News Update Kerala High Court Holds Unattested Alteration in Will Has No Legal Effect and Grants Probate by Excluding Tampered Portion Changing Bequest from Sole Daughter to All Children 18 Apr 2026 The Kerala High Court has held that any obliteration, interlineation or alteration made in an unprivileged Will after its execution shall have no legal effect unless the alteration is executed…
allahabad high court… Allahabad High Court Holds Reference Court Under Land Acquisition Act Has No Power To Set Aside Collector’s Award And Remand Matter For Fresh Determination 18 Apr 2026 The Allahabad High Court has held that the Reference Court under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, acting as an original court for determining compensation, is not empowered to set aside…
madras high court… Madras High Court Holds Remarriage of Widow Does Not Extinguish Her Right to Claim Compensation in Motor Accident Cases 18 Apr 2026 The Madras High Court has held that a widow’s right to claim compensation for the death of her husband in a motor accident does not stand extinguished merely because she…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court Criticizes State’s Procedure of Terminating Contractual Employee Without Inquiry and Imposes Cost of Rs. 25,000 18 Apr 2026 The Rajasthan High Court has held that the entire procedure adopted by the respondents-authority in terminating the petitioner without an enquiry is unknown to the law and has caused undue…
News Update… Supreme Court Holds That Bail Conditions Cannot Include Direction To Sell Immovable Property Of Accused For Settlement Of Alleged Claims As Such Direction Is Alien To Bail Jurisdiction 18 Apr 2026 The Supreme Court has held that neither the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 nor the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 would enable a Court at the stage of bail or…
News Update Orissa High Court Quashes Matrimonial Criminal Proceedings Under Sections 498-A, 323, 354, 506 & 34 IPC After Amicable Settlement Between Parties 18 Apr 2026 The Orissa High Court has quashed the entire criminal proceedings initiated against a woman in connection with Udit Nagar P.S. Case No.64 of 2016 corresponding to G.R. Case No.371 of…
News Update… Supreme Court Enhances Wife’s Maintenance From ₹15,000 To ₹25,000 Per Month, Holds That Loan Repayments For Asset Creation Cannot Dilute Husband’s Primary Maintenance Obligation 18 Apr 2026 The Supreme Court has enhanced the maintenance payable to a wife from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month, observing that deductions arising out of financial commitments such as loan repayments, particularly…
News Update Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail Solely On Ground Of Concealment That Accused Was Abroad At The Time Of Filing Application 18 Apr 2026 The Kerala High Court has held that the failure of an accused to disclose in the anticipatory bail application that he is abroad at the time of filing is, by…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court Upholds Ex-Parte Reinstatement Of Daily Wage Worker; Holds Termination Without Complying With Section 25-F Of Industrial Disputes Act Is Illegal 18 Apr 2026 The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Thatad, District Kota, challenging an award dated 09.11.2021 passed by the Labour Court whereby the…
Articles… Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Habeas Corpus Petition By Savukku Shankar’s Nephew, Directs Him To Approach Madras High Court For Quashing Third Goondas Act Detention Order 16 Apr 202616 Apr 2026 The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by D. Bharath, nephew of YouTuber and journalist Savukku Shankar, seeking quashing of the third preventive detention order…
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