Supreme Court Tackles Major Rights and Governance Cases

The Supreme Court of India has recently heard a diverse set of significant cases, including pleas by figures like Lalu Prasad Yadav in the land-for-jobs case, Partha Chatterjee in the teacher recruitment case, and Ali Khan Mahmudabad over his arrest related to social media posts. The court addressed high-profile property and copyright disputes, notably tribal women’s inheritance rights and a copyright case involving composer Ilaiyaraaja. It ruled that the Limitation Act applies to MSME arbitration and upheld Himachal Pradesh's right to free power from JSW Hydro Energy. The court criticized frivolous or publicity-seeking petitions and ordered urgent action in an international missing child custody case. Other interventions included enforcing standards for court facilities across the country and reviewing controversial bail decisions. The Supreme Court also deferred or sought responses on sensitive issues like the release of films based on active criminal cases and challenges to state religious conversion laws.