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03/10/2025, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Quashes Rape Charges Filed After Show-Cause Notice, Citing Mala Fide Intent

Introduction: The case of Surendra Khawse v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr., 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 968, decided by a Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, represents an important development in the evolving jurisprudence surrounding allegations of rape on the pretext of marriage. The Court was faced with the difficult task […]

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01/10/2025, 6 months ago

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail in Multi-Crore Recruitment Scam Citing Prolonged Custody and Parity with Co-Accused

Introduction: In the case of Partha Chatterjee v. Central Bureau of Investigation (CRM (M) 427 of 2025), the Calcutta High Court, presided over by Justice Suvra Ghosh, addressed one of the most high-profile legal proceedings emerging from the alleged multi-crore recruitment scam in West Bengal. The petitioner, Partha Chatterjee, a seasoned political leader and former […]

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01/10/2025, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Affirms Parallel Enforcement of Foreign Decrees under Section 44A CPC

Introduction: In the case BNP Paribas Suisse SA v. Ashok Kumar Goel & Ors. (EX.P. 64/2024), the Delhi High Court, presided over by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, delivered a significant ruling on the permissibility of simultaneous execution of foreign decrees in India under Section 44A of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC). The case revolved […]

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01/10/2025, 6 months ago

Kerala High Court Rules Spouse Cannot Withdraw from Mutual Divorce After Accepting Settlement Benefits

Introduction: In X v. Y, Mat. Appeal No. 165 of 2022, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 613, the Kerala High Court addressed a complex matrimonial dispute where a wife attempted to back out of a joint petition for divorce by mutual consent after having already accepted financial benefits as per the settlement agreement. The Division Bench comprising […]

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01/10/2025, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Upholds Convict’s Right to Perform Last Rites of Parent as Part of Dignity Under Article 21

Introduction: In the case of Ajmer Singh alias Pinka v. The State of NCT of Delhi through SHO Kanjawala, the Delhi High Court addressed a profoundly human and constitutional question—whether a convict can be denied parole to perform the last rites of his deceased father. Justice Ravinder Dudeja, while balancing the gravity of the convict’s […]

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01/10/2025, 6 months ago

Himachal Pradesh High Court Clarifies Criteria for Batch-Wise Recruitment in Public Employment

Introduction: In a significant ruling that safeguards the fairness of recruitment processes, the Himachal Pradesh High Court in Smt. Asha Rani v. State of H.P. & Others (CWP No. 16189 of 2024, decided on 17.09.2025) settled the question of whether the year of passing or the date of issuance of a certificate should determine a […]

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01/10/2025, 6 months ago

Karnataka High Court Clarifies That Multiple Invocations of PTCL Act Are Permissible for Subsequent Illegal Transfers of Granted Land

Introduction: In Doddagiriyappachari v. The Deputy Commissioner & Others, Writ Petition No.14207 of 2025, 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 322, the Karnataka High Court delivered an important ruling on the scope of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (PTCL Act). Justice R. Devdas held that the PTCL Act […]

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01/10/2025, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Upholds Customs Penalty on Courier Agencies for Failing to Report Suspicious Consignments

Introduction: In the case of M/S Dart Air Services Pvt. Ltd v. Commissioner Of Customs (Airport And General), W.P.(C) 7116/2019, the Delhi High Court delivered a significant ruling on the liability of courier agencies under the Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Regulations, 2010. The division bench comprising Justices Prathiba M. Singh and […]

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01/10/2025, 6 months ago

Kerala High Court Clarifies That NCLT Leave Is Not Required for Criminal Complaints in Winding Up Cases Under the Companies Act, 1956

Introduction: In the matter of M/s. Kalpetta Janakshema Maruthi Chits Pvt. Ltd. (In Liquidation), Report No. 32/2025 in Company Petition No. 43/2016, citation 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 614, the Kerala High Court, through Justice Viju Abraham, delivered a significant ruling clarifying the jurisdictional overlap between the High Courts and the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in […]

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