The Supreme Court has ruled that a spouse whose marriage is declared void under Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA) can request permanent alimony or maintenance from the other spouse by using...
The Supreme Court noted that its decision to deny Special Leave to Appeal does not replace the original Order being contested. This statement was made in a Civil Appeal against the Uttarakhand High Court’s...
The Supreme Court awarded over Rs 20 lakh to a laborer as compensation for a motor accident and emphasized that notifications under the Minimum Wages Act can help determine monthly income when no other...
The Madras High Court ruled that Section 46(4) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and Section 43(5) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), which prohibits the arrest of women from sunset to...
The Delhi High Court has stated that moving an investigation to a different agency should only happen in rare and special situations, especially when senior state officials are involved. The Court pointed out that...
The Supreme Court has shown its disagreement with a comment made by a Single Judge of the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench, in a case about cheating. The Court was reviewing a Criminal Appeal...
The Supreme Court overturned the Karnataka High Court’s Division Bench decision that supported the Bangalore Development Authority’s (BDA) acquisition of the Appellant’s land for a development project. Previously, a Single Bench had canceled the...
The Allahabad High Court emphasized that one coordinate Bench cannot critique the decisions or judgments made by another coordinate Bench of the same level. The Court was reviewing a request to overturn an order...
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has stated that the authority for preventive detention does not interfere with prosecution, even if it is based on facts that could lead to prosecution. The...
The Supreme Court overturned a decision by the Appellate Court that had sentenced a man to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempted murder under section 307 of the IPC. The Court clarified that...
