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A&C Act | Supreme Court Cancels Arbitration Proceedings After Appellants Objected To Tribunal Appointment And Alleged Bias

Advocates Act | BCI Disciplinary Order Cannot Be Challenged Through Criminal Proceedings, Delhi High Court Holds

Karnataka High Court Suspects Motor Accident Claim Was Engineered To Defraud Insurer, Orders SIT Probe

Adoption Procedure Not Followed, Yet Child Was Neither Orphan Nor Abandoned: Calcutta High Court Orders CWC to Restore Custody

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Government to Update Bill Status, Issue Pending BTFs and Expedite Counsel Payments

Jharkhand High Court Refuses to Stay PMLA Proceedings Against Hemant Soren in 8.86-Acre Bargain Land Case

J&K High Court Stays Probe Into FIR Alleging Woman Terminated Pregnancy Without Husband’s Consent

Uttarakhand HC Upholds Divorce for Mental Cruelty, Awards ₹70 Lakh for Daughter and ₹40 Lakh Permanent Alimony

30-Day Custody Bail for Farhan Ansar Suse to Undergo Surgery, Delhi High Court Permits Private Hospital Treatment

Supreme Court Updates

A&C Act | Supreme Court Cancels Arbitration Proceedings After Appellants Objected To Tribunal Appointment And Alleged Bias

The Supreme Court set aside arbitration proceedings after finding no material showing consent to the tribunal’s appointment and ordered restoration of transferred funds and attached properties. - Arth Micro Finance Private Ltd. & Ors. v. Shivalik Small Finance Bank Ltd.

CBDT Circular Cannot Override Income Tax Act, Supreme Court Dismisses Orient Crafts’ Appeals on Export Quota Premium

Depositing Arbitral Award Amount in Court Does Not End Interest Liability Unless Award-Holder Can Withdraw It Unconditionally: Supreme Court

Murder Convictions Cannot Stand on Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence: Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Convictions

Civil Court Cannot Grant Interim Relief in Section 92 CPC Suit Before Granting Leave to Institute Suit: Supreme Court

CBDT Circular Cannot Override Income Tax Act, Supreme Court Dismisses Orient Crafts’ Appeals on Export Quota Premium

Depositing Arbitral Award Amount in Court Does Not End Interest Liability Unless Award-Holder Can Withdraw It Unconditionally: Supreme Court

•Sep 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM

A&C Act | Supreme Court Cancels Arbitration Proceedings After Appellants Objected To Tribunal Appointment And Alleged Bias

Murder Convictions Cannot Stand on Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence: Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Convictions

Civil Court Cannot Grant Interim Relief in Section 92 CPC Suit Before Granting Leave to Institute Suit: Supreme Court

Shiv Sena Symbol Row | 'Voter Votes for Party, Not Representative': Supreme Court Questions Legislative Majority Test

Supreme Court Seeks Nandan Nilekani Panel’s Progress Report on NTA Reforms, Says Recommendations Must Be Implemented on Ground

Supreme Court Acquits Man in POCSO Case, Finds Medical and Forensic Evidence Contradicted Prosecution Story

Supreme Court Allows Provisional Advocate Enrolment For 3-Year LL.B. Graduates With Open/Distance Mode Bachelor’s Degrees

BSNL Employees Working Only On Officiating Basis Cannot Claim Promotion Under Old Rules: Supreme Court

High courts Updates

CB News Desk

•Sep 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM

UP Home Guard Physical Test: Attempt-To-Murder Accused Gets Short-Term Bail From Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court granted short-term bail to an attempt-to-murder accused to appear in the UP Home Guard physical test, with police escort and supervised return to jail.

Latest News

Advocates Act | BCI Disciplinary Order Cannot Be Challenged Through Criminal Proceedings, Delhi High Court Holds

Karnataka High Court Suspects Motor Accident Claim Was Engineered To Defraud Insurer, Orders SIT Probe

Adoption Procedure Not Followed, Yet Child Was Neither Orphan Nor Abandoned: Calcutta High Court Orders CWC to Restore Custody

Absence of Spermatozoa Does Not Negate Sexual Assault: Uttarakhand High Court Rejects Bail Plea

Absence of Spermatozoa Does Not Negate Sexual Assault: Uttarakhand High Court Rejects Bail Plea

CB News Desk

•Sep 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM

UP Home Guard Physical Test: Attempt-To-Murder Accused Gets Short-Term Bail From Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court granted short-term bail to an attempt-to-murder accused to appear in the UP Home Guard physical test, with police escort and supervised return to jail.

Advocates Act | BCI Disciplinary Order Cannot Be Challenged Through Criminal Proceedings, Delhi High Court Holds

Karnataka High Court Suspects Motor Accident Claim Was Engineered To Defraud Insurer, Orders SIT Probe

Adoption Procedure Not Followed, Yet Child Was Neither Orphan Nor Abandoned: Calcutta High Court Orders CWC to Restore Custody

Absence of Spermatozoa Does Not Negate Sexual Assault: Uttarakhand High Court Rejects Bail Plea

Jharkhand High Court Refuses to Stay PMLA Proceedings Against Hemant Soren in 8.86-Acre Bargain Land Case

J&K High Court Stays Probe Into FIR Alleging Woman Terminated Pregnancy Without Husband’s Consent

Uttarakhand HC Upholds Divorce for Mental Cruelty, Awards ₹70 Lakh for Daughter and ₹40 Lakh Permanent Alimony

30-Day Custody Bail for Farhan Ansar Suse to Undergo Surgery, Delhi High Court Permits Private Hospital Treatment

₹100 Bribe Case: Jharkhand High Court Upholds Former Railway Clerk’s Conviction, Reduces Jail Term

Latest Judgment

Shivam Y.

•Sep 19, 2026 at 9:30 AM

₹100 Bribe Case: Jharkhand High Court Upholds Former Railway Clerk’s Conviction, Reduces Jail Term

Latest News

CBDT Circular Cannot Override Income Tax Act, Supreme Court Dismisses Orient Crafts’ Appeals on Export Quota Premium

Depositing Arbitral Award Amount in Court Does Not End Interest Liability Unless Award-Holder Can Withdraw It Unconditionally: Supreme Court

Murder Convictions Cannot Stand on Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence: Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Convictions

Civil Court Cannot Grant Interim Relief in Section 92 CPC Suit Before Granting Leave to Institute Suit: Supreme Court

₹100 Bribe Case: Jharkhand High Court Upholds Former Railway Clerk’s Conviction, Reduces Jail Term

CBDT Circular Cannot Override Income Tax Act, Supreme Court Dismisses Orient Crafts’ Appeals on Export Quota Premium

Depositing Arbitral Award Amount in Court Does Not End Interest Liability Unless Award-Holder Can Withdraw It Unconditionally: Supreme Court

Murder Convictions Cannot Stand on Incomplete Circumstantial Evidence: Supreme Court Sets Aside Murder Convictions

Civil Court Cannot Grant Interim Relief in Section 92 CPC Suit Before Granting Leave to Institute Suit: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Strikes Down Maharashtra Methanol Rules Requiring Form A Licence, Bitterant And Colourant Before Sale

Creating WhatsApp Group Without TISS Permission Not Enough for Compulsory Retirement Without Proof of Personal Gain: Bombay High Court

Karnataka HC Quashes Legal Metrology Case Against Pearson’s Former General Manager, Says Company Must Be Accused

Consumer Cases

Electricity Charges Arise Only After Supply and Billing: Supreme Court Rejects ₹57.74 Lakh DVVNL Demand

CB News Desk

•Sep 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM

Electricity Charges Arise Only After Supply and Billing: Supreme Court Rejects ₹57.74 Lakh DVVNL Demand

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Electricity Act | Only Special Court Can Determine Civil Liability in Electricity Theft Cases: MP High Court

Consumer Commission Directs Maruti Suzuki To Replace Non-E20 Grand Vitara, Orders Refund If Replacement Is Not Made

CP Act | Consumer Complaint Against Advocate for Deficiency in Legal Services Not Maintainable: AP High Court

Zaved Khan

Supreme Court Says Consumer Complaints Cannot Be Forced Into Arbitration After Admission, Restores 21-Year-Old Housing Dispute

Electricity Charges Arise Only After Supply and Billing: Supreme Court Rejects ₹57.74 Lakh DVVNL Demand

Electricity Act | Only Special Court Can Determine Civil Liability in Electricity Theft Cases: MP High Court

Consumer Commission Directs Maruti Suzuki To Replace Non-E20 Grand Vitara, Orders Refund If Replacement Is Not Made

CP Act | Consumer Complaint Against Advocate for Deficiency in Legal Services Not Maintainable: AP High Court

Zaved Khan

Supreme Court Says Consumer Complaints Cannot Be Forced Into Arbitration After Admission, Restores 21-Year-Old Housing Dispute

Rajan Prajapati

Supreme Court Says Arbitration Clause Can Be Imported Through Reference in Redevelopment Agreements

Rajan Prajapati

Consumers Cannot Be Forced To Pay For Power Plant After Electricity Supply Stopped: Supreme Court