Radhika Mittal During a hearing on January 24, 2025, Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan, highlighted the necessity for an expedited verification process of advocates’ qualifications. The Supreme Court of India has expressed serious Read more
Shreya Gupta The Supreme Court has granted non-compliant states six weeks to respond to a PIL seeking the establishment of Transgender Welfare Boards. The bench issued the order noting that multiple adjournments had already been given to these states. The Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale On 13th January, 2025, the Ministry of Law and Justice notified the appointment of Justice K. Vinod Chandran as the Supreme Court judge. The Supreme Court Collegium, which is headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, had recommended Read more
Alok Singh On 11th December 2024, the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra, clarified the law on limitation in fraud cases. The case, Daliben Valjibhai & Ors. v. Prajapati Kodarbhai Kachrabhai & Anr. revolved around a registered sale deed dated Read more
Rehan Khan On 10th January, the Supreme Court of India expressed initial approval of the Allahabad High Court’s decision to consolidate and jointly hear all suits related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi–Shahi Idgah dispute. The case, titled Committee of Management Trust Read more
Aastha Pareek The Delhi High Court, while hearing bail applications in the Delhi riots conspiracy case on January 9, 2024, directed the Delhi Police to adopt a concise approach in presenting their arguments. The Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla Read more
Aastha Pareek The mother of Atul Subhash, a Bengaluru-based software engineer who tragically died by suicide, has moved to the Supreme Court seeking the custody of her grandson. The child is currently in the custody of Subhash’s estranged wife, Nikita Read more
Alok Singh The Supreme Court of India, on 19 December 2024 (Thursday), introduced reservations for women in Bar Associations across Delhi on an experimental basis. This decision was made by a Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan in the case of Fozia Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale The Supreme Court on 17th December, 2024, observed that directing a Judicial Officer to provide an explanation through a judicial order is not appropriate, and such an explanation should only be sought on the administrative side. The Read more
Aastha Pareek On December 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of India commuted the death sentence in the case of Sambhubhai Raisangbhau Padhiyar v. State Of Gujarat wherein the man was convicted for the sexual assault and murder of a four-year-old Read more