News Supreme Court Quashes Committee of Lawyers Appointed for Mathura Temple — Says Temples Must Be Freed from Control of Practising Advocates; Directs Fast-Tracking of All Temple Disputes RawlawMay 26, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court: “Allotment of Reserved Forest Land to Private Builders Under the Garb of Resettlement Is Illegal” — Allotment Quashed, Construction Declared Unlawful, “All Activities in Forest Land Without Central Approval Must Cease RawlawMay 26, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Wildlife Contraband Case Involving 23 Kg of Tiger Bones and 5 Skulls; Reduces Sentence to 3 Years: “Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt Still Holds the Field” — Poaching Not Proven, Fine Directed to Animal Welfare Board RawlawMay 21, 20255 min read
News Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Accept Incorrect OBC Certificates in Police Recruitment: “Candidates Who Failed to Submit Caste Certificates in Prescribed State Format Rightly Treated as General Category” RawlawMay 21, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court Restores ₹23 Lakh Compensation to Family of Truck Driver: “₹10,000 Monthly Income for Skilled Driver in 2014 Is Reasonable” — Sets Aside High Court’s Reduction Based on Minimum Wages RawlawMay 21, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court Holds Probation of Offenders Act and Sentence Reduction Under Food Safety and Standards Act Not Applicable to Convictions Under Prevention of Food Adulteration Act Between 1976–2006 — Converts Jail Term to Fine on Grounds of Judicial Comity Despite Legislative Bar RawlawMay 21, 20255 min read
News Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court’s Direction Requiring Insurer to Provide Prosthetic Limbs, Wheelchair, Travel Costs and Ongoing Assistance to Accident Victim: “Future Wellbeing Can Only Be Compensated in Monetary Terms” — Enhances Award by ₹12 Lakhs RawlawMay 21, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court Upholds Declaration of Land Grabbing Under A.P. Act: “Mens Rea Not Required—Burden Shifts Once Prima Facie Ownership Is Established” — Registered Sale Deed No Defence When Occupied Land Lies Outside Purchased Survey Number RawlawMay 20, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court Directs Structured Interim Custody Schedule for Overseas Father: “Repeated Applications Are Unduly Burdensome, Welfare of Child Cannot Be Left to the Vagaries of Piecemeal Orders” RawlawMay 20, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court Transfers Custodial Death Probe to CBI, Orders Arrest of Accused Police Officers Within One Month: “Local Police Cannot Be Judge in Their Own Cause” — Directs Protection and Expedited Bail Hearing for Sole Eyewitness RawlawMay 20, 20255 min read
