Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 12, 2025

Links of today's reports :Right To Seek Remission Applicable Even When Convict Sentenced To Imprisonment For Remainder Of Life : Supreme CourtSupreme Court To Commence Hearing On Judicial Officers' Eligibility For District Judge Appointment In Bar Quota From September 23Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Denying General Category Seats To Persons With Disabilities Scoring Higher Than General Cut-Off'You've Added Spice' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Quash...

'Trial Can't Be Separated Only Because Accused Is MLA' : Supreme Court Quashes Direction To Segregate Trial Against Legislator

Speedy trial against legislators cannot be at the cost of procedural safeguards, the Court said.

Supreme Court Holds NUJS Faculty's Sexual Harassment Complaint Against VC Time-Barred; But Directs VC To Mention Judgment In His Resume

The incident should haunt the wrongdoer forever, the Court said.

When Sale Deed Is Void, Suit For Possession Governed By Limitation Period Of 12 Years Under Article 65 Instead Of Art 59 : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (Sep.12) held that a suit instituted seeking possession of immovable property on the ground that the defendant's sale deed is void is governed by the 12-year limitation period under Article 65 of the Limitation Act, 1963, rather than the shorter 3-year period under Article 59 of the Act. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan clarified that where possession is claimed over property by the defendant based on a forged and void sale deed, he suit can be...

'Right To Housing A Fundamental Right Under Article 21': Supreme Court Urges Centre To Create Revival Fund For Stressed Real Estate Projects

The objective must be to prevent liquidation of otherwise viable real estate projects and to protect the interests of genuine homebuyers.

Delay By State Agencies Due To Administrative Lethargy Should Not Be Condoned : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today(September 12) warned High Courts not to condone inordinate delays by State agencies on grounds of administrative lethargy and laxity.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan made the observation, while setting aside the order of the Karnataka High Court which condoned a delay of 11 years by the Karnaktaka Housing Board in filing a second appeal against a decree.The Court observed :"Before we proceed to close this judgment, we deem it appropriate to make it...

Dispose Bail Applications Within Two Months; Can't Keep Them Pending For Years : Supreme Court To High Courts & Trial Courts

The Supreme Court has directed High Courts and trial courts across the country to take up bail and anticipatory bail applications for disposal within a short time frame, preferably within two months. The Court also directed High Courts to come up with mechanism to avoid accumulation of pending bail and anticipatory bail applications"High Courts shall ensure that applications for bail and anticipatory bail pending before them or before the subordinate courts under their jurisdiction are...

Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Denying General Category Seats To Persons With Disabilities Scoring Higher Than General Cut-Off

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concerns over the denial of general category seats to persons with disabilities who score higher than the cut-off marks for the unreserved category.The Court said that such an approach will defeat the purpose of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The Court asked the Union Government to explain if appropriate steps have been taken to ensure that PwDs, who score higher than the general cut-off, are given "upward movement" by accommodating them...

Right To Seek Remission Applicable Even When Convict Sentenced To Imprisonment For Remainder Of Life : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the right to seek remission is applicable even when a person is convicted under provisions such as Section 376DA or Section 376DB of the Indian Penal Code, which prescribe the mandatory punishment of life imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life.Observing that the right to seek remission is both a constitutional right and a statutory right, the Court refused to adjudicate upon the validity of Section 376DA IPC that penalises gangrape of a minor...

Supreme Court Condemns Ashis Nandy's Comments At 2013 Jaipur Literature Fest, Quashes Criminal Cases

The Supreme Court recently quashed the criminal cases registered against Indian psychologist and critic Ashis Nandy over his objectionable comment made at the 203 Jaipur literature festival that most corrupt people came from the marginalized sections of the society.Though the Court found that the comments were objectionable and strongly condemned them as such, it deemed the cases fit to be quashed considering Nandy's advance age at this point (90 years) as well as the unconditional apology...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 11, 2025

Links of today's Supreme Court reports :Supreme Court Questions Trial Court's Delay In Examining Rape Victim In 2021 West Bengal Post-Poll Violence CasePolice Not Required To Go Into Genuineness Of Information To Register FIR : Supreme Court'Let Match Go On': Supreme Court Declines Urgent Listing Of Plea To Cancel India-Pakistan Asia Cup Cricket Match'Police Must Shed All Biases' : Supreme...

Supreme Court Allows Pharmacy Council's Application To Revise Timelines For Approval, Admission & Inspection Of Pharma Courses

The Supreme Court on September 8 approved the revised timelines proposed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for completion of the process for grant of approvals to institutions and admissions to various pharmacy courses.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vindod Chandran and Atul S Chandukar was hearing an application filed by the PCI. The PCI had filed an application...