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19 Dec 2025 — 5 min read

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Constitutional Law

Second SLP Barred After Dismissal Of Earlier SLP And Failed High Court Review, Unless Liberty Was Reserved: SC

The Supreme Court held that a second Special Leave Petition under Article 136 is not maintainable once an earlier SLP has been dismissed and a subsequent review before the High Court has also failed, unless specific liberty to re-approach the Court was expressly granted. Read more.

Delhi Court Seeks Sonia Gandhi’s Response on Plea Alleging Pre-Citizenship Voter Roll Entry

TA Delhi court has issued notices to Sonia Gandhi and the Delhi Police on a plea challenging the refusal to register an FIR over her alleged inclusion in the 1980 voter roll before she became an Indian citizen in 1983. Read more.

Petitioners Tell Supreme Court Electoral Roll Scrutiny Cannot Include Citizenship Tests

Petitioners have argued before the Supreme Court that the Election Commission of India (ECI) cannot conduct citizenship verification during electoral roll scrutiny, claiming this effectively amounts to an indirect National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise. Read more.

Civil Law

Rajasthan High Court: Live-In Couple Entitled to Protection Even If Boy Is Below 21

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Nodal Officer of a police station to promptly decide protection requests filed by an 18-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man in a live-in relationship, who feared threats from family members. Read more

Delhi High Court Quashes FIR Against Hospital & Gynaecologist for Retained Cotton Mop During C-Section

The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR alleging criminal medical negligence against Venkateshwar Hospital and its senior gynaecologist for leaving a cotton mop inside a patient’s abdomen during a C-section. Read More

Himachal Pradesh High Court Rules Driving Without Licence Does Not Amount to Contributory Negligence

The Himachal Pradesh High Court enhanced compensation in a 2013 fatal accident where a 16-year-old was hit by a tipper truck. Read More

Kerala High Court Holds Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Prove Adultery in Maintenance Cases

The Kerala High Court held that adultery in maintenance proceedings under Section 125 CrPC can be proved through circumstantial evidence if it logically demonstrates adulterous behavior. Read more

Criminal Law

Supreme Court: Imminent Death Not Needed for Statement to Qualify as Dying Declaration

The Supreme Court held that a statement need not be made in expectation of imminent death for it to qualify as a dying declaration under Section 32(1) of the Evidence Act. Read More

The Delhi High Court has struck down a bail condition requiring an accused to share his live location 24×7 via Google with the Investigating Officer. Read More

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Six-Month Deadline For Red Fort Blast Trial

The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored oversight committee and a six-month deadline for completing the Red Fort blast trial. Read more

Arbitration

Supreme Court Clarifies Under Section 11 Arbitration Act Referral Court Can Examine If Non-Signatory Is Party

The Supreme Court has held that a Referral Court under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act can examine whether a non-signatory is a real party to the arbitration agreement. Read More

Rajasthan High Court Mandates Exclusive Use of Jupitice for Online Mediation

The Rajasthan High Court has issued a directive stating that all online mediation for cases referred by its courts must be conducted exclusively on the Jupitice Online Mediation Platform. Read more

Supreme Court Flags Rise of Litigation at Every Stage of Arbitration

The Supreme Court remarked that arbitration in India is generating litigation at every stage while hearing a challenge to an ICC tribunal’s decision to shift the final hearing from Delhi to London. Read more.

IPR

Delhi High Court Summons Woodland MD Over Seized Shoes in Trademark Dispute

The Delhi High Court has summoned Woodland (Aero Club) Pvt Ltd’s Managing Director, Harkirat Singh, and Senior Manager, Madan Kalra, after Speedways Tyre Treads claimed that shoes seized on allegations of counterfeiting were actually manufactured under Woodland’s own purchase orders. Read More

Centre Revises Patent Penalty Rules with Appeal Period Starting on Receipt of Order

The Centre has amended the Patents Rules, 2003, through the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2025, effective November 25, 2025. Read More

Delhi High Court Upholds Interim Injunction Against ‘Power Flex’ In Bata’s Trademark Infringement Suit

The Delhi High Court upheld an interim injunction restraining Leayan Global Pvt. Ltd. from using the mark “POWER FLEX” for footwear, holding it infringed Bata’s registered trademark “POWER.” Read More

Family Law

P&H High Court Jails Husband for Remarrying While Divorce Appeal Was Pending

The Punjab & Haryana High Court sentenced a man to three months’ imprisonment and a ₹2,000 fine for marrying again while his first wife’s divorce appeal was still pending. Read More

Supreme Court Notes Rare Gesture as Woman Seeks Divorce Without Alimony Claim

The Supreme Court dissolved a marriage on mutual consent, noting it was a “rare settlement” because the wife did not seek alimony or any monetary compensation. Read More

Specific Relief Act Has No Application To Family Court Proceedings: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that the provisions of the Specific Relief Act, 1963, have no application to proceedings under the Family Courts Act, 1984, due to the overriding effect of Section 20 of the latter statute. Read more

Legal Updates

Parliament Winter Session to Take Up Key Bills on Atomic Energy, Education, and GST

The Winter Session of Parliament began with 13 bills listed for introduction over 15 sittings ending 19 December. Read More

Lok Sabha Introduces Right to Disconnect Bill to Limit After-Hours Work

The Lok Sabha introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025, to protect employees from work-related calls, emails, or messages outside official hours. Read More

Supreme Court Implements New Rules on Mentioning, Urgent Listing, and Adjournments from December 1

The Supreme Court introduced new rules effective December 1, ending oral mentions before the Chief Justice of India (CJI), stating that urgent matters will now be listed automatically within two working days. Read More

Advocates Rights

Delhi Court: Lawyer Who Threw Shoe at ex-CJI BR Gavai Assaulted With Slippers

Advocate Rakesh Kishore, who had previously hurled a shoe at former CJI BR Gavai, was attacked by unidentified persons with slippers at the Karkardooma Court complex in Delhi. Read More

Delhi High Court Questions Hereditary Allotment of Lawyers’ Chambers as Discriminatory

The Delhi High Court has sharply criticized a rule permitting hereditary allotment of lawyers' chambers, calling it "discrimination writ large" against newly enrolled advocates. Read More

Supreme Court Seeks Explanation on ₹2,500 Interview Fee by UP Bar Council

The Supreme Court recently sought an explanation from the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh after being informed that law graduates were being charged ₹2,500 for appearing in “oral interviews” before enrollment. Read More

Women’s Rights

Karnataka High Court Halts State’s One-Day Monthly Menstrual Leave Policy for Women Employees

The Karnataka High Court has stayed the State’s notification mandating one paid menstrual leave per month for all women employees across industries. Read More

Supreme Court Seeks Response on Plea for Women’s Reservation in Bar Council Elections

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Bar Council of India and all State Bar Councils on a petition seeking mandatory representation of women in elected bar bodies. Read More

Supreme Court: Taking Photos or Videos of Woman Not Engaged in Private Acts Won’t Amount to Voyeurism

The Supreme Court observed that taking photographs or videos of a woman without her consent, when she is not engaged in a “private act,” does not amount to voyeurism under Section 354C IPC. Read More