CLAT 2026 Analysis

After the roller-coaster that was CLAT 2025, it was natural for aspirants to walk into CLAT 2026 with a mix of hope, anxiety, and uncertainty. CLAT 2025 was far from smooth — what should have been a routine exam cycle turned into months of litigation, urgent hearings, contradictory court orders, revised results, and widespread errors. It is a year remembered for all the wrong reasons,...

General Provident Fund Nomination Made By Employee In Favour Of Parent Becomes Invalid After Marriage : Supreme Court

The Court ordered equal distribution of the PF amount between the mother and the wife of the deceased employee.

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Dismissal Of 2 Sweepers In Varanasi Corporation For Raising Child Trafficking Issue; Orders Reinstatement

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed strong disapproval after learning that the services of a couple employed as sweepers had been terminated by a contractor solely because they had approached the Court challenging bail orders granted by the Allahabad High Court to persons accused of child trafficking.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan is currently hearing a batch...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest: November 11 - 20, 2025

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996; Section 31(7)(b) - Post-Award Interest is Mandatory – Held, the grant of post-award interest under Section 31(7)(b) (pre-amended) is mandatory, and the only discretion vested in the Arbitral Tribunal is to decide the rate of interest to be awarded - Where the arbitrator does not fix any rate of interest, the statutory rate of 18% per annum...

Supreme Court Seeks AICTE Clarification On Whether Regulations On Superannuation Age Will Apply To Private Unaided Institutions

The Supreme Court has recently asked the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to clarify whether the age of retirement for teachers and faculty, including principals, set by the AICTE Regulations 2010 and 2019, mandatorily extends to private non-aided institutions.It has specifically asked whether the age of retirement for teachers, which was increased to 65 years in...

Harming Environment During Festivals, Religious Practices Not Protected By Right To Freedom Of Religion: Justice Oka

"Can we say our rivers will remain holy with all the pollution we have caused?" Justice Oka asked.

Supreme Court Issues Pan-India Directions To Protect Rights Of Disabled Prisoners; Seeks Reports From States/UTs On Assistive Aids

In a significant step toward strengthening the rights and dignity of prisoners with disabilities, the Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to implement a comprehensive, disability-inclusive framework across their prison systems. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued the directions while hearing a PIL filed by Sathyan Naravoor seeking...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 06, 2025

TAXServices To Marriott Hotel In Hong Kong Are 'Export Of Services': CESTAT Mumbai Sets Aside Service Tax DemandLimitation For ITAT Rectification Runs From Date Of Receipt Of Order, Not Date Of It's Passing: Bombay High CourtGSTR-3B To Become Non-Editable November Onwards: GSTN Issues FAQs On Return Filing, Advisory On Automatic Suspension Of GST RegistrationBombay Sales Tax Act | High Court...

Complete Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025 [Part-3]

JudiciaryConstitution of India, Article 142 - Writ petition seeking guidelines for judicial recusal - Held, recusal is a matter of judicial discretion and Article 142 cannot be invoked to frame such guidelines. Chandraprabha v. Union of India, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 648Constitution of India - Referring to any court as a "Lower Court" or its records as "Lower Court Record" (LCR) is contrary to...

Stamp Duty Relief For Co-operative Societies Cannot Be Conditioned On Extra Verification Not Mandated By Law : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (December 5) struck down a Jharkhand Government Memo that required cooperative societies to obtain an Assistant Registrar's recommendation before claiming stamp duty exemption under Section 9A of the Indian Stamp (Bihar Amendment) Act for registering property transfers to their members. “The requirement of recommendation by the Assistant Registrar,...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 05, 2025

TAX Income Tax Appeal Cannot Be Rejected Solely For Assessee's Non-Appearance Before CIT(A): Kerala High Court Interest On Delayed Agricultural Income Tax Not Deductible U/S 37 Income TaxAct: Kerala High Court Income From Public Religious/Charitable Trusts Not Eligible For ExemptionU/S 10(23BBA) Income Tax Act: Kerala High Court Non-MonetaryBenefits From Manufacturer “Promotional” In...

Candidate Can't Be Disqualified Merely For Not Having Degree Title If Core Subject Was Studied : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that when a candidate has studied the requisite principal subject as part of their curriculum, their candidature cannot be rejected solely on the ground that their degree is in a different specialisation. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi reinstated the appointment of an M. Com (Commerce) graduate as a Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant, a...