Event DIAC Is Hiring Deputy Counsels — 9 Positions Open for 2026 11 May 2026 The Delhi International Arbitration Centre, based at the S-Block of the High Court of Delhi, has invited online applications for nine anticipated vacancies for the post of Deputy Counsel for…
madras high court… Madras High Court Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against School Teacher, Holds Classroom Discipline Cannot Be Criminalised Under Child Protection Law 11 May 2026 The Madras High Court, invoking its inherent jurisdiction under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has quashed criminal proceedings pending against a school teacher in Spl.C.C.No.151 of…
Madhya Pradesh High Court… Madhya Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Organised Crime Charge Under Section 111(4) BNS Against Accused in Cyber Fraud Case, Holds That Mere Multiple FIRs or Complaints Under Investigation Do Not Satisfy Statutory Parameters for Invoking Organised Crime Provisions 11 May 2026 The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore has partly allowed a criminal revision petition filed by one Hiralal, setting aside the charges framed against him under Section 111(4) read with…
Madhya Pradesh High Court… Madhya Pradesh High Court Holds That Delay in Filing Refund Application Under Section 45(2) of Indian Stamp Act Can Be Condoned Under Section 5 of Limitation Act Where Statute Does Not Expressly Bar It, Sets Aside Rejection Order and Remands Matter for Decision on Merits 11 May 2026 The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur has allowed a writ petition filed by M/s Betul Town and set aside the order dated 04.04.2014 passed by the revenue authorities rejecting…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court- Rash and Negligent Driving of Car Driver Held as Primary Cause of Accident; Income Tax Returns to Prevail Over Notional Income for Compensation Assessment 11 May 2026 The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur, while deciding a batch of connected motor accident appeals arising out of a tragic highway collision, laid down important principles…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court: Construction on Gair Mumkin Nala Land Impermissible Even for Public Purpose; Doctrine of Public Trust Mandates Preservation of Natural Water Channels 11 May 2026 The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur, while allowing a Public Interest Litigation, has laid down that land recorded as 'Gair Mumkin Nala' in revenue records constitutes…
News Update… Supreme Court Holds Will Cannot Override Benami Bar — Employer-Employee Relationship Does Not Constitute Fiduciary Duty Under Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act; Directs Confiscation of Suit Properties 10 May 2026 The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling delivered on May 8, 2026, set aside the order of the High Court and held that a person cannot claim ownership…
News Update… Supreme Court Reiterates that Courts Retain Discretion under Section 28 of the Specific Relief Act to Extend Time for Deposit in Specific Performance Decrees and that Rescission is Not Automatic 10 May 2026 The Supreme Court allowed the Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 14206 of 2025 and set aside the judgment and order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh…
Jammu and Kashmir High Court… Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Upholds Recovery of Excess Compensation Paid in Land Acquisition Case, Holds Inherent Powers Under Section 151 CPC Available to Prevent Unjust Enrichment 9 May 20269 May 2026 The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has dismissed a petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, upholding the orders passed by the…
Delhi high court… Delhi High Court Refuses to Quash POCSO Proceedings Despite Subsequent Marriage and Birth of Child, Emphasises Need for Careful Scrutiny in Such Cases 9 May 20269 May 2026 The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an FIR registered under Sections 363, 376, 506 IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, holding that even…
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