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“If the State Presumes Guilt, Speedy Trial Must Also Be Ensured”; Court Flags Delays in UAPA Trials and Directs High Courts to Monitor Pending Cases: Supreme Court ‘
In a landmark judgment in the case Central Bureau of Investigation v. Dayamoy Mahato etc, the Supreme Court issued sweeping directions to all High Courts across India to ensure speedy and responsible handling of trials under special statutes such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act which impose a reverse…
Allahabad High Court Order Stayed in Sensitive POCSO Case; Court Questions Absence of Accused and Seeks Detailed Submissions from All Sides: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognizance of concerns arising from the Allahabad High Court’s order dated 17 March 2025 in Criminal Revision No. 1449/2024. The Court has expressed the need to protect the victim’s rights and address wider issues relating to judicial observations made in cases involving…
Higher Courts Advised to Avoid Unnecessary Remand of Cases to Lower Courts: Supreme Court
The dispute involved the correction of a revenue map that had attained finality after an appeal was dismissed in 2001. The private respondents had repeatedly sought to relocate their plot, but authorities rejected their claims on two prior occasions. Despite this, the Allahabad High Court reopened the matter on the…
Multiple Contempt Petitions Closed After Petitioners Seek Withdrawal; Six-Week Deadline to Cure Defects Ordered: Supreme Court
A rather unusual scene unfolded inside the Supreme Court chamber on Monday afternoon, where dozens of contempt-related diary matters filed by Rameshwar and other petitioners against the State of Haryana were called together. Justice Manmohan, hearing the matters in-chamber, managed a mix of withdrawals and procedural…
Two Madhya Pradesh Men Acquitted After Court Finds Major Witness Contradictions and Evidence Gaps in 2015 Assault and SC/ST Atrocity Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of two young men from Madhya Pradesh after finding that the prosecution’s version of events did not meet the standard of credibility required for sustaining guilt. The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih delivered a detailed judgment,…
Arbitrator’s Fee Termination Examined; Court Considers Party Consent and Remedies After Punjab & Haryana High Court Declines Fresh Arbitration Appointment: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court revisited a complex arbitration battle between Harshbir Singh Pannu and Jaswinder Singh, a dispute that had travelled through arbitration forums and the Punjab & Haryana High Court before reaching the country’s highest court. The controversy arose from the collapse of their partnership business,…
Divorced Woman’s Right to Marital Gifts Restored; Court Emphasizes Need to Consider Social Reality of Muslim Women: Supreme Court
In a brief yet intense hearing, the Supreme Court set aside a Calcutta High Court judgment and held that a divorced Muslim woman is legally entitled to reclaim money and gold given at the time of her marriage, even if such items were initially handed to the groom’s family. The bench led by Justice Sanjay Karol…
Nomination Dispute over GPF Resolved; Court Rules Wife and Mother of Deceased Must Share Fund as per Legal Norms: Supreme Court
In a significant judgment interpreting the General Provident Fund Rules, 1960, the Supreme Court of India resolved an emotional and prolonged dispute regarding who should receive the GPF savings of deceased Defence Accounts Department employee Bolla Mohan. On Friday, a bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice…
Permanent Alimony Enhanced to ₹50 Lakh While Upholding Divorce of Judicial Officer Couple After Thirteen Years of Separation: Supreme Court
In an important ruling bringing closure to a long-pending matrimonial conflict, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the divorce between judicial officer Rohit Vats and his estranged wife Sonia Virk, while increasing the permanent alimony to ₹50 lakh. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta…
Compensation for 21-Year-Old Accident Victim Enhanced to ₹21.75 Lakh; Court States Fair Amount Must Reflect Lifelong Disability Impact: Supreme Court
In a compassionate and landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India enhanced compensation for R. Logeshkumar, a young man from Chennai who suffered life-altering injuries in a motorcycle accident on Republic Day, 2012. The bench, led by Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Justice S.V.N. Bhatti, stressed that tribunals must…
