November 16, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT HOLDS: MERE WEAPON RECOVERY AND FSL REPORT NOT ENOUGH IN ABSENCE OF CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE

The Supreme Court of India, in a recent decision addressed a challenging question of criminal jurisprudence concerning the sufficiency of evidence required to sustain a conviction for murder. The Appeal titled Govind v. State of…

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November 16, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT HOLDS PENDENCY OF WRIT PROCEEDINGS NO GROUND TO NOT AVAIL ALTERNATIVE STATUTORY REMEDIES

The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant Judgment in Civil Appeal No. 2322 of 2013 titled Kolanjiammal (D) Thr Lrs. v. The Revenue Divisional Officer Perambalur District & Ors. The Court addressed critical…

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November 9, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

MV ACT | SUPREME COURT RULES PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS CANNOT PLY ON INTER-STATE ROUTES OVERLAPPING WITH NOTIFIED STATE TRANSPORT ROUTES

Introduction The Two Judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih, in the case titled U.P. State Road Transport Corporation Through Its Chief General Manager Vs. Kashmiri Lal Batra &…

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November 9, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT RULES WRITTEN GROUNDS OF ARREST MUST BE FURNISHED IN LANGUAGE ARRESTEE UNDERSTANDS; OTHERWISE ARREST & REMAND ILLEGAL

Introduction The Supreme Court in the case titled Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State Of Maharashtra and Another (Criminal Appeal No.2195 Of 2025), examined whether grounds of arrest must be communicated in writing to comply with…

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November 8, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

THE CLOUDED WILL: WHEN POSSESSION PREVAILS OVER PAPER OWNERSHIP

In S. Santhana Lakshmi & Ors. v. D. Rajammal, 2025 INSC 1197, the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice K. Vinod Chandran, delivered a nuanced judgment on 7 October 2025, exploring…

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November 8, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

THE SEVEN-YEAR SILENCE: WHEN PRESUMPTION OF DEATH MEETS COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT

In The Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corporation & Ors. v. Lalita & Ors., 2025 INSC 1280, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale, delivered a…

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November 8, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

ECHOES BEYOND THE GRAVE: WHEN DEAD LITIGANTS NULLIFY JUSTICE INTRODUCTION

In Vikram Bhalchandra Ghongade v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., 2025 INSC 1283, the Supreme Court of India, through a Bench comprising Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar, examined a striking question…

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November 1, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

HIGH COURTS MUST KEEP THEIR HANDS AWAY WHEN SUPREME COURT IS SEIZED OF A MATTER’: SUPREME COURT PULLS UP UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT

Introduction Environmental protection and constitutional governance intersect significantly when judicial proceedings encounter administrative delays and procedural complications. The Supreme Court of India, in the matter titled ‘In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union Of India…

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November 1, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN CIRCUMSTANCIAL EVIDENCE: SUPREME COURT ACQUITS MAN ACCUSED OF RAPE, MURDER AND ROBBERY OF 85 YEAR OLD WOMAN

The Supreme Court of India delivered a significant Judgment in the case titled ‘Mohamed Sameer Khan v. State Represented by Inspector of Police (Criminal Appeal No. 2069 of 2024), presided over by the Two Judge…

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November 1, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

THE TESTAMENT OF READINESS: UPHOLDING CONTRACTUAL SANCTITY IN SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE

INTRODUCTION In the recent Judgment of Annamalai v. Vasanthi & Others, 2025 INSC 1267, delivered on 29 October 2025, a Two-judge Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra of the Supreme Court of…

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