Landmark judgments to crushing orders, 2025 was topsy-turvy for Indian courts

Landmark judgments to crushing orders, 2025 was topsy-turvy for Indian courts

A High Court judge’s home goes up in flames on Holi and Rs 15 crore in cash tumbles out. A lush forest is razed overnight for an IT park until students block the bulldozers. Two people convicted of terror attacks walk free for want of evidence. A disgraced politician jailed for raping a minor is acquitted by one court, and after public fury, now awaits his fate at another. For India’s judiciary, 2025 was a year filled with shock, relief and inte…