The Supreme Court of India’s Annual Digest 2025 offers a comprehensive overview of significant rulings delivered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, reflecting the judiciary’s evolving approach to child protection, adolescent rights, and constitutional safeguards. The digest highlights how the apex court has balanced the…
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Homebuyers’ RWAs Cannot Intervene in Insolvency: Supreme Court
In a significant ruling clarifying the scope of participation in insolvency proceedings, the Supreme Court has held that homebuyers’ societies and Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) have no legal standing to intervene in insolvency cases initiated against real estate developers once a financial default is established. The verdict reinforces the limited…
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Supreme Court Flags Centre-State Clash in ED Probe
The Supreme Court on Thursday took up a high-stakes petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED)against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, raising serious constitutional and federal questions over alleged interference by state authorities during a central agency’s investigation. The case stems from an ED raid at the Kolkata office…
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Madras HC Rejects Law & Order Claim in Deepam Case
The Madras High Court has strongly dismissed the Tamil Nadu government’s claim that lighting a ceremonial lamp atop the Thiruparankundram Hills would create a law and order problem, calling such fears “imaginary.” Upholding a single judge’s earlier order, the Madurai Bench observed that the apprehension appeared to be a convenient…
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IRCTC Scam: Delhi HC to Hear Lalu Prasad Plea on Jan 5
The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, January 5, 2026, the petition filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav challenging the framing of charges against him in the alleged IRCTC scam case. The matter assumes significance as it involves…
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Supreme Court Declines PMO Chadar Plea at Ajmer Dargah
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain an urgent plea seeking a stay on the Prime Minister’s Office offering a ceremonial chadar at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah during the Urs of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. A Special Vacation Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined…
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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 27 Evidence Act
In a significant clarification of criminal jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has held that incriminating materials handed over by an accused during a routine police check or personal search cannot be treated as “recoveries” under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act. The ruling underscores that the provision applies only when…
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CJI Surya Kant Sworn In; Ex-CJI Gavai Sets New Precedent
Justice Surya Kant officially assumed office as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday, taking oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several dignitaries. His appointment marks the beginning of a nearly 15-month tenure, during…
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PM Modi Condemns Attack on CJI BR Gavai in Court
PM Modi Condemns Attack on CJI BR Gavai in Supreme Court New Delhi, October 6, 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the attack on Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice B.R. Gavai inside the Supreme Court premises, calling it “utterly condemnable” and an insult to the dignity of…
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Rajasthan HC Dismisses Plea for FIR Against Modi Shah on CAA
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition seeking registration of a murder case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and former Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad over the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019. The Court termed the plea “absurd, frivolous, and concocted,”…