Supreme Court: False FIR Alone Does Not Amount to Abetment of Suicide

The Supreme Court has held that merely lodging a false FIR or initiating legal proceedings does not, without the ingredients of instigation or intentional aid, constitute abetment of suicide.

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Supreme Court Calls UP Gangsters Act ‘Stillborn’; Says Act Creates No Distinct Offence

The Supreme Court has held that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, as presently framed, does not create a distinct criminal offence capable of sustaining prosecution by itself.

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Supreme Court: Caste Abuse in Enclosed Room Without Public View Does Not Attract SC/ST Act Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s)

The Supreme Court has quashed SC/ST Act proceedings where alleged caste abuse occurred inside an enclosed room and the material did not show that the words were uttered within public view.

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Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench Refines ‘Industry’ Test; Pending ID Act Cases Continue Under Bangalore Water Supply

A nine-judge Supreme Court Bench has revisited the definition of ‘industry’ under Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, while protecting pending and concluded matters from disruption.

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Telangana High Court: Public Purpose Cannot Erase Section 5-A Right to Object to Land Acquisition

The Telangana High Court has held that a genuine public purpose is distinct from the urgency required to dispense with a landowner’s statutory Section 5-A hearing.

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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Attesting Witness Not Criminally Liable for Fraudulent Document Without Specific Role

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed proceedings against two attesting witnesses, holding that attestation alone does not establish knowledge of or participation in an alleged fraud.

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Bombay High Court: Employer Cannot Create Its Own Appellate Authority Under POSH Act

The Bombay High Court has held that Section 18 of the POSH Act read with Rule 11 does not authorise an employer to invent or constitute its own appellate forum.

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Supreme Court: State Cannot Reopen Candidate Eligibility Where PSC Decision Is Final Under Service Rules

The Supreme Court has held that where governing service rules make the Public Service Commission’s eligibility determination final, the State cannot conduct a fresh independent inquiry into eligibility.

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Supreme Court Restores ₹60,000 Interim Maintenance for Two Daughters; Mother’s Earnings No Ground to Halve Father’s Share

The Supreme Court has restored interim maintenance of ₹30,000 per month for each of two minor daughters, holding that a mother’s earnings do not justify mechanically halving the father’s liability.

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Advocate-on-Record (AOR) in Supreme Court of India: Who Can File SLP, Vakalatnama, Senior Counsel, Party-in-Person & Duties 2026

Complete 2026 guide to the Advocate-on-Record system in the Supreme Court of India: who can file and act, vakalatnama, Memo of Appearance, arguing counsel, Senior Advocates, party-in-person, AOR duties, Registry responsibility and current Supreme Court law.

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