Complete Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 [Jan-March]

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Administrative LawAdministrative Law — Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation — Policy Change — Lack of Probity and Transparency - Service/Education Law — Alteration of the "Rules of the Game" - Supreme Court found that the policy modification was prompted by an undisclosed representation from the father of a high-ranking candidate who failed...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026: Subject-Wise Index [January–March]

Subject Index - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Administrative Law Administrative Law — Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation — Policy Change — Lack of Probity and Transparency - Service/Education Law — Alteration of the "Rules of the Game" - Supreme Court found that the policy modification was prompted by an undisclosed representation from the father of...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Criminal Minor Acts

Criminal Minor Acts - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 (Uttar Pradesh) – Joint Meeting Requirement – Under Section 5(3) of the Rules, the approval of the Gang Chart must occur after a joint meeting between the District Magistrate and the Superintendent...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Prevention of Corruption Act

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 – Section 2(f), 100, 101, and 102 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 2(s) and 2(o) – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - The Supreme Court set aside a High Court of Andhra Pradesh judgment that had quashed several FIRs registered by the...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - PMLA

Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Criminal Jurisprudence – Bail – Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) – Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) – Article 21 of the Constitution of India – Prolonged incarceration of an undertrial accused – Appeal against Delhi High Court order denying bail – Appellant...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Civil Minor Acts

Civil Minor Acts - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Advocates Act, 1961 Advocates Act, 1961 – Section 35 and Section 38 – Professional Misconduct – Withdrawal of Complaint – Sustainability of Disciplinary Action – The Supreme Court set aside the order of the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India (BCI) which had held an advocate guilty of...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Negotiable Instruments Act

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Section 138 and 142(1)(b) - The Supreme Court set aside an order of the Karnataka High Court that had treated the sequence of condoning delay and taking cognizance as interchangeable or a "curable irregularity" – Noted that under the proviso to Section 142(1)(b) of the NI Act, the power to take cognizance of...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - NDPS Act

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Bail – Foreign Nationals – Article 21 of the Constitution of India – Financial Constraints in furnishing Surety –The Respondent, a 32-year-old Ugandan national, was granted bail by the High Court on 15.09.2025 in a case involving the NDPS Act - Despite the Trial Court reducing the...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Property Law

Property Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Confiscation of Property — Death of Public Servant during pendency of Appeal — Effect on Confiscation Proceedings against spouse/relative - The Supreme Court held that confiscation proceedings initiated under the Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009 (BSCA) do not automatically abate or get set aside upon the death of the public servant...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Tax Law

Tax Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Central Excise Act, 1944 – Section 11A(1) Proviso – Extended Period of Limitation – Suppression of Facts – Revenue Neutrality – The Revenue invoked the extended period of five years alleging suppression of actual use of Naphtha - held that "suppression" requires a deliberate act to escape payment of duty - Where the assessee is...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Environmental Law

Environmental Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 CPCB Methodology for Environmental Compensation – Scope and Applicability – The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is a facilitative and indicative tool, not a rigid or exhaustive code - While primarily designed for industrial sectors, its adoption by the NGT for residential projects is not...

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Labour Law

Labour Law - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026 Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (BOCW Act) and The Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act, 1996 (Cess Act) — Implementation and Levy: Held, that although the BOCW Act and Cess Act were enacted in 1996, they remained "dormant" in...