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Allahabad High Court Acquits Accused in 1986 Murder Case After 37 Years – Holds Chain of Circumstantial Evidence Not Complete

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.…

Supreme Court Holds Consumer Complaints Cannot Be Referred to Arbitration After Admission – Restores 2005 Housing Delay Complaint for Merits Adjudication

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…

Supreme Court Declares Right to Walk on Demarcated Footpaths as Fundamental Right – Prioritizes Pedestrians Over Motorized Vehicles

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…

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J&K High Court Upholds Notional Appointment, Seniority & Old Pension Scheme Benefits for Wrongfully Excluded Candidate

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…

Jharkhand High Court Dismisses Second Appeal – Upholds Ex-Parte Decree in Title Suit Concerning Ancestral Land and PM Awas Yojana Allotment

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…

Supreme Court Holds Madhya Pradesh Special Police Establishment (Lokayukt) Not Exempt from RTI Act – Notification Dated 25.08.2011 Declared Invalid

The Supreme Court of India allowed the appeal filed by the Special Police Establishment (SPE), Madhya Pradesh, while clarifying important principles regarding the applicability of the Right to Information Act,…

Supreme Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Rajya Sabha Nomination Over Non-Disclosure of Pending Criminal Case

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, upholding the rejection of a nomination paper for Rajya Sabha elections on…

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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

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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…

Continuation of Criminal Proceedings After Amicable Settlement Between Parties in Road Accident Case Would Be Abuse of Process of Law: Rajasthan High Court Quashes FIR Under BNS

The High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur, has held that where an amicable settlement has been arrived at between the parties in a road accident case and…

Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Grants Specific Performance of Sale Agreement, Holds Mere Delay in Issuance of Legal Notice Not Fatal to Readiness and Willingness When Suit Filed Within Limitation

In a judgment dated 27th May 2026, the Supreme Court of India allowed the Civil Appeal arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 32390 of 2025 and set aside…