In J Revathy v. Government of India (2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 210), the Madras High Court held that a wife does not need her husband’s authorisation or signature to apply for a passport. Justice Anand Venkatesh criticised the Passport… Read more »
In Vaibhav v. State of Maharashtra (2025 INSC 800), the Supreme Court acquitted a medical student of murder, finding no complete chain of circumstantial evidence to prove he fired the fatal shot. Suspicious acts like hiding clothes and… Read more »
In Union of India v. M/s Kamakhya Transport Pvt. Ltd. (2025 INSC 805), the Supreme Court held that Indian Railways can recover penalties for misdeclared consignments even after delivery under Section 66 of the Railways Act, 1989. Overturning… Read more »
In Ghanshyam Soni v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2025 INSC 803), the Supreme Court held that for Section 468 CrPC, the limitation period runs from the date a complaint is filed, not when the Magistrate takes cognizance. A… Read more »
In Vanashakti v. Union of India (2025 SCC OnLine SC 1139), the Supreme Court declared ex-post facto environmental clearances unconstitutional, reinforcing that prior clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006 is mandatory. Citing Common Cause (2017) and misuse seen… Read more »
In Office for Alternative Architecture v. Ircon Infrastructure And Services Ltd., 2025 INSC 665, the Hon’ble Supreme Court set aside an order of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court order which had excluded certain claims as non-arbitrable in view… Read more »
In Kamal Dev Prasad v. Mahesh Forge, 2025 INSC 591, the Hon’ble Supreme Court while considering an issue of workplace injury compensation under the Employees’ Compensation Act,1932 held that a disability and loss of earning capacity should not… Read more »
In Jai Ram Vs. Som Prakash & Anr. etc., 2025 INSC 227, the Hon’ble Supreme Court chided the High Court for setting-aside a reasoned order of the District Court on the ground of limitation when the issue of… Read more »
Abstract The Supreme Court’s decision in Kamla Nehru Memorial Trust v. U.P. State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (2025 INSC 791) represents more than the resolution of a dispute over an industrial allotment. It marks a doctrinal convergence of… Read more »
In Devu G. Nair v. State of Kerala, 2024 INSC 228, the Hon’ble Supreme Court, while hearing a criminal appeal against interim orders of the Kerala High Court in a writ of habeas corpus, laid down important guidelines… Read more »
