Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 3, 2025

Links to today's reportsDivorced Muslim Woman Entitled To Recover Gifts Given To Husband At Marriage : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Issues Notice on BCI Appeal Against Kerala HC Ruling That State Bar Council Lacked Power To Continue Disciplinary Action After March 2024Will Bring Back Pregnant Woman & Son Deported To Bangladesh : Centre Undertakes In Supreme CourtSupreme Court Grants Bail...

Aspirational Despite Challenges : SCBA Survey Shows Many Women Lawyers Optimistic About Profession Despite Gender Disparities

A survey conducted by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) among 301 women advocates across Delhi-NCR has revealed significant gender disparities within the legal profession. The study highlights that nearly one-third of women lawyers have faced gender bias and discrimination, while more than half struggle to maintain work-life balance due to marital and motherhood obligations.As per...

'High Court's Sanction Not Obtained To Withdraw Prosecution' : Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Ex-MP Bal Kumar Patel

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 3) refused to quash the Arms Act case pending against former Lok Sabha MP Bal Kumar Patel. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh upheld the Allahabad High Court's decision, declining to quash the proceedings, as the mandatory prior permission from the High Court for withdrawal of cases involving MPs/MLAs, as per the Ashwini...

Supreme Court Modifies Deadline For Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Elections As April 30

The Supreme Court today modified its earlier order on the election schedule for Bar Council of Punjab & Haryana, and held that elections be concluded by April 30, 2026 instead of March 15, 2026. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and NK Singh was hearing the plea seeking modification of its November 18 order which revised the time schedule for holding of State Bar...

Finding Temple Authorities Failed To Comply, Madras High Court Permits Devotees To Light Lamp At Stone Pillar In Thiruparakundram Hills

After noting that its earlier order, permitting the lighting of lamps (Karthigai deepam) at the Deepathoon (stone lamp pillar) atop the Thiruparakundram hills was not complied with by the management of Arulmighu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, the Madras High Court today permitted devotees to go to the hill and light the deepam themselves. Justice GR Swaminathan made the direction in...

PSU Objects To International Arbitration Being Moved From Delhi To London; Supreme Court Questions Change Of Venue For Convenience

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a dispute between NMDC Steel Ltd, a Public Sector Undertaking of the Government of India and Italian company Danieli & C. Officine, regarding the shifting of the place of hearing of the international arbitration between them from Delhi to London.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice NK Singh was hearing...

Disability Rights: Supreme Court Directs UPSC To Allow Scribe Change Upto 7 Days Before Exam, Seeks Proposal On Screen Reader Software Use

The ruling coincides with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Ex-IPS Officer Sanjiv Bhatt Moves Supreme Court For Suspension Of 20-Year Jail Sentence In 1996 Drug Planting Case

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has approached the Supreme Court seeking suspension of the 20-year jail sentence imposed on him in the 1996 drug planting case.The case was listed today before a bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi. It got adjourned at the request of Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal (for Bhatt).Initially, Bhatt approached the Gujarat High Court for suspension of sentence...

Need To Examine If Adversarial Litigation Has Been Beneficial : Justice Narasimha Bats For Mediation

Justice Narasimha however added that arbitration and mediation in India have been unorganised sectors.

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Seeking GST Concession For Car Purchase By Persons With Disabilities

The Supreme Court recently issued notice on a petition filed by a person suffering visual impairment seeking that the government revive its GST Concession scheme for the purchase of cars by persons with orthopaedic disability and extend it to all Persons with Disabilities, irrespective of the nature of their disability.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order,...

Centre Withdraws Direction For Mandatory Pre-Installation Of Sanchar Saathi App In Mobile Phones

The Government of India has withdrawn its direction mandating the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi cyber safety application on all mobile phones manufactured or imported in the country. The rollback comes a day after the original decision, which led to widespread concerns and criticism. The direction for pre-installation of the app was issued invoking Rule 8(4) of the...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case Bail Pleas : Supreme Court Asks Umar Khalid, Sharjeel, Gulfisha & Others To Furnish Permanent Addresses

While adjourning the bail pleas in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the Supreme Court today asked the counsels to submit the permanent address of all petitioners by the next date of hearing.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria has been hearing petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meera Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd.Saleem Khan...