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…
News Update… Supreme Court Grants Default Bail to UAPA Accused, Holds Extension of Investigation Period Illegal for Non-Compliance with Mandatory Procedural Safeguards 8 May 2026 The Supreme Court has allowed the criminal appeal and directed the release of the appellant, Md. Ariz Hasnain @ Ariz Hasnain, on default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code…
bombay high court… Bombay High Court Holds Employer Not Obliged to Issue Relieving Letter or Service Certificate to Employee Who Resigns in Breach of Service Bond 8 May 2026 The Bombay High Court has set aside an interlocutory order passed by the Industrial Court directing an aviation company to issue a relieving letter and service certificate to an employee…
Delhi high court… Delhi High Court Upholds Maintenance Order Under Section 125 CrPC Granting Liberal Interpretation to Term ‘Wife’ in Second Marriage Without Formal Divorce from First Husband 7 May 2026 The Delhi High Court has dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by the husband under Section 401 CrPC challenging the order dated 27.02.2018 passed by the learned Principal Judge, Family…
News Update… Rajasthan High Court Strongly Deplores Police Practice of Public Parading and Social Media Exposure of Arrestees, Issues Directions to Safeguard Dignity and Presumption of Innocence 7 May 2026 The Rajasthan High Court has deprecated the practice of police authorities publicly parading arrested persons, subjecting them to humiliating treatment, and disseminating their photographs and videos on social media platforms,…
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…
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