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11/08/2026, 3 days ago

Calcutta High Court Strikes Down Bar on Lawyers Appearing Before Senior Citizens Tribunals

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has delivered an important ruling on the right of advocates to appear before statutory tribunals, holding that the prohibition contained in Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 cannot override the statutory right of advocates to practise conferred by Section 30 of the […]

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11/08/2026, 3 days ago

Police Can Freeze Bank Accounts Under Section 106 BNSS During Investigation Without Invoking Attachment Proceedings, Karnataka High Court Holds

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has clarified the scope of police powers to secure property during a criminal investigation, holding that an investigating officer can freeze a bank account by issuing a prohibitory or debit-freeze direction under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The Court ruled that the police are not […]

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11/08/2026, 3 days ago

Widow’s Adoption After Husband’s Death Makes Adopted Son Heir to Husband’s Share, Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has reiterated an important principle of Hindu adoption and succession law: where a widow adopts a son after the death of her husband, the adopted child is treated as the adopted son of the deceased husband as well, and consequently acquires the inheritance rights attached to that status. Justice Chandra […]

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11/08/2026, 3 days ago

Unexplained Injuries on Accused Strike at Root of Prosecution Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Convicts in 2000 Culpable Homicide Case

Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a conviction dating back to 2005 and acquitted the appellants in a culpable homicide case, holding that the prosecution’s failure to explain serious injuries sustained by four of the accused during the same occurrence amounted to suppression of material facts. In Pardeep Kumar and others […]

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11/08/2026, 3 days ago

Part Payment of Sale Consideration Does Not Invalidate Registered Sale Deed, Supreme Court Clarifies

Introduction: The Supreme Court has reiterated an important principle concerning the validity of registered sale deeds where the entire sale consideration has not been paid at the time of execution. In Raziya Begum & Ors. v. Nafisa Begum Abdul Hamid & Ors., a Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran held that […]

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10/08/2026, 4 days ago

Allahabad High Court Clarifies That Absence of Contact Before Suicide Negates Abetment, Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case

Introduction: The Allahabad High Court, in Ankur Tandon v. State of Uttar Pradesh through Principal Secretary, Home Department, 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 544, delivered a significant judgment examining the legal requirements for convicting an accused under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code, as well as Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition […]

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10/08/2026, 4 days ago

Kerala High Court Stays Withdrawal of University Conference Funds Over Alleged Political Posters

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has granted interim relief in a significant case concerning the balance between university administration, student autonomy, and freedom of expression within educational institutions. In Mahatma Gandhi University Students’ Union and Another v. Mahatma Gandhi University and Others (WP(C) No. 27279 of 2026), Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas stayed the operation of […]

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10/08/2026, 4 days ago

Bombay High Court Strikes Down Permanent Debarment of Co-operative Auditors as Unconstitutional

Introduction: The Bombay High Court, in Chaitanya Suresh Kambli v. State of Maharashtra (Writ Petition No. 5120 of 2026), has delivered a significant judgment reaffirming the constitutional protection of the right to practice a profession under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India. A Division Bench comprising Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande held […]

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10/08/2026, 4 days ago

Past Student Protest Cases Not an Absolute Bar to Judicial Service, Rules Madhya Pradesh High Court

Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court, in RKJ v. State of Madhya Pradesh (WP No. 9838 of 2019), 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 317, delivered an important judgment on the assessment of character and antecedents in judicial service recruitment. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anand Pathak and Justice B.P. Sharma set aside the rejection of a Higher […]

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