Supreme CourtCriminal LawJuvenile LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Upholds POCSO Conviction of Man for Sexual Assault of Four-Year-Old, Reduces Sentence to Six YearsA Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria heard the criminal appeal filed by the convict against the judgment and order of the Chhattisgarh HNov 14, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawContract LawLitigation PracticePersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawProperty Rights and Transactions LawReal Property LawTrusts and Estate Planning LawSupreme Court Holds Registered Releases Valid and Excludes Jointly Purchased Land from Partition PoolA bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria heard an appeal against the Karnataka High Court’s affirmation of a trial court decreeNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtAcquisition, Requisition, Eminent Domain and NationalisationAdoption, Surrogacy, and Paternity LawAssociations LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawConstruction and Development LawCriminal LawPersonal and Family LawReal Property LawRevenueSocietiesTax and Revenue LawSupreme Court Constitutes One‑Judge Committee to Resolve Long‑Running Greater Noida Housing Dispute and Stalled ProjectA Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard special leave petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court’s order of 17 May 2016 in Writ‑CNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court restores FIR in dowry-cruelty case, holds High Court erred by conducting 'mini-trial' while quashing proceedingsA bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra heard the criminal appeal against a High Court order that had quashed FIR No.35 of 2024 regNov 12, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawJuvenile LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Quashes Conviction To Preserve Family Harmony, Imposes Lifelong Maintenance ConditionA bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih heard an appeal by an accused who had been convicted under Section 366 IPC and SeNov 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 LawCriminal LawMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Invokes Article 142 To Quash Matrimonial Dowry FIR Against Father‑in‑Law After DivorceA bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice K.V. Viswanathan heard an appeal against a High Court order that had declined to quash an FIR registereNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCivil Contract LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawCriminal LawExecutiveMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Permits Divorce Under Article 142 And Quashes 498-A Proceedings Subject To Gift Of ApartmentA bench of Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice N. V. Anjaria heard an appeal by the husband challenging the Bombay High Court’sNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCriminal LawJuvenile LawLitigation PracticeMunicipal LawPersonal and Family LawPractice and Procedure LawSupreme Court Holds Accused Was Major, Sets Aside Juvenility Finding and Directs Trial as AdultA bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Ahsanuddin Amanullah heard the appeal challenging orders of the Trial Court and the Allahabad High Court that haNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtMatrimonial LawPersonal and Family LawSupreme Court Enhances Permanent Alimony to Rs.50 Lakh and Affirms Divorce OrderA bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard appeals arising from the Karnataka High Court’s order upholding a Family Court decree oNov 11, 2025•3 min