The Right to speedy trial under Article 21 is violated when undertrials are jailed indefinitely without commencement of trial.
Supreme Court of India · 18 Jul 2025
The ruling is significant because tribal communities have often remained outside the purview of modern personal laws like the Hindu Succession Act.
Supreme Court of India · 18 Jul 2025
The Religious freedom under Articles 25 and 26 is not absolute and is subject to public order, morality, and health.
Madras High Court · 18 Jul 2025
The Subject revolves around that when a partnership has more than two partners, and the deed provides that death of one does not dissolve the firm, then the partnership continues.
Supreme Court of India · 17 Jul 2025
The bench held that in exceptional and peculiar circumstances, proceedings for serious offences like rape may be quashed, especially if the prosecutrix unequivocally withdraws support and the continuance would lead to injustice.
Supreme Court of India · 17 Jul 2025
It reaffirms prior precedents that criminal proceedings should not be lightly quashed, particularly when the allegations involve intent to cheat and deprive others of rightful property.
Supreme Court of India · 17 Jul 2025
The Court criticized the investigation and lower courts for their haste and undue pressure, which led to a miscarriage of justice.
Supreme Court of India · 17 Jul 2025
The Prison authorities are not obligated to provide personalized or luxurious food but must ensure adequate, nutritious, and medically appropriate meals.
Supreme Court of India · 17 Jul 2025
The Court reaffirmed the fundamental legal principle that circumstantial evidence requires a strict and complete chain of proof, where each link is crucial to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.
Calcutta High Court · 14 Jul 2025
The judgment underscores the strict approach adopted by the judiciary towards bail in NDPS cases, especially where commercial quantities are involved.
Supreme Court of India · 14 Jul 2025
The judgment highlights the growing menace of non-consensual intimate imagery online and the urgent need for systemic measures to protect victims.
Madras High Court · 14 Jul 2025
It clarified that Section 122 cannot be interpreted absolutely to exclude such recordings because the statute itself provides exceptions for legal proceedings between spouses.
Supreme Court of India · 14 Jul 2025
The Court found significant errors such as Absence of a Chain of Custody Register, leading to gaps in tracking sample handling.
Supreme Court of India · 14 Jul 2025
The Court held that the powers of the Governor under Article 161 to grant pardon reflect the wider "constitutional ethos, goal and culture" towards reformation.
Supreme Court of India · 14 Jul 2025
The Legal heirs of a deceased tortfeasor (negligent driver) held not entitled to compensation under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Supreme Court of India · 4 Jul 2025
