The Supreme Court has stayed its earlier directive requiring that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2023 Akola riots must include senior police officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, along with Justices Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria, issued the interim stay while…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 1306 The Supreme Court has directed that the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) be accorded statutory recognition, emphasizing that the Delhi Ridge serves as the “green lungs” of the national capital amid a worsening air pollution crisis. A Bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K.V. Chandran delivered…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (SC) 1099 The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the legal doctrine of estoppel in landlord-tenant relationships, holding that a tenant who entered possession through a rent deed executed by a landlord cannot later dispute that landlord’s ownership. The Court observed that such conduct amounts to taking inconsistent positions approbating and reprobating…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (SC) 1296 The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment emphasizing the constitutional duty of all courts to faithfully apply binding precedents laid down by the apex court. The Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna B. Varale, in Rohan Vijay Nahar & Ors. v. The State…
The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Union government on a petition seeking recognition of haemophilia as a disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act). The petition was filed by Haemophilia Federation (India) and another petitioner, urging inclusion of the lifelong blood disorder within the scope…
Citation : 2025 Local Law (CG) 1304 In a landmark decision protecting the presumption of legitimacy of children born within marriage, the Supreme Court has ruled that a DNA test cannot be directed as a matter of routine to determine paternity, especially when such an order risks illegitimizing a child and violates the right to…
The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a judgment that could reshape how property transactions are recorded and verified in India. The ruling came in Civil Appeal tagged with Diary No. 12674/2024 and Diary No. 18064/2024. The case, Samiullah v. State of Bihar and Others, was heard by a Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Joymalya…
The Supreme Court has held that an arrest becomes unlawful if police fail to give the accused written grounds of arrest at least two hours before being produced before a Magistrate. The ruling came in Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State of Maharashtra (Criminal Appeal No. 2195 of 2025), decided on November 6 by Chief Justice…
The Supreme Court has made it clear that a Magistrate’s power to order a police investigation under Section 156(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code cannot be undone because of minor wording errors. The Court restored an FIR that the Karnataka High Court had quashed and directed the police to finish the investigation without delay. A…
The Supreme Court of India will hear on November 11 a petition filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) challenging the Election Commission of India’s decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu. The petition, moved by DMK Organising Secretary R. S. Bharathi, argues that the Election Commission’s October 27…