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SUPREME COURT · HIGH COURTS · BY WRITONLINE
TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2026
LIVE · 47 UPDATES
LIVE · 47 UPDATES
JUST IN
SCDelay in filing the charge sheet weighs for bail, Supreme Court holdsDELCustoms cannot detain cleared goods without recorded reasonsALDVacation benches announced for the Diwali breakSCSupplementary cause list for Monday publishedBOMOnline mentioning slips due by 4 p.m. the day beforeALDSection 25 revision is not a second appeal, court restatesDELBookmarked PDFs now required for fresh e-filingsSCReasoned orders are part of natural justice, Court reiteratesDELPromotion cannot be withheld for an inquiry not yet begunALDDaily cause list uploaded for tomorrowSCDelay in filing the charge sheet weighs for bail, Supreme Court holdsDELCustoms cannot detain cleared goods without recorded reasonsALDVacation benches announced for the Diwali breakSCSupplementary cause list for Monday publishedBOMOnline mentioning slips due by 4 p.m. the day beforeALDSection 25 revision is not a second appeal, court restatesDELBookmarked PDFs now required for fresh e-filingsSCReasoned orders are part of natural justice, Court reiteratesDELPromotion cannot be withheld for an inquiry not yet begunALDDaily cause list uploaded for tomorrow
10 ITEMS
SCJUDGMENT · CriminalSupreme Court · 7:42 a.m.
Delay in filing the charge sheet weighs for bail, Supreme Court holds
A three-judge bench held that prosecution delay does not by itself justify continued custody; courts must still apply the triple test.
AI SUMMARY · KEY POINTS
→The triple test continues to govern bail
→Prosecution delay weighs in the accused’s favour
→Trial courts directed to record reasons for refusal
Read the judgment ↗Summarised by AI. Check the source before relying on it.
DELJUDGMENT · TaxDelhi High CourtNEW
Customs cannot detain cleared goods without recorded reasons
Division Bench set aside the detention of goods after clearance and awarded costs to the petitioner.
7:15 a.m.Source ↗
ALDNOTICE · Practice & procedureAllahabad High Court · Lucknow
Vacation benches announced for the Diwali break
Vacation benches sit on alternate days; urgent mentions by 10:30 a.m.
6:58 a.m.Source ↗
SCCAUSE LIST · Practice & procedureSupreme Court
Supplementary cause list for Monday published
214 matters across 17 benches; 9 listed for the first time.
6:30 a.m.Source ↗
BOMCIRCULAR · Practice & procedureBombay High Court
Online mentioning slips due by 4 p.m. the day before
Practice direction on mentioning urgent matters before the regular bench.
6:05 a.m.Source ↗
ALDJUDGMENT · CivilAllahabad High Court
Section 25 revision is not a second appeal, court restates
Single Judge reiterates the limits of revisional interference with Small Causes decrees.
YesterdaySource ↗
DELCIRCULAR · Practice & procedureDelhi High Court
Bookmarked PDFs now required for fresh e-filings
Filings without Index-linked bookmarks will be marked defective.
YesterdaySource ↗
SCJUDGMENT · ConstitutionalSupreme Court
Reasoned orders are part of natural justice, Court reiterates
Administrative orders affecting rights must record their reasons.
YesterdaySource ↗
DELJUDGMENT · ServiceDelhi High Court
Promotion cannot be withheld for an inquiry not yet begun
The sealed-cover procedure applies only once a charge sheet is issued.
YesterdaySource ↗
ALDCAUSE LIST · Practice & procedureAllahabad High Court
Daily cause list uploaded for tomorrow
1,284 matters; fresh revisions before Court No. 14.
YesterdaySource ↗
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