Delhi high court… Delhi High Court Upholds Decree for Possession Under Order XII Rule 6 CPC Holding That Registered Sale Deed Confers Exclusive Title and Mere Family Occupation or Alleged Joint Family Funds Do Not Create Ownership Rights 7 May 2026 The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed under Section 96 CPC against the judgment dated 18.12.2023 passed by the learned Additional District Judge-01, Saket, New Delhi, whereby a…
Madhya Pradesh High Court… Madhya Pradesh High Court Acquits Accused in Kidnapping Case Holding Mere Accompaniment of Voluntarily Departing Minor Does Not Constitute ‘Taking’ Under Section 361 IPC 7 May 2026 The Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed a criminal appeal and set aside the conviction of the appellant under Section 363 IPC, holding that where a minor prosecutrix leaves her…
Delhi high court… Delhi High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Containing Serious Allegations of Sexual Misconduct in Matrimonial Dispute Despite Settlement Between Parties 7 May 2026 The Delhi High Court has declined to exercise its inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC to quash FIR No. 09/2021 registered at PS Shahdara for offences under Sections 498A, 406,…
News Update Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Ad-Interim Maintenance Awarded to Specialist Doctor Wife Without Financial Disclosure — Holds Earning Capacity is a Mandatory Consideration Even at Threshold Stage; Child’s Maintenance Upheld 6 May 2026 The High Court at Calcutta, in a revisional application filed by a husband challenging an ex-parte ad-interim order passed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereinafter,…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside Order Refusing Passport Renewal to 66-Year-Old Accused — Holds Mere Pendency of Criminal Cases Cannot Deprive a Person of the Right to Travel Abroad Under Article 21 6 May 2026 The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur, by an order dated April 15, 2026, allowed a criminal miscellaneous petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik…
Jammu and Kashmir High Court… J&K and Ladakh High Court: Call Detail Records Showing Contact Between Accused and Co-Accused Not Sufficient to Establish Nexus with Drug Trafficking in Absence of Voice Recordings or Transcripts; Rigors of Section 37 NDPS Act Not Applicable Where No Contraband Recovered from Accused 5 May 2026 The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has held that mere Call Detail Records ("CDRs") showing contact between an accused and a co-accused are not sufficient…
News Update Punjab and Haryana High Court Holds That Second Anticipatory Bail Petition Is Not Maintainable When Accused Is Already On Regular Bail And No Substantial Change In Circumstances Is Shown After Dismissal Of Earlier Petition 5 May 2026 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the second petition filed by Gurtej Singh @ Gurtej Singh Brar under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking anticipatory…
News Update… Supreme Court Holds That Corporate Veil Can Be Lifted In CIRP Of Holding Company To Include Assets Of Subsidiary Companies For Completion Of Stalled Real Estate Projects And Protection Of Homebuyers 5 May 2026 The Supreme Court has allowed the batch of civil appeals and set aside the judgment dated 30.01.2023 passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi in…
News Update… Supreme Court Holds That Magistrate Has No Jurisdiction To Invoke Section 156(3) CrPC For The Second Time After Earlier Dismissal And When High Court Liberty Was Confined To Filing Private Complaint Under Section 200 CrPC 5 May 2026 The Supreme Court has clarified that the parameters for invocation of Sections 156(3) and 200 CrPC operate in distinct fields and that a second application under Section 156(3) CrPC after…
News Update Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Father Accused Of Assaulting Minor Son During Court Ordered Visitation Holding Allegations Inherently Improbable Lacking Mens Rea And Based Solely On Interested Witnesses 5 May 2026 The Calcutta High Court has allowed a criminal revision and quashed the entire proceedings arising out of Burdwan P.S. Case No. 237/2025 pending before the learned Judicial Magistrate, 5th Court,…
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