Air India Flight Crash | 'Unfortunate': Supreme Court Criticises Media Narrative Of Pilot Error From Selective Leak Of Preliminary Report

While issuing notice to the Union on a plea seeking independent probe, the Court stressed the importance of maintaining confidentiality.

"Time Has Come To Decriminalise Defamation": Supreme Court While Hearing The Wire's Plea Against Ex-JNU Professor's Case

"I think time has come to decriminalise all this," Justice Sundresh said.

'Let Justice Dhulia's Report Come' : Supreme Court On Kerala Governor's Plea To Remove CM From Committee To Select University VCs

Attorney General for India today requested the Supreme Court to hear an application moved by the Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar seeking the removal of the Kerala Chief Minister from the Committee constituted by the Court for the appointment of regular Vice Chancellors for the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and the University of Digital Sciences Innovation and Technology.The...

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez Moves Supreme Court For Quashing Of 200 Cr-Money Laundering Case Involving Sukesh Chandrashekhar

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has moved the Supreme Court challenging Delhi High Court's dismissal of her quashing plea in the 200 cr-money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. As an interim measure, the actress prays for stay of trial qua her.To recap, Fernandez's plea before the High Court sought quashing of ED's ECIR as well as the second...

Are Hyderabad Cricket Association Officers 'Public Servants' Under Prevention Of Corruption Act? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court is set to examine whether the officers of Hyderabad Cricket Association (“HCA”) fall within the category of public servants to be tried in corruption cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“PC Act”). A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale heard the petition filed against the Telangana High Court's decision refusing to quash the...

PIL Filed In Delhi High Court Seeking Removal Of Graves Of Afzal Guru, Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt From Tihar Jail Premises

A public interest litigation has been initiated before the Delhi High Court Court seeking the removal of the graves of Mohammad Maqbool Bhatt and Mohammad Afzal Guru, who were executed for terrorism-related offences, from Delhi's Central Jail, Tihar. As an alternative, it is prayed that the authorities relocate their mortal remains to a secret location in accordance with law, “so as to...

'Abuse Of Process' : Supreme Court Hauls Up Advocate Who Lodged FIR Against 71-Year-Old Woman Alleging Forgery In 1971 Sale Deed

The Court issued a warrant to the Advocate who did not appear.

Spouse Can Sue Partner's Lover Seeking Damages For Interfering With Marriage : Delhi High Court Discusses 'Alienation Of Affection'

"Third party must not intentionally and wrongfully interfere with marital relationship by acts calculated to alienate the affection of a spouse"

Supreme Court Weekly Digest September 2025 [Sep 1 - 10, 2025]

Citation 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 859 - 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 882Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (1996 Act) - Section 31(7)(b) - Award of interest - Pendente Lite interest - Whether a clause in the agreement barring interest on 'delayed payment/disputed claim' also bars the arbitral Tribunal from awarding pendente lite interest – Held, clause restricting interest on delayed payments by itself...

Some CAT Administrative Members Avoid Passing Orders Against Govt : CJI BR Gavai

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said that some administrative members of the Central Administrative Tribunals are reluctant to pass orders against the Government. Addressing the 10th All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), CJI Gavai said : “As a Judge, I have personally noticed that some of the Judges coming from administration do not forget that they are...

Is S.138 NI Act Complaint Maintainable If Cheque Was Issued For Cash Debt Above Rs 20,000? Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court is set to examine the question whether a complaint for cheque dishonour is maintainable if the cheque was presented to recover a debt above Rs 20,000 which was paid completely in cash.A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M Pancholi issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed against a judgment of the Kerala High Court which held that a...

Touching Private Parts Of Minor Not Offence Of Rape, But Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that merely touching the private parts of a minor girl will not constitute the offence of rape under Section 375/376AB of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or penetrative sexual assault under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The Court clarified that such conduct would instead amount to the offence of “aggravated sexual assault”...