Keeping Pace with Legal Change
It happens more often than people want to admit. Two adults meet. They date for years. Things get serious and marriage is discussed. Then it…
The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana has issued notices to 16 lawyers—including some senior advocates—for allegedly “bench hunting,” or trying to get cases heard by judges they think will rule in their favour.
This all ties back to a high-profile corruption case involving Gurugram realtor Roop Bansal and former CBI judge Sudhir Parmar, where lawyers are accused of manipulating which judge would hear the case.
The Price of Phantom Votes: How Alleged Fake Voters Threaten India’s Democratic Promise Recently, Rahul Gandhi has loudly and clearly…
The Supreme Court is distressed by the delays and lack of performance of High Court judges. In light of the recent complaints about unscheduled breaks and the fact some judges had not delivered verdicts that had previously been reserved, the Supreme Court believes some form of a performance audit is necessary to find out whether High Court judges are producing an output consistent with public expenditure. This would aim to restore confidence in the judicial system through enhanced speedy justice and greater transparency.
The Supreme Court made it clear that regulatory assets are only expected to be very rare, limited to only 3% annually of revenue, and to be fully recovered in 3 years for new or later assets and 5 years for existing or prior assets. Regulatory Commissions are expected to set up cost-reflective tariffs and equally manage regulatory assets in a fully transparent manner and subject to rules and policies. The judgment imposes strict accountability, and has empowered APTEL to ensure compliance and control against regulatory failure.
The Supreme Court has established that pending criminal proceedings based upon allegations of “simple fraud” (like cheating or breach of trust) does not prevent arbitration proceedings from progressing; only cases alleging “serious fraud” or cases that challenge the validity of the arbitration agreement or that protect public policy will estop an individual from arbitrating a dispute.
https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2025/32670/32670_2025_8_1504_63019_Judgement_05-Aug-2025.pdf Presided by: Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Sandeep Mehta, Supreme Court Appellant: Narayan YadavRespondent: State of Chhattisgarh In a recent…
Independence Day for India is coming shortly on 15th August, but I will not be celebrating it as there is…
The Supreme Court suspended the operations of the management committee of the Thakur Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple and instituted a High-Powered Committee to oversee its operations. The SC took this step due to disputes faced by the previous management and its lack of efficiency. The Supreme Court also rerouted certain writ applications regarding the constitutionality of the Temple Trust Ordinance, which allows the State to handle its affairs towards the Allahabad High Court.
In the present case, the SC affirmed the order of the Trial Court, which was quashed by the High Court…
The Supreme Court ushers in a new era of human rights in Matheran by banning hand-pulled rickshaws in the region and requesting the government to promote e-rickshaws for the previous rickshaw pullers, successfully granting them a livelihood.
