Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawIndividual Rights LawMilitary and Veterans LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court Quashes Prosecution and Sets Aside Sanction as Non‑Speaking in Long‑Pending Arms‑Licence MatterA bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh heard an appeal by an IAS officer challenging the Patna High Court’s refusal tNov 21, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawIndividual Rights LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawSupreme Court Holds DNA Test Not Warranted Where Presumption of Legitimacy Remains UnrebuttedA bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Vipul M. Pancholi heard the appeal against a Madras High Court order that had directed the appellant toNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawIndividual Rights LawProperty Rights and Transactions LawPublic and Administrative LawReal Property LawSupreme Court Holds Bihar Rule Cannot Make Jamabandi Proof Pre‑condition For RegistrationA bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi heard appeals arising out of writ petitions filed in the Patna High Court challengNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtBank Secrecy and Anti-Money Laundering LawBanking LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawIndividual Rights LawOrganized Crime LawSupreme Court directs written grounds of arrest in all cases and prescribes two‑hour minimum before remandA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih heard appeals arising out of alleged failure to furnish written grounds of arreNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawIndividual Rights LawMilitary and Veterans LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court Orders Common Merit List for JAG Recruitment, Holds Gender-Based Vacancy Caps UnconstitutionalA bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan heard a writ petition challenging the Indian Army’s 18 January 2023 notification for inductionNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtAssociations LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawEstates, Gifts, and Trusts LawExecutiveImmigration LawIndividual Rights LawLitigation PracticeMuslim and ShariaPersonal and Family LawPolitical Rights LawPractice and Procedure LawProperty Rights and Transactions LawReal Property LawReligious LawTax and Revenue LawSupreme Court Limits Immediate Effect Of Key Waqf Amendment Provisions, Grants Targeted Interim ReliefA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih heard consolidated challenges to the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including WritNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawIncome Tax and Direct TaxesIndividual Rights LawLand Use and Zoning LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawReal Property LawTax and Revenue LawSupreme Court holds surplus "bachat" land reverts to proprietors; upholds High Court view and dismisses State's appealA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan heard an appeal by the State of Haryana challenging a FullNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawIndividual Rights LawMilitary and Veterans LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court Holds Executive Policy Cannot Supplant Statutory Recruitment Rules; Directs Completion Of Affected SelectionsA bench of Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice Rajesh Bindal heard a cluster of appeals arising from multiple writ petitions in the Tripura High CourtNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawIndividual Rights LawMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawWomen LawSupreme Court dissolves marriage under Article 142 and orders Rs.1 crore as full and final alimonyA bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard an appeal challenging the Rajasthan High Court’s dismissal of a wife’s criminal revisioNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawEmployment Discrimination LawExecutiveIndividual Rights LawLabor and Employment LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court directs state action, awards compensation and sets up advisory committee after finding systemic failure to protect transgender rightsA bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan heard a writ petition by Jane Kaushik, a transgender woman, challenging alleged discrimination inNov 11, 2025•3 min