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Indian Super League Tender Crisis | Centre Assures Supreme Court ISL Will Be Held
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Friday that the Union Government would step in to ensure that the delayed Indian Super League (ISL) is held without placing players at any disadvantage, in light of the failed tender for All India Football Federation's (AIFF) new commercial partner.“The Minister is aware of the concern. He assured me the ISL must be held. How it is to...
Indian Courts Have No Jurisdiction To Appoint Arbitrator For Foreign-Seated Arbitration : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 21) dismissed a plea seeking the appointment of an arbitrator in an international commercial arbitration, holding that once the principal contract is governed by foreign law and provides for a foreign-seated arbitration, Indian courts lose jurisdiction, irrespective of the Indian nationality of any party. “Indian Courts have no jurisdiction to appoint...
Supreme Court Publishes Details Of Collegium Recommendations During CJI Gavai's Term
The Supreme Court yesterday released an official document with details of the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium during the term of the present Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai, who is retiring tomorrow.As per the document, the Collegium made 93 recommendations for High Courts from May 14, the date on which Justice Gavai took over as the CJI.Out of the 129 candidates, 93...
Supreme Court Bars Union From Disbanding CEC Formed For Forest Protection Without Court's Prior Approval
In a significant order aimed at preserving the functioning of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), the Supreme Court directed that the Union of India shall not take any steps to disband the CEC without first obtaining the prior approval of the Court.The direction was issued in the long-running forest matter, T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India, while the bench was considering...
Improper For Authorities To Pick Up Trivial Omissions In Supreme Court's Order & Defy It : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that it is improper for authorities to defy an order of the Supreme Court citing certain trivial omissions. The Court's observation came in a matter where the Uttar Pradesh prison authorities delayed the release of an undertrial on the ground that the Supreme Court's order granting him bail had omitted to mention one sub-section, although all other...
Supreme Court Criminal Digest: October 2025
Advocate - Procedure for Summoning an Advocate (in exceptional cases) - Status of in-house counsel - Supreme Court laid down procedure for summoning advocates in exceptional cases - i. An Investigating Officer (I.O.) can only summon an Advocate if the I.O. has knowledge of an issue that falls under the exceptions to Section 132 of the BSA (e.g., communication made in furtherance of...
Judicial Officer Moves Supreme Court Against Penalty Imposed By High Court For Summary Disposal Of Cases
The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on a Judicial Officer's plea against the penalty imposed on her for disposing of 1926 criminal cases in 5 months by stopping proceedings as a Magistrate, without proper application of mind, at the summons stage itself.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate PB Suresh (for the petitioner)....
Demolition Notice: MP High Court Directs Personal Hearing Before Action On Al-Falah University Founder's Ancestral Property
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (November 20), granted an opportunity of hearing to Abdul Majid in his petition challenging the notice issued by the Cantonment Board Office for the removal of illegal encroachment over certain parts of his residential house. For context, the disputed property is the ancestral home of Hammad Ahmed, father of Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, founder of...
'Can A Tribal's Son Compete With My Son?' : CJI Gavai Defends Judgment To Exclude Creamy Layer From SC/ST Reservations
Speaking at the SCBA farewell function on Friday, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said he firmly stands by his view that the “creamy layer” must be excluded from reservation benefits for Scheduled Castes, despite criticism from within his own community.Defending his the judgment allowing sub-classification of Scheduled Castes, where he held the need for state policy to exclude the...
Supreme Court Seeks ECI Response On Congress MP Tanuj Punia's Plea Against SIR In Uttar Pradesh
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a writ petition filed by Congress MP Tanuj Punia challenging special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, SVN Bhatti and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order. It also issued notice on pleas challenging SIR in Kerala and seeking postponement thereof.Tanuj Punia, a Lok Sabha MP from Barabanki and Chairman...