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Code Of Civil Procedure (CPC): All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtOrder XLI Rule 27 CPC | Appellate Courts Must First Examine Pleadings Before Allowing Additional Evidence : Supreme CourtCause Title: IQBAL AHMED (DEAD) BY LRS. & ANR. VERSUS ABDUL SHUKOORCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 831The Supreme Court held that appellate courts cannot permit additional evidence under Order XLI Rule 27 of the CPC unless such evidence is supported by...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Judiciary
Judiciary - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 3-year minimum practice - The Supreme Court reinstated a minimum three-year practice requirement for advocates applying for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts, reversing the earlier relaxation from the 2002 All India Judges Association case. The decision revealed a lack of consensus among High Courts and States, with most supporting...
LiveLaw Academy Announces Course on the New Labour Codes: Registrations Open Now
LiveLaw Academy has opened registrations for its upcoming Course on the New Labour Codes, a structured and practice-oriented online course designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of India's reformed labour law framework. Interested participants can view full course details and register through LiveLaw Academy here: 👉 Register for the Course on the New Labour Codes Understanding India's New Labour Law FrameworkIndia's labour law regime is undergoing a fundamental transformation with...
POCSO Act: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtApplication in Consensual Adolescent Relationships - The Supreme Court emphasized a nuanced application of the POCSO Act in cases involving consensual romantic relationships between adolescents, prioritizing the best interests of the victim and her dependents. (Paras 15, 31) In Re: Right to Privacy of Adolescents, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 617 : 2025 INSC 778Life Imprisonment -...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Land Law
Land Law - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 (Tamil Nadu) - Sections 7(2), 7(4) and 12 - Land Acquisition - Concluded Contract - Payment of Interest – Held, a concluded contract voluntarily entered into between the Government and the landowner/person interested for the determination of compensation under Section 7(2) or...
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...
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...
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...
