MANEKA GANDHI vs. UNION OF INDIA Gist of Judgment This landmark judgment reconsidered the scope of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. The Court held that the expression "personal liberty" includes a variety of rights and that any procedure interfering with this...
GIST OF THE NEWS On June 25, 2025, the Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convened in The Hague to issue a landmark declaration. Against the backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions, persistent security threats, and an...
SC RESTORES 25% LDCE QUOTA AND REINTRODUCES BAR EXPERIENCE FOR JUDICIAL ENTRY CASE SUMMARY - In the landmark 2025 judgment of All India Judges Association vs Union of India, the Supreme Court restructured judicial service entry and promotion rules. It restored the 25%...
SC QUASHES PATNA HIGH COURT'S ORDER ON NARCO-ANALYSIS IN BAIL CASE CASE SUMMARY - In Amlesh Kumar vs. State of Bihar, the Supreme Court addressed the legality of ordering narco-analysis tests during a bail hearing. The Patna High Court had allowed such a test without...
SC REVIVES FIR IN ABHISHEK SINGH GOLD PLEDGE CASE AGAINST BANK MANAGERS CASE SUMMARY - In Abhishek Singh vs. Ajay Kumar & Ors., the Supreme Court reinstated criminal proceedings quashed by the Patna High Court. Singh, who had pledged gold for a bank loan and...
SC UPHOLDS POST-DELIVERY PENALTIES FOR MISDECLARED RAILWAY CONSIGNMENTS CASE SUMMARY - In Union of India vs. M/s Kamakhya Transport Pvt. Ltd., the Supreme Court addressed whether the Indian Railways could impose penal charges for misdeclaration of goods after...