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Introduction: The Madras High Court, in a significant ruling concerning matrimonial disputes and proof of adultery under the Hindu Marriage Act, granted divorce to a husband after observing that direct evidence of sexual intercourse is rarely available in cases involving allegations of adultery. The Court held that adultery is ordinarily committed in secrecy and therefore […]
Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh High Court, in a significant ruling concerning paternity disputes and the scope of DNA testing in civil proceedings, has held that a party cannot seek a DNA test merely to disprove the paternity of a daughter in a partition suit. The Court observed that a litigant disputing the legitimacy or paternity […]
Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court, in Devesh Sharma v. State of Rajasthan & Anr., delivered an important ruling clarifying the procedure to be followed by Magistrates when dealing with a negative final report submitted by the police along with a protest petition filed by the complainant. The Court held that once a Magistrate passes an […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court, in a significant judgment dealing with professional ethics and statutory restrictions on dual professions, has held that a registered Homoeopathic practitioner cannot be enrolled as an advocate unless her registration as a medical practitioner is first cancelled. The Court observed that a person who continues to hold a statutory right […]
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in Rajendra Prasad Sharma v. State of Madhya Pradesh, delivered a significant ruling clarifying the legal distinction between public and private temples and the limits of governmental authority in matters concerning temple administration. The Court emphatically held that the State has no role to play in the management of […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in Varun Arora v. State, declined to grant bail to an employee of a finance company accused of fraudulently transferring shares belonging to multiple clients into his personal DMAT account. The Court observed that professional responsibilities entrusted to an employee cannot be stretched to include acts that personally benefit the […]
Introduction: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, in Rayees Ahmad Lone v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors., delivered an important judgment reaffirming the constitutional limitations on the exercise of preventive detention powers under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). The Court held that preventive detention cannot continue once the purpose […]
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court is presently dealing with a sensitive and constitutionally significant matter involving allegations of forged birth records, misuse of criminal law, and interference with an interfaith marriage. The petition has been filed by social media personality Monalisa Bhosle and her husband Farmaan, who have approached the Court seeking restoration of […]
Introduction: In a significant interim relief order balancing humanitarian considerations with national security concerns, the Delhi High Court on May 18 granted interim bail to jailed Baramulla Member of Parliament Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, in a terror funding case being investigated by the National Investigation Agency. The interim bail was granted […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling concerning disciplinary proceedings within paramilitary forces, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has held that Rule 27(d) of the Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955, which empowers authorities to conduct joint departmental enquiries against multiple personnel, is merely directory in nature and does not create any enforceable […]
Introduction: In an important ruling concerning academic discipline, attendance requirements, and progression in professional courses, the Delhi High Court has upheld the refusal of University of Delhi to grant direct admission to Semester-IV to a law student who neither attended classes nor appeared in Semester-III examinations. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment addressing the conflict between customary practices and statutory matrimonial law, the Rajasthan High Court has held that the customary practice of “Nata Marriage” cannot be recognised as a valid legal defence to justify a second marriage during the subsistence of a legally valid first marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment reinforcing the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty under Article 21, the Supreme Court of India, while deciding the case of Syed Iftikhar Andrabi v. National Investigation Agency, Jammu (SLP (Crl.) No. 1090/2026), strongly reiterated that prolonged incarceration without conclusion of trial can itself become a valid ground for grant of […]
The recent remarks made by the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, during a court hearing have sparked widespread debate across legal and public circles after he referred to certain “youngsters” as “cockroaches” while expressing concern over the increasing misuse of professional spaces by individuals possessing fake degrees and questionable credentials. The controversy arose during […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment reinforcing the strict enforcement framework of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has upheld the conviction of a Barnala-based clinic owner for failing to maintain mandatory statutory records under the Act. The Court categorically held that deficiencies in […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling concerning the scope of judicial interference in criminal investigations involving allegations of corruption and abuse of official position, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has refused to quash an FIR registered against former senior executives of Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd. in connection with an alleged irregular […]
“While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.” – Andrew Carneige The tussle between Epic games and Google started way back in the U.S., wherein the biggest gaming giant on August 2020, approached the […]
The Supreme Court today issued a notice on the petition filed by the top woman wrestlers of India seeking registration of FIR against a BJP MP as well as the wrestling federation of India’s president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment. Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the petitioners stated that the woman wrestlers […]
“The sovereignty of scriptures of all religion must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.”– Dr. B.R Ambedkar In the case of Farhan Tasaddukhussain Barodawala v. Onali Ezazuddin Dholkawal, Allahabad High Court imposed cost of rupees 25,000 on petitioners who were objecting on the fact that how a […]
Reported By: Ankita Bhardwaj The case of KUSH KALRA v. UOI & ANR has brought forward the interesting notion of barring the entry of married men and women in Judge Advocate General (JAG) claiming it in the benefit of public interest and national security. A PIL is filed against the policy by Kush Kalra seeking the […]
“We direct all High Courts to establish online RTI portals within 3 months from today. High Courts can formulate adequate provisions to facilitate the supply of adequate information. Information is to be passed onto the secretary generals of High Courts for administrative directions from the Chief Justices (of High Courts). The same directions are to […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently upheld an industrial tribunal’s ruling that an accountant, Dulal Chatterjee, was a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, dismissing a writ petition filed by Swarnakshar Prakasani Pvt. Ltd. The case arose when Chatterjee was terminated from employment in July 2013, leading to a legal dispute over whether his […]
The Madras High Court in the case of G Sundararajan v The Secretary held that the exemption from payment of entertainment tax is just a concession by the government and cannot be claimed as a right. The court thus refused relief to the producer and distributor of the 2015 Tamil film, “I” which was claimed […]
The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), in the case of Myntra Designs Private Limited modified the decision of AAR, has observed, “input tax credit (ITC) is not available on the vouchers and subscription packages procured by Myntra from third-party vendors.” They relied on the judgement of the Karnataka High Court in the case […]
