UPSC Law optional Mains Current Affairs (August 2025)
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INDEX – UPSC LAW OPTIONAL MAINS CURRENT AFFAIRS (AUGUST 2025) |
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I. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW |
1. Important Supreme Court verdict on BAN ON OPTIONAL BAR COUNCIL FEES
Case: K. L. J. A. Kiran Babu v. Karnataka State Bar Council
Key Areas: Articles 14 & 19(1)(g) – Equality & Right to Profession balanced !!!
2. Supreme Court – says no delay in reserved judgements by High Courts
Case: Ravindra Pratap Shahi v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others
Key Areas: Article 21 – Right to Fair and Speedy Trial which is hard in India !!!
3. Celebrity personality protected – Aish to karan (2025)
Cases: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan v. Aishwaryaworld.com, Abhishek Bachchan v. The Bollywood Tee Shop, Karan Johar v. Ashok Kumar/John Doe & Ors.
Key Areas: Article 21 – Privacy, Dignity, and Control over Identity which normal people lack !!!
4. Supreme Court remainder on doctrine of double jeopardy
Case: Satauram Mandavi v. State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.
Key Areas: Article 20(1) – Prohibition of Ex Post Facto Criminal Laws so important !
5. Supreme Court blances stray dog issues – Human vs animal rights
Case: In Re: “City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price”
Key Areas: Article 21
II. INTERNATIONAL LAW |
World Trade organization in August 2025
Key Areas: Role, Challenges, and Reforms of WTO; India’s Position in Multilateral
Trade – especially during US sanctions !!!
Whether new maritime bills gonna rock ??? Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025 & Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025
Key Areas: Compliance with MARPOL, UNCLOS, ILO Maritime Labour Convention, and Hague-Visby Rules
Just delay is not comtempt but willful one is !!
Case: A.K. Jayaprakash (Dead) through LRs v. S.S. Mallikarjuna Rao & Anr.
Key Areas: Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 – Requirement of Wilful Disobedience
III. LAW OF CRIMES |
9. Obstruction is more than physical under law of crimes
Case: Devendra Kumar v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
Key Areas: Section 186 IPC / 221 BNS – Voluntary Obstruction of Public Servant
IV. LAW OF TORTS / CONSUMER PROTECTION |
10. Supreme Court safes Consumer Forum !!
Case: Palm Groves Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. v. Magar Girme and Gaikwad Associates
Key Areas: Sections 25 & 27, Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Enforcement & Penalty; Article 21 – Speedy Justice
V. ARBITRATION & COMMERCIAL LAW |
11. Unsigned Arbitration Agreements Enforceable if Parties Act on Them
Case: Glencore International AG v. Shree Ganesh Metals & Anr.
Key Areas: Sections 7 & 11, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 – Written Consent & Conduct-Based Agreements; Article 21 – Right to Fair Dispute Resolution
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