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Supreme Court’s Landmark Godavarman Verdict 2025: Balancing Forest Protection with Human Settlements

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The judgment improves predictability for rural livelihoods and encourages sustainable planning. The order goes beyond addressing individual encroachments. It attempts to bridge legal gaps while also setting out broader policy implications for forest governance. But with nearly 88,400 environment-related cases still pending across Indian courts, the challenge of judicial backlog remains pressing. On August 25, […]

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Supreme Court Judgment on Election Petitions and Compliance Explained

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The judgment clarifies that election petitions should not be dismissed for minor technical errors, as long as curative remedies are possible. Overemphasis on technical compliance can result in the dismissal of meritorious petitions, while ignoring procedural requirements can compromise fairness. On August 22, 2025, a two-judge bench, comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi,

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Supreme Court on Extra-Judicial Confessions and Forensic Gaps: Neelam Kumari Case Explained

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The wrongful convictions can be a result of bypassing the investigatory steps, unreliable forensic evidence, and uncorroborated testimonies. The judgment highlights the urgent need to bridge gaps in investigatory practices and ensure consistent application of the ‘Five Golden Principles of Circumstantial Evidence’. On August 20, 2025, a two-judge bench, headed by Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Army’s Gender-Biased JAG Policy: A Win for Merit and Equality

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While accepting the government and the Army’s submission that the ‘selection parameters for men and women were essentially identical’, the Court found evidence of indirect discrimination. More meritorious women were losing seats to less meritorious men due to the vacancy split. On August 11, 2025, the Supreme Court delivered the landmark judgment in the ‘Arshnoor

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