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The latest Supreme Court and High Court rulings, distilled into what happened, how it was decided, and the lesson worth remembering.

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court of India

Service & Administrative LawSupreme Court of India

Employees of defunct Bihar corporations must be paid their dues with interest

Bihar State Ardh Sarkari Arajpati Karamchari Maha Sangh v. State of Bihar

In long-running, complex litigation involving apportioned government liabilities across states, the Supreme Court can use a mechanism like a retired-judge committee plus periodic compliance affidavits to bring genuine finality, including firm timelines, transparency obligations, and interest for delayed payment, rather than leaving matters open-ended.

Decided 28 Sept 2026View details

Family LawSupreme Court of India

The Supreme Court can grant a mutual-consent divorce and close all cases together

Shikha v. State of Odisha

Where a marriage has irretrievably broken down and the parties reach a genuine, voluntary settlement, including on alimony, the Supreme Court can use its Article 142 powers to grant a mutual-consent divorce and close out all related litigation in one stroke, without requiring the usual statutory waiting period.

Decided 28 Sept 2026View details

Company & Insolvency LawSupreme Court of India

A bidder who misses the payment deadline loses the auction deposit

M/S ASJ Finsolutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Vikram Bajaj

In an "as is where is" liquidation auction, a bidder who voluntarily accepts the auction terms cannot later resile from a forfeiture clause by citing regulatory caps or after-the-fact excuses for non-payment: courts will enforce the auction notice's own conditions.

Decided 28 Sept 2026View details

High Courts

High Court Judgements

No rulings decided yesterday or today — here are the latest ones.

Criminal LawDelhi High Court

A parole request must be genuine and verifiable

Aman@Sonu vs. State (NCT of Delhi)

A parole claim must be backed by a genuine, verifiable application to the competent jail authority: courts will scrutinise irregularities like an incomplete address, an unexplained thumb mark, or reliance on a mere friend's affidavit rather than close family.

Decided 25 Sept 2026View details

Consumer RightsDelhi High Court

An injured ticket-holder boarding a train is usually entitled to compensation

Vijay Singh vs. Union of India (Ministry of Railway)

Under the no-fault compensation scheme for railway accidents, a valid ticket-holder injured while attempting to board a train, even carelessly, is generally entitled to compensation unless the railway can show a deliberate, conscious exposure to danger, not mere negligence.

Decided 25 Sept 2026View details

Criminal LawDelhi High Court

A road accident FIR can end once compensation is settled

Nishant Tandon vs. State of NCT of Delhi through SHO of PS Sunlight Colony & Anr.

Where a road-accident injury case is amicably resolved, including through parallel compensation proceedings before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, courts will typically quash the related criminal FIR once the settlement and payment are verified.

Decided 25 Sept 2026View details

Criminal LawDelhi High Court

Police cannot re-arrest you simply by adding new charges

Manoj Chaudhary vs. The State NCT of Delhi

Once someone is released from custody because the police failed to properly communicate the grounds of arrest, the police cannot simply re-arrest them by adding new charges: a specific, court-supervised procedure with senior-officer accountability must be followed, or the re-arrest itself becomes illegal.

Decided 25 Sept 2026View details

Criminal LawDelhi High Court

Bail can follow when a tax evasion figure is not properly worked out

Anurag Sinha vs. DDGI, Gurugram Zonal Office

In economic-offence cases, bail can still be granted where the method used to quantify the alleged financial evasion is not adequately justified, and where the apprehension of re-offending is speculative rather than evidence-based.

Decided 25 Sept 2026View details

Criminal LawDelhi High Court

A neighbours' dispute FIR can be quashed after a verified settlement

Avjeet Singh Plaha vs. State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

In cases involving personal disputes between neighbours (rather than serious, non-compoundable offences against society), courts will readily quash criminal proceedings once a genuine settlement is verified directly with the complainant.

Decided 25 Sept 2026View details

Criminal LawDelhi High Court

A reconciled couple's cruelty case can be quashed

Dilip Kumar & Anr. vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Where a matrimonial cruelty complaint has genuinely dissolved into family reconciliation, with the couple and their child living together again, courts favour quashing the FIR over forcing a disruptive trial.

Decided 25 Sept 2026View details

Criminal LawDelhi High Court

A settled matrimonial case can be closed even after divorce

Ankur Yadav and Ors vs. State of NCT Delhi and Anr.

Once a matrimonial dispute is genuinely and fully settled, including payment of stridhan and maintenance, and confirmed directly by the complainant to the court, related criminal proceedings can be quashed even after divorce has already been finalised.

Decided 25 Sept 2026View details

Criminal LawDelhi High Court

A rejected bail plea needs a real change in circumstances

Deepak alias Appu vs. The State (Govt. of NCT Delhi)

Courts will not repeatedly re-examine a bail plea already rejected on merits unless the applicant can point to a genuine change in circumstances since the earlier order.

Decided 25 Sept 2026View details

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