Here is the Daily Roundup of Important Judgments and Orders from the Supreme Court and the High Courts for September 2, 2026.
Supreme Court Acquits Former Bank Manager in Loan Fraud Case, Calls Prosecution Case Fabricated
The Supreme Court set aside V. Balakrishnan’s conviction in a 1991 Indian Bank loan case, holding that the prosecution failed to establish his involvement through reliable evidence. The Bench granted him a clean acquittal and directed the bank to report on excess auction proceeds. Read more...
Bombay High Court Awards Rs 1.91 Crore to Ultra Distributors in ‘Nehle Pe Dehla’ Copyright Dispute
The Bombay High Court upheld Ultra Distributors’ 2005 assignment of video and allied rights in Nehle Pe Dehla. Justice Arif S. Doctor found Dhariwal Films liable for failing to provide commercially usable master tapes and awarded Rs 1.66 crore compensatory damages, Rs 25 lakh punitive damages and Rs 15 lakh costs. Read more...
Codeine Syrup May Fall Under NDPS Act When Diverted for Intoxication, Rules Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court rejected Bhola Prasad’s bail application in a case involving New Phensedyl cough syrup. The Court held that permitted-codeine syrup remains outside the NDPS Act when used medicinally, but diversion for non-medicinal purposes can remove the exemption and attract NDPS provisions. Read more...
Delhi HC Seeks Police Response on Tahir Hussain’s Appeal Against Life Sentence in Ankit Sharma Murder Case
The Delhi High Court issued notice to Delhi Police on Tahir Hussain’s appeal against his conviction and life sentence in the Ankit Sharma murder case. The Bench called for the nominal roll and directed that the matter be heard with connected appeals on December 2. Read more...
Children Can Claim Mother’s Community Status for Reservation Despite Father Being Migrant: Madras HC
The Madras High Court allowed a batch of petitions challenging rejection of community certificates in Puducherry. It held that eligible children born and brought up in the Union Territory can claim their mother’s native community status, including reservation benefits, despite their father being a migrant. Read more...
Kissing Child’s Private Part With Sexual Intent Amounts To Penetrative Sexual Assault Under POCSO: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court upheld a POCSO conviction, holding that applying the mouth to a child’s penis with sexual intent satisfies Section 3(d) without requiring deeper penetration. The Court also upheld aggravated sexual assault findings based on the repeated nature of the acts and confirmed the sentences. Read more...
Women Advocates Allege Midnight Police Raid, Assault in Pune; Bombay High Court Issues Notice
The Bombay High Court issued notice on a petition by advocates Kirti Ahuja and Kanika Ahuja concerning alleged police high-handedness during a midnight Pune raid. The petition seeks an independent judicial or CBI inquiry into alleged detention, assault, seizure of belongings and discrepancies in police records. Read more...
Allahabad HC Sets Aside Eviction Orders Over Meerut Cantonment Bungalow, Questions 8-Year Delay in Proceedings
The Allahabad High Court set aside eviction orders involving a Meerut Cantonment bungalow, finding fault with the authority’s eight-year delay despite collecting taxes from the purchasers. The Court remitted the matter to the competent authority for fresh consideration and directed completion of the exercise within three months. Read more...
Slum Dwellers Cannot Insist on In-Situ Rehabilitation When Alternate Accommodation Is Offered: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court declined a petition seeking in-situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers on developers’ land at Chinchpokli. The Bench held that the petitioners were eligible for rehabilitation by BMC and could not establish an enforceable right to rehabilitation specifically on the developers’ property. Read more...
Madras High Court Seeks Report on Tamil Nadu Pilgrims Missing in Nepal Floods
The Madras High Court directed the Centre and Tamil Nadu Government to submit status reports on efforts to trace 85 Tamil Nadu travellers still unreachable after Nepal floods, while recording measures taken by officials in coordination with the Indian Embassy and Nepalese authorities. Read more...
Noida Workers' Protest | Allahabad HC Quashes NSA Detention of Aakriti Chaudhary, Calls State’s Version ‘Concocted’
The Allahabad High Court quashed Aakriti Chaudhary’s NSA detention in the Noida workers’ protest case, finding the State’s version “concocted” and questioning the sequence of her arrest, notices and material allegedly linking her to the violence. Read more...
341 Inmates Granted Bail Yet Not Released: Kerala HC Flags e-Prisons Data Gap
The Kerala High Court has directed the State, NIC and High Court IT Directorate to improve e-Prisons integration and address gaps in prisoner data. The Bench highlighted discrepancies involving bail orders, directed faster technical integration, sought improvements in prison monitoring modules and ordered further compliance before the next hearing. Read more...
Delhi High Court Directs MP To Pay ₹78.65 Lakh To Senior Advocate Anoop George Chaudhari With 9% Interest
The Delhi High Court directed Madhya Pradesh to pay Senior Advocate Anoop George Chaudhari ₹78.65 lakh for 13 Supreme Court appearances, with 9% annual interest from the writ petition’s filing date until payment, within six weeks. Read more...
Bombay HC Reject Alimony Calculation Based on Guesswork, Direct Fresh Review of Husband’s Earnings and Wife’s Needs
The Bombay High Court has sent the question of permanent alimony and child maintenance back to the Pune Family Court. The Bench found that the earlier ₹10 lakh alimony calculation was based on an assumed monthly income rather than evidence of the husband’s earnings and the wife’s needs. Read more...
Madras High Court sets aside ban on temples acquiring elephants, upholds Lalitha’s welfare orders
The Madras High Court struck down statewide directions restricting temples from acquiring elephants and considering their transfer to rehabilitation camps. The Bench held that such directions went beyond the original case and affected parties without hearing them, while upholding all welfare-related directions concerning elephant Lalitha. Read more...
Disha Salian Death | Bombay High Court Directs CBI to Probe Death of Satish Salian’s Daughtera
The Bombay High Court has directed CBI to register an FIR and probe the 2020 death of Satish Salian's daughter, ruling the earlier Section 174 CrPC inquiry was inadequate. The bench cited multiple unexplained discrepancies but declined court-monitored supervision, disposing of the petition on September 2, 2026. Read more...
Karnataka HC Slaps ₹1 Lakh Costs On Man Who Emailed CJI, Finance Minister Over ED Officer
Karnataka High Court rejected a plea seeking a change of ED Investigating Officer in a PMLA-linked matter, criticised the petitioner for marking his grievance to the CJI and Delhi HC Chief Justice, and imposed a Rs 1 lakh cost. Read more...
Supreme Court Seeks States Response on Consumer Commission Vacancies, Pendency
The Supreme Court directed all States to respond within three weeks to a report on vacancies in consumer commissions. The Bench also sought compliance details regarding pay and allowances and considered concerns over pendency, appointments and the transition to the new legal framework. Read more...
‘It May Not Always Be Feasible To Take Wife Along’: Madras HC Grants Divorce To Man After 16 Years Of Separation
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court set aside a family court's refusal of divorce, criticised its reasoning on adultery pleas, and granted divorce citing 16 years of separation, directing Rs. 7 lakh alimony. Read more...
Mere Variation Between Medical Assessments Cannot Prove Fraud: Rajasthan HC Quashes VDO’s Dismissal
The Rajasthan High Court quashed the cancellation of a Village Development Officer’s appointment after his disability was reassessed at 30.5%. Justice Mukesh Rajpurohit held that the later assessment alone could not justify termination, particularly when earlier certificates recorded 50% disability and no fraud was alleged. Read more...
Knowledge Cannot Be Presumed From Ownership: Rajasthan HC Upholds Acquittal in 348-Kg Poppy Straw Case
The Rajasthan High Court dismissed the State’s appeal against Gopal Singh’s acquittal, holding that ownership of a vehicle alone cannot establish liability under Section 25 NDPS Act without evidence of conscious knowledge, permission or involvement. Read more...
Love Relationship Has No Relevance When Victim Is Minor: Kerala HC Upholds 10-Year POCSO Sentence
The Kerala High Court dismissed Reji’s criminal appeal and upheld his conviction and 10-year sentence under the POCSO Act and IPC. Justice A. Badharudeen held that the minor’s alleged love relationship had no legal relevance and found the victim’s evidence reliable after reviewing the record. Read more...
Supreme Court Quashes ₹425 Crore Customs Penalty Over AI Fake Case Laws
The Supreme Court set aside a ₹425.27 crore customs penalty after finding that the authority relied on non-existent, falsely cited and incorrectly applied case laws. The Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu ordered fresh proceedings and cautioned against allowing AI to replace adjudication. Read more...
Long Separation and Refusal to Return Proved Desertion, Supreme Court Grants Divorce After 21 Years
The Supreme Court dissolved Bijendra and Rekha’s marriage after finding that the wife’s prolonged separation and refusal to return established desertion. The Court upheld the findings on cruelty, granted divorce under Section 13(1)(ib) of the Hindu Marriage Act, and directed payment of ₹7 lakh permanent alimony. Read more...
‘Several Missing Links’: Supreme Court Sets Aside Conviction in 2007 Child Death Case
The Supreme Court has overturned Sahab Singh alias Sat Pal's conviction in a 2007 Ambala child death case, finding several missing links in the prosecution evidence. The Bench held that the last-seen theory, alleged confession, recoveries and forensic material did not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Read more...
No Documents to Support British Citizenship Claim: Allahabad HC Allows Plea Against Rahul Gandhi to Be Withdrawn
The Allahabad High Court dismissed as withdrawn a petition questioning Rahul Gandhi’s alleged British citizenship and Lok Sabha membership. The Bench noted that similar proceedings had been filed earlier and the citizenship issue remained pending before the Central Government. The petitioners ultimately withdrew the case after failing to produce supporting documents. Read more...
Banks Can Use SARFAESI to Recover Secured Loans Acquired From Non-Covered NBFCs: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a bank covered by SARFAESI can invoke the Act to recover a secured loan acquired from an NBFC that was outside its coverage when the loan was created. The Court allowed Kotak Mahindra Bank's lead appeal and dismissed two connected appeals. Read more...
Delhi HC Asks Bar Council To Decide Plea Over Public Disclosure Of Advocates’ Personal Details
Delhi High Court has directed the Bar Council of Delhi to decide a representation seeking masking of advocates’ personal information on its online enrolment portal. The plea raised concerns over public access to residential addresses, mobile numbers, dates of birth and parents’ names without additional authentication safeguards. Read more...
Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Govt, DJB Response on Regularisation of Sewer Workers and ₹1 Crore Compensation Plea
Delhi High Court has sought responses from the Delhi government and Delhi Jal Board on a PIL seeking regularisation of contractual sewer workers, compensation for families of deceased workers, government employment for dependents, and mechanised sewer cleaning. Read more...
Karnataka Revenue Authorities Cannot Reopen Land Orders Beyond Three-Year Revision Period, Rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court quashed a 2014 notice seeking fresh inquiry into private land records in Bengaluru, holding that Section 56 revisional power under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act could not be exercised beyond three years from the relevant order. Read more...
S. 98(2) Not An Absolute Bar On Interim Release Of Seized Vehicles Under Gujarat Prohibition Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ordered interim release of a truck seized with 8,064 liquor bottles in Gujarat. It held Section 98(2) is not an absolute bar and directed release against Rs.15 lakh security, while preserving evidence and making clear the pending trial would remain unaffected. Read more...
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