Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, started his legal career from the District Courts and then High Courts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, was later appointed as Supreme Court Judge on 18 May 2023.
The latest set of directives issued by the Supreme Court in pursuance of its December 2025 directions intends to address the systemic delay and ineffective implementation attending prosecutions under Sections 304-B, Section 498-A, Penal Code, 1860 and the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.
The Court held that the mere existence of environmental degradation is insufficient. A causal connection between the conduct of the alleged polluter and the environmental damage must be established.
The present proceeding initially concerned with a narrow question as to whether the vehicle stated to have caused a motor accident was in fact the vehicle involved in the accident, however, subsequently revealed a much wider concern regarding fraudulent motor accident claims in a recurring and organised pattern.
Public order cannot be invoked merely because bovine animals were allegedly transported without permission; where the detenue is not informed of his right to represent before the detaining authority, preventive detention becomes constitutionally unsustainable.
Supreme Court issued directions to Tamil Nadu to facilitate transit through territorial waters and timely access pass clearance for purse seine fishing in EEZ
The admission is particularly noteworthy as Senior Advocate Vijay Kumar Arora becomes only the third Indian Senior Advocate to be granted full rights of audience before the Singapore International Commercial Court. Advocate Aditya Bharat Manubarwala likewise joins the select panel of foreign lawyers authorised to appear before the SICC in qualifying proceedings and relevant appeals.
Justice R.F. Nariman, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, addressed the evolving landscape of arbitration in India at GHAC Arbitration Week 2026, emphasising the need for greater certainty, accuracy and consistency in the interpretation and application of arbitration law.