September 8, 2026 – Roundup of Supreme Court & High Court Judgments/Orders

Daily Roundup of Important Judgments/Orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, with a concise summary of each case. Here is the Daily Roundup of Important Judgments and Orders from the Supreme Court and the High Courts for September 8, 2026. Advocate-Client Relationship No Bar to FIR Investigation, Says MP High Court While Refusing to Quash Rape Case The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an advocate's plea seeking quashing of an FIR arising from allegations by a former client. The Court held that disputed facts, credibility of allegations and investigation material could not be conclusively assessed at the FIR stage, while directing fair investigation. Read more... Advertisement Bombay HC Allows Construction of Residential Bungalows on Defence Lease Land, Quashes Pune Cantonment Rejection The Bombay High Court allowed two writ petitions by Pune Cantonment leaseholders seeking residential construction permission. The Court held that future apprehensions about land resumption could not defeat presently subsisting lease rights and quashed the rejection orders, subject to undertakings and conditions restricting commercial use and third-party development. Read more... Karnataka HC Refuses to Quash Case Against News Channel Executives Over 'DCM Parameshwar Love Story' Video Karnataka High Court declined to quash proceedings against Prajashakti Channel executives over an allegedly objectionable YouTube video involving Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwar and Tumakuru Collector Shubha Kalyan, while directing investigation to continue. The Court also ordered the State to address multiple FIRs concerning the same incident. Read more... Delhi HC Dismisses NEET-UG Paper Leak Accused's Arrest Challenge, Imposes ₹25k Costs The Delhi High Court rejected Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande's challenge to his arrest in the NEET-UG paper leak case. The Bench found the plea meritless and an abuse of the legal process, dismissing it with ₹25,000 costs payable to the Advocates Welfare Fund. Read more... Allahabad HC Warns Judge After Trial Continued Despite Verified Compromise, Notes Reference to Counsel's Fees The Allahabad High Court criticised a former Bareilly judicial officer for proceeding with a trial despite a compromise having been filed and verified. The Court found its earlier directions were disregarded, accepted the officer's apology, issued a warning for future conduct, and refused to recall its earlier order. Read more... Advertisement Allahabad HC Rejects Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan Bail Plea in Bareilly Riot The Allahabad High Court rejected Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan's bail application in the Bareilly case. The Court considered the alleged call for a gathering, the subsequent incident, his post-incident conduct and the fact that charges had not yet been framed. Read more... Bombay High Court Refuses to Quash Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case Over 'Choro Ke Sardar' Remarks The Bombay High Court dismissed Rahul Gandhi's plea challenging criminal defamation proceedings arising from remarks concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Court found that questions about whether the alleged remarks extended to an identifiable political group required consideration of evidence and could not be conclusively decided at the quashing stage. Read more... Kerala HC Stays Puttingal Fireworks Trial After Plea Against Special Public Prosecutor's Replacement The Kerala High Court has stayed the trial in the Puttingal Devi Temple fireworks tragedy case after former Special Public Prosecutor K.P. Jabbar challenged his replacement. Justice G. Girish granted time to the State to explain the decision and produce relevant records before the matter is considered again. Read more... Centre Moves Supreme Court To Transfer Anil Ambani's Black Money Act Plea From Bombay HC To Delhi HC The Supreme Court adjourned the Centre's plea seeking transfer of Black Money Act proceedings involving Anil Ambani to the Delhi High Court. The Bench sought details of related cases pending across High Courts before considering whether consolidation or transfer was appropriate. Read more... Can a POCSO Case Be Quashed on Settlement? Sikkim High Court Gives Clear Answer The Sikkim High Court rejected a plea seeking quashing of POCSO proceedings on the basis of a compromise. Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan held that Section 528 BNSS cannot be used to terminate prosecution for aggravated sexual assault or rape under POCSO and the IPC on settlement grounds. Read more... Proceedings Filed in Name of Dead Person Cannot Stand: Karnataka HC Dismisses Land Dispute Plea The Karnataka High Court dismissed a challenge to a Land Tribunal order after finding that earlier proceedings had been pursued in the name of a deceased landowner. The Court held that material facts regarding his death were not disclosed and imposed ₹10,000 costs on the petitioners. Read more... Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to Brothel Customer in POCSO, SC/ST Act Case, Says Age and Caste May Not Have Been Known The Karnataka High Court granted bail to a man facing POCSO, SC/ST Act and other allegations, finding his submission justified that, as a brothel customer, he could not be expected to know the victim's actual age and caste. Read more... Madras HC Reverses Land Acquisition Relief After Finding Acquisition Completed, Orders Inquiry Into Altered A-Registers Madras High Court set aside a single judge's order directing reconsideration of a decades-old NH-47 land acquisition in Coimbatore, holding the will-based claim unproved and ordering a probe into allegedly altered revenue records. Read more... Supreme Court Directs Same Arbitrator To Hear Disputes Under Two Separate Fibre Agreements The Supreme Court allowed STL Networks' appeal and directed that Ms. Saumya Tandon, already appointed for the Mahanet dispute, also hear the T-Fiber dispute. The Court left the merits of the cross-project set-off and claims under both agreements open for determination by the arbitrator. Read more... Eyewitness Contradictions Create Reasonable Doubt: Supreme Court Acquits Two in Bihar Murder Case The Supreme Court acquitted Ashok Upadhyay and another appellant in a Bihar murder case after finding inconsistencies in eyewitness accounts, gaps in investigation and circumstances creating reasonable doubt. The Bench held that the evidence did not justify sustaining their convictions and directed their release subject to legal conditions. Read more... Ultratech Cement Loses Challenge Against BAI Impleadment in CCI Proceedings: Delhi High Court The Delhi High Court has dismissed Ultratech Cement's appeal against the CCI's decision to implead the Builders' Association of India in proceedings concerning alleged anti-competitive practices in the cement sector. The Court held that BAI had sufficient interest and could submit views on the non-confidential investigation report. Read more... 'Public Servant Cannot Be Punished Without Proof of Personal Pecuniary Gain': Supreme Court Acquits in Assam Medicine Bill Case The Supreme Court acquitted Khanindra Kr. Dutta in an Assam medicine-bill case, holding that his conviction under Section 13(1)(d) could not stand without proof that he obtained a valuable thing or pecuniary advantage. Read more... Calcutta High Court Transfers Mahua Moitra Complaint Case to Special MP-MLA Court, Sets Aside Cognizance Order The Calcutta High Court has transferred a complaint case involving MP Mahua Moitra from the Krishnagar Judicial Magistrate to the designated Special Court for MP-MLA cases at Bidhanagar. The Bench also set aside the earlier cognizance and subsequent orders, directing the matter to proceed from the pre-cognizance stage. Read more... Andar Bahar Game of Skill or Chance? Karnataka High Court Seeks Larger Bench Review of 1977 Ruling The Karnataka High Court has referred the question of whether Andar Bahar is a game of skill or chance to a larger Bench after Justice Suraj Govindaraj disagreed with the 1977 E Eranna ruling and questioned the role of skill after cards are shuffled. Read more... Supreme Court Warns Odisha Govt: Decide Dara Singh's Remission Plea or Secretary Will Be Summoned The Supreme Court warned Odisha it would summon officials if the state's Sentence Review Board keeps delaying its decision on Dara Singh's remission plea. Singh is serving life for the 1999 murder of missionary Graham Staines and his two sons. The matter returns on September 17. Read more... Supreme Court Allows Punjab School Education Board Employees to Choose Old Pension Scheme After Pre-2004 Service The Supreme Court dismissed PSEB's appeal and held that employees regularised in 2004 could count their earlier continuous service for pension. As their service began before January 1, 2004, the Court treated them as pre-cutoff employees and allowed them to choose between the old GPF pension scheme and the new scheme. Read more... Gujarat High Court Rejects Asharam's 20-Day Temporary Bail Plea The Gujarat High Court rejected Ashumal @ Asharam's plea for 20 days of temporary bail. The Bench noted that the Supreme Court had already reserved liberty for him to approach it if his health deteriorated and declined to entertain the application. Read more... Supreme Court Refuses to Sack Professor Over "Fake" PhD Claim, But Orders Fresh Inquiry The Supreme Court upheld the challenged Assistant Professor appointment because UGC-NET independently satisfied the mandatory qualification. However, citing documents questioning the Ph.D. degree, it directed Maharshi Dayanand University to conduct a fresh inquiry following principles of natural justice. Read more... Supreme Court Asks Centre to Consider Expert Body for Reviewing Legal Education Framework The Supreme Court asked the Union Government to consider creating an expert body for legal education. The observation came during a PIL seeking review of LL.B. and LL.M. courses, including their curriculum, syllabus and duration, particularly the existing five-year integrated law programmes. Read more... Enquiry Officer Acting As Prosecutor Vitiates Disciplinary Proceedings: Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Police Constable's Dismissal The Chhattisgarh High Court quashed the dismissal of police constable Surendra Singh Kachhawah after finding that the Enquiry Officer had assumed a prosecutorial role by putting leading questions to witnesses, violating requirements of impartiality and natural justice. The Court ordered reinstatement subject to superannuation and permitted a fresh enquiry. Read more... Supreme Court Clarifies Which Land Acquisition Law Applies to Solatium and Interest in NH Act Cases In Manav Bhanot vs NHAI, the Supreme Court held that solatium and interest for land acquired under the National Highways Act depend on the award date — pre-2015 awards fall under the 1894 Act, not the 2013 compensation law. Read more...