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Calling Accused On Every Hearing After Suspension Of Sentence Is Burdensome And Unwarranted: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that once a sentence is suspended and an accused is granted bail during the pendency of a criminal appeal,...

Electronic Evidence Without Section 65B Certificate Is Inadmissible: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has acquitted a man convicted of murder after finding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence,...

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General allegations don’t make out cruelty under 498A: Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court on December 19, 2025, quashed criminal proceedings against a husband accused of cruelty and dowry harassment under Section 498A of the...

“Forest Laws Prevail Over Land Claims in Wildlife Areas”: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that any direction permitting cutting or removal of trees must comply with forest laws and the binding definition of “forest”...

“Power to Lower NEET Cut-Off Lies Only With Centre, Not States”: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the State of Rajasthan acted without authority in lowering the minimum NEET qualifying percentile for admission to the...

Continuation of Dead Marriage Serves No Purpose: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on December 18, 2025 dissolved the marriage between a government school teacher couple from Punjab, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article...

Supreme Court Invokes Article 142 to Grant Divorce by Mutual Consent

The Supreme Court set aside a decree of divorce granted on the ground of desertion and dissolved the marriage by mutual consent by invoking...

Supreme Court Upholds Bombay High Court’s Power to Hold Sittings at Kolhapur

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an administrative notification issued by the Bombay High Court appointing Kolhapur as an additional place of sitting for...

Section 11 Courts Must Not Conduct ‘Mini Trial’ While Appointing Arbitrators: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld an order of the Telangana High Court constituting an arbitral tribunal to adjudicate disputes arising out of an engineering,...

Equality Under Article 14 Overrides Financial Concerns in Pay Parity Cases: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has allowed a civil appeal filed by an employee of the Industries Department, restoring a Single Judge’s order that granted him...

Article 371A Prevails: Supreme Court Bars SARFAESI Action in Nagaland Loan Case

The Supreme Court has held that the North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFI) had no jurisdiction to invoke the Securitisation and Reconstruction of...

Evidence Over Emotion: Supreme Court on Income in Accident Claims

The Supreme Court of India, in its judgment dated December 15, 2025, in Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 19462 of 2025,...

Dowry Is Not Tradition, It Is Crime: Supreme Court’s Powerful Message

The Supreme Court of India’s judgment in State of Uttar Pradesh v. Ajmal Beg & Anr. stands as a powerful reaffirmation of the law...

Compassionate Appointment Ends with Acceptance Says Supreme Court

Those who accept a compassionate appointment cannot later claim a higher post. This clear position has been reaffirmed by the Supreme Court of India,...

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Punishment Must Reform, Not Merely Injure The Offender: Chhattisgarh High Court

A conviction for attempt to murder under Section 307 read with Section 34 of the IPC was upheld by the Chhattisgarh High Court. Still,...

Marriage Alone Cannot Disqualify A Woman’s Residence Claim In Local Recruitment: J&K & Ladakh High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed a Letters Patent Appeal challenging the selection of a Rehbar-e-Taleem (RET) teacher in Government...

Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Alleged Misappropriation of School Food Grains Case

The Karnataka High Court granted anticipatory bail to a government school warden accused in a case involving alleged misappropriation of food grains supplied to...

Tahasildar Cannot Ignore Binding Court Orders In Mutation Proceedings: Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court has set aside an order of the Tahasildar, Bhubaneswar, rejecting a land mutation claim, holding that a revenue authority cannot...