Delhi high court… Delhi High Court Holds Husband Cannot Benefit from Striking Off Wife’s Defence in Matrimonial Proceedings When He Himself Failed to Pay Litigation Expenses as Directed by Family Court 7 May 2026 The Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the husband challenging the order dated 05.02.2026 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, South-West District, Dwarka Courts, Delhi,…
News Update Uttarakhand High Court Grants Bail to Accused in POCSO Case Observing Consensual Relationship Between Adolescents and Prolonged Incarceration 7 May 2026 The Uttarakhand High Court has granted bail to an accused booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, holding…
News Update Uttarakhand State Consumer Commission Orders Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd. to Refund Over ₹1.65 Crore for Defective Defender 110 X P400 Vehicle 7 May 2026 The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Uttarakhand, Dehradun has directed Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd. to refund the purchase amount of ₹1,65,61,234 along with interest at the rate of 7%…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging JDA Auction — Holds Revenue Entry Based on Order Passed After Land Acquisition Stood Complete Cannot Confer Title; Directs JDA to Hand Over Possession to Highest Bidder 7 May 2026 The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur, by an order pronounced on May 2, 2026, dismissed a civil writ petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution…
News Update… Supreme Court Rules Specific Performance Decree Becomes Inexecutable on Failure to Deposit Balance Sale Consideration Within Stipulated Time, Leading to Rescission of Contract 7 May 2026 The Supreme Court has held that where a decree for specific performance directs the execution of the sale deed upon receipt of the balance sale consideration within a specified period,…
News Update… Supreme Court Directs States and Union Territories to Ensure Strict Compliance with Directions on Nodal Officers and PwBD Reservation Policy While Calling for Comprehensive Assessment of RPwD Act Implementation 7 May 2026 The Supreme Court has expressed serious displeasure at the continued inaction by several States and Union Territories in appointing Nodal Officers in compliance with its earlier directions issued in the…
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,…
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