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27/05/2026, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Directs Police to Trace Absconding Employers for Recovery of Back Wages of Rescued Child Labourers

Introduction: In a significant judgment strengthening the rights of rescued child labourers, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to proactively assist authorities in tracing employers who become untraceable after child labour raids, so that back wages legally owed to rescued children can be recovered effectively. The Court emphasized that the obligation of […]

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27/05/2026, 3 weeks ago

Patna High Court Reaffirms Natural Justice: Indefinite Debarment of Contractors Without Hearing Held Unsustainable

Introduction: In a significant judgment reinforcing the principles of natural justice in administrative actions, the Patna High Court has held that a contractor cannot be blacklisted or debarred from participating in government tenders in a mechanical manner, particularly without issuance of notice, opportunity of hearing, and specification of a definite period of debarment. The Court […]

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27/05/2026, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Rules Procedural Lapses Cannot Override Stringent Bail Bar Under NDPS Act in Commercial Quantity Cases

Introduction: In a significant ruling concerning the interplay between constitutional safeguards and the stringent bail framework under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), the Karnataka High Court has held that alleged procedural lapses in communicating grounds of arrest cannot automatically entitle an accused to bail in cases involving commercial quantity of […]

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27/05/2026, 3 weeks ago

Himachal Pradesh High Court Clarifies That Non-Continuous Officiating Service Cannot Defeat Increment Rights Under Fundamental Rule 26

Introduction: In a significant judgment concerning service jurisprudence and the rights of government employees, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that an employee who performs duties on a higher post in different spells cannot be denied increment benefits merely because the officiating service was not continuous. The Court clarified that Fundamental Rule 26 does […]

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27/05/2026, 3 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Begins Expedited Hearing on Appeal Challenging Life Sentence in Unnao Rape Conviction

Introduction: The Delhi High Court on May 26, 2026 commenced hearing in the criminal appeal filed by former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar challenging his conviction and life sentence in the widely discussed Unnao rape case. The proceedings arose in Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. Central Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Appeal No. 53 of 2020, pending […]

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27/05/2026, 3 weeks ago

Jammu & Kashmir High Court Affirms Civil Court Jurisdiction in Possession Injunction Suits Despite Agrarian Reforms Law

Introduction: In a significant ruling concerning the interplay between civil court jurisdiction and the Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has clarified that a civil suit seeking protection of possession through permanent prohibitory injunction remains maintainable before a civil court even when the land involved […]

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27/05/2026, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court Clarifies That Imprisonment in Maintenance Cases Cannot Become Indefinite Punishment

Introduction: In a significant ruling on the scope and purpose of imprisonment in maintenance execution proceedings, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that detention for non-payment of maintenance is only a coercive mechanism intended to secure compliance with maintenance orders and cannot be transformed into indefinite punitive incarceration. The judgment highlights the constitutional requirement […]

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27/05/2026, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Reaffirms That Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof in Circumstantial Evidence Murder Cases

Introduction: In a significant judgment strengthening the principles governing criminal trials based on circumstantial evidence, the Supreme Court of India on May 25, 2026, upheld the acquittal of four accused persons in a murder case after finding serious inconsistencies and irregularities in the prosecution’s investigation. The ruling came in Pawan Kumar Sharma v. Manoj Kumar […]

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27/05/2026, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Upholds High Court’s Power to Order Criminal Investigation in Probate Proceedings to Protect Estate Assets

Introduction: In a significant ruling reaffirming the constitutional authority of High Courts in testamentary matters, the Supreme Court of India in Bai Avabai Hormusji Tata Trust v. Shernaz Faroukh Lawyer & Ors., reported as 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 542, held that a High Court exercising probate jurisdiction under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 is not stripped […]

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