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BREAKING| Telecom Spectrum Community Resource, IBC Can't Determine Its Ownership & Control : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that the ownership and control of telecom spectrum cannot be determined by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), since it is a common good. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Atul Chandurkar held that the spectrum is a material resource of the community in the Constitutional sense. Hence, the spectrum must benefit the common good, so its control...
Supreme Court Permits Visually Impaired Candidates To Engage Scribes With More Than 10+2 Qualification For AIBE, CLAT Exams
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has permitted visually impaired candidates appearing for the AIBE and CLAT examinations to engage scribes possessing qualifications higher than 10+2, provided that such scribes are not law graduates. Endorsing the suggestions put up by the petitioners, the bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and NV Anjaria directed the Bar Council of India and Consortium of National Law Universities to implement the suggestions...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 12, 2026
Links to today's reports :'Most Shocking & Disappointing', Supreme Court Raps Allahabad High Court For Unreasoned Bail In Dowry Death CaseCan Civil Judge (Senior Division) Acting As Commercial Court Entertain Trade Mark Passing Off Suit? Supreme Court To DecideSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain Jairam Ramesh's Writ Petition Against Post Facto Environmental ClearancesSupreme Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Karnataka BJP MLA BA Basavaraja In Bikla Siva Murder CaseSupreme Court Refuses To...
Court's Permission Needed To Arrest Accused For Offence Added After Grant Of Bail : Supreme Court
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has held that an accused who is already on bail cannot be automatically re-arrested by the investigating agency merely because a new cognizable and non-bailable offence has been added in the charge sheet. The Court clarified that the agency must first obtain an appropriate order from the court that granted bail before proceeding with the arrest in respect of the newly added offence. “In a case where an accused has already been granted bail, the...
Arrears Of Disability Pension Broad-Banding In Armed Forces Cannot Be Restricted To 3 Years Before Claim: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today upheld a judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal which had held that arrears of broad-banding of disability pension have to be paid from January 1, 1996 or date of retirement without restricting the claim to three years prior to filing of the application before AFT.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed an appeal filed by the Union of India...
Not Answering Investigating Officer's Questions Doesn't Ipso Facto Mean Non-Cooperation To Deny Bail : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that bail cannot be refused solely on the ground that the accused declined to answer questions posed by the investigating officer, as such conduct cannot automatically be construed as non-cooperation. “Not answering to the questions of the IO, would not ipso facto mean there is non-cooperation.”, observed a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna...
Substitution Of Arbitrator Is Not Mandatory On Termination Of Arbitral Tribunal's Mandate Under S. 29A : Supreme Court
Upon termination of the arbitral tribunal’s mandate, the Court has the discretion either to extend the mandate of the existing tribunal or to appoint a substitute arbitrator while granting such extension.
'Most Shocking & Disappointing', Supreme Court Raps Allahabad High Court For Unreasoned Bail In Dowry Death Case
The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Allahabad High Court for passing an unreasoned bail order in a dowry death case without advertence to the factors to be taken into consideration while deciding bail applications. The High Court had granted bail to the husband of the deceased victim by merely recording in the order sheet his period of incarceration, and absence of a criminal...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 11, 2026
Links to today's reports :Supreme Court Approves Assam Govt Mechanism To Evict Encroachers From Forest Lands4 Assamese Individuals Approach Supreme Court Seeking FIR & SIT Probe Against CM Himanta Biswa Sarma For Hate Speech OffencesBeldanga Violence | Supreme Court Asks Calcutta HC To Examine If Invocation Of UAPA By NIA Is JustifiedSupreme Court Issues Directions To HCs To Ensure...