POSH Act: All India Annual Digest 2025

Supreme CourtSupreme Court Holds NUJS Faculty's Sexual Harassment Complaint Against VC Time-Barred; But Directs VC To Mention Judgment In His ResumeCase Title: VANEETA PATNAIK v NIRMAL KANTI CHAKRABARTI & ORS.| Special Leave Petition (C) No. 17936 of 2025Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 902Supreme Court ruled that the sexual harassment alleged by a faculty member of the West Bengal...

Surviving Loudly: Love, Law and the Price of Being Seen by Mr. Supriyo Chakraborty

“This isn't just my story, it's ours” – Supriyo ChakrabortySurviving Loudly: Love, Law and the Price of Being Seen is a concise 187-page memoir written by Mr. Supriyo Chakraborty, who was one of the leading petitioners in the historic Supreme Court judgment of Supriyo Chakraborty vs. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 900, also known as India's first plea to legalize same-sex marriage....

Lenient Approach Unwarranted In POCSO Cases: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail To Man Booked For Sexually Assaulting Minor

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a regular bail petition filed by an accused booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, observing "a lenient approach is wholly unwarranted."Justice Neerja K. Kalson said, "The judiciary bears a solemn duty to act as a guardian for those who are incapable to...

Accused Tortured & Paraded Over Trivial Dispute? Chhattisgarh High Court Flays Police For 'Casual' Action; Orders Probe Against SHO

The Chhattisgarh High Court has expressed serious concern over the handling of a case by the Bhilai police authorities, in which the petitioners alleged that they were booked over a trivial issue and subjected to mental and physical custodial torture, illegal handcuffing and public parading, where they were allegedly forced to chant derogatory slogans.The incident arose out of a purported...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate As Judge Of Patna High Court

The Central Government on Friday (January 23) notified the appointment of senior advocate Anshul Raj as a judge of Patna High Court. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointment:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Ansul @ Anshul Raj,...

'Approach NGT': P&H High Court Refuses To Interfere With State Action Against 'Punjab Kesari' Printing Press

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the proprietors of Punjab Kesari, other newspapers to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for redressal of their grievance against coercive action taken by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), including closure and disconnection of electricity to printing press and hotels of its owners.It was alleged that after the newspaper...

Trial Judge Bribery Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Allows Realtor Roop Bansal To Withdraw Quashing Plea; Slaps ₹1 Lakh Cost

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has permitted real estate developer Roop Bansal to withdraw his petition challenging the FIR lodged against him for conspiring to bribe a Trial Court judge.Bansal is booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and for criminal conspiracy under Section 120B IPC.His first plea for quashing of FIR was was withdrawn in February to file it afresh,...

Call For Papers; HNLU Raipur To Host Two-Day International Conference On “Law, Rights & Indigenous Futures” (Online) On 28–29 March 2026

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, is organising a Two-Day International Conference on “Law, Rights & Indigenous Futures: Rethinking Tribal Justice in a Globalised World” on 28–29 March 2026 in online mode. The conference is being organised by the Centre for Study of Law & Indigenous People under the aegis of the School of Law & Humanities of the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur.The objective of this conference is to build a holistic and...

Bombay High Court Proposes Stopping Salaries Of BMC, NMMC Commissioners For Their Failure To Contain Air Pollution Levels

The Bombay High Court on Friday criticised the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) for the failure to bring down the rising levels of air pollution in Mumbai and neighbouring areas and therefore indicated that it may on the next date, pass 'coercive' orders of stopping the salaries of the Commissioners of both Mumbai and Navi Mumbai....

NUSRL Ranchi And IIM Ranchi To Host “Vidhan 2026”, National-Level Public Policy Competition On February 22

The National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ranchi, has announced the Second Edition of “Vidhan – The Policy Triathlon”, a national-level public policy competition aimed at fostering interdisciplinary engagement with governance, law, economics, and public administration.Scheduled to be held on 22 February 2026 at the IIM Ranchi campus, Vidhan 2026 will be conducted in offline mode and is open to students...

Failure To Disclose Specific 'Grounds Of Arrest' In Memo Is Dereliction Of Duty; Errant Cops Must Be Suspended: Allahabad High Court

In a significant order passed on Thursday, the Allahabad High Court has directed that any police officer in the state who fails to disclose specific "grounds of arrest" in the arrest memo shall be liable for departmental proceedings after being placed under suspension. A bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Jai Krishna Upadhyay observed that "empty compliance" of the law by...

Undisclosed Income: Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Actor Vijay's Challenge To ₹1.5 Crore Income Tax Penalty

The Madras High Court has reserved orders on a plea filed by Actor Vijay challenging the Rs. 1.5 crore penalty imposed on him by the Income Tax Department for undisclosed income of Rs 15 crore in the financial year 2015-16. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy reserved orders on Friday. Another bench of the court had previously stayed the proceedings in 2022.It all goes back to income...