The Law on Clubbing of Multiple FIRs
by Asangha Rai*
Supreme Court
Supreme Court issues directions to Union Government to enhance safety and address encroachments on National Highways
“It is the obligation of the Central Government to maintain the National Highways. The maintenance of highways includes the obligation to keep them in good condition. It also includes keeping them free of encroachments and, most importantly, providing adequate safety measures to reduce the possibility of accidents.”
Supreme Court reserves verdict on stay of Waqf Amendment Act
Justice BR Gavai, CJI remarked that the requirement of registration of Waqfs has been there under the previous laws of 1923 and 1954.
Supreme Court | High Courts can quash proceedings under Section 12 of DV Act pending before Magistrate
“When it comes to exercise of power under Section 482 CrPC in relation to application under Section 12(1), the High Court has to keep in mind the fact that the DV Act, 2005 is a welfare legislation. Therefore, while exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC for quashing proceedings under Section 12(1), the High Court should be very slow and circumspect”.
Unregistered document affecting immovable property can be an admissible evidence of contract in a suit for specific performance: Supreme Court
In S. Kaladevi v. V.R. Somasundaram, (2010) 5 SCC 401, the Supreme Court had held that an unregistered document may be received as evidence of a contract in a suit seeking specific performance.
Flummoxed by Finality: Supreme Court Reaffirms Applicability of Res Judicata to SEBI
by Namita Shetty* and Bharat Harne**
SC grants anticipatory bail to former IAS Probationer Puja Khedkar for allegedly misrepresenting information in UPSC 2022 exam
“Any violation of the conditions, then liberty is reserved to the respondent to seek cancellation of anticipatory bail.”
Supreme Court upholds Gauhati HC order directing Nagaland to ensure salary parity for RMSA teachers
The Court also vacated the previously granted interim order.
Navigating partial Court working days 2025: Supreme Court circular on listing of matters
21,651 miscellaneous matters (13,933 main and 7,718 connected) and 17,088 regular hearing matters (10,011 main and 7,077 connected were notified for listing during the ensuing partial Court working days 2025, vide Notices dated 15-04-2025 and 03-05-2025.
Supreme Court grants interim bail to Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad; Orders SIT to investigate his social media post on Operation Sindoor
The Court clarified that the grant of interim bail was intended solely to assist in the ongoing investigation. Additionally, it instructed Professor Mahmudabad to provide a single bail bond covering both FIRs and to submit his passport to the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
Supreme Court restores minimum three-year legal practice requirement for eligibility in civil judge exams
Supreme Court clarified that the three-year period of legal practice would be counted from the date of provisional enrolment as an advocate, and not from the date of passing the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE), recognizing the varying schedules of the AIBE across jurisdictions.
Supreme Court issues Circular on procedure to circulate Letters of Adjournment: Key Updates
On 19-05-2025, the Supreme Court released a new circular updating the procedures for circulating letters of adjournment of cases, following a letter from SCAORA to the newly appointed Chief Justice of India, Justice B.R. Gavai, on 14-05-2025.
Supreme Court upholds ‘One Rank One Pension’ for all retired High Court Judges; Orders equal and full pension
“A retired Judge of the High Court shall also include such of the retired Judges of a High Court who have retired as Additional Judge of the High Court”
Supreme Court constitutes SIT to probe BJP Minister Vijay Shah’s controversial remarks on Col. Sofiya Quraishi
During a public function at Raikunda village in Ambedkar Nagar at Mhow, BJP Minster Vijay Shah used scurrilous and offensive language against Col. Sofia Quraishi.
Article 143 of the Constitution of India: Supreme Court’s Advisory Jurisdiction Explained
Explore Article 143 of the Constitution of India, detailing Supreme Court’s advisory jurisdiction. Learn about the recent concerns raised by President Droupadi Murmu regarding the Supreme Court’s directive in State of T.N. v. Governor of T.N., 2025 SCC OnLine SC 770.
Supreme Court Announces Partial Working Days: Full Details
The Supreme Court has officially replaced ‘summer vacation’ with ‘partial working days’ in the 2025 calendar.
Supreme Court urges sensitization of officials and creation of more POCSO Courts to combat delays in child rape trials
“In our opinion, since the timelines have been stipulated under the POCSO Act for all stages right from the stage of Investigation up to the stage of Trial, the same must be adhered to as far as possible. Because of the inadequacy of the number of exclusive Courts for the POCSO Cases, the said timelines mandated in the Act for completion of the trials are not being maintained.”
Claims can’t be bisected into arbitrable and non-arbitrable at the stage of appointment of arbitrator under Section 11 of A&C Act: Supreme Court
“The High Court erred in bisecting the claim of the appellant into two parts, one arbitrable and the other non- arbitrable, when it found arbitration agreement to be there for settlement of disputes between the parties.”
Supreme Court directs High Courts to frame or amend rules for recruitment and service conditions for Court Managers; Issues directions for their regularisation
“The Court Managers having served for years, after rendering their services for such a long period, if they are not made permanent and are to be thrown away at this stage, it would cause a great hardship to them”
Supreme Court urges courts to exercise suo motu powers in cases involving misleading arbitration clauses drafted by lawyers
“What is most shocking to our judicial conscience is the incontrovertible reality that the parties in the present cases have spent nigh a decade acrimoniously litigating over the method of dispute resolution itself, while their actual qualms against each other remain deeply buried under the surface—effectively stuck in limbo.”