A curated round-up of key rulings from the Supreme Court and various High Courts reported between October 24 and October 30, 2026, covering diverse legal domains including tax, constitutional law, and service matters.
This weekly round-up covers significant judgments delivered by the Supreme Court and High Courts from October 24 to October 30, 2026, as reported by Taxscan. The featured cases span areas such as tax interpretation, constitutional validity of state laws, service disputes, and procedural reforms in arbitration and criminal trials.
Highlights include a Supreme Court clarification on the retrospective application of tax exemptions under GST, a Bombay High Court ruling on the right to legal representation in show-cause proceedings, and a Kerala High Court directive on the regularization of temporary government employees. Another notable judgment from the Madras High Court addressed digital evidence admissibility under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), emphasizing compliance with Section 63 (formerly 65B of the Evidence Act).
Practitioners are advised to monitor these developments for evolving judicial trends, especially in statutory interpretation post-BNS/BNSS/BSA implementation and the increasing judicial scrutiny of administrative actions. The round-up serves as a practical tool for staying current with precedent-setting decisions across jurisdictions.
