Leave Policy that allow discontinuance of a way-leave facility at any time without notice and exclude compensation, refund or alternative access upon such discontinuance, as well as charging provisions in clause 4 for passages wider than 3.5 metres to landlocked properties, electricity lines and water or sewage pipelines, and requirements for 10 years’ upfront payment and revision or renewal based on prevailing guidance value. It imposed costs of ₹10 lakh on BMRCL and directed it to provide permanent, free ingress and egress to the petitioner’s property without a fixed-term agreement. The court said the unconstitutional provisions should not apply to owners whose original access or frontage was lost because of BMRCL’s acquisition, and directed BMRCL to inspect sites, consult affected owners and record workable arrangements in writing before disrupting access or services; if replacement access cannot reasonably be provided, BMRCL must communicate reasons and consider acquisition of the remaining property or another lawful solution. It also directed BMRCL’s managing director to issue internal instructions for compliance.

5. Supreme Court says commercial cultivation in reserve forests not protected under FRA, 2006

Supreme Court says commercial cultivation in reserve forests not protected under FRA, 2006

The Supreme Court, in its November 6 order concerning silk cotton cultivation in the reserve forests of the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, made clear that commercial crop cultivation within forest areas is not protected under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, commonly known as the FRA. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta distinguished commercial cultivators and plantation owners from forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers who have lived in forests for generations and depend on them for livelihood. The court recorded its prima facie view that planned or promoted cultivation of a commercial crop inside forest areas is completely impermissible, as no such right is recognised under the FRA, which under Section 3(1)(c) recognises the right of forest dwellers to collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce. The court did not accept the Tamil Nadu government's claim that silk cotton cultivation justified the cultivators' presence in the forest area, and it directed the Central Empowered Committee to examine the state government's opinion that silk cotton was a minor forest produce. It noted that 3,637.83 hectares of the 5,072.64 hectares of forest land are under silk cotton cultivation and observed that large swathes of forest had been destroyed under the garb of silk cotton cultivation.

1. Sujit Das and Ors. vs. Union of India (UOI) (05.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1277/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the legality of the detention of Sujit Das and others, who were accused under the NDPS Act, focusing on whether their detention violated Article 22(2) of the Const

2. Matin Shankarrao Bhosale and Ors. vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors. (02.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1276/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Matin Shankarrao Bhosale and others against the State of Maharashtra, concerning the quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 304 read with Sec

3. Kamalbai Waman Patil vs. The State of Maharashtra (05.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1278/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the conviction of Kamalbai Waman Patil by the High Court for the murder of her daughter-in-law, Sunitabai, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The High Cou

4. G. Pazhanivel vs. S. Thilagavathy (05.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1275/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by G. Pazhanivel against S. Thilagavathy, focusing on whether the trial court erred in rejecting the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil

5. Rama Pandey and Ors. vs. Ram Lal (Dead) through Lr. and Ors. (05.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1274/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Rama Pandey and others versus Ram Lal (deceased) through legal representatives and others, concerning the improper allotment of roadside land d

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