Law & Justice This Week: Big Wins, Court Orders & Legal Milestones [November 17- November 23, 2025]
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Key Judicial Developments of the Week In India
1. Presidential Reference on Timelines for Assent to Bills: The Supreme Court said it is inappropriate to judicially prescribe timelines for governors/the President to act on bills. Court emphasised that courts should not be used to convert legislative processes into adjudicatory decisions.
2. Tribunal Reforms Act Provisions: The Supreme Court invalidated key sections of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 for undermining judicial independence. It also directed the Centre to set up a National Tribunals Commission within four months.
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3. Guidelines on Seniority in Higher Judicial Services: The Supreme Court framed binding rules on determining inter-se seniority of officers appointed to higher judicial service, clarifying that past seniority orders cannot be reopened.
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4. Validity of Talaq-e-Hasan: The Supreme Court examined challenges to talaq-e-hasan, raising concerns over divorces being issued through a lawyer’s notice under Muslim personal law.
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5. SC to Examine If PoSH Act Covers Women Advocates: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea on whether women lawyers are protected under the PoSH Act, which currently applies primarily to workplace relationships of employment.
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6. Red Fort Blast: The Delhi High Court declined to entertain a petition by Red Fort blast co-accused Jasir Bilal Wani seeking permission to consult his lawyer at NIA headquarters, noting absence of any trial-court order refusing the request. Moreover, on November 20, Patiala House Court in Delhi remanded accused Muzammil Ganaie, Adeel Rather, Shaheena Saeed and Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay to 10-day NIA custody.
Read more on the High Court update here and for the Delhi Court update here
7. Delhi Riots Bail Hearing: During bail hearings in the 2020 Delhi riots case, the ASG argued before the Supreme Court that intellectual planners of unrest pose greater risk than on-ground actors. The police told the Supreme Court that the alleged conspiracy mirrored governance-style disruptions seen in Bangladesh and Nepal. The prosecution presented video material opposing bail under UAPA.
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8. Will by Hindu Women: On November 19, the Supreme Court urged Hindu Women to make a will to avoid potential litigation disputes between their parents and in-laws.
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9. Conversion to Hinduism: The Madras High Court held that conversion to Hinduism does not necessarily require a formal ceremony and set aside an order that had dismissed a mutual-consent divorce petition filed under the Hindu Marriage Act on that ground. The bench observed conversion may be proved by clear and consistent conduct.
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10. Sabarimala Crowd Surge: The Kerala High Court has directed immediate reduction of spot-ticket bookings for Sabarimala pilgrimage following a reported dangerous crowd surge and ordered measures to prevent stampede-like situations.
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11. Live-in relationship with a married person: The Allahabad High Court recently refused to grant police protection to a woman and a man claiming to be in a live-in relationship, after it found out that the woman was still legally married to another man. Court held that giving the couple protection would mean supporting an act that could be considered a crime of bigamy or cheating under the law.
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