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Supreme Court of India orders regularisation of Income Tax daily-wage workers — “Similarly situated employees cannot be discriminated” and Umadevi cannot be misapplied

Court’s decision The Supreme Court allowed the civil appeal and directed regularisation of the appellants—casual workers in the Income Tax Department, Gwalior—from 01.07.2006, on the same terms as granted in…

Rawlaw February 17, 2026

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Supreme Court of India: “IBC Cannot Restructure Ownership of Natural Resources” — Holds Spectrum Is Not a Corporate Asset; Licence and Spectrum Usage Dues Are Sovereign Considerations, Not Operational Debt; Government Dues Cannot Be Wiped Off in Insolvency

Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India allowed the appeals filed by the Union of India and set aside key findings of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), holding…

Rawlaw February 17, 2026

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Supreme Court of India: Absconding accused cannot claim anticipatory bail on co-accused’s acquittal — “Granting pre-arrest relief after six years on the run is perverse; High Court order set aside”

Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order granting anticipatory bail to an accused in a murder case arising from political rivalry. The…

Rawlaw February 14, 2026

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Supreme Court of India: Income Tax Department cannot deny regularization to similarly placed casual workers — “Misapplication of Umadevi corrected; services ordered regularized from 01 July 2006”

Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India allowed a civil appeal filed by long-serving casual workers of the Income Tax Department, directing regularization of their services with effect from 01…

Rawlaw February 14, 2026

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Supreme Court of India: No conviction under Essential Commodities Act after cement decontrol — “Absence of subsisting Section 3 order makes prosecution legally untenable; appellants acquitted”

Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India allowed criminal appeals filed by two accused convicted under Section 3 read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, holding that…

Rawlaw February 14, 2026

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Supreme Court of India: IBC cannot override sovereign control of spectrum — “Telecom licence is a limited right to use, not an asset; DoT dues cannot be wiped out in insolvency”

Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India held that spectrum is a scarce natural resource held by the Union of India in public trust and cannot be treated as an…

Rawlaw February 14, 2026

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Supreme Court of India: S. Nithya directions on 75% eminent sportsperson control inapplicable to cricket — “BCCI framework governs; district association not bound to mirror BCCI constitution”

Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India partly allowed appeals filed by the Tiruchirappalli District Cricket Association, holding that the sweeping governance directions issued in S. Nithya concerning 75% eminent…

Rawlaw February 14, 2026

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Supreme Court of India enhances motor accident compensation, mandates future prospects for fixed salary earners — “Just compensation cannot ignore binding precedent or proven income”

1. Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India allowed a civil appeal filed by the dependants of a deceased accident victim and substantially enhanced compensation from ₹10.51 lakh to ₹20.80…

Rawlaw February 10, 2026

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Supreme Court of India dismisses injunction and possession suit for want of pleadings — “Maintenance grant to widow ripens into absolute ownership under Hindu Succession Act”

1. Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India dismissed a civil appeal arising from Himachal Pradesh, affirming the High Court’s reversal of a decree in favour of the plaintiff. The…

Rawlaw February 10, 2026

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Supreme Court of India expands transgender rights advisory panel — “Continuity of expertise prioritised, additional member inducted”

1. Court’s decision The Supreme Court of India disposed of a miscellaneous application by modifying the composition of an Advisory Committee constituted earlier in a writ petition concerning transgender rights.…

Rawlaw February 10, 2026