Keeping Pace with Legal Change
This news report examines the FIR filed against Virat Kohli following the tragic Bengaluru stampede, exploring investigative procedures under IPC Sections 304A and 336–338, legal hurdles in ascribing criminal liability to a sports icon, and potential civil and professional repercussions.
This report examines the FIR filed against Virat Kohli following the Bengaluru stampede, exploring legal grounds under Sections 304A and 336–338 IPC, investigative procedures, challenges in attributing negligence to a sports figure, and the broader procedural ramifications and implications.
This case concerns the violence that followed the May 2021 West Bengal elections, and it involves grave accusations of sexual assault, criminal conspiracy, and attempts to undermine the criminal justice system. Citing the seriousness of the offenses and possible danger to a fair trial, the Supreme Court reversed the Calcutta High Court’s decisions to grant the accused bail. In politically delicate criminal cases where local law enforcement is allegedly compromised, the ruling emphasizes the importance of judicial intervention.
On May 23, 2025, the Supreme Court held that denying disabled employees in supernumerary posts benefits like probation, seniority, and promotion violates Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court ruled that while there was a distinction, it lacked a rational link to the law’s purpose, making the government’s order discriminatory and restoring equal rights to these employees.
Can a public park replace a century-old lake in the name of urban renewal? On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court decided that Mumbai’s redeveloped garden should stay, finding it now serves the public and environment better than the neglected waterbody it replaced. This ruling highlights how courts may balance ecological ideals with practical urban needs.
The Supreme Court, in Chandigarh Administration v. Registrar General (May 28, 2025), ruled that building a verandah aligned with existing ones at the High Court does not risk its World Heritage status, and green paver blocks in the parking area used by lawyers and litigants are acceptable, as these do not violate heritage guidelines or involve major construction within the main building.
On June 5, 2025, the Delhi High Court made a big decision that strongly criticized Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka.…
The Delhi High Court on June 6, 2025, upheld objections to two CLAT PG 2025 questions, deeming them ambiguous and unfair. The court directed the Consortium of NLUs to revise the answer key and reissue corrected results at the earliest.
The order of preventive detention that had been issued against Rajesh, a financial operator in Kerala, was overturned by the Supreme Court, which further emphasized that preventive detention should not be used in lieu of regular criminal processes. The verdict emphasizes constitutional protections, which ensure that such powers be utilized in a proportionate manner and in accordance with the law.
Despite the fact that there is no legislation governing marriages between people of the same gender, the Madras High Court has ruled that LGBTQ+ couples have the right to have kids. During a separate proceeding, the Calcutta High Court granted Sharmishta Panoli temporary release, raising concerns about the procedural errors that led to her detention for making contentious comments on social media.
