Supreme CourtArbitration and ADRConstitutional and Civil Rights LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawDivision Bench Orders in Execution of Arbitral Award Quashed; Single Judge Directed to Issue Statutory Notice Under Order 21 Rule 22A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe heard appeals challenging orders of a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court that had admitted LetteNov 20, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawLimitation for NGT Appeal Starts from Earliest Communication of Environmental Clearance, Says Supreme CourtA Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar heard an appeal by the Talli Gram Panchayat challenging the National Green TribNov 19, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtArbitration and ADRBanking LawCivil Contract LawCommercial Finance LawContract LawFinance and Lending LawPractice and Procedure LawPost-award Interest Is Mandatory; Arbitrator May Only Fix Rate, Supreme Court HoldsA bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan heard Civil Appeal No. 13785 of 2025 arising out of SLP(C) No. 12300 of 2020, challenging a DiNov 18, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCourts and JudiciaryEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawFederal StructureImpact Assessment LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court recalls May 16 order on ex‑post facto environmental clearances; restores petitions for fresh hearingA three‑Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K. Vinod Chandran heard a review petition bNov 18, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawSupreme Court Directs Safeguards For Video-Linked Witnesses and Acquits Accused in 2008 Dwelling-House MurderA two-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the appeal by Raj Kumar @ Bheema against his conviction for murder under Section 302Nov 17, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCriminal LawLitigation PracticeMilitary and Veterans LawPractice and Procedure LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court Acquits Man in Village Killing, Holds Recovery and FSL Alone Insufficient to Sustain ConvictionA bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi heard an appeal by Govind against his conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 25 of the ArmNov 14, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtConstitutional and Civil Rights LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawRevenueTax and Revenue LawFailure To Invoke Sections 37-A/38 Bars Collateral Challenge To Revenue Auction, Supreme Court HoldsA bench of Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and Vipul M. Pancholi heard an appeal against the Madras High Court’s dismissal of writ and review petitionsNov 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 CourtExciseGST and Indirect TaxLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawTax and Revenue LawSupreme Court holds land transactions are sales not taxable “Real Estate Agent” services; revenue appeals dismissedA bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Sandeep Mehta heard appeals by the Commissioner of Service Tax challenging an order of the Customs, ExciNov 12, 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