LiveLaw Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2026 - BNSS & Cr.P.C

Section 2(1)(k) - InquirySection 2(1)(k) and Section 531(2)(a) — Definition of "Inquiry" — Saving of pending proceedings — Purely ministerial or administrative acts prior to taking cognizance – Held A mere ministerial act, such as a Special Court directing a prosecution complaint to be registered/numbered and fixing a future date for a hearing on cognizance, does not constitute...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest 2026 - Advocates & Judiciary

Administration of Justice – Guidelines on Procedural Timelines for High Courts – i. General Timeline - High Courts must endeavour to pronounce reasoned judgements promptly, within a maximum of 3 months from the date of reserving; ii. Personal Liberty & Bail - Extra promptitude must be shown in matters of personal liberty - Bail orders should preferably be pronounced and uploaded...

LiveLaw Himachal Pradesh High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (HP) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (HP)84Nominal Index:Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (Kamand), H.P. Versus Central Public Works Department & another., 2026 LiveLaw (HP) 01Satish Kumar v/s Gurdial Singh.,2026 LiveLaw (HP) 02Indu Sharma v/s State of H.P. and others.,2026 LiveLaw (HP) 03Bhag Chand v/s State of Himachal Pradesh and others.,2026 LiveLaw (HP)04Himachal...

LiveLaw Jharkhand High Court Half-Yearly Digest : January - June, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Jha) 1-55] Pali Hill Breweries Private Limited v. State of Jharkhand and Others (along with connected matters) 2026 LLBiz HC (JHA) 1 / 2026 LiveLaw (Jha) 1State of Jharkhand v. Indar Oraon 2026 LiveLaw (Jha) 2Shivnarayan Yadav v. State of Jharkhand and Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Jha) 3Vinay Kumar Choubey v. State of Jharkhand 2026 LiveLaw (Jha) 4Debleena Dutta...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest 2026 - ARREST & BAIL

Addition of Graver Offences — Procedure for Arrest — Where an accused is already on bail and new, more serious, cognizable, and non-bailable offences are added, the accused does not automatically lose their liberty but the court must apply its mind afresh. In such cases – i. The accused may surrender and apply for bail for the newly added offences; ii. The investigating agency must...

LiveLaw Uttarakhand High Court Half-Yearly Digest: January To June 2026

Uttarakhand High Court Allows E-Mail And WhatsApp Service Of Summons In Cheque Bounce CasesCircular Number: C.L. No. 03/UHC/IT/NI-Digital Courts/2025Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (UK) 1The Uttarakhand High Court has allowed summons in cheque bounce cases to be served through electronic modes, including e-mail and WhatsApp. The directions are issued in line with recent guidance of the Supreme Court...

LiveLaw Patna High Court Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Pat) 1 - 92]Ram Narayan Singh v. State of Bihar & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Pat) 1Alok Pandey v. State of Bihar & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Pat) 2Sikandar Ajam v. State of Bihar & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Pat) 3Md. Jahid (Minor) vs State of Bihar 2026 LiveLaw (Pat) 4Ankit Harsh v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Pat) 5Manoj Kumar Sudhanshu v. State of...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest 2026 - Arbitration and Conciliation Act

A party at fault cannot be permitted to set up a bar of non-performance of prerequisite obligations to exclude the operation of an arbitration clause - If a party's conduct such as failing to adhere to strict timelines for Engineer decisions or Adjudicator recommendations disables preceding steps, those procedural prerequisites are deemed waived. [Relied on M.K. Shah Engineers &...

LiveLaw Gauhati High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June, 2026 [Citations 1 - 85]

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 1- 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 85Nominal Index Bhupendra Choudhury v/s Arun Choudhury 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 1Airports Authority of India & Ors. v. Praveen VS 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 2 Hussain Md. Rijuan v/s The State of Assam 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 3X v/s Y 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 4Seema Chakraborty & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 5The State of Assam...

LiveLaw Orissa High Court Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 1-66]Sarfaraz Khan & Ors. v. State of Orissa & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 1Priyam Pratham Sabat v. State of Odisha, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 2Pabana @ Prabhakar Sahu @ Pabana Sahu & Ors. v. State of Odisha, 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 3Union of India & Ors. v. K. Manoj Patra & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 4Jayanti Biswas & Ors. v. State of Odisha & Ors.,...

LiveLaw Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Half-Yearly Digest: January - June 2026

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Half-Yearly Digest January - June 2026Citations 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) [ 1 - 286 ]Nominal Index:Saleema & Ors Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 1STATE OF J & K vs NAZIR AHMAD BHAT AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 2State of Jammu and Kashmir vs Ahsan-ul-Haq Khan 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 3Lt. Col. Daljit Singh Dogra vs State of J&K 2026 LiveLaw...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2026: Administrative Law

Accelerated Promotion – Counter-Extremism/Naxal Activities – Parity in Treatment – Judicial Review of Committee Decisions – The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's direction to grant accelerated promotion to a police constable (Respondent) who resisted a Naxalite attack on a police station - The State had denied the promotion claiming the Respondent's role was "nominal"...