Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 18, 2025

Links to today's reports : Supreme Court Recalls 'Vanashakti' Judgment Which Barred Grant Of Post-Facto Environmental Clearances; Justice Bhuyan DissentsKerala Moves Supreme Court Seeking Deferment Of Electoral Rolls' SIR Till Local Body ElectionsSupreme Court Grants Bail To ED Officer In Bribery Case'Then We Should Monitor Handkerchief Use!' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For...

'Avoid Bail Litigation': Supreme Court Asks Union To Establish Pan-India Mechanism For Completion Of Special Statute Trials Within 6 Months

The Court also suggested online deposition of witnesses and pruning of witness-list in NIA cases.

WinZO Faces Fresh Insolvency Plea From Arve Digital Over ₹1.59 Crore Debt

After Paytm, Arve Digital Media, a digital marketing company, has approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), New Delhi Bench, seeking insolvency proceedings against online gaming platform WinZO over Rs 1.59 crore in unpaid dues for services related to user acquisition, app installations, and digital growth campaigns. A bench comprising Judicial Member Justice Jyotsna Sharma...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case | Umar Khalid Can't Claim Parity With Other Accused Who Got Bail : Police To Supreme Court

The Delhi Police on Monday (November 18) argued before the Supreme Court that Umar Khalid cannot claim parity with Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha, the co-accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, as the 2021 order of the Delhi High Court giving them bail was passed on an incorrect interpretation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).Appearing for...

PC-PNDT Act | Supreme Court Asks Central Board To Examine Challenge To Provision Barring Women Under 35 From Pre-Natal Diagnostic Tests

The Court observed that the issue required consideration.

Supreme Court Seeks MP Authorities' Response On Plea Alleging Illegal Demolition Of Accused's Home

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Madhya Pradesh authorities in a plea seeking contempt proceedings for the alleged illegal demolition of the petitioner's house in violation of the Supreme Court's directions.The petitioner named Imroz Khan, a resident of Sehore District, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's refusal to initiate...

WhatsApp Privacy Case: CCI Asks NCLAT To Clarify If Privacy Safeguards Apply Over Data Shared For Advertising

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) seeking clarification on the tribunal's November 4 judgment, which had set aside the five-year prohibition on WhatsApp sharing user data with Meta for advertising purposes.The CCI has asked the tribunal whether, in light of the judgment's emphasis on user privacy and consent,...

Citing Delhi's Smog, Justice Bhuyan's Dissent Warns Against Allowing Post-Facto EC; Says Court Shouldn't Backtrack

Justice Bhuyan called the review judgment a "step in retrogression."

Supreme Court Lays Down Revised Schedule For Various State Bar Council Elections; Forms Committees To Monitor

The Court allowed lawyers whose degree verifications are pending to vote provisionally.

'Why Use Your Machinery For Political Battles?' : Supreme Court Asks CBI In Jharkhand Assembly Appointments Case

The Supreme Court today, while hearing the issue of a probe into appointments to the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha, questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) why it was being used to fight political battles.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the challenge by the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha to the Jharkhand High Court's order of September 2024, which directed a...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union On Plea Against Decision To Stop Patient Care Allowance To Disabled Hospital Staff

The Supreme Court recently issued notice in an Article 32 writ petition preferred by the AIIMS Divyang Federation espousing the cause of persons with disability, working in different hospitals/healthcare established recognised and funded by the Central Government, whose Patient Care Allowance(PCA) has been stopped by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.As per the writ petition, the PCA...

Disclosure Of Candidates Shortlisted For CIC Appointments Might Be Counter-Productive : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court yesterday again declined to direct the Union Government to publicly disclose the names of candidates shortlisted for appointments to the Central Information Commission (CIC), saying that the same may be counter-productive to the appointment process.Though the petitioners emphasized that the issue was settled by the Court in 2018 itself and a mandamus be issued for disclosure...