Rapido Misleading ads 5 min auto guarantee Rapido
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

“Rapido had engaged in a practice calculated to mislead consumers by both commission and omission overstating its actual service capability while concealing qualifying conditions for the purpose of promoting its business”.

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rickshaws in Matheran
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court opined that continuing such an inhuman practice even after 78 years of the country getting its freedom and after 75 years of the Constitution being enacted and promising social and economic justice to its citizens, would be betraying the promise given by the people of India to themselves.

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regularisation of Class III & IV employees
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Ad-hocism thrives where administration is opaque and the State Departments must keep and produce accurate establishment registers, muster rolls and outsourcing arrangements, and must explain, with evidence, why they prefer precarious engagement over sanctioned posts where the work is perennial”.

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Collegium recommends 17 names for 2 HCs
Appointments & TransfersNews

On 19-8-2025, the Collegium recommended 3 Judges as Permanent & Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court and 14 Advocates as Judges of Bombay High Court.

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Ramesh Kumari
Appointments & TransfersNews

On 7-8-2025, the Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI B.R. Gavai, recommended the appointment of Ramesh Kumari, Judicial Officer, as a High Court Additional Judge.

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applicability of Limitation Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The compliance as required to be done by the tenant in Section 7(1)(a)(b)(c) and first part of Section 7(2) of the WBPT Act regarding deposit of rent and filing an application within the same time is mandatory”.

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posh Act compliance
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“It is the duty of an employer to ensure that in a workplace an Internal Complaints Committee is constituted in terms of Section 4 of the POSH Act. It is hence the responsibility of the Labour Department to ensure that the Internal Complaints Committee is constituted by every employer of a workplace”.

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transfer of case involving State political figure
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court clarified that Supreme Court has no administrative control over the administration of the High Court or the Judges of the High Court. The Court firmly stated that High Court Judges are also Constitutional functionaries, and they enjoy the same immunity as is enjoyed by a Judge of the Supreme Court.

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allowing non-signatory presence for arbitration
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court pointed out that Section 35 of the A&C Act, 1996 clearly states that an arbitral award will only bind parties to the arbitration and persons claiming under the said parties.

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Appointment of 3 Advocates as Bombay HC Judges
Appointments & TransfersNews

Supreme Court Collegium on 28-7-2025 had recommended names of the Advocates to be appointed as High Court Judges.

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appointment of Judicial Officers as District Judges
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

In Dheeraj Mor v. High Court of Delhi, (2020) 7 SCC 401 it was held that the members of the Judicial Service of a State could be appointed as District Judges either by way of promotion or via Limited Departmental Competitive Examination.

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women candidates for JAG
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Notification dated 18-1-2023 for the JAG Scheme providing only 3 vacancies for female candidates as against 6 vacancies for male candidates is against the concept of equality as enshrined in the Constitution”.

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Banke Bihari Temple
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The petitions stemmed from the promulgation of Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025 contemplating the establishment of a Trust for managing the affairs of the Temple and overturning the longstanding 1939 Scheme for Temple Management.

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Bar councils cannot collect Optional Fees
Case BriefsSupreme Court

A contempt petition was filed before the Court alleging that State Bar Councils are not complying with directions given in Gaurav Kumar v. Union of India, (2025) 1 SCC 641 with specific allegations for Karnataka State Bar Council.

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Appointment Judges for 5 High Courts
Appointments & TransfersNews

The President of India on 8-8-2025, appointed 16 Judges across 5 High Courts.

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Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia retires
Know thy Judge

Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia is a second-generation legal professional started his legal career in 1986 and eventually became a Judge at Supreme Court of India in 2022.

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In-House Procedure inquiry judicial misconduct
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court found the provision in paragraph 7(ii) of the Procedure requiring the CJI to write to the President and the Prime Minister along with the report of the Committee to be in order, legal and valid.

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SC Collegium recommends appointment
Appointments & TransfersNews

There is a vacancy of 36 Judges against sanctioned strength of 85 Judges in Punjab and Haryana High Court.

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father for raping daughter
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Incestuous sexual violence committed by a parent is a distinct category of offence that tears through the foundational fabric of familial trust and must invite the severest condemnation in both language and sentence”.

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suit under S. 92 CPC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Allowing former President of Operation ASHA to commence suit under Section 92 CPC, the Court clarified that reliefs insofar as the removal of the Respondent 1 from the post of President and board member, along with the grievances which the Respondents 1 and 2 respectively may have with the other board members, would have to be agitated in a separate suit.

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