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'Disappointing': Supreme Court Pulls Up State of UP For Not Framing SOP To Medically Examine Persons Released After Investigation
The Supreme Court today(December 8) directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to place the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) pertaining to the medical examination of persons detained in the police station while releasing them. The State has to do it on or before December 31. This direction comes from a bench comprising Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice SVN Bhatti, which noted that despite...
Kerala Court Acquits Actor Dileep In Actress Rape & Abduction Case, Six Including Pulsar Suni Found Guilty
The Principal District and Sessions Court, Ernakulam on Monday (December 8) acquitted prominent Malayalam actor Dileep in the 2017 actress rape and abduction case.Smt. Honey M. Varghese pronounced the verdict today in open court, giving a conclusion to the trial that spanned over a period of 8 years.The judge found Pulsar Suni (A1), Martin Antony (A2), B Manikandan (A3), V.P. Vijeesh (A4),...
Indigo Crisis | 'Govt Of India Has Taken Cognisance, Timely Action Seems To Have Been Taken' : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing
The Supreme Court on Monday refused urgent listing for a petition concerning the Indigo flight crisis, observing that the Government of India has already taken cognizance of the issue.A counsel mentioned the matter relating to the plight of passengers left stranded across several airports in the country after many Indigo Flights abruptly cancelled their operations over last few days....
CJI Surya Kant Inaugurates Skill Development & Polytechnic Courses For Haryana Jail Inmates
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant inaugurated Skill Development Centres, Polytechnic diploma courses and ITI-level vocational programmes for inmates across various jails in Haryana on December 6. These initiatives have been launched under the project “Empowering Lives Behind Bars, Real Change: The New Paradigm of Correctional Justice.” The programmes, aimed at reshaping the...
LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 07, 2025
TAX Madras HC Quashes SCNs Against Apollo Tyres & MRF; Says S.74 GST Act Cannot Be Invoked When Tax Was Paid Voluntarily GST Demand Cannot Exceed Amount Mentioned In Show Cause Notice: J&K& L High Court ITAT Cannot Re-Adjudicate Issues Under Guise Of Rectification U/S 254(2)Income Tax Act: Madras High Court Manufacturing& Packaging Of Cement Not Civil Construction Activities;...
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,...
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...