Welcome back to another week of Bells and Whistles! This week comes with an exciting announcement – SpicyIP, in collaboration with CIPAM-DPIIT, has launched the 1st National Policy Brief Competition on Intellectual Property & Innovation 2025!If you’re passionate about IP policy, SEPs, or trade secrets, this is your chance to turn ideas into impact — with
... Continue Reading.Can a Magistrate Direct the Police to Register an FIR When a Complaint Discloses a Cognizable Offence?
The power of a Magistrate to direct the police to register a First Information Report (FIR) when a private complaint discloses a cognizable offence lies at the very heart of the criminal justice system. The recent Supreme Court judgment in Sadiq B. Hanchinmani v. State of Karnataka & Ors. (@SLP (Crl.) No.11336 of 2022 and
... Continue Reading.MV ACT | SUPREME COURT RULES PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS CANNOT PLY ON INTER-STATE ROUTES OVERLAPPING WITH NOTIFIED STATE TRANSPORT ROUTES
IntroductionThe Two Judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih, in the case titled U.P. State Road Transport Corporation Through Its Chief General Manager Vs. Kashmiri Lal Batra & Ors. (Civil Appeal No.10522 of 2025) addressed a significant controversy surrounding the grant and countersignature of stage carriage permits for inter-State
... Continue Reading.SUPREME COURT RULES WRITTEN GROUNDS OF ARREST MUST BE FURNISHED IN LANGUAGE ARRESTEE UNDERSTANDS; OTHERWISE ARREST & REMAND ILLEGAL
IntroductionThe Supreme Court in the case titled Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State Of Maharashtra and Another (Criminal Appeal No.2195 Of 2025), examined whether grounds of arrest must be communicated in writing to comply with Article 22(1) of the Constitution and Section 47 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. The Division Bench of B.R.
... Continue Reading.Muslim Man’s Second Marriage Cannot Be Registered Without Hearing First Wife: Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court, in a landmark pronouncement delivered by Justice P. V. Kunhikrishna, held that a Muslim man’s second marriage cannot be registered under the Kerala Registration of Marriages (Common) Rules, 2008 unless the first wife is given an opportunity of hearing. While Muslim personal law permits polygamy in limited circumstances, the Court clarified that
... Continue Reading.CUET PG LLM 2025 Solved Paper | CUET PG LLM Entrance Solved Papers PDF
Find the CUET PG LLM 2025 Solved Paper on Legal Bites. Due to increasing competition, getting into your dream college is becoming more challenging. Practicing CUET PG LLM 2025 and past papers can help you reflect on your preparation and enhance your knowledge with accurate information. Practice makes perfect, and solving past papers will give
... Continue Reading.Case Summary: U.P. State Road Transport Corporation v. Kashmiri Lal Batra & Ors. (2025) | Primacy of State Transport Schemes over Inter-State Agreements
This landmark judgment concerns the complex legal interplay between inter-State transport agreements (IS-RT Agreements) under Section 88 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and notified intra-State routes reserved for State Transport Undertakings (STUs) under Chapter VI of the Act. The appeals arose from conflicting High Court decisions directing the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
... Continue Reading.Can an Unmarried Major Christian Daughter Claim Maintenance from Her Father?
The right to maintenance is a cornerstone of social justice embedded in India’s legal system. It ensures that vulnerable dependents—such as wives, children, and parents—are not left destitute when those with the means to support them neglect their duty. Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (now replaced by Section 144 of the
... Continue Reading.Decree for Deceased Litigant: A Nullity in the Eyes of Law—Supreme Court’s Take
The Supreme Court of India has once again reaffirmed a fundamental procedural tenet of civil law—a decree passed in favour of a dead person is a nullity in the eyes of the law. In the recent case of Vikram Bhalchandra Ghongade v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. (2025 INSC 1283), A two-judge bench comprising Justice
... Continue Reading.Case Summary: Samiullah v. State of Bihar & Ors. (2025) | Property Registration Cannot Depend on Mutation Records
This landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India addressed a crucial question: whether registration authorities can refuse registration of sale deeds unless the seller produces proof of mutation or “jamabandi” allotment in his name under the Bihar Land Mutation Act, 2011. The Court held that such a requirement was ultra vires the Registration Act,
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