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SC-ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act

Amal Kumar v. State of Jharkhand 2025 INSC 1402 - SC-ST Act

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Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. v. BCL Secure Premises Pvt. Ltd.; 2025 INSC 1401 - S.11 Arbitration Act - Veritable Party

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Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

Harshbir Singh Pannu v. Jaswinder Singh 2025 INSC 1400 -S.32 Arbitration Act - Termination

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POCSO Act

Suraj V Sukumar @ Suraj Palakaran vs State of Kerala - S.23 POCSO Act - Criminal Proceedings Quashed

POCSO Act- Section 23 - In this case, the accused-appellant uploaded a news on his YouTube Channel where the pictures of the father of the child and their relatives appeared. This led to the disclosure of the identity of the victim child - Case was registered under Sections 23 and

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Daily Digest

Supreme Court Daily Digest [8 December 2025]

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Constitutional Law

Akola Municipal Corporation v. Zishan Hussain Azhar Hussain ; 2025 INSC 1398 - PIL -Economic/Fiscal Policy Reforms

Read Judgment In LawLens Constitution of India - Article 226 - Judicial interference by way of public interest litigation is available only if there is injury to public because of dereliction of constitutional obligations on the part of the Government. The writ jurisdiction of the High Court cannot be exercised

SC-ST (Prevention Of Atrocities) Act

Sohanvir @ Sohanvir Dhama v. State of U.P. 2025 INSC 1397 - SC-ST Act - House Of Complainant - Place Within Public View

Read Judgment In LawLens Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — Section 3(1)(s)- When the alleged casteist abuses were stated to have been used by the accused inside the premises of the complainant, Supreme Court held: This circumstance, on its face, does not

Criminal Trial

Govind Mandavi v. State of Chhattisgarh; 2025 INSC 1399 - FIR - Omission Of Accused Name

Read Judgment In LawLens Criminal Trial - In this case, SC held that the omission of the names of the accused in the FIR is fatal as it goes to the very root of the matter and it completely impeaches the credibility of the prosecution’s case. (Para 44-45) Govind

Criminal

Ashraf v. State of Karnataka; 2025 INSC 1394- S.304A IPC

Indian Penal Code 1860 - Section 304A - Partly allowing appeal, Supreme Court converted punishment to one of imprisonment till the rising of the Court with a total fine of Rs.1,31,000. Case Info Case Details * Case name: Ashraf v. State of Karnataka * Neutral citation: 2025 INSC 1394

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Salil Mahajan v. Avinash Kumar 2025 INSC 1396- CrPC - Anticipatory Bail

Read Judgment In LawLens Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 438 - The possibility of the accused to influence prosecution witnesses, threatening the family members of the deceased, fleeing from justice or creating other impediments in the fair investigation, ought not to be overlooked (Para 8) [Context: Supreme Court

Criminal Trial

Dadu @ Ankush v. State of Madhya Pradesh 2025 INSC 1395 - Hostile Witness Evidence

Read Judgment In LawLens Criminal Trial - Hostile Witness - The evidence of a hostile witness would not be totally rejected if spoken in favour of either the prosecution or the accused. It would rather have to be subjected to closer scrutiny and that portion of the evidence which is

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Daily Digest

Supreme Court Daily Digest [6 December 2025]

Miscellaneous

Patnam Shakutala v. R. Babu Rao - Mediation

Mediation - With the calm and considered environment that mediation provides, tensions are eased, perspectives are broadened, and the rigidity begins to yield to understanding. It is in this setting that individuals who once stood firmly opposed are able to craft a resolution that reflects not only legal rights but

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act

Sathyan Naravoor v. Union of India - Persons With Disabilities - Undertrials & Convicts

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - PIL seeking directions for providing appropriate legal framework and facilities to persons with disabilities1 who are undergoing incarceration in the prisons either as undertrials or convicts- Directions issued: A. The directions issued by this Court in . Muruganantham v. State of Tamil Nadu

Motor Accident Compensation

Rani @ Raj Kumari & Ors v. Kamlakat Gupta 2025 INSC 1393 -Motor Accident Compensation - Multiplier - Stone Crusher Employee

Read Judgment In LawLens Motor Accident Compensation - When the deceased was in the age group of 30 to 35 years,, it would be proper to apply multiplier of 16.(Para 5.3) it is normal to expect that a person employed in this stone crusher unit would earn Rs.

Motor Accident Compensation

R. Logeshkumar v. P. Balasubramaniam 2025 INSC 1392 - Motor Accident Compensation

Read Judgment In LawLens Motor Accident Compensation - There is no restriction on the Tribunal in awarding compensation exceeding the claimed amount under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the function of the Tribunal is to award just compensation which is reasonable based on the evidence produced on record -

important NI Act

Golla Naraesh Kumar Yadav etc. v. Kotak Mahindra Bank 2025 INSC 1387 - CrPC - Transfer Of NI Act Cases

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 406; Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 - Section 142 - Supreme Court doubts the correctness of the Judgment in Shri Sendhur Agro & Oil Industries vs. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd which held that mere convenience or inconvenience of the parties may not by itself

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Daily Digest

Supreme Court Daily Digest [5 December 2025]

Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Sanjay Kumar Gupta v. State of U.P.- Quashing Petition - Anticipatory Bail

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 - Section 482 - Constitution of India - Article 226 -To grant the relief of pre-arrest bail in a criminal writ petition while refusing to exercise jurisdiction to quash the proceedings is totally unacceptable and impermissible. (Para 7) Case Info Key Details * Case name: Sanjay

Miscellaneous

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam v. Election Commission of India - SIR - BLO Hardships - Directions issued

SIR - BLOs - The employees, who have been deployed by the State Governments/State Election Commission at the disposal of the Election Commission of India for the purpose of performing statutory duties, including for SIR, are obligated to perform such duties. In case they are facing hardships, including being

Motor Accident Compensation

Risa v. Manager, United India Insurance Co. Ltd. - Motor Accident Compensation - Maharashtra Court Fees Act

Motor Accident Compensation - Filing an appeal by the claimant seeking enhancement of compensation in a motor accident case, in the High Court of Punjab and Haryana the court fee payable is 5.25 only. As far as Delhi High ₹ Court is concerned again the court fee is not ad

Miscellaneous

Bolla Malathi vs B. Suguna, 2025 INSC 1391 - Nomination - General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules

Read Judgment In LawLens General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960 - Rules do not provide for auto cancellation but it is also that they provide for the eventuality where the nomination duly filled by the subscriber do not subsist. Upon acquiring family the nomination will become invalid. That being

Matrimonial

Sonia Virk vs Rohit Vats; 2025 INSC 1390 - Irretrievable Breakdown Of Marriage - Permanent Alimony - Judicial Officer Husband

Read Judgment In LawLens Matrimonial - Supreme Court upheld Divorce Decree after it found the marriage irretrievably broken and observed: We see no purpose in perpetuating a legal bond that has long ceased to have any substance. Continuing the marital tie would serve neither the spouses nor their child; rather,

Important 2025

Adarsh Sahkari Grih Nirman Swawlambi Society Ltd vs State of Jharkhand; 2025 INSC 1389 - Administrative Law

Read Judgment In LawLens Jharkhand Self-Supporting Cooperative Societies Act, 1996 - Section 5 - Once a cooperative society is registered and a certificate is issued, Section 5(7) of the Act declares it to be a conclusive proof of its existence and continuation as a body corporate - Supreme Court

Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996

State of Jharkhand v. The Indian Builders Jamshedpur; 2025 INSC 1388 - Bharat Drilling - Referred To Larger Bench - Excepted Or Prohibitory Clauses

Read Judgment In LawLens Arbitration and Conciliation Act - Bharat Drilling & Foundation Treatment Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Jharkhand is not an authority for the proposition that an excepted clause or a prohibited claim in a contract applies only to the employer and not to the Arbitral Tribunal -