News Update… Res Judicata and Subsequent Purchasers: Supreme Court Draws the Line Between Order I Rule 10 and Order XXII Rule 10 CPC 28 Jul 2026 Introduction In a detailed ruling on civil procedure, the Supreme Court has clarified a question that frequently arises in long-running property litigation: when a subsequent purchaser's application for impleadment under…
Gujarat high court… Gujarat High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail in Suicide Case Involving Threats to Force Wife into Prostitution 16 Jul 2026 The Gujarat High Court refused to grant pre-arrest protection to an accused against whom the deceased had left a suicide note and a dying declaration specifically attributing responsibility for his…
News Update Uttarakhand High Court: Mere Refusal to Marry Does Not Amount to Abetment of Suicide 16 Jul 202616 Jul 2026 The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a person's refusal to marry his partner, without any act of instigation, intentional aid, or active participation, does not constitute the offence of…
News Update Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Arrest Illegal for Violating Constitutional Safeguards in NDPS Case 16 Jul 2026 The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that an arrest made in an NDPS case became illegal because mandatory constitutional safeguards were not followed. Justice Surya Partap Singh ruled…
News Update Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Writ Petition – Consumer Complaints Against Advocates for Deficiency in Legal Services Not Maintainable 11 Jul 2026 The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reaffirmed that a complaint alleging deficiency in service by an advocate cannot be maintained under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, citing the Supreme Court’s…
News Update Punjab & Haryana High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Retired SI in Bribery Case – Custodial Interrogation Essential in Corruption Matters 7 Jul 2026 Justice Sumeet Goel dismissed the petition seeking anticipatory bail filed by Veer Sain (retired Sub-Inspector, Haryana Police) in a case registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act,…
News Update Calcutta High Court Upholds SBI’s Mandatory Learning Policy Linked to Allowances – No Violation of Rights 6 Jul 2026 Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury dismissed a writ petition filed by the All India State Bank Officers’ Federation challenging circulars dated 30.04.2021 and 02.06.2021 that link reimbursement of certain allowances (conveyance,…
News Update… Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Haryana Remission Policies – 2002 Policy (Art. 161) Prevails Over 2008 Policy for Appellant 6 Jul 2026 In a significant ruling on remission policies, the Supreme Court has held that the appellant, convicted for murder, is entitled to consideration under the more beneficial 2002 Haryana Remission Policy…
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.…
Madhya Pradesh High Court… Bail is the Rule and Jail is the Exception; Accused in Consensual Relationship Case Entitled to Bail Where Complainant Allegedly Threatened to Falsely Implicate: Madhya Pradesh High Court 7 Jun 20267 Jun 2026 The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore has granted regular bail to an applicant accused of offences under Sections 69 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, arising…
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