Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Juvenile Justice Act

Criminal Law – Bail - Juvenile Justice - Sexual Offences - Sex Education - Supreme Court reiterated its direction to the State of Uttar Pradesh to file an additional affidavit informing the Court on how sex education is provided as a part of the curriculum in higher secondary schools (Classes IX to XII) so that young adolescents are made aware of the hormonal changes that come...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Rent Control & Eviction

Rent Control & Eviction - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Appellate Authority's Error - The Appellate Authority's reversal of the Prescribed Authority's findings was unsustainable, as it failed to provide convincing reasons to dislodge the evidence-based conclusion of bona fide need. The assumption that the landlord had substantial business interests was not supported by...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Motor Vehicles Act

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Appellant, a 20-year-old student, suffered amputation of his left leg in a motor accident - Accident occurred when a car ahead suddenly applied brakes, causing appellant to collide with it and subsequently being run over by a bus - MACT awarded Rs. 91 lakhs initially, which was reduced to Rs. 73 lakhs due to 20%...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Income Tax Act

Corrupt Practice - Whether election can be declared void due to her non-disclosure of income from her income tax returns and amounts to improper acceptance of nomination rendering election void under section 100(1)(d)(i) and corrupt practise under 100(1)(d)(iv) of RPA – Held, mere failure to disclose assets won't invalidate election unless they're substantial - The non-disclosure was...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Property Laws

Property Laws - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Adoption and Property Rights - Doctrine of Relation Back - The appellant was adopted by defendant No.1, on 16.07.1994, after the death of her husband. The appellant claimed a half share in the suit schedule properties, arguing that he became the legal heir upon adoption. Held, under Section 12(c) of the Act an adopted child...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Hindu Law

Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956Section 12(c) - Adoption and Property Rights - Doctrine of Relation Back - The appellant was adopted by defendant No.1, on 16.07.1994, after the death of her husband. The appellant claimed a half share in the suit schedule properties, arguing that he became the legal heir upon adoption. Held, under Section 12(c) of the Act an adopted child...

Personality Rights: All India Annual Digest 2025

Bombay High CourtUnauthorised Use Of Celebrity Voice Using AI Tools Violates Rights : Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Asha BhosleCase Title: Asha Bhosle v. Mayk Inc.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (Bom) 398The Bombay High Court has held that making Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools available which allow the conversion of any voice into that of a celebrity without consent amounts to a violation...

Right To Information Act (RTI): All India Annual Digest 2025

Supreme CourtA request to disclose the marks obtained by other candidates in a public examination under the Right to Information Act, 2005, in the public interest, cannot be declined. Public Information Officer and Registrar v. Onkar Dattatray Kalmankar, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 210Article 19(1)(a) - Right to Information - Supreme Court examined legal framework on the right to information affirming...

PMLA: All India Annual Digest 2025

Supreme CourtAccused cannot be kept in custody if order taking cognizance of Enforcement Directorate (ED) complaint has been quashed. (Para 5) Arun Pati Tripathi v. Directorate of Enforcement, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 371Accused's right to access all relevant materials, relied upon or not, to ensure a fair trial - Procedural denials of document access cannot override the constitutional right to a...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: BNS & IPC

BHARTATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 (BNS) / INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860 - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Section 2(26). Person Sections 11, 120B, 420 IPC – Copyright Act, 1957 – Sections 63, 65 - Victim - Appeal from convictions - Appeal in case of acquittal - Interpretation of 'victim' under Section 2 (wa) read with proviso to Section 372 CrPC - Whether Section 378 CrPC would prevail...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: SARFAESI Act

Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Framework “Identification by Banks or Creditors” comes first, it is immediately followed by “Identification by the Enterprise”- An MSME may voluntarily initiate proceedings under the FRAMEWORK if it reasonably apprehends business failure...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Labour Laws

Administrative order punishing a delinquent employee - Certain generic principles governing interference with orders of punishment that are passed following inquiry proceedings have evolved over a period of time. Law is well settled that an administrative order punishing a delinquent employee is not ordinarily subject to correction in judicial review because the disciplinary authority...