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Supreme Court Monthly Digest September 2025
Citation 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 859 - 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 969 Advocates Act, 1961 - Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa filed a disciplinary complaint against an advocate alleging professional misconduct under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961, for obtaining a consent decree without the knowledge of a party and suppressing material facts from the Court – Held, at the stage of...
Tests To Determine Employer-Employee Relationship In Cases Under Industrial Disputes Act, Factories Act Etc : Supreme Court Explains
In a significant judgment clarifying the principles governing the determination of employer–employee relationships, the Supreme Court discussed the tests to be applied while adjudicating disputes under legislations such as the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and the Factories Act, 1948.A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Sandeep Mehta discussed the tests to determine...
Sabarimala Gold Loss: Kerala High Court Directs SIT To Investigate Into Larger Conspiracy Behind Misappropriation, Role Of TDB Officials
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 21) observed that investigation into the alleged misappropriation of gold from the Dwarapalaka idols and side frames of the Sabarimala temple needs to be carried out under its direct and continuous supervision in order to ensure a fair, transparent and expeditious process. It also directed that a thorough investigation be carried out into the...
'Genuine Cultivators Should Not Be Made To Suffer' : Supreme Court Declares Plantation Vested With Kerala Govt As Not Private Forest
“Genuine cultivators should not be made to fight a prolonged battle to vindicate rights that are apparent from the public records,” the Supreme Court observed while declaring that 37.5 acres of land in South Wayanad, cultivated with coffee and cardamom, is private plantation land and not a vested forest under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971.A Bench of...
Mediation Not Just An Alternative To Adjudication But A Constitutional Value In Itself : Justice Surya Kant
At the Annual Litigation Conference held in Chandigarh, Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant said that mediation is not just an alternative dispute resolution tool but a constitutional value that embodies the spirit of compassion, consensus, and social harmony at the heart of justice delivery.Delivering the keynote address on “Comity of Courts and International Legal Cooperation...
Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2025 : Banking Law
Bank Fraud – One-Time Settlement (OTS) – Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against appellants involving allegations of ₹25.89 lakh bank fraud under Sections 120B, 420, 468, and 471 of IPC and Sections 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, following a full settlement of dues with the Bank via OTS of ₹52,79,000. Held, where dispute is purely...
Important MCQs Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments For Law Examinations
1. A prosecution witness identified the accused for the first time during trial. The accused were complete strangers to the witness, and no Test Identification Parade (TIP) was conducted during investigation. The trial court convicted the accused solely on the basis of this dock identification. Select the most appropriate option.A. Dock identification is by itself substantive and conclusive...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Atul Sreedharan From MP To Allahabad High Court
The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from Madhya Pradesh High Court to the Allahabad High Court.A notification to this effect was published by the Ministry of Law and Justice on October 18.On October 14, the Supreme Court Collegium had modified its earlier proposal to transfer Justice Sreedharan to Chhattisgarh High Court after the Union Government...
'First Generation Lawyers Must Always Be Brave And Patient': Justice Vikram Nath At MNLU Convocation
Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath urged young law graduates to embrace their professional journeys with courage, integrity, and patience, especially those entering the legal field as first-generation lawyers. He was delivering the convocation address at Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), where he spoke at length about the values that sustain a meaningful and principled...
Transgender Persons Need Not Take Employer's Permission For Sex Reassignment Surgery Unless Work Is Based On Gender Identity: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that transgender and gender-diverse persons are not required to seek permission from their employers to undergo gender affirmation or surgical intervention, asserting that the right to self-determination of gender is a matter of personal autonomy and dignity.“We have no hesitation in saying that no transgender or gender diverse person is bound to take permission...
