Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS)

Interim release of vehicles involved in NDPS cases - Four Scenarios of Seizure - The Court identified four scenarios where contraband is seized from a vehicle: (i) Owner or agent is the accused. (ii) Vehicle is stolen by the accused. (iii) Contraband is found with a third-party occupant without the owner's knowledge. The Court held that in the third and fourth scenarios, where the owner...

20 Important Judgments Of Orissa High Court-2025

S. 175(3) BNSS | Mandatory For Magistrate To Hear Police Officer On Refusal To Register FIR Before Passing Order For Investigation: Orissa HCCase Title: Swarnalata Jena v. State of Odisha & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Ori) 19The Bench of Justice Gourishankar Satapathy held that before passing order for investigation, it is mandatory for the Magistrate to hear the submissions of the...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Constitutional Law

75 years into our republic, we cannot be seen to be so shaky on our fundamentals that mere recital of a poem or for that matter, any form of art or entertainment, such as, stand-up comedy, can be alleged to lead to animosity or hatred amongst different communities. Subscribing to such a view would stifle all legitimate expressions of view in the public domain which is so fundamental to...

Consumer Cases Annual Digest 2025 [Part-II]

Supreme Court Supreme Court Criticises NCDRC For Inventing New Case Of Medical Negligence In Appeal; Orders Complainant To Refund Rs 10 Lakh To Doctors Cause Title: Deep Nursing Home and another Versus Manmeet Singh Mattewal and others Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 883 The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Sep. 9) ordered a complainant to refund the ₹10 lakhs...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Central Excise, Customs, CGST & Finance Laws

Distinction between 'Levy' (Section 3) and 'Measure of Tax' (Section 4)– Valuation cannot determine Excisability- Held, Section 3 creates the charge and defines the nature of the levy (manufacture of excisable goods), whereas Section 4 provides the measure (value) for the levy- The Revenue Court erred by conflating the two- The "transaction value" under Section 4 is relevant...

100 Important Judgments Of Delhi High Court In 2025

LiveLaw reported 1808 judgments from Delhi High Court in 2025. Here are some of the important decisions:1. Woman's Consent For Sexual Relations Does Not Extend To Capturing Private Moments, Posting Them On Social Media: Delhi High CourtTitle: SUDHIR KUMAR v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHICitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 74The Delhi High Court has observed that the consent given by a woman for engaging...

Bombay High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part II [Citations 201 - 402]

Bombay High Court Slams Family Court Judge Who Denied Urgent Hearing For Medical Custody Of Child To Undergo Open Heart SurgeryCase Title: SGT vs NSTCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 201"It is unbecoming of a Judge," remarked the Bombay High Court on May 27 while noting that a Family Court Judge did not grant any urgent hearing to a plea filed by a man seeking interim medical custody of his minor...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 : Company, Competition & IBC Laws

Administrative Action - Judicial Review of - Statutory Authorities - Interplay with IBC Moratorium - Held that the constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 is not curtailed by Section 14 of the IBC - The High Court is competent to entertain a writ petition and direct statutory authorities to process a redevelopment proposal in favour of a new developer, even...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 5 to January 11, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 6 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 26 NOMINAL INDEX A Karthik v. Mrs Rashmi Siddharth Zagade and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 6 I Periyasamy v. Directorate of Enforcement, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 7 The Executive Officer v. Rama Ravikumar and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 8 Freshtohome Foods Private Limited v. The Registrar of Trade Marks, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad)...

Bombay High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 5 - January 11, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 8 to 2026, LiveLaw (Bom) 22] Amit Engineers vs Union of India, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 8Amrik Singh Saini vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 9Kedar Mahadeo Jadhav vs Electoral Officer, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 10Green Gene Enviro Protection and Infrastructure Limited vs State of Maharashtra, 2026 LiveLaw (Bom) 11Apsara Co-operative Housing Society...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Consumer Law

Consumer Disputes Redressal Forums - The Supreme Court allowed an appeal by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) against an order of the NCDRC which had upheld the decisions of the State and District Consumer Forums directing LIC to compensate the respondent-claimants under the “Jeevan Arogya” hospital cash benefit policy. The deceased insured, a chronic alcoholic, had suppressed...

Family Law: All India Annual Digest 2025

Supreme CourtAlimony & Property Settlement – Held, alimony received after first divorce was not a relevant factor to determine the alimony payable after the divorce of the second marriage - The respondent's claim for Rs. 12 crores in permanent alimony and encumbrance-free ownership of the apartment as unjustified, considering that appellant-husband is an unemployed person and...