POSH Act: All India Annual Digest 2025

Supreme CourtSupreme Court Holds NUJS Faculty's Sexual Harassment Complaint Against VC Time-Barred; But Directs VC To Mention Judgment In His ResumeCase Title: VANEETA PATNAIK v NIRMAL KANTI CHAKRABARTI & ORS.| Special Leave Petition (C) No. 17936 of 2025Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 902Supreme Court ruled that the sexual harassment alleged by a faculty member of the West Bengal...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Arbitration And Conciliation Act

Arbitration A non-signatory to an arbitration agreement cannot be permitted to remain present in arbitration proceedings, as it would breach confidentiality and exceed the Court's jurisdiction after appointing an arbitrator - Section 35 of the 1996 Act states that an award binds only parties to the arbitration and those claiming under them - 'Party' is defined by section 2(h) as...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA)

Article 21 - Applicability of Section 436-A CrPC - Article 21 vs. National Security - Supreme Court clarified that Section 436-A CrPC expressly excludes offences for which death is a prescribed punishment - the accused were charged under Section 302 IPC and Section 16 UAPA (both punishable by death), they were ineligible for bail under this specific provision - While Article...

Gauhati High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 12 - January 18, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Gau) 4-9 ]X v/s Y 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 4Seema Chakraborty & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 5The State of Assam & Others vs. Ikbal Hussain Laskar 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 6HIMASHMI SAIKIA & Ors. v/s THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 7The State of Assam & Ors. v. Dipak Gogoi 2026 LiveLaw (Gau) 8Mahindra and...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: POSH Act

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Interpretation of Statutes – Use of the word 'Where' in Section 11(1) – Held, the expression "where the respondent is an employee" in Section 11(1) of the POSH Act is a procedural trigger and not a jurisdictional constraint - The word 'where' functions as...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 12 - January 18, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 27 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 36 NOMINAL INDEX Kamal Haasan v Neeyevidai, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 27 Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences v. India Research Watch and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 28 Aamir Khan Productions Pvt Ltd v BSNL and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 29 Vimal Chinnappan v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Another, 2026...

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 12 - January 18, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 22 - 31]V.K. Thajudheen and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 22Tenny Jose v. Managing Partner, New Metalised Agency and Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 23Choorapilan Jameela and Anr. v. Padavanna Shamseer and Ors. , 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 24Manden Babinesh and Ors. v. State of Kerala, 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 25Sayed Hussain Hydrose Thangal v. K...

Allahabad High Court Weekly Round-Up : January 12 To January 18, 2026

ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE WEEK Rohingya Funding Syndicate | Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Alleged Kingpin, Slams IO For 'Callous' Approach Case Title - Dr. Abdul Ghaffar vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chif Secy. / Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 18 Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 18 The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) on Friday...

Allahabad High Court Annual Digest 2025 : Part II [Citations 301 - 590]

[SARFAESI Act] Limitation To Be Calculated From Date Of Last Action Against Which Aggrieved Party Approached DRT U/S 17: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Vimla Kashyap and Ors v. Union of India and Ors [MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No.3953 of 2025] Case citation : 2025 LiveLaw (AB) 301 The Allahabad High Court has held that limitation for filing securitization...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012

Application in Consensual Adolescent Relationships - The Supreme Court emphasized a nuanced application of the POCSO Act in cases involving consensual romantic relationships between adolescents, prioritizing the best interests of the victim and her dependents. (Paras 15, 31) In Re: Right to Privacy of Adolescents, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 617 : 2025 INSC 778 Life Imprisonment...

Rajasthan High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part II [Citations 201 - 430]

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 201 To 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 430 Orders/Judgments of the Year (June 2025 – December 2025)Rajasthan High Court Directs State To Plant Ten Times The Number Of Trees Affected By Road Widening & Beautification Work Title: Gyanchand Soni v State of Rajasthan & Ors., and other connected petitions Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Raj) 201 While...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Extradition Order Quashed - The Trial Court's order directing extradition of the appellant (husband) residing in the USA, due to his non-appearance, was held untenable, especially given the illegal impoundment of his passport. (Para 20) Vishal Shah v. Monalisha Gupta, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 240 Issuance of bailable warrant - Proceedings under the D.V. Act are quasi-criminal and do...