2025
Separate Suit challenging auction sale by Transferee Pendente Lite not maintainable: Supreme Court
“A transferee pendente lite takes the property subject to the outcome of the proceedings, irrespective of notice or bona fides.”
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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice Manmohan’s versatile legal career and important decisions
Justice Manmohan, formerly serving Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, was appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 3-12-2024.
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Right to privacy of students protected: Orissa High Court directs inclusion of refusal clause in APAAR ID Scheme
“If it is intended to be a voluntary act, appropriate provisions clearly specifying such fact ought to have been incorporated in the form by providing option to the parents to refuse to submit their consent or to opt out of it entirely.”
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CAPF Examination Rule mandating strict cut-off period for issuance of OBC-NCL certificate declared invalid: Delhi HC
“To cancel the candidature of otherwise eligible candidates, on sole grounds of issuance date, deprives the petitioners of their fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and actually runs contrary to the object sought to be achieved by providing reservations in public employment”
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Does the Issue of Reference to Larger Bench Require Reference to a Larger Bench?
by Abhishek Gupta* and Kumar Kartikeya**
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Supreme Court issues directions to Trial Courts for ensuring systematic presentation of evidence for efficient appreciation of record
The directions were issued with the aim to institutionalize a standardized format for cataloguing witnesses, documentary evidence, and material objects, in order to facilitate better comprehension and immediate reference for all stakeholders, including the Appellate Courts
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Punjab and Haryana High Court dismisses plea to quash FIR against lawyer accused of portraying Judicial Magistrate to overawe police officers
When the lawyer failed in allegedly threatening the police officers, he drove away from the spot against their instructions.
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BCI Reforms Legal Education: Legislative and Plain Language Drafting Now Part of LL.B. Curriculum
BCI has notified the integration of Drafting of Legislation and Plain Language Drafting into Paper 21 under Schedule II, Part II(B) of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 to enhance legal drafting skills.
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Arbitral Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to lift corporate veil: Madras High Court modifies arbitral award
“Arbitrator went wrong in applying the doctrine of lifting the corporate veil/ determining another entity as the alter ego and fastening the liability on the petitioner.”
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Reinforce constitutional position on marriage; Dowry Prohibition Officers: SC issues directions for concentrated effort to eradicate evil of dowry
“Eliminating dowry is not only a matter of enforcing the DPA 1961 but a constitutional imperative. It fulfils the Republic’s promise that every woman should enter marriage as an equal citizen and not as the bearer of an unjust financial burden”.
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S. 159(5) provide no shield against infringement of well-known trademark; Bombay High Court restrains use of “FEDEX” as corporate name
“Where explanation for adoption of the mark is not honest and there are two different versions with different reasons and which reasons themselves are not proved, such explanation should be disregarded on the principle that things speaks for themselves.”
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Bombay High Court quashes appointment of Collector as Administrator of Shani Shingnapur Temple Trust
“The executive cannot invoke the purpose of the Shree Shanaishwar Devasthan Trust (Shingnapur) Act, 2018 to justify a procedure that the Act itself does not permit.”
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Sikmi Tenancy | Supreme Court takes note of dispute settlement via Mediation; Modifies Calcutta HC order by way of Settlement Agreement
The SLP centred around Sikmi Tenancy under the West Bengal Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 wherein the petitioner had contended that the High Court erred in its observation with respect to the petitioner’s rights as a Sikmi Tenant.
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Call for Participation| Maulana Azad National Urdu University | 2nd MANUU Law School National Moot Court Competition 2026
The 2nd MANUU Law School National Moot Court Competition 2026 explores cutting-edge questions on AI inventorship, authorship, jurisdiction, and copyright infringement arising from AI-generated works.
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Delhi High Court: Disputes arising after execution of settlement agreement remain arbitrable
“Execution of a full and final settlement may not preclude a party from taking recourse to arbitration if a dispute arises from the settlement itself”
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advises CoCs of Arshiya Group in landmark NCLAT approved multi-CIRP asset sale
SAM advised the CoCs of three Arshiya Group entities in an NCLAT-approved multi-CIRP asset sale ensuring operational continuity and value maximisation.
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‘In Honour Killing cases, bail is a carefully guarded exception’; Madras HC rejects bail in Kavin Honour Killing Case
“In grave offences like honour killing, bail is a carefully guarded exception, balancing liberty with justice and societal order. Judicial vigilance and societal awareness are crucial in eradicating the heinous crime.”
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‘Right to housing is a fundamental right’: Punjab and Haryana HC sets aside rejection of jhuggi dwellers’ claims under Small Flats Scheme, 2006
In the case at hand, the Chandigarh Housing Board rejected jhuggi dwellers’ claim for allotment of flat under the Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme, 2006 without giving them opportunity to be heard.
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Swiggy Limited on qualified institutions placement of equity shares aggregating to ₹ 10,000 crores
CAM advises Swiggy Limited on its ₹10,000 crore QIP, one of India’s largest consumer-tech equity offerings and the second-largest non-banking QIP.
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