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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS (6th JUNE 2026)

by | Jun 6, 2026

Supreme Court rulings on prison reforms, arbitration concerns, and Assam deportation proceedings.

Supreme Court highlights prison digitisation reforms, concerns over arbitration delays, and protection against deportation in Assam foreigners cases.

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS (6th JUNE 2026)

SC TAKES NOTE OF NIC’S ‘E-PRISONS’ SOFTWARE FOR PREMATURE RELEASE OF PRISONERS

Case Name: Surendra @ Sunda v. State of Uttar Pradesh

The Supreme Court recorded the launch of the “E-Prisons Early Release Processing Module” developed by the National Informatics Centre to streamline premature release and remission processes for eligible prisoners. The Court observed that digitisation would reduce administrative delays, improve transparency, and ensure timely consideration of release cases across prison systems.

LEGAL PROVISIONS & FRAMEWORK

  • Article 21 – Right to life and personal liberty
  • Prison reform jurisprudence
  • Remission and premature release policies
  • Legal Services Authorities framework
  • Digital governance in criminal justice administration
  • Principles of fair and timely consideration of prisoner rights

Source: Supreme Court of India

ARBITRATION IS BEGINNING TO REFLECT DEFECTS OF TRADITIONAL LITIGATION: CJI SURYA KANT

Overview: Observation made during arbitration law event proceedings

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant observed that arbitration, originally intended as a faster and efficient dispute resolution mechanism, is gradually acquiring several shortcomings associated with conventional litigation. He highlighted concerns over rising procedural complexity, increasing costs, and delays, stressing the need to preserve arbitration’s efficiency and accessibility.

LEGAL PROVISIONS & FRAMEWORK

  • Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) framework
  • Institutional arbitration principles
  • Commercial dispute resolution mechanisms
  • Ease of doing business jurisprudence
  • Judicial intervention in arbitration matters

Source: Supreme Court of India

SC STAYS DEPORTATION OF FOUR WOMEN DECLARED FOREIGNERS BY ASSAM TRIBUNAL

Case Name: SALEHA KHATUN v UNION OF INDIA AND ORS|Diary No. 32656-2026, SARBHANU BEGUM v UNION OF INDIA AND ORS|Diary No. 32624-2026; BASIRAN NESSA FUZAIL v UNION OF INDIA AND ORS | Diary No. 23338-2026 and MUSSTT NUREZA BEGUM v THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

The Supreme Court stayed the deportation of four women who had been declared foreigners by a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam. The Court sought to examine procedural fairness and humanitarian concerns before any coercive action. The order reflects judicial caution in matters involving citizenship status and potential violation of fundamental rights.

LEGAL PROVISIONS & FRAMEWORK

  • Foreigners Act, 1946
  • Citizenship Act, 1955
  • Article 21 – Right to life and dignity
  • Principles of natural justice
  • Deportation and detention jurisprudence
  • Foreigners Tribunal procedures

Source: Supreme Court of India

 

 

 

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