The Allahabad High Court stated that a nominee can access funds from a depositor’s bank account after the depositor passes away. However, this money is still subject to succession laws, meaning the deceased’s heirs...
The Bombay High Court changed the death sentence given by the Trial Court, stating that having multiple deaths alone does not qualify a case as ‘rarest of rare’. The Nagpur Bench was reviewing a...
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has reinstated a Petitioner who previously worked as a Development Officer at LIC. The court noted that firing an employee simply for not providing a new caste certificate is...
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that only a Wakf Tribunal can decide issues related to waqf. The Court canceled the actions taken by the Law Committee of the Karnataka State Board of Waqf,...
The Bombay High Court allowed Shri Saibaba Sansthan Shirdi to start offering flowers in the temple again. This decision came after the Trust’s temporary committee noted that it would benefit farmers growing flowers on...
The Bombay High Court has decided that the retention allowance given to seasonal workers is considered part of ‘salary or wage’ for provident fund contributions under the EPF Act of 1952. This ruling came...
The Bombay High Court has decided that money a corporate debtor puts down as a security deposit in court before insolvency proceedings is still considered the debtor’s asset, even if the money is not...
The Rajasthan High Court increased the compensation for the death of an 18-year-old boy in a motor accident. The court noted that calculating his income based on minimum wages for unskilled labor was not...
The Kerala High Court has decided that an order significantly affecting the rights of the parties, made after considering opposing arguments, can be challenged in a writ appeal under Section 5(i) of the Kerala...
The Karnataka High Court ruled that Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (BRA) does not allow any bank to select the investigating agency for cases in a specific State. This decision came...
