https://thedailybench.in/Daily summaries of latest judgments from the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Telangana High Court and the Supreme Court of Indiahttps://thedailybench.in/judgment/aphc-aphc010217482012_1_2026-09-28/aphc-aphc010217482012_1_2026-09-28Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000High Court of Andhra Pradesh — A lorry owner appealed against a tribunal award for the death of an 18-year-old cyclist, arguing his insurance premium was paid on the day of the accident. The High Court found the policy was taken after the accident, so the owner remains liable, but it increased the compensation on its own after finding the tribunal had calculated it wrongly.https://thedailybench.in/judgment/tshc-hbhc010663002026_1_2026-09-24/tshc-hbhc010663002026_1_2026-09-24Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000High Court for the State of Telangana — A student who had secured a seat in the 5-year LL.B. course through TG LAWCET-2026 said his previous junior college refused to release his transfer and study certificates unless he paid Rs 50,000, which put his admission at risk because counselling deadlines were close. The High Court ordered the college to release the documents immediately.https://thedailybench.in/judgment/tshc-hbhc010234832026_1_2026-09-22/tshc-hbhc010234832026_1_2026-09-22Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000High Court for the State of Telangana — The State appealed against a Single Judge's order quashing a 2020 resumption of about 13 acres in Nizampet village, Medchal-Malkajgiri district, under the Telangana Assignment (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977. A Division Bench of the High Court dismissed three connected writ appeals, holding that the State acted far too late and could not show the land was assigned land with a bar on transfers.https://thedailybench.in/judgment/tshc-hbhc010480642026_1_2026-09-22/tshc-hbhc010480642026_1_2026-09-22Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000High Court for the State of Telangana — A student was allotted a BHMS seat under the management quota by the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences and paid Rs 3,32,000 in tuition fees, but the university later cancelled her admission because her NEET score was 128 instead of the required 144. The High Court directed the college to refund the fee, without deciding whether the cancellation itself was valid.https://thedailybench.in/judgment/sci-2026_8_489_505/sci-2026_8_489_505Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Supreme Court of India — Two electrocution victims' claimants had won compensation of about Rs 25.5 lakh and Rs 44.3 lakh from the Karnataka High Court against the state power transmission company, which treated its liability as absolute and ignored disputed facts. The Supreme Court held that such cases involve strict liability, which has recognised exceptions, and that a writ petition is not the right remedy when negligence and other facts are genuinely disputed.https://thedailybench.in/judgment/sci-2026_8_550_563/sci-2026_8_550_563Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Supreme Court of India — An employee of the Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. was terminated for giving false information about his criminal antecedents, after a non-cognizable police report under Sections 323 and 504 IPC turned up against him. The Supreme Court held that he genuinely did not know about the report, and that the employer had not properly considered whether the matter justified dismissal.