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UAPA: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtArticle 21 - Applicability of Section 436-A CrPC - Article 21 vs. National Security - Supreme Court clarified that Section 436-A CrPC expressly excludes offences for which death is a prescribed punishment - the accused were charged under Section 302 IPC and Section 16 UAPA (both punishable by death), they were ineligible for bail under this specific provision - While Article...
TODAY: LiveLaw Academy's Judiciary Prep Booster Test Series 2.0 - Civil & Criminal Law
LiveLaw Academy has launched the Judiciary Prep Booster Test Series 2.0 - Civil & Criminal Law, a comprehensive online test series designed for aspirants preparing for judicial service examinations. The test series is conducted online, with the medium of instruction in English, and follows a judiciary-oriented full syllabus format aligned with current examination standards. Register for the Test Here - REGISTER NOW About the Test Series The Judiciary Prep Booster Test Series 2.0 covers...
Negotiable Instruments Act: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtDistinction between 'delivery' and 'presentation' illustrated - Supreme Court distinguished delivery (Section 46 NI Act) from presentment (Section 64 NI Act) - Held that delivery involves the drawer handing the cheque to the payee, and, in case of account-payee cheques, the payee delivering it to his own bank - This stage is covered by Section 142(2)(a) - Presentment is the act...
Future Of High Court Depends On Its Ability To Act As Proactive Custodian Of Constitution: CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said that the future of High Courts lies in their ability to act as proactive custodians of the Constitution, remain alert to systemic failures of governance and work towards transforming access to justice from a mere right into a State-guaranteed service.“The future of the High Court depends on its ability to act as a pro-active custodian...
Justice VG Arun : Gentleman Judge With Progressive Views
January 23, 2026 marked the retirement of one of the most eminent judges of the Kerala High Court, Justice V.G. Arun known for his calm composure and gentle demeanour among the members of the Bar.Justice Arun has spoken loudly through his forwarded-thinking judgments on freedom of speech and expression, mental health, secularism, equal rights, freedom from surveillance, to name just a...
SARFAESI Act: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtOrder VII Rule 11 CPC | Plaint With Multiple Reliefs Cannot Be Rejected Just Because Some Reliefs Are Barred : Supreme CourtCase Title: CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA & ANR. VERSUS SMT. PRABHA JAIN & ORS.Citation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 96The Supreme Court observed that when a Plaint includes multiple reliefs, it cannot be rejected solely because one of the reliefs is barred by law,...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act
Right of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Additional Directions for PwD Inmates – Held in addition to the L. Muruganantham guidelines, the Court issued further directions - i. Grievance Redressal: States and UTs must establish an independent and accessible mechanism for complaints regarding neglect or abuse; ii. Inclusive...
POSH Act: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtSupreme Court Holds NUJS Faculty's Sexual Harassment Complaint Against VC Time-Barred; But Directs VC To Mention Judgment In His ResumeCase Title: VANEETA PATNAIK v NIRMAL KANTI CHAKRABARTI & ORS.| Special Leave Petition (C) No. 17936 of 2025Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 902Supreme Court ruled that the sexual harassment alleged by a faculty member of the West Bengal...
Supreme Court Requests Jharkhand High Court To Sympathetically Consider Apology Of Advocate In Contempt Case
The Supreme Court on Friday requested the Jharkhand High Court to sympathetically consider the apology tendered by a lawyer who is facing the High Court's suo motu contemp proceedings over a heated exchange with a judge.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the plea by advocate Mahesh Tiwari challenging suo-motu criminal contempt against him who was seen in a...
Supreme Court Declines To Order Reduction Of NEET UG Cutoff For BAMS Admissions 2025–26
The Supreme Court today refused to order reduction of the NEET UG qualifying cutoff for admission to BAMS courses for the academic year 2025–26, observing that the academic year is about to end. A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe refused to grant interim relief to ayurvedic colleges seeking reduction in cutoff in order to ensure no seat remains vacant. “We...