Supreme Court Bars Union From Disbanding CEC Formed For Forest Protection Without Court's Prior Approval

In a significant order aimed at preserving the functioning of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), the Supreme Court directed that the Union of India shall not take any steps to disband the CEC without first obtaining the prior approval of the Court.The direction was issued in the long-running forest matter, T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India, while the bench was considering...

Improper For Authorities To Pick Up Trivial Omissions In Supreme Court's Order & Defy It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that it is improper for authorities to defy an order of the Supreme Court citing certain trivial omissions. The Court's observation came in a matter where the Uttar Pradesh prison authorities delayed the release of an undertrial on the ground that the Supreme Court's order granting him bail had omitted to mention one sub-section, although all other...

Supreme Court Shocked By Rajasthan Police's 'Shielding' Of Maharashtra Police Officer In Criminal Case; Orders DGP To Form SIT

The Court said that the Rajasthan police's conduct was unbecoming of a police force.

Judicial Officer Moves Supreme Court Against Penalty Imposed By High Court For Summary Disposal Of Cases

The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on a Judicial Officer's plea against the penalty imposed on her for disposing of 1926 criminal cases in 5 months by stopping proceedings as a Magistrate, without proper application of mind, at the summons stage itself.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate PB Suresh (for the petitioner)....

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 21, 2025

Links to today's reports.

'Can A Tribal's Son Compete With My Son?' : CJI Gavai Defends Judgment To Exclude Creamy Layer From SC/ST Reservations

Speaking at the SCBA farewell function on Friday, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said he firmly stands by his view that the “creamy layer” must be excluded from reservation benefits for Scheduled Castes, despite criticism from within his own community.Defending his the judgment allowing sub-classification of Scheduled Castes, where he held the need for state policy to exclude the...

Supreme Court Seeks ECI Response On Congress MP Tanuj Punia's Plea Against SIR In Uttar Pradesh

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a writ petition filed by Congress MP Tanuj Punia challenging special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, SVN Bhatti and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order. It also issued notice on pleas challenging SIR in Kerala and seeking postponement thereof.Tanuj Punia, a Lok Sabha MP from Barabanki and Chairman...

Judicial Officers Who Joined Before May 20 Not Bound By 3-Year Practice Mandate To Apply For Services In Other States : Supreme Court

However, they should have completed three years of service in the current State.

NCLT Defers Order On Riju Ravindran's Plea Against Glas Trust's Aakash Rights Issue Funding Plan; Subscription Closes Today

The National Company Law Tribunal at Bengaluru on Friday deferred its order on former Byju's promoter Riju Ravindran's interim plea challenging the Committee of Creditors' approval of a Compulsorily Convertible Debenture structure proposed by Glas Trust to fund Think and Learn Private Limited's (Byju's) participation in Aakash Educational Services Limited's ongoing rights issue. A coram...

IBBI Issues Fresh Guidelines For Appointment of Insolvency Professionals

In order to reduce administrative delays in appointing of Resolution Professionals, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) on Friday issued fresh guidelines to streamline how insolvency professionals (IPs) are shortlisted and appointed across tribunals from January 1, 2026. Under the new framework, only IPs with a clean record and a valid Authorisation for Assignment through...

Manipur Police Sent Edited Clips For Forensic Analysis : Kuki Group To Supreme Court In Plea For Probe Against Ex-CM Biren Singh

The Kuki Organization for Human Right Trust has told the Supreme Court that the Manipur Police forwarded only short, edited clips to the National Forensic Science University (NFSU), Gandhinagar, instead of the complete 48-minute recording that allegedly contains a conversation implicating former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh in the 2023 ethnic violence. “the Respondent forwarded...

Centre Brings Four Labour Codes Into Operation With Effect From November 21

The Government of India has announced that the four Labour Codes - the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020- are being made effective from 21st November 2025. Official gazette notifications were issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment to this effect.The...