October 2025 – Lawcutor

Supreme Court Quashes Multiple FIRs in Uttar Pradesh Religious Conversion Cases: Major Relief for SHUATS VC

18 Oct 202518 Oct 2025

In a comprehensive judgment that scrutinizes the application of anti-conversion laws and safeguards against misuse of criminal processes, the Supreme Court of India has quashed several First Information Reports (FIRs)…

Supreme Court Refers AYUSH Doctors’ Retirement Age Parity to Larger Bench: Interim Relief Granted

In a significant development addressing disparities in service conditions for medical professionals, the Supreme Court of India has referred the question of whether doctors practicing allopathy and indigenous systems of…

Supreme Court Upholds Substitution of Conviction in Army Officer’s Ammunition Case: Dismisses Appeal Against AFT Ruling

12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025

In a ruling that clarifies the powers of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) to modify convictions in military trials, the Supreme Court of India has dismissed the appeal of former…

Supreme Court Restores Jharkhand Teachers’ Jobs: Vocational Marks Inclusion Upheld in Landmark Ruling

In a significant verdict emphasizing fair calculation of academic eligibility and principles of natural justice, the Supreme Court of India has set aside the termination of three teachers from Jharkhand,…

Supreme Court Orders Release of 1981 Murder Convict Hansraj, Citing Juvenile Justice Protections

12 Oct 202512 Oct 2025

In a significant ruling emphasizing the retrospective application of juvenile justice laws, the Supreme Court of India has directed the immediate release of Hansraj, a convict in a 1981 murder…

Supreme Court Relaxes Age Limits in Surrogacy Law: Relief for Couples Who Started Process Pre-2022

In a pivotal ruling that balances reproductive rights with statutory regulations, the Supreme Court of India has held that the age restrictions under Section 4(iii)(c)(I) of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act,…

Supreme Court Opens Doors for Judicial Officers in District Judge Recruitment: Overrules Decades-Old Precedents

In a groundbreaking Constitution Bench verdict, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that judicial officers with a combined experience of at least seven years as advocates and in judicial…

Supreme Court Acquits Dashwanth in 2017 Tamil Nadu Child Rape-Murder Case: Overturns Death Sentence Citing Prosecution Failures

8 Oct 20258 Oct 2025

In a landmark judgment that underscores the primacy of proof beyond reasonable doubt over moral convictions, the Supreme Court of India has acquitted Dashwanth, who was sentenced to death by…

Supreme Court Quashes Rajasthan High Court’s CBI Transfer Order in Granite Mining Extortion Case

In a significant ruling on judicial review powers, the Supreme Court of India has allowed the State of Rajasthan's appeal, setting aside the Rajasthan High Court's orders that transferred the…

Supreme Court Sets Aside Decree in Motorcycle Dealership Dispute: Emphasizes Procedural Fairness Over Rigidity

In a ruling that reinforces the principle that procedural law should serve justice rather than obstruct it, the Supreme Court of India has allowed an appeal by M/s Anvita Auto…