BREAKING| Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case On Aravalli Hills' Definition

The Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognisance of concerns arising from the recent change in the definition of the Aravalli Hills, amid apprehensions that the move could pave the way for unregulated mining and severe environmental degradation.A vacation Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice J K Maheshwari and Justice A G Masih is scheduled to consider the matter on Monday, December 29.The Court's intervention comes in the backdrop of public protests and...

Supreme Court To Hear CBI's Challenge To Suspension Of Kuldeep Sengar's Sentence In Unnao Rape Case On December 29

The Supreme Court will hear on Monday (December 29) the petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the order of the Delhi High Court granting bail to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Augustine George Masih will hear the matter.The Special Leave Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court assailing the High Court's decision to...

Central Consumer Protection Authority Fines Vision IAS ₹11 Lakh For 'Misleading Ads' On UPSC Civil Services Exam Results

The Central Consumer Protection Authority has fined coaching institute Vision IAS (AjayVision Education Private Limited) Rs 11 Lakh for publishing "misleading advertisements" on its website wherein it is stated to have made certain claims with respect to the UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE) results. The authority had initiated a suo-moto case against Vision IAS with regard to alleged misleading advertisements on its official website (www.visionias.in) on which the following...

Round Up 2025| Supreme Court Judgments On Judicial Service

No Quota For Judicial Officers In District Judge Posts : Supreme Court Issues Guidelines On Seniority In Higher Judicial ServiceThe Supreme Court ruled out any special quota/weightage for promotee judges in the posts of District Judges, observing that there is no nationwide pattern of disproportionate representation of direct recruits in the Higher Judicial Service.The Court observed that...

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: November 2025

SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Directs Trial Courts To Pass Orders For Victim Compensation In Criminal Cases To Ensure Timely Disbursal Case Title: Jyoti Praveen Khandpasole v. Union of India & Others In a significant step to strengthen the victim compensation framework, the Supreme Court has directed all Special and Sessions Courts across the country to issue appropriate...

S.138 Negotiable Instruments Act | Supreme Court Round-Up 2025 : Judgments On Cheque Dishonour Cases

Company Independent and Non-Executive Directors Aren't Automatically Liable Upon Filing Of ComplaintIn KS Mehta Vs. Morgan Securities and Credits Pvt. Ltd., 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 286, a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and SC Sharma clarified that non-executive and independent directors of a company cannot be held vicariously liable for the company's obligations under the Negotiable Instruments...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 26, 2025

Tax GST Registration Can Be Restored If Returns And Dues Are Cleared: Gauhati High CourtRevenue Cannot Reclassify Input Services Or Deny CENVAT Credit While Sanctioning Refund: CESTAT ChandigarhCentre Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty On 2-Ethyl Hexanol Imports From EU, US, Korea, Others Till June 2026Service Tax | Sale Of Popcorn & Beverages At Cinema Counters Is Not Service, No Service Tax...

CBI Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi HC Order Suspending Sentence Of Kuldeep Sengar In Unnao Rape Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation has approached the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Delhi High Court granting bail to former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.The Special Leave Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court assailing the High Court's decision to suspend Sengar's sentence and release him on bail during the pendency of his appeal...

Supreme Court Restores CISF Constable's Dismissal For Second Marriage

The Court observed that that such rules are not moral censures but service conditions aimed at maintaining discipline,

Acquitted After Noose : Supreme Court Upheld No Death Sentence In 2025, But Acquittals Came After Years On Death Row

With Surendra Koli—the last remaining in the 2006 Nithari killings—walking free after the Supreme Court acquitted him, once again, debate has resurfaced whether establishing guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is attainable.Koli's case was not the only case which ended up in an acquittal this year. LiveLaw covered as many as 15 matters relating to the death penalty awarded in the 'rarest of...

Supertech Insolvency : Supreme Court Appoints 3-Member Committee To Oversee Supernova Project & Protect Homebuyers

The Court has disbanded the interim resolution professional and the Committee of Creditors, which will be replaced by the Committee.

Medical Negligence | 'Commission Under WB Clinical Establishments Act Can Decide Deficiency In Patient Service': Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that the Commission established under West Bengal Clinical Establishments Act, 2017 is entitled to adjudicate upon 'deficiency in patient care service' as well as to award compensation."Section 38 categorically provides that medical negligence complaints would be dealt with by the State Medical Councils. The Division Bench held that the Commission was not...