Latest News This writ petition raises an important issue about issuance of Other Backward Class certificate to the children of single mothers, where the mother belongs to the Other Backward Class category. The claim of the petitioner is that the certificate should be issued on the basis of the certificate held by the single mother. The grievance of the petitioner is that the present guidelines provide for considering the Other Backward Class certificate issued to any paternal blood relatives as the basis. According to the petitioner, this causes grave hardship to the single mothers. Referring to the judgment passed by the Supreme Court in Rameshbhai Dabhai Naika v. State of Gujarat, (2012) 3 SCC 400, wherein observations were made with regard to single mothers belonging to the SC/ST categories, the Additional Solicitor General submitted that similar guidelines would have to be laid down in the present matter also. The Bench of H.M.J. K.V. Viswanathan and H.M.J. N.S. Singh considering the importance of the matter, posted it for final hearing and granted liberty to the petitioner to serve a copy of the petition on the Standing Counsel for all the States to enable them to put in appearance and place their point of views. The matter will come up for final hearing on 22nd July 2025. SANTOSH KUMARI v. GNCTD AND OTHERS, W.P.(C) 55/2025.

Latest News Chandrasen Yadav vs. Union of India and Others, Diary No. – 33086/2025, Filed on 16th June 2025 A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on 16th June 2025 seeking review of the May 20, 2025 judgment in All India Judges Assn. v. Union of India, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1184, prescribing a minimum three years of practice at the Bar as a prerequisite for appearing in the examination for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division). The petitioner, while stating that the judgment suffered from apparent errors on record warranting a review, has also prayed that the mandatory three-year practice rule should be implemented only from 2027 onwards to avoid unjust exclusion of recent graduates (2023–2025) who prepared under the previous eligibility criteria.

Latest News RSPL Health Pvt. Ltd. V. Sun Pharma Laboratories Limited & ANR., FAO (COMM) 65/2025 & CM APPL. 12743/2025, Decided on 12th June 2025 The Delhi High Court has dismissed the Appeal of ‘Pro-ease’ against ‘Pruease’ in a trademark infringement case. RSPL Health Pvt. Ltd. filed an Appeal under Section 13 of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 challenging an order of a District Judge, dismissing the application filed under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. A Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur held, “The Courts have time and again cautioned that in appeals challenging the orders passed by the learned Trial Court in exercise of its discretionary jurisdiction, the appellate court will not interfere with, except where the discretion has been shown to have been exercised arbitrarily or capriciously or perversely or where the court has ignored the settled principles of law regulating grant or refusal of interlocutory injunctions.”. The Bench further held, “…the goods are distinct, having distinct and separate trade channels, and there is no likelihood of confusion being caused to the public by the use of the marks. There is also no case of passing off made out by the appellant as the packaging of the products and the manner of the depiction of the mark along with other additional ingredients of the label do not indicate any likelihood of confusion resulting in the use of the same”.

Latest News Sanjay Rathore vs. State (Govt. Of NCT Delhi), SLP(Crl) No.8930/2025, decided on 10th June 2025 The Supreme Court on 10th June 2025 declined to reduce the 18-month imprisonment awarded to an advocate convicted for using abusive and vulgar language against a woman judicial officer during a court proceeding, asserting that such behaviour threatens the safety and dignity of women judges. A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan was hearing a plea challenging a Delhi High Court order that upheld the conviction of the lawyer, Sanjay Rathore. The apex court refused to show leniency in sentencing, stating sternly, “Today, majority of our officers in Delhi are women. They will not be able to function like this—if somebody can get away like this. Think of their state.”.

Latest News The Delhi High Court recently granted relief to a POCSO convict The Delhi High Court recently granted relief to a POCSO convict, noting that the prosecution failed to establish beyond doubt that the survivor was a minor at the time of alleged offence [Karan Kumar v. State & Anr.]. Justice Amit Sharma observed that the survivor’s date of birth mentioned in her school register was not on the basis of any proof of birth document issued by any Corporation or a Municipal Authority or a Panchayat. Rather, the entry was made based on what was conveyed by her parents. The bench also took into account the survivor’s assertion that she was a major at the time of incident, born on the day of Holi in March, 1998 and her age given by the parents is incorrect. As such, the bench observed, “it was incumbent upon the prosecution to establish that the victim’s age was less than 18 years by conducting ossification test or any other latest medical age determination test conducted on orders of the Committee or the Board.” It held that the prosecution failed to discharge its obligation to prove that the survivor was a child in terms of Section 2 (1)(d) of the POCSO Act.

Latest News On Environment Day Kerala High Court Orders Government To Disclose Capsized Ship MSC Elsa’s Cargo Details On Environment Day (5th June 2025), the Kerala High Court directed the State government to release all available information concerning hazardous cargo and oil spill from the sinking of Liberian cargo ship MSC Elsa-3 on May 24 off the coast of Alappuzha [TN Prathapan v. Union of India & Ors.] A Bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji passed the direction while hearing a public interest petition (PIL) filed by Congress leader and former Member of Parliament TN Prathapan. The PIL sought the Court’s intervention to ensure proper compensation, environmental clean-up, and enforcement of action under both Indian and international law.

Latest News UK Supreme Court Roundtable titled Maintaining Judicial Legitimacy and Public Confidence Speaking at the UK Supreme Court Roundtable titled ‘Maintaining Judicial Legitimacy and Public Confidence’ on 3rd June 2025, the CJI said that the Supreme Court has always been prompt in taking immediate and appropriate measures to address the instances of misconduct and corruption surfacing within the judiciary. He said that whenever such instances came to light in India, the Supreme Court took immediate measures to address the allegations of judicial impropriety, while ensuring transparency and integrity in the process. The Chief also highlighted the proactive steps taken by the Indian judiciary to build public trust. Referring to transparency initiatives, he said the Apex Court judges have started voluntary disclosure of their assets. Stressing on the importance of accessibility and public communication, the CJI said all Constitution Bench hearings at the Apex Court were live-streamed. Speaking about the e-SCR portal, which offered free access to Supreme Court judgments, he said the initiative greatly benefitted law students, researchers and citizens by enabling one-click access to court rulings.

Latest News Advocates who are physically present in court can have their names recorded in court orders In a judgment delivered on 19th March 2025, the Supreme Court directed that only those advocates who are physically present in court and arguing the matter can have their names recorded in court orders. A 2-Judge Bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma passed an order stating that besides the arguing counsel, one counsel assisting the arguing counsel and the advocate-on-record (AoR) can also have their appearance marked. The Bench further stated that a Senior Advocate shall not appear without an AoR in the Supreme Court.

Latest News Court expressed its displeasure at the translated documents filed in a case relating to employment The Supreme Court on 18th March 2025 expressed its displeasure at the translated documents filed in a case relating to employment of a teacher which it said were mistranslated. The 2- Judge Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Aravind Kumar noted that ‘reinstatement’ was translated as ‘re-establishment’ rendering a paragraph meaningless. It directed the document to be filed in original along with an official transcript. The Bench further called upon the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association to ascertain how advocates-on- record (AoRs) should address the situation since they are expected to certify such documents.

Latest News Supreme Court reaffirmed the supervisory jurisdiction of Indian courts A 3-Judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising of CJI Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan on 18th March 2025 reaffirmed the supervisory jurisdiction of Indian courts in disputes arising from agreements governed by Indian law, even when the arbitration is agreed to be governed by a foreign centre. The decision clarifies the interplay between conflicting arbitration clauses in international commercial agreements governed by Indian law.