SC: Limitation Period for Appeals Under Commercial Courts Act Begins on Judgment Pronouncement, Not Copy Receipt
The Supreme Court Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan has reaffirmed the importance of diligence and procedural discipline in commercial litigation, holding that under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, the limitation period for filing an appeal commences from the date of pronouncement of the judgment and not from the date of receiving […]
SC: Subsequent Purchaser Not a ‘Necessary Party’ But Can Be Added as ‘Proper Party’ in Specific Performance Suit
The Supreme Court bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan, recently held that a subsequent purchaser in a suit for specific performance may not be a “necessary party,” but can be considered a “proper party” if their rights are likely to be affected by the outcome of the proceedings. The case stemmed from […]
Police Uniform Not a License to Assault Innocent Citizens: Allahabad HC Rejects Section 197 Protection to Police Officers
The Allahabad High Court single judge bench of Justice Raj Beer Singh, recently refused to grant relief to four Uttar Pradesh police officials accused of abusing, assaulting, and unlawfully confining a doctor and his companions at a police post. The bench observed that acts falling outside the scope of a public servant's official duties do […]
Citizens Must Be Made Aware of Their Rights to Enforce Them: Justice BR Gavai at NALSA’s 30-Year Celebration
"It is not enough to have rights, it is necessary that citizens must know they have constitutional, statutory rights. Unless they are made aware they won't come forward to enforce them," said the Supreme Court Judge Justice B. R. Gavai while speaking at an event on 26th April, 2025 commemorating 30 years of the National […]
Ranveer Allahbadia’s Passport Plea Rejected: Hangs On Outcome of Probe
On 1st April, 2025, the Supreme Court of India declined YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia’s request to release his passport, stating it would consider his plea after the ongoing investigation into his controversial remarks is completed. Allahbadia, who is facing multiple FIRs for allegedly making distasteful comments about parents and sex on the now-deleted YouTube […]
Allahabad HCBA Halts Strike, All Eyes on Justice Varma Probe
The Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has temporarily suspended its strike over the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad High Court. The decision, made on 29th March, 2025, awaits the conclusion of an in-house inquiry into Justice Varma and the unaccounted cash discovered at his residence on 14th March, […]
Comic Kunal Kamra Seeks Transit Bail from Madras HC Over Mumbai FIR
On March 28, 2025, stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra moved the Madras High Court seeking interim protection from pre-arrest in connection with a FIR registered in Mumbai over his alleged "traitor" remark against Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. A Zero FIR, lodged by Shiv Sena MLA Muraji Patel, invokes Sections 353(1)(b), 353(2) (public mischief), and 356(2) […]
Justice Yashwant Varma Officially Repatriated Amid Controversy
The Supreme Court Collegium after its meetings held on 20th and 24th March 2025 has officially repatriated Justice Yashwant Varma from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court following a controversy over a fire at his residence on March 14, 2025. On the same day, the Delhi High Court withdrew his judicial duties, […]
All India Bar Examination XIX Results Declared
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced the results of the All India Bar Examination XIX (AIBE XIX). However, the results of those who have not uploaded their enrolment certificate or have submitted an undertaking have been withheld. These results will be accessible once the required enrolment certificate from the respective State Bar Councils […]
Delhi HC Orders BCI to Enroll A South Korean Lawyer
The Delhi High Court division bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta, has recently directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) (Petitioner) to enroll Daeyoung Jung, a South Korean national (Respondent No.1), as an advocate within two days. The bench held that withholding the respondent’s enrollment was impermissible since there was […]