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Attorney General Clarifies Absence In Madras Bar Association Case: Says Engaged In High-Stakes Arbitration For India Govt
Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has clarified that his request for adjournment in the Madras Bar Association case before the Supreme Court was not intended to delay the hearing, but was necessitated by his ongoing engagement in an important arbitration matter for the Government of India in a dispute with Reliance Ltd.The Attorney General said that he is presently leading...
Judgment Passed In Favor Of Party Who Died Before Hearing Is Nullity If Legal Heir Wasn't Brought On Record : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) held that a judgment rendered in favour of a party who had died before their case was heard is legally inapplicable and has no effect in law. In other words, the appeal abates if the appellant dies before the appeal is heard.A bench of Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice A.S. Chandurkar heard the matter in which two defendants had filed a first...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: October 2025
Reports/JudgmentsEither Grant Or Deny Relief; Avoid Passing Adverse Orders Against Litigants On Issues Beyond Pleadings : Supreme Court To High CourtsCause Title: P. Radhakrishnan & Anr. v. Cochin Devaswom Board & Ors.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 970The Supreme Court set aside certain directions issued by the Kerala High Court that had ordered the Cochin Devaswom Board to re-fix...
Written Grounds Of Arrest Must Be Furnished In Language Arrestee Understands; Otherwise Arrest & Remand Illegal : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that failure to supply the written grounds of arrest to an arrestee in the language in which he/she understands renders the arrest and subsequent remand illegal. “mere communication of the grounds in a language not understood by the person arrested does not fulfil the constitutional mandate under Article 22 of the Constitution of India. The failure to supply...
Supreme Court Restrains Calcutta High Court From Hearing West Bengal OBC Classification Matter
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the further proceedings in the Calcutta High Court in the matter concerning the classification of Other Backward Classes.The Court was hearing the petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the 2024 High Court order quashing the classification of 77 communities as Other Backward Classes (OBC) given under the WB Backward Classes (Reservation...
If Written Grounds Of Arrest Not Furnished At Least Two Hrs Before Production Of Accused Before Magistrate, Arrest & Remand Illegal: Supreme Court
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) extended the requirement of providing the grounds of arrest in writing to apply to all offences under the IPC/BNS, and not just to cases arising under special statutes like the PMLA or UAPA. A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih held that the failure to provide the grounds of arrest in writing...
Ensure "Dr." Not Used By Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists Without Medical Qualification: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (November 4) passed an order against the usage of "Dr." prefix by physiotherapists and occupational therapists who do not possess recognised medical qualification.Justice V.G. Arun was told that there is a conflict between the provisions of the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (Exhibit P1) and the clauses in the Competency Based Curriculum for Physiotherapy...
Calcutta High Court Seeks Election Commission's Response In Plea Challenging Conduct Of 'SIR' In West Bengal
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file an affidavit detailing the process by which the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being implemented in West Bengal. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen issued the direction while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by...
'Film Is Fiction': MP High Court Rejects Plea By Shah Bano's Daughter Against Release Of Haq Movie
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed Shah Bano's daughter's plea against release of Haq movie, observing that as per the disclaimer the film is fictional, adaptation of a book 'Bano: Bharat Ki Beti' and inspired by the 1985 landmark Supreme Court judgment hence some amount of leeway is permissible. The court said that the same does not amount to false portrayal of the petitioner's...
Umar Khalid, Gulfisha, Sharjeel Bail Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court | Delhi Riots UAPA Case
The Supreme Court will hear today the bail pleas filed in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjarai had on the previous days heard the arguments of Umar Khalid, Gulfisha Fatima, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman and Md. Saleem.Today, the bench is expected to hear the arguments of Delhi Police.The hearing will commence at...