Law & Justice This Week: Big Wins, Court Orders & Legal Milestones [August 31- September 6, 2026]
Key Judicial Developments of the Week In India.
1. Supreme Court closes FIRs against NEET paper-leak protesters
The Supreme Court quashed FIRs against those involved in the NEET paper-leak protests after the Centre assured the court that cases arising from the July protests would not be pursued.
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2. One Nation, One Election: SC asks Centre to examine totaliser EVMs
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to examine whether the election rules can be amended to permit totaliser machines for counting EVM votes. The system would aggregate votes from multiple polling stations, preventing the voting pattern of individual localities from being identified and potentially reducing the risk of intimidation or victimisation of voters.
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3. Abhishek Upadhyaya challenges police demand for X account data
Abhishek Upadhyaya, who came to the limelight following his social media posts on alleged irregularities linked to Ram Mandir donations, approached the Supreme Court against a Ghaziabad Police demand for extensive digital information from his X account, arguing that it could expose his confidential sources.
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4. Kotdwar shop-row case: SC stays FIR against ‘Mohammad Deepak’
The Supreme Court stayed proceedings against Kotdwar gym operator Deepak Kumar in an FIR arising from a confrontation involving Bajrang Dal members and a Muslim shopkeeper.
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5. Rajasthan HC row: Acting CJ denies allegations amid protests, Collegium picks replacement
Rajasthan High Court Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma denied allegations of favouritism, misuse of administrative powers and manipulation of case listings made by Supreme Court Justice Sandeep Mehta, calling them “baseless” and motivated by animosity.
6. Disha Salian death: Bombay HC orders CBI probe, FIR
The Bombay High Court directed the CBI to register an FIR and investigate celebrity manager Disha Salian’s 2020 death, after finding circumstances that warranted a fresh investigation and questioning the Mumbai Police’s handling of the case.
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7. Caste census: Madras HC declines to direct Centre to include OBC category
The Madras High Court held that deciding whether OBCs or any other caste should be separately included in the Census is a matter of government policy and declined to direct the Centre to make such an enumeration.
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8. Patna HC: Mere sight of wife with another man cannot prove adultery
The Patna High Court held that merely seeing a wife in a “compromising position” with another man is not sufficient to establish adultery and rejected the husband’s plea seeking divorce on that ground.
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9. Kerala HC: Kissing child’s penis is penetrative sexual assault under POCSO
The Kerala High Court upheld a 20-year sentence under POCSO, holding that kissing a child’s penis amounts to penetrative sexual assault under the law.
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10. Satyendar Jain gets bail in ₹1,938-crore DJB corruption case
A Delhi court granted bail to former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in the alleged ₹1,938-crore Delhi Jal Board sewage-treatment plant tender scam, citing the unexplained 27-month gap between the FIR and his arrest.
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11. 31-member JPC formed to review FCRA Amendment Bill
Parliament constituted a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee, headed by BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal, to examine the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026.
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