Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Alleging Discrepancies In 2025 JEE (Main) Exam, Says NTA's Claim Prevails When No Technical Error

The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea filed by a candidate alleging discrepancies in the conduct of Joint Entrance Examination (Main) Exam 2025, observing that the claim of National Testing Agency (NTA) must take precedence over his case where there is no manifest technical error. Justice Vikas Mahajan rejected the plea filed by one Shashank Shekhar Pandey, holding that "no prima facie...

“Existential Crisis In Himalayas”: Supreme Court Poses Queries To Himachal Govt On Zoning, Deforestation, Mining, Constructions, Etc

The Supreme Court directed the State of Himachal Pradesh to file comprehensive and verified responses on a wide range of issues concerning its fragile ecology and environmental conditions, in the wake of unprecedented monsoon rains that wreaked havoc across the State earlier this year.The order was passed on September 23, in Suo Motu case initiated by the Court following the...

Wife's Repeated Absence From Matrimonial Home, Subsequent Institution Of Multiple Complaints Amounts To Cruelty: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has ruled that a wife's repeated absence from the matrimonial home and subsequent institution of multiple complaints against the husband and his family members amounts to cruelty. A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said that the persistent deprivation of conjugal companionship constitutes an extreme form of cruelty....

MP High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Own Judge's "Damning & Disparaging" Remarks Against Sessions Judge

In a rare move, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has initiated suo motu proceedings over a it's own judge's "damning" order making "disparaging" remarks against a Trial Court judge, while hearing a corruption-related bail matter. The Single Bench, in its order of September 12, had called for an inquiry and disciplinary action against a Sessions Judge for allegedly dropping charges against...

Supreme Court Raises Concerns Over Judicial Officers' Career Stagnation Due To Delay In Promotions

The Supreme Court expressed concerns over how young judicial officers are facing career stagnation due to systemic delays in promotions as a District Judge. The 5-judge constitution bench was considering the issue of whether a judicial officer, who has already completed 7 years in the Bar, is entitled to be appointed as a District Judge against the Bar vacancy. The matter was being considered...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 23, 2025

Links of today's reports.

Reservation above 50% | NUJS protests | Cap on ticket prices | Chandni Chowk illegal constructions

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Builder-Bank Nexus: After Preliminary Enquiry Finds Cognizable Offence Over Outside NCR Projects, Supreme Court Asks CBI To Register FIR

In the matter where the Supreme Court ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into a builder-banks nexus exploiting homebuyers in the national capital region, the CBI was today allowed to proceed with registration of criminal cases qua projects outside NCR.On a mentioning, a bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh allowed the CBI to register regular...

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Afghan National Found Smuggling Over 900 Grams Of Heroin Capsules Inside Body

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to an Afghan national, caught smuggling 905 grams Heroin into India, inside his stomach.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna found that the recovery was made after keeping the accused in hospital for several days, waiting for him to excrete as many as 113 capsules. The bench thus observed,“Here is a case where the Applicant was trying to import into India 905...

Income Tax Act | To Claim Deduction U/S 54F, Assessee Must Show Intention To Repay Borrowed Funds With Capital Gains: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court stated that to claim the Section 54F deduction under the Income Tax Act, the assessee must satisfy the authorities that borrowed funds were used at their own risk with the intention to be repaid with capital gains. Section 54F of the Income Tax Act, 1961, allows a tax exemption on capital gains earned from selling a residential property, but only if certain...

Discretion Vested Upon NCLT U/S 7(5)(A) IBC Cannot Be Used To Impel Financial Creditor To Consider Settlement: NCLT Chennai

The NCLT, Chennai Bench, comprising Sanjiv Jain (Member-Judicial) and Venkataraman Subramaniam (Member-Technical), has held that the discretion vested upon the adjudicating authority under section 7(5)(a) IBC cannot be used to impel the financial creditor to consider the settlement proposed by the corporate debtor. The financial creditor, Punjab National Bank, filed a petition...

Judicial Officer Who Completed 7 Year Practice At Bar Eligible For District Judge Direct Appointment : Petitioners Argue In Supreme Court [Day 1]

The Supreme Court today began its Constitution Bench hearing on the issue of whether a judicial officer, who has already completed 7 years in the Bar, is entitled to be appointed as a District Judge against a Bar vacancy.The 5-judge bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices MM Sundresh, Aravind Kumar, SC Sharma and K Vinod Chandran considered the matter.The bench has been...