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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 5 | Issue 3

In this Issue of SCO.LR, we summarise five significant and unmissable judgements from 15 May to 21 May 2025

SCO Team

22nd May 2025

Ali Khan Mahmudabad Supreme Court

Analysis

“Where is the Criminal Intent?” Counsel for Ali Khan Mahmudabad asks the Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal argued that the Facebook post made by Mahmudabad did not attract any criminal action

V. Venkatesan

21st May 2025

President reference Article 143

Analysis

Does the Presidential reference raise questions which the Supreme Court did not answer earlier?

While answers to most questions raised by the President are available in the Judgement, some are implied or can be inferred

V. Venkatesan

19th May 2025

Supreme Court Collegium

Analysis

Members of the Supreme Court Collegium as of May 2025

The Supreme Court collegium is now headed by CJI B.R. Gavai and will soon include a fourth woman member

Gauri Kashyap

19th May 2025

Analysis

The Gavai interlude

Short tenures are seen as intervals between longer terms offering wider scope for big changes. What will the new CJI do with his 6 months?

Advay Vora

18th May 2025

Analysis

Turning the clock back on Senior Advocate designation

The Supreme Court’s recent decision removes the points-based evaluation, marking a reversion to a less transparent system

V. Venkatesan

17th May 2025

Khanna

Analysis

Justice Khanna was committed to the Constitution but didn’t challenge a mighty executive

The highlights of his time in the SC include his dissent in the Central Vista case and his handling of the ‘cash-in-house’ controversy

Kaleeswaram Raj

17th May 2025

modify

Analysis

Will courts’ power to modify awards address lingering issues in arbitration?

Private parties thrust into statutory arbitrations may benefit from a recent SC Judgement, but it will take a law to draw the bright line

Vikram Hegde and Chitwan Sharma

16th May 2025