Supreme CourtAir Quality LawBusiness and Financial Crimes LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawCriminal LawEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawForest Resources LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawWildlife and Plants LawTiger Safaris Not Permitted in Core Habitats; Corbett Restoration and ESZ Notifications DirectedA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices Augustine George Masih and A.S. Chandurkar heard the consolidated proceedings arising from writ petitNov 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 LawEnvironmental and Natural Resource LawForest Resources LawLand Use and Zoning LawLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawReal Property LawWildlife and Plants LawBench Directs Statutory Ridge Management Board Under EP Act; Declares Single‑Window Role, Removal of Encroachments and Morphological Ridge IdentificationA bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran heard consolidated proceedings concerning the protection, management and permissibleNov 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 CourtEmployment LawLabor and Employment LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court Holds Waitlist Does Not Create Vested Right; Sets Aside High Court Direction To Absorb CandidateA Bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar heard an appeal by the Union of India and All India Radio against a Division BeNov 11, 2025•3 min
Supreme CourtCommercial Transactions LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawContract LawExecutiveLitigation PracticePractice and Procedure LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court Holds Post‑opening Correction of BOQ Rate Impermissible; Quashes High Court Direction to Recompute BidA bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan heard an appeal by Prakash Asphaltings and Toll Highways (India) Ltd. challenging a Division Bench ofNov 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 CourtCivil Contract LawCommercial Finance LawCommercial Transactions LawContract LawEnergy LawFinance and Lending LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSales and Transmission LawSupreme Court Holds Encashment of Performance Bank Guarantee a Contractual Remedy and Limits Regulatory InterferenceA bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma heard an appeal by a state-owned distribution licensee challenging concurrent orders of theNov 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
Supreme CourtCommercial and Trade LawConstitutional and Civil Rights LawExecutiveIndividual Rights LawPublic Policy and Government Affairs LawPublic and Administrative LawSupreme Court approves reworked AIFF Constitution with player representation, tweaks to disqualification and governance rulesA bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard the appeals filed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) challenNov 11, 2025•3 min