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Supreme Court Acquits Two in 2014 Uttarakhand Minor Girl Rape-Murder Case, Sets Aside Death Penalty

In a landmark ruling that underscores the stringent standards required for convictions in circumstantial evidence cases, especially those involving the death penalty, the Supreme Court of India today acquitted Akhtar…

Supreme Court Upholds Daughter’s Equal Share in Ancestral Property, Sets Aside High Court Review Order in Partition Dispute

The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling (2025 INSC 1080), allowed the appeal of Malleeswari, daughter of the late Munusamy Naidu, affirming her right to a 1/3rd share in ancestral…

Supreme Court Imposes Cost on Tenant for Disowning Court Undertaking, Deprecates Blame on Advocate

8 Sep 20258 Sep 2025

The Supreme Court has deprecated the conduct of a tenant who attempted to disown an undertaking given to the court to deposit rent arrears, claiming his advocate had made the…

Justice Surya Kant’s Remarks on Moral Integrity

Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant delivered a presidential address at the 33rd annual convocation of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru on September 7, 2025.…

Delhi High Court Issues Interim Order in Defamation Suit Against Astrologer Umang Taneja

7 Sep 20257 Sep 2025

The Delhi High Court, presided over by Justice Amit Bansal, has issued an interim order in a defamation suit (CS(OS) 613/2025) filed by renowned astrologer Trishla Chaturvedi against Umang Taneja…

Supreme Court Mandates Attesting Witness Examination for Will Validity, Overturns Delhi High Court Ruling

The Supreme Court has ruled that Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, mandates the examination of at least one attesting witness to prove the validity of a Will,…

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal Slams Delhi High Court’s Bail Denial in Delhi Riots Case, Plans Supreme Court Appeal

Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal held a press conference in New Delhi, sharply criticizing the Delhi High Court’s recent denial of bail to Umar Khalid and other…

Delhi Police Clarifies VC for Formal Witnesses Only Amid Bar Protests, Material Witnesses to Appear Physically

In response to widespread protests from the legal fraternity in the national capital, the Delhi Police has issued a clarification limiting the use of video conferencing (VC) for witness examinations…

Supreme Court Condemns Selective Regularization, Orders Benefits for Long-Serving Daily Wage Workers in U.P. Education Commission

The Supreme Court has ruled against the selective regularization of daily wage employees in public institutions, asserting that those engaged in perennial work cannot be discriminated against by denying them…

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail in Corruption Case, Criticizes Punjab & Haryana High Court’s ‘Cryptic’ Order

On September 3, 2025, the Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Gursewak Singh, who faced arrest in a 2021 corruption case, while sharply criticizing the Punjab and Haryana High Court…