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2025: Judicial Shifts and Landmark SCI Judgments

2025: A Year of Judicial Transformation in IndiaIn 2025, the Indian judiciary marked its 75th year with a blend of administrative renewal and substantive legal evolution. The Supreme Court of India (SCI) delivered 1,426 judgments amid a soaring pendency of 92,118 cases, achieving an 86.88% di...

02 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Rejects Gendered Lens in Single Parent Custody Assessments

Delhi High Court Rejects Gendered Lens in Single Parent Custody Assessments In a landmark ruling, the Delhi High Court has declared that family courts must evaluate single parents' caregiving abilities without bias toward traditional gender roles. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma emphasized that ...

22 Dec 2025

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Orders Surrender in Contempt Case Involving Pistol Threat to Lawyer

Supreme Court Orders Surrender in Contempt Case, Citing Pistol Threat to Woman Lawyer as an Attack on Judiciary In a stern rebuke against conduct that undermines the judicial process, the Supreme Court of India has refused to entertain an appeal against a contempt sentence until the petitione...

03 Nov 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Forgery Claims Not Decisive for Interim Vehicle Custody: Bombay HC

Forgery Claims Not Decisive for Interim Vehicle Custody: Bombay High Court Mumbai, India– In a significant ruling clarifying the scope of judicial inquiry for the provisional release of seized property, the Bombay High Court has held that complex allegations of document forgery are a matter f...

28 Oct 2025

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Supreme Court Overhauls Banking Law: Mandates Arbitration for Inter-Creditor Disputes, Clarifies DRT and Civil Court Jurisdiction

Supreme Court Overhauls Banking Law: Mandates Arbitration for Inter-Creditor Disputes, Clarifies DRT and Civil Court JurisdictionNEW DELHI– In a series of landmark judgments from the first half of 2025, the Supreme Court of India has significantly reshaped the landscape of banking and financi...

21 Oct 2025

India - Supreme Court

Judiciary Under Pressure: Indian Supreme Court Confronts Digital Scams as Bar Leader Highlights Lawyer Well-being Crisis

Judiciary Under Pressure: Indian Supreme Court Confronts Digital Scams as Bar Leader Highlights Lawyer Well-being Crisis The global legal system is facing a dual assault from both external and internal pressures, threatening its integrity and the sustainability of its practitioners. In India,...

17 Oct 2025

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Statehood by Declaration? Legal Experts Scrutinize Unilateral Palestine Recognition Amid Geopolitical Tensions

Statehood by Declaration? Legal Experts Scrutinize Unilateral Palestine Recognition Amid Geopolitical TensionsNEW YORK– A flurry of unilateral recognitions of a Palestinian state by several Western nations has ignited a fierce debate within the international legal community, pitting establish...

27 Sep 2025

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Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho, But Leaves Key Questions Unanswered

Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho, But Leaves Key Questions UnansweredHeadline-Grabbing Ruling Offers Temporary Relief, But Fails to Resolve Broader Conflict Between Federal and State Abortion LawsIn a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for Idaho hospi...

28 Jun 2024

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