Delhi high court… Delhi High Court Grants Interim Custody of Minor Children to Father in London During Summer Vacation – Allows 7-Day Access with Safeguards 30 Jun 2026 The Delhi High Court has allowed an appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, setting aside a Family Court order and granting interim custody of two minor children…
allahabad high court… Allahabad High Court Upholds Rs. 20,000 Monthly Maintenance to Wife under Section 125 Cr.P.C. – Rejects Husband’s Plea of Unemployment and Wife’s Alleged Independence 30 Jun 2026 The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a criminal revision filed by a Chartered Accountant husband challenging a Family Court order directing him to pay Rs. 20,000 per month as maintenance…
News Update… Supreme Court Holds Section 5 Limitation Act Applies to Externment Appeals under Chhattisgarh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam – Condoned Delay & Restored Appeal 30 Jun 2026 In a significant ruling on limitation law, the Supreme Court has clarified that appeals under Section 9 of the Chhattisgarh Rajya Suraksha Adhiniyam, 1990 are not barred from the benefit…
allahabad high court… Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused in 1986 Murder Case After 37 Years – Holds Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Not Complete 20 Jun 2026 The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court allowed the criminal appeal and acquitted the surviving appellant in a decades-old murder case, citing serious gaps in the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence.…
News Update… Supreme Court Holds Consumer Complaints Cannot Be Referred to Arbitration After Admission – Restores 2005 Housing Delay Complaint for Merits Adjudication 19 Jun 2026 The Supreme Court has set aside orders of consumer fora that referred a long-pending housing society flat possession delay complaint to arbitration. The Court directed restoration of the complaint for…
News Update… Supreme Court Declares Right to Walk on Demarcated Footpaths as Fundamental Right – Prioritizes Pedestrians Over Motorized Vehicles 19 Jun 2026 The Supreme Court of India has expansively interpreted the fundamental right to walk under the Constitution. The Court held that the right to move freely under Article 19(1)(d) includes the…
bombay high court… Bombay High Court Sets Aside ICC Order in POSH Case – Holds Shared Public Autorickshaw Not a “Workplace” Under Sexual Harassment Act 18 Jun 2026 The Bombay High Court has set aside an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) order holding an SBI employee guilty of sexual harassment. The Court ruled that an incident in a shared…
Jammu and Kashmir High Court… J&K High Court Upholds Notional Appointment, Seniority & Old Pension Scheme Benefits for Wrongfully Excluded Candidate 18 Jun 2026 A Division Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu dismissed a writ petition filed by the Power Development Department and upheld the order of…
Gujarat high court… Gujarat High Court Upholds Compensation Award in Electrocution Death Case – Reiterates Principle of Absolute Liability on Electricity Companies 18 Jun 2026 The Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad dismissed the First Appeal filed by Gujarat Energy Transmission Company Ltd. (GETCO) and upheld the trial court’s award of Rs. 9,40,000/- with 9% interest…
News Update Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Second Appeal – Upholds Ex-Parte Decree in Title Suit Concerning Ancestral Land and PM Awas Yojana Allotment 18 Jun 2026 the Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi dismissed Second Appeal No. 136 of 2026 filed by Ram Kishun Mahto and Panchmi Devi, thereby upholding the concurrent findings of the trial court and…
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