Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 19, 2025 Judges: B.R. Gavai, CJI, Augustine George Masih, J, K. Vinod Chandran, J. Are all High Court judges entitled to the same pension benefits regardless of their previous roles? The Supreme Court of India addressed this critical question in a recent suo motu writ petition, aiming to resolve […]
Date of the Judgment: May 16, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 518 Judges: Surya Kant, J., Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, J. Can a portion of fees collected from Non-Resident Indian (NRI) students be used to create a corpus fund for subsidizing medical education for Below Poverty Line (BPL) students? The Supreme Court addressed this question in a
Date of the Judgment: May 15, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 703 Judges: Dipankar Datta, J., Manmohan, J. Can a person convicted under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (PoFA Act) be granted the benefit of probation under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958? The Supreme Court recently addressed this question in two criminal appeals
Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 09, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 656 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J., Ujjal Bhuyan, J. In the digital age, where information spreads rapidly through online platforms, how does the principle of sub judice (matters awaiting judicial decision) apply to content hosted on these platforms? The Supreme Court of India addressed
Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 09, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 661 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, CJI, Sanjay Kumar, J., R. Mahadevan, J. When is a tax exemption not really an exemption? This question arises when goods that are exempt from sales tax are then subjected to a purchase tax. The Supreme Court of India recently
Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 07, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 714 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J. and Augustine George Masih, J. Did errors in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 adversely affect the career aspirations of thousands of students? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in an appeal against a
Introduction Date of the Judgment: 06 May 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 629 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Augustine George Masih Imagine a scenario where someone’s election win is questioned not just on standard grounds, but also on the validity of their caste certificate. Can an election petition be the right place to challenge
Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 06, 2025 The Supreme Court of India addressed the critical issue of whether a High Court can dismiss a criminal application seeking to quash a complaint without issuing notice to the respondent or providing reasons for declining to do so. The case of Gopal Govind Lakade & Anr. vs.
Date of the Judgment: May 06, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 631 Judges: Dipankar Datta, J., Manmohan, J. Can a marriage be dissolved even when the grounds for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act are not met? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in the case of Kumari Rekha vs. Shambhu Saran Paswan. The
Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 05, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 647 Judges: Sanjiv Khanna, CJI, Sanjay Kumar, J. When does criticism of the judiciary cross the line into contempt? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a case involving alleged scandalous remarks against the court. The Court dismissed a petition seeking
Date of the Judgment: 01 May 2025 Judges: B. V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court of India addressed a long-standing dispute regarding the seniority of Sub-Inspectors of Police in Tamil Nadu. The core issue revolved around whether in-service candidates, recruited under a 20% quota within the direct recruitment
Date of the Judgment: April 30, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 677 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, J. and Ujjal Bhuyan, J. When a citizen approaches a police station to report a crime, should they be treated with dignity? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this critical question in a case concerning the refusal to register
