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...

Improper For Later Bench To Sit In Appeal Over Interim Order Passed By Earlier Bench : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently discouraged the practice of a later bench of the High Court sitting in appeal over an interim order passed by an earlier bench. It also stated that the High Court should not pass a blanket 'no-coercive steps' order without assigning reasons.In this case, the petitioner had sought an interim stay on an investigation before the Bombay High Court by way of a writ petition. The earlier bench, which heard the matter, refused to grant the relief. It passed an interim...

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 entitled to give any finding in this regard. The Commission in its judgment expressly states that they are not...

Supreme Court Constitution Bench Judgments Of 2025

A Constitution Bench is a bench of at least 5 judges, formed in order to answer sustantial questions arising out of interpreting provisions of the Constution of India. Here are the Constitution bench judgments of 2025 - Appellate Courts Have Power To Modify Arbitral AwardsCase Title: Gayatri Balasamy v. M/S ISG Novasoft Technologies LimitedCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 508A five-judge bench of...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 - Administrative Law

Administrative Law Administrative / Adjudicatory / Legislative functions - A perusal of the provisions laying down the functions of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (the “CERC”) indicates that the statutory authority is enjoined with the task of regulation as well as adjudication of several aspects of the generation, transmission and distribution of...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2025 - Part 2 [26-50]

26. Student Suicides | Supreme Court Constitutes National Task Force To Address Mental Health Concerns In CollegesCase Details: Amit Kumar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 341The Supreme Court (March 24) directed the formation of the National Task Force to address the mental health concerns of students and prevent the rising number of suicides in...

Supreme Court Direct & Indirect Tax: Annual Digest 2025

Judgments With CitationsDirect TaxMotor Accident Claims - Tax Returns Can Be Accepted To Determine Income Only If They Are Appropriately Produced : Supreme CourtCase name: New India Assurance Co. Ltd. V. Sonigra Juhi Uttamchand.Case no.: SLP (C) No. 30491 of 2018Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 18The Supreme Court, recently (on January 02), while deciding a motor accident compensation claim...

'Govt Cannot Act Contrary To Its Own Policy' : Supreme Court Quashes Naming Of Rajasthan Villages After Individuals

The Supreme Court has held that the State Government of Rajasthan acted in violation of its own binding policy by naming newly created revenue villages after private individuals, and restored a Single Judge order quashing such notifications.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Alok Aradhe allowed an appeal filed by residents of village Sohda in Barmer district, setting aside a...

Mutation Of Revenue Records Can Be Carried Out Based On Will : Supreme Court

Mutation does not confer title and is done only for fisal purposes, the Court stated.

'Manifestly Perverse': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Granting Bail To Accused Who Allegedly Murdered Witness While On Bail

The Supreme Court set aside the Madras High Court's order grant bail to the accused in a murder case, noting that the order granting bail was vitiated by perversity, arbitrariness and non-application of mind.A bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan was hearing an appeal against an order of the Madurai Bench of the High Court, which had granted bail to the accused in an...

Criminal Revision Filed By Informant Doesn't Abate On His Death; Other Victims Can Continue It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a criminal revision petition does not automatically abate upon the death of the revisionist, particularly when the revision is not filed by an accused but by an informant or victim. The Court clarified that in such cases, the revisional court has the discretion to continue examining the legality and propriety of the impugned order and may permit a victim to...