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21/09/2026, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Holds Business-Related Monetary Demand Can Constitute Dowry Demand

Introduction: The Delhi High Court has held that a monetary demand made in connection with a woman’s marital relationship does not cease to constitute a demand for dowry merely because the money is sought for establishing or expanding a business rather than for the personal use of the husband or his family. The Court further […]

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21/09/2026, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Clarifies When Pending Police Investigation Can Stay Complaint Case Under BNSS

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has clarified the scope of Section 233 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), holding that the statutory requirement to stay proceedings in a complaint case during the pendency of a police investigation applies only where the investigation relates to the same offence that is the subject matter of […]

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21/09/2026, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Clarifies Principal Employer’s Liability for Gratuity of Contract Workers

Introduction: The Supreme Court has clarified the limits of the jurisdiction of the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, holding that the authority cannot adjudicate and fasten liability for payment of gratuity on a principal employer where the workers concerned were engaged through a contractor and there was no established employer-employee relationship […]

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21/09/2026, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Says Completed Sale Cannot Be Replaced With Enhanced Refund Merely To ‘Settle Equities’

Introduction: The Supreme Court has held that where a decree for specific performance of an agreement to sell has already culminated in execution of the sale deed through the Court and the purchaser has obtained possession of the property, the completed transaction cannot subsequently be undone merely because several decades have passed or because a […]

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19/09/2026, 1 month ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Republic Bangla Editors, Finds Complaint An Abuse Of Process

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal defamation proceedings against Republic Media Network’s Senior Executive Editor/Editor-in-Chief Abhishek Kapoor and reporter Bittu Roy Choudhury, holding that continuation of the criminal complaint against them amounted to an abuse of the process of law. The Court found that the alleged defamatory material essentially consisted of the complainant’s […]

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19/09/2026, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Grants 30-Day Custody Bail For Hernia Surgery, Restricts Treatment To Delhi-NCR

Introduction: The Delhi High Court has granted 30 days of custody bail to an alleged ISIS operative to undergo surgery for an umbilical hernia at a private hospital of his choice in Delhi-NCR, while declining his request to travel to Bombay for treatment and to meet his family. The Court balanced the accused’s medical needs […]

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19/09/2026, 1 month ago

Himachal Pradesh High Court Says Lower-Post Service Cannot Be Clubbed With Higher Post For ACP Benefits Without Rule Permitting It

Introduction: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that service rendered by an employee on a lower post cannot automatically be counted towards service rendered on a subsequently obtained higher post for the purpose of claiming service-related financial benefits, unless the applicable Recruitment and Promotion Rules specifically permit such counting. The Court emphasised that entitlement […]

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19/09/2026, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Section 67 IT Act Case Against Student Over Instagram Post After Puneeth Rajkumar’s Death

Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a young student over an allegedly offensive Instagram post uploaded shortly after the death of popular Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, while cautioning the student against using social media irresponsibly, particularly in sensitive circumstances. The Court observed that while social media provides individuals with the […]

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19/09/2026, 1 month ago

Telangana High Court Holds State Cannot Exploit Its Own Wrong To Defeat Landowners’ Compensation Claims

Introduction: The Telangana High Court has held that the statutory three-month limitation period prescribed under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 cannot be used by the State to defeat the legitimate compensation claims of landowners whose timely applications seeking a reference under Section 18 of the Act were wrongly rejected by the authorities. […]

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