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Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: April 2025
Nominal Index [Citation 369 - 510]CitationsRanjit Sarkar v. Ravi Ganesh Bhardwaj and Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 369Md Gulzar v. State of Bihar | SLP(Crl) No. 805/2025 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 370Arun Pati Tripathi v. Directorate of Enforcement | SLP(Crl) No. 16219/2024 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 371Mathews J Nedumpara and Ors. v. Supreme Court of India and Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 372Secretary All India Shri...
Why NEET Must Go? Tamil Nadu's Case For Educational Justice
The Union Government acting through the President's rejection of Tamil Nadu's bill seeking exemption from NEET marks a defining moment—not just in federal politics, but in the battle for educational equity. Passed unanimously by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 2021 and 2022, the bill reflected the State's collective political and social consensus: that NEET, in its current form, has deepened structural inequalities in medical education. The President's refusal to assent to the bill,...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest – April 2025
Supreme CourtS.256 CrPC/S.279 BNSS | Absence Of Complainant Will Not Always Lead To Acquittal Of Accused : Supreme CourtCase Title: RANJIT SARKAR VS. RAVI GANESH BHARDWAJ AND OTHERSCitation : 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 369The Supreme Court held that the non-appearance of a complainant will not always result in the acquittal of the accused as per Section 256 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...
Supreme Court Affirms Calcutta HC View That CCTV Can't Be Installed In Home Without Consent Of All Occupants
The Supreme Court (May 9) refused to interfere with the judgment of the Calcutta High Court which held that CCTV cameras cannot be installed in a house without the consent of all occupants.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed against the High Court's judgment.The dispute was between two brothers, with one of them objecting...
TN Cash-for-Jobs Scam | Supreme Court Raps Lawyer For Filing Plea On Victims' Cause While Representing Accused In Trial
The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up an advocate, who represents an accused in the Tamil Nadu cash-for-jobs scam, for filing a plea purportedly on behalf of the victims of the same scam in which former minister Senthil Balaji is the prime accused.The SLP, filed by an association called the Anti-Corruption Movement, challenged the orders of the Special Court for trial of cases related to MPs...
India & Pakistan Agree To Stop Military Actions & Firing
In a major development in the aftermath of 'Operation Sindoor', India and Pakistan agreed to stop all military operations. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced in a special press conference today that Indian and Pakistan have agreed to stop all firing and military operations."The Director General of Military Operations, Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations, India...
'If A Lady Can Fly Rafale In Air Force, Why Fewer Women Allowed In JAG Posts?' Supreme Court Asks Army, Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court on May 8 reserved judgment in a writ petition filed by two women seeking appointment to the post of Judge Advocate General (JAG) (Indian Army) Entry Scheme 31st Course, challenging the disproportionate vacancies for men and women. As per their petitioners, though they secured ranks 4 and 5, respectively, and are higher in merit than male candidates, still, due to the...
''Operation Sindoor' Can't Be Commercially Exploited' : Plea In Supreme Court To Bar Trademark Registration Of Operation Sindoor
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court to bar the trademark registration of “Operation Sindoor”, the name given for India's military operations against the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan.The petitioner Dev Ashish Dubey has filed the writ petition against 4 applicants who made an application being Application TM-1 under Class 41 for the registration of the Trademark under the name...
'You've Already Minted Enough': Supreme Court Rejects Noida Toll Company's Review Plea Against Judgment Refusing Toll On DND Flyway
The Supreme Court has dismissed Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd.'s petition seeking review of the judgment whereby its plea to impose tolls on the commuters of Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway was rejected.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order yesterday. The Court was considering two review petitions, one filed by NTBCL and another by Pradeep Puri (one of...
President Nominates Justice Surya Kant As Executive Chairman Of NALSA
The President of India has nominated Justice Surya Kant, judge of the Supreme Court, as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority with effect from May 14, 2025.A notification in that regard was issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice announcing the President's nomination in exercise of powers under Section 3(2)(b) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.As...