https://sclaw.in/2026/06/04/service-law-promotion-entitlement-to-promotion-to-chief-medical-director-higher-administrative-grade-in-indian-railway-medical-service-appellant-was-denied-promotion-de/ 2026-06-04T07:26:30Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Service Law — Promotion — Entitlement to promotion to Chief Medical Director (Higher Administrative Grade) in Indian Railway Medical Service — Appellant was denied promotion despite being eligible, with a junior officer being promoted instead — Appellant's case was rejected by the Tribunal and High Court based on her grading in Annual Confidential Reports 2026-06-04T07:26:30Z Blog https://sclaw.in/2026/06/04/arbitration-and-conciliation-act-1996-section-29a-mandate-of-arbitrator-extension-of-mandate-in-the-absence-of-specific-statutory-provisions-party-autonomy-an/ 2026-06-04T07:25:08Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Section 29A — Mandate of Arbitrator — Extension of mandate — In the absence of specific statutory provisions, party autonomy and minimal judicial intervention are guiding principles — If a party participates in proceedings and does not object to the extension of mandate, they may be estopped from challenging the award on that ground after it is passed. 2026-06-04T07:25:08Z Blog https://sclaw.in/2026/06/04/arbitration-and-conciliation-act-1996-the-act-section-33-and-section-343-limitation-for-filing-application-to-set-aside-arbitral-award-exclusion-of-time-spent-in-dis/ 2026-06-04T06:38:42Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the Act) — Section 33 and Section 34(3) — Limitation for filing application to set aside arbitral award — Exclusion of time spent in disposal of applications under Section 33 — Court held that period spent in disposal of Section 33 applications by Arbitral Tribunal must be excluded for computing limitation under Section 34(3) of the Act, regardless of whether the Section 33 applications were ultimately allowed or dismissed. 2026-06-04T06:38:42Z Blog https://sclaw.in/2026/06/04/constitution-of-india-1950-article-14-151-16-39a-39c-uttar-pradesh-essential-commodities-regulation-of-sale-and-distribution-control-order-2016-2016-order/ 2026-06-04T06:17:05Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 14, 15(1), 16, 39(a) & 39(c) — Uttar Pradesh Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order, 2016 (2016 Order) — Clause 2(p) — Government Order (G.O.) No — 6 of 2019 — Paragraph IV(10) — Exclusion of married daughter from definition of ‘family’ for compassionate appointment as fair price shop dealer — Held, exclusion is based on gender stereotypes and lacks rational nexus with the object of the scheme, violating Articles 14 and 15(1) of the Constitution — Marital status cannot be the sole criterion for dependency — Dependency is a question of fact. 2026-06-04T06:17:05Z Blog https://sclaw.in/2026/06/04/narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-act-1985-ndps-act-section-37-grant-of-bail-twin-conditions-under-section-371bii-must-be-considered-high-cour/ 2026-06-04T06:14:16Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) — Section 37 — Grant of bail — Twin conditions under Section 37(1)(b)(ii) must be considered — High Court ignored twin conditions while granting bail in a case involving commercial quantity of narcotics — Impugned order granting bail cannot be sustained. 2026-06-04T06:14:16Z Blog https://sclaw.in/2026/06/04/hindu-marriage-act-1955-irretrievable-breakdown-of-marriage-when-parties-have-been-living-separately-for-an-extended-period-e-g-over-15-years-all-reconciliation-efforts-have/ 2026-06-04T06:10:14Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage — When parties have been living separately for an extended period (e.g., over 15 years), all reconciliation efforts have failed, and there is no possibility of reunion due to strained relations, the marriage can be considered to have irretrievably broken down. 2026-06-04T06:10:14Z Blog