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Mastering the IBC: Principles, Practice & Commercial Wisdom With Rajasekhar V.K, Former NCLT Member
LiveLaw Academy has launched an online course titled “Mastering the IBC: Principles, Practice & Commercial Wisdom”, with Rajasekhar V.K, Former NCLT Member focusing on a structured and jurisprudential understanding of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). The course will commence on 7th February 2026 and will be conducted over 14 bi-weekly sessions, comprising 28 hours of instruction. You can register hereAbout the Course The course is designed to offer participants a clear...
Can Third Party To Decree File Order IX Rule 13 CPC Application? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench
The Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench the question whether a third party to a civil decree can maintain an application under Order IX Rule 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking to set aside an ex parte decree.A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K Vinod Chandran took note of conflicting decisions rendered earlier by coordinate Benches of the Court on the issue. While a 2004 judgment in Raj Kumar vs Sardari Lal & Ors. had held that a third party to a...
Supreme Court To Examine If Kerala Joint Family Abolition Act Repugnant To Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 6) issued notice returnable four weeks in a plea challenging the Kerala High Court's judgment, which held that the Kerala Joint Hindu Family System(Abolition) Act, 1975 was repugnant to the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005.A bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice SVN Bhatti considered the matter. Notice has also been issued on an interim prayer seeking a stay of the High Court's judgment.Following the declaration of repugnancy, the High...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Juvenile Justice Act
Criminal Law – Bail - Juvenile Justice - Sexual Offences - Sex Education - Supreme Court reiterated its direction to the State of Uttar Pradesh to file an additional affidavit informing the Court on how sex education is provided as a part of the curriculum in higher secondary schools (Classes IX to XII) so that young adolescents are made aware of the hormonal changes that come...
Photocopy Of Document No Evidence Unless Conditions To Produce Secondary Evidence Proved : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside the sale undertaken on the strength of a photocopied Power of Attorney, noting that a photocopy of a document, being secondary evidence, is not evidence unless it falls under the conditions set out in Section 65 of the Evidence Act.Section 65 of the Evidence Act permits the production of secondary evidence (copies, oral accounts) when the original document cannot be produced under Section 64. This applies if the original document/evidence is lost, destroyed, rests...
Explainer : Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges Under Article 224A
Article 224A(appointment of retired judges at sittings of High Courts) of the Indian Constitution was recently invoked to appoint five retired judges as ad hoc judges of the Allahabad High Court. So far, Article 224A has only been invoked thrice, the last back in 2007.What is Article 224A?Known as a “dormant provision” of the Indian Constitution, Article 224A was inserted by the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963. It is activated to deal with the unprecedented situations arising from...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Woman Accused Of Duping Builders By Impersonating As SC Lawyer
The Supreme Court granted bail to a nearly 60-year-old woman accused of cheating multiple persons by falsely projecting herself as a lawyer practising before the Supreme Court and collecting money from them on that representation.A Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan allowed the Special Leave Petition filed by Poonam Charandas Khanna, setting aside a Bombay High Court order that had refused her regular bail.The appellant was arrested in connection with FIR No. 34 of 2020...
Three-Fourths Of Supreme Court & High Court Judges Appointed Since 2021 From Upper Castes : Law Ministry Tells Parliament
Nearly three-fourths of the Judges appointed to Supreme Court and High Courts between January 1, 2021 and January 30, 2026 belong to upper castes, the Union Law Ministry informed Parliament on Wednesday in a written response to a question by Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson.According to the data shared by the Government, out of 593 judges appointed to various High Courts during the period, 157 belonged to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes or minority communities, while the...
Quasi-Judicial Authorities Lack Review Power Unless Statutorily Empowered : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (February 6) held that the quasi-judicial authorities aren't empowered to exercise review jurisdiction unless statutorily empowered to do so. A bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh overturned the Calcutta High Court's decision that had sustained the Revenue Officer's exercise of review jurisdiction. The Court held that the vesting of the disputed land in favour of the respondent, done pursuant to the State Minister's instructions, was...
J&K&L High Court Stays Defamation Proceedings Against Film Director Aditya Dhar Over 'Article 370' Movie
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has stayed further proceedings in a criminal defamation complaint filed against filmmaker Aditya Dhar and others, arising out of the feature film Article 370.The order was passed by Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi in a petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, assailing the criminal complaint as well as the order passed by the Forest Magistrate, Srinagar in terms of which pre cognisance summons had...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 6, 2026
Links to today's reports :Supreme Court To Examine If Pupil -Teacher Ratio Fixed In Maharashtra Is Contrary To RTE ActTrial Courts Must Record Offer Of Free Legal Aid To Accused Before Examination Of Witnesses : Supreme CourtState Govt Employees Can't Claim Dearness Allowance Twice A Year Unless Rules Permit : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Rejects TN Cadre IPS Officer's Claim For Rajasthan...