Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered an important judgment clarifying the procedural law under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). A bench comprising Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Manmohan heard an appeal challenging a December 10, 2024 order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Background: In the case, the […]

The Supreme Court has held that an arrest and subsequent detention become unlawful if the written grounds of arrest are not provided to the accused in a language they understand. A Bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih made this ruling in Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State of Maharashtra, where the

The Supreme Court bench of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice A.S. Chandurkar recently ruled that if a judgment is passed in favour of a person who had already died before the hearing, such a judgment has no legal validity and is considered a nullity. The Court further clarified that when an appellant dies before the

In a landmark move responding to the alarming surge in dog-bite incidents, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice  NV Anjaria issued sweeping directives aimed at safeguarding public spaces. The Court ordered that every educational institution, hospital, public sports complex, bus stand, depot, railway station, and similar premises must

Calling attention to a national public health “emergency,” wellness advocate Luke Christopher Coutinho—known for his work with the Prime Minister’s Fit India Movement—has filed a strongly argued Public Interest Litigation(PIL). The plea delivers a stark warning: every single day, over 1.4 billion Indians are left with no choice but to breathe in toxic air. It

In a landmark clarification, the Supreme Court has ruled that a mere suit for injunction is not maintainable when the plaintiff lacks possession of the property and the title itself is in dispute. Emphasizing the proper course of action, the Court held that in such situations, the plaintiff must seek a declaration of ownership along

Former Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, in a thought-provoking address at the 5th Convocation of VIT-AP University, revealed that his family was subjected to criminal cases as part of a strategy to “coerce” him. Reflecting on the challenges moral judges face, he observed that members of the judiciary who stood firm on constitutional

In a stern message upholding respect for judicial officers, the Supreme Court came down heavily on Nitin Bansal, accused of threatening a woman lawyer—appointed as a Court Commissioner—with a pistol during commission proceedings. A Bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed Bansal to surrender before jail authorities by November

The Supreme Court, taking note of the worsening air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR, has directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit detailing the concrete measures it plans to implement to prevent pollution levels from rising further. The issue was heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India(CJI) B.R.

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran has clarified the limits of summoning lawyers during criminal investigations, marking an important step in defining advocate–client privilege and protecting the independence of the legal profession. The judgment begins with a striking quote from Shakespeare’s Henry VI: “The first thing we do,