August 16, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

JUSTICE DEFERRED; JUSTICE DENIED: SUPREME COURT’S REPROOF TO THE HIGH COURT ON SUSPENSION OF SENTENCE”

INTRODUCTION In a significant ruling in Aasif @ Pasha v. State of U.P. & Ors., Criminal Appeal No. 3409 of 2025 (decided on 06.08.2025) the Supreme Court addressed the improper application of legal principles by…

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August 9, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT REITERATES PROMISE OF MARRIAGE DOES NOT PER SE CONSTITUTE RAPE; PROCEEDINGS QUASHED IN POCSO CASE

Introduction The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant Judgment in the case titled Kunal Chatterjee vs. State of West Bengal (SLP Crl. No. 7004 of 2025), which has important implications for the interpretation of…

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August 9, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT SCHOOL RECORDS DO NOT OUTWEIGH PUBLIC RECORD WHILE ASCERTAINING JUVENILITY CLAIM IN MURDER CASE

The Apex Court, in a Judgment delivered on August 1, 2024, in the case titled Suresh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. (Criminal Appeal No.347 of 2018), set aside the juvenile status granted to an…

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August 9, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN CHEQUE DISHONOUR CASES: REINSTATES COMPLAINTS FILED AT MANGALORE

In a decisive judgment delivered on July 25, 2025, the Supreme Court of India resolved a frequently contested issue about where cheque dishonour complaints must be filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,…

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August 9, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT RE-AFFIRMS DISBALED EMPLOYEE’S RIGHTS AND DIRECTS TSRTC TO PROVIDE ALTERNATE EMPLOYMENT

In a significant verdict, handed down on August 1, 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered clarity and justice in ‘Ch. Joseph v. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation & Others (Civil Appeal No. 2025 of 2025)’. The…

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August 9, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

BETRAYAL WITHIN THE WALLS: SUPREME COURT’S UNCOMPROMISING STAND ON INCESTUOUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE

INTRODUCTION In the case of Bhanei Prasad @ Raju v. State of Himachal Pradesh, [Special Leave Petition (Criminal)] Diary No. 33114 of 2025, decided on 4 August, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, upheld the…

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August 9, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

MISUSE OF CRIMINAL LAW FOR DEBT RECOVERY: SUPREME COURT CRITICIZES HIGH COURT’S IGNORANCE IN QUASHING PETITION CASE

INTRODUCTION In a significant Judgment delivered on 4th August 2025, the Supreme Court of India strongly deprecated the misuse of criminal law for enforcing civil liabilities in commercial disputes. The case of M/s Shikhar Chemicals…

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August 8, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

Mallcom (India) Limited Vs Rakesh Kumar: Court can pass summary Judgement under Order 13 A of commercial court act even suo moto

Introduction: The case of Mallcom (India) Limited & Anr. v. Rakesh Kumar & Ors. [CS(COMM) 480/2016], decided by the Delhi High Court on March 19, 2019, before Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, is a landmark decision…

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August 2, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SARFAESI PROCEEDINGS CONTINUE UNLESS MSME TIMELY INVOKES PROTECTIVE FRAMEWORK: SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES

In a notable decision, the Supreme Court in Shri Shri Swami Samarth Construction & Finance Solution & Anr. v. The Board of Directors of NKGSB Co-op. Bank Ltd. & Ors. (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 684 of 2025),…

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August 2, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT LAYS DOWN GUIDELINES FOR DNA EVIDENCE HANDLING, ACQUITS DEATH ROW CONVICT IN SENSATIONAL DOUBLE MURDER CASE

In a landmark judgment delivered on July 15, 2025, in Kattavellai @ Devakar v. State of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Appeal No. 1672 of 2019), the Supreme Court of India acquitted a man on death row, overturning his…

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