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Res Judicata applies to quasi-judicial authorities: SC sets aside High Court order in Mumbai land dispute, Read Judgment

08 Apr 2025
“Whenever a judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal gives a finding on law or fact, its findings cannot be impeached collaterally or in a second round...” Emphasising this clarity, the Supreme...
 

2013 Hyderabad bomb blast case: Telangana HC upholds death penalty to 5 Convicts

08 Apr 2025
On Tuesday, the High Court of Telangana upheld the death sentences awarded to five convicts in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin bomb blasts case. The Court also dismissed the petitions filed by the convi...
 

Termination of tenancy takes place on the date on which decree is passed: SC rules mesne profits begin only after eviction decree, not from suit date

08 Apr 2025
Tenant’s liability to pay mesne profits kicks in only after eviction decree, rules Supreme Court In a recent ruling that streamlines the computation of mesne profits in tenancy disputes gover...
 

Courts not supposed to do Moral Policing: Supreme Court sets aside High Court order against Tehseen Poonawalla

08 Apr 2025
Observing that Courts are not supposed to do moral policing, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) set aside an order of the Punjab & Haryana High Court imposing a fine of ₹10 lakh on polit...
 

Supreme Court pulls up Tamil Nadu Governor for 'sitting over' Bills

08 Apr 2025
On Tuesday, the Apex Court came down heavily on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi & said reservation of 10 Bills by him for consideration of the president was in contravention of constitutional provisi...
 

Supreme Court: Insurance terms must be reasonable, repudiation cannot be based on an Impracticable Voyage condition, Read Judgment

08 Apr 2025
Recently, the Supreme Court held that an insurance company cannot repudiate a claim on the ground of voyage commencement during monsoon when it was aware of the intended schedule, in a matter involvin...
 

Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta HC order for CBI probe into creation of supernumerary posts by WB Cabinet

08 Apr 2025
On Tuesday, the Apex Court set aside part of the Calcutta High Court judgement ordering a CBI probe into the West Bengal cabinet’s decision to create supernumerary posts in state-run &...
 

Drug Case: Actor Sreenath Bhasi withdraws anticipatory bail plea

08 Apr 2025
Malayalam actor Sreenath Bhasi, who had approached the Kerala High Court seeking anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with the April 1 arrest of a woman caught selling hybrid cannabis in Ala...
 

Coal Scam Case: Court discharges Ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta

08 Apr 2025
A Court in Delhi has discharged former coal secretary H C Gupta & ex-joint secretary (coal) K S Kropha in a case related to alleged irregularities in allocation of Mednirai coal bock in Jharkhand....
 

Hotel brawl case against Saif Ali Khan: Mumbai Court re-issues Warrant against Malaika Arora

08 Apr 2025
A Mumbai court has re-issued a bailable warrant against actor Malaika Arora after she failed to appear as a witness in the case pertaining to alleged attack on an NRI businessman by Saif Ali Khan at a...
 

SC initiates contempt proceedings against NRI woman for seeking U.S. injunction against it post-settlement agreement

07 Apr 2025
In a development reflecting the Supreme Court’s assertion of its constitutional authority, the apex court has issued a notice of contempt to an NRI woman who, after consenting to a matrimonial s...
 

Saga Legal Facilitates Strategic Investment in MOPP Foods, Boosting Nationwide Expansion

07 Apr 2025
Saga Legal has successfully advised Kouzina on its strategic investment in MOPP Foods, a cloud kitchen brand widely known for its Shark Tank India appearance and innovative F&B concepts. The deal...
 

Backdoor entry in public employment fundamentally at odds with Article 16: SC on Bihar’s Chaukidari Cadre Rule

07 Apr 2025
In a recent ruling that fortifies the constitutional mandate of equal opportunity in public employment, the Supreme Court has upheld the Patna High Court’s verdict striking down the proviso to R...
 

National Workshop On IP & Music: Legal Harmonies And Industry Challenge (25 April): Register by 23 April

07 Apr 2025
About Alliance School of Law Alliance School of Law, Alliance University is approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi. The Alliance School of Law offers two five-year, integrated underg...
 

HC on Mandatory levy of service charge: No implied contract can be deemed to exist between consumer and restaurants, Read Judgment

07 Apr 2025
The Delhi High Court recently expounded that, "Service charge or TIP as is colloquially referred, is a voluntary payment by the customer. It cannot be compulsory or mandatory. The practice under...
 

Supreme Court of India and Supreme Court of Nepal sign MoU to 'encourage mutual exchange of information' and enhance cross-border judicial capacity building

07 Apr 2025
In a step reflecting the expanding contours of cross-border judicial diplomacy, the Supreme Court of India and the Supreme Court of Nepal have formally entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
 

State Govt approaches Telangana HC for action against AI-generated fake content in Kancha Gachibowli Protest

07 Apr 2025
On Monday, the Govt of Telangana filed a petition in the High Court seeking action against AI-generated content allegedly used to spread false narratives in the issue of 400 acre land at Kancha Gachib...
 

Railways Land-for-Jobs 'Scam': Supreme Court refuses to hear ED's plea against bail to Lalu aide

07 Apr 2025
On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to examine a plea of the ED against the bail granted to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide & businessman Amit Katyal in a money laundering case...
 

NTA 'lapses' in NEET-UG 2024: Supreme Court closes case as Centre assures to implement Panel suggestions

07 Apr 2025
On Monday, the Apex Court closed a matter over the functioning of the National Testing Agency in holding last year's NEET-UG after the Centre assured of implementing exam reforms suggested by...
 

Supreme Court to consider urgent listing of pleas challenging validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act

07 Apr 2025
On Monday, the Apex Court agreed to consider listing for urgent hearing the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A bench comprising Chief Justic...
 

National Conference on State Judiciary 2025: CJI Sanjiv Khanna advocates transparent promotions, digital evaluation, and judicial independence

07 Apr 2025
In a bid to address long-standing institutional bottlenecks within the subordinate judiciary, the National Conference on Addressing Issues Faced by the State Judiciary, convened under the aegis of the...
 

Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of Justice S A Dharmadhikari to Kerala High Court

07 Apr 2025
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended transfer of Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari to the Kerala High Court. The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India...
 

Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 receives President’s assent; Supreme Court petitions allege “hostile discrimination against muslims”

07 Apr 2025
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 has officially entered the statute books following presidential assent by President Droupadi Murmu on April 5, 2025. The Ministry of Law and Justice notified the enactme...
 

[EXCLUSIVE] LatestLaws.com's Monthly Digest (March 2025), Landmark Decisions Digest for you!

07 Apr 2025
LatestLaws.com's Monthly Digest (March,2025) Get monthly updates on landmark decisions on the Constitution, Arbitration, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws, Company Law, Intellectual Property Right...
 

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Justice Arun Palli as Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

07 Apr 2025
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Justice Arun Palli of Punjab and Haryana High Court be appointed as the Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh H...
 

‘Dangerous Conspiracy’: Jamiat moves Supreme Court challenging validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

07 Apr 2025
The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a petition in the Apex Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, claiming it was a “dangerous conspiracy” to strip...
 

'Traitor' Jibe Case: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra moves High Court against FIR

07 Apr 2025
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the High Court of Bombay, urging it to quash an FIR registered against him by the Mumbai Police for allegedly calling Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath S...
 

Internship Opportunity at The Dialogue [Research, 2 Vacancies]: Application Accepted on Rolling Basis!

05 Apr 2025
About The Dialogue The Dialogue is an emerging Public-Policy think-tank based out of New Delhi. A horizontal institution, The Dialogue specialises in driving a development oriented narrative that d...
 
 

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