In 2024, the judiciary played a critical role in shaping the legal landscape of India, delivering judgments that upheld constitutional values, clarified laws and addressed pressing societal issues. Here is a curated list of the year’s top ten landmark judgments: No Relief To Bilkis Bano Convicts Bilkis Yakub Rasool vs Union of India & Ors…
The Supreme Court recently refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking investigation against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for allegedly exchanging currency notes worth Rs 30 crore defaced by a Kashmiri separatist group in 2013. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh passed the order on Friday after…
The Allahabad Hgh Court has rejected the bail application of Gandharv Kumar @ Gaurav accused of rape and said teachers play a crucial role in shaping the future citizens of a democratic nation, influencing not only their academic development but also moulding their civic consciousness and ethical values. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar…
The Uttarakhand High Court has extended the ban on mining operations in Bageshwar district, citing concerns over illegal mining and environmental degradation. In an order passed on January 10, 2025, the court directed that the ban on mining operations would remain in place until the next date of hearing, scheduled for February 12, 2025. The…
The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional anticipatory bail to Gram Panchayat Officer Rajesh Kumar accused of cheating and prevention of corruption Act. A Single Bench of Justice Samit Gopal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Anticipatory Bail Application filed by Rajesh Kumar. The anticipatory bail application under Section 438 CrPC has been…
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in 2018, citing the petitioners’ lack of vigilance in pursuing the case. The PIL, filed by Ajay Purushottamdas Trivedi and another, raised several issues pertaining to the working of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, including the alleged misuse of strip gardens and service roads….
The Supreme Court recently refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking investigation against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for allegedly exchanging currency notes worth Rs 30 crore defaced by a Kashmiri separatist group in 2013. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh passed the order on Friday after…
Senior Advocate Iqbal Chagla, a distinguished lawyer and a doyen of the Bombay Bar Association (BBA), passed away on Sunday, at the age of 85. He was the son of the first Indian Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, MC Chagla. Born in 1939, Chagla obtained an MA in History and went on to study…
By Neeraj Mishra Micro-finance schemes, Jan Dhan Yojana and women’s Self-Help Groups (SHG) may have been the toast of many presentations on development. But they have introduced rural women to the new world of debt trap and suicides. More than 40,000 women and a Rs 350-crore loan scam involving 45 banking institutions in Chhattisgarh has…
The National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu cognizance of a news article published on December 3, 2024, regarding the death of four workers due to a storage tank explosion at an industrial unit in Ankleshwar GIDC area of Bharuch district in Gujarat. The NGT registered an original application based on the news article and…